Lectionary 153

Lectionary ℓ 153

New Testament manuscript
Text	Apostolarion
Date	14th century
Script	Greek
Now at	National Library of France
Size	21.3 by 16.7 cm
Hand	large and bold

Lectionary 153, designated by siglum ℓ 153 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.[1]

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the Acts and Epistles from Easter to Pentecost lectionary (Apostolarion) with lacunae at the beginning and end.[2] It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 118 parchment leaves (21.3 cm by 16.7 cm), with one column and 21-22 lines per page.[1] It was supplied by some cotton paper at the end.[3]

History

The manuscript was examined by Paul Martin and Gregory. Gregory assigned it by 30^a.[2]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[4]

Currently the codex is located in the National Library of France (Gr. 373).[1]

See also

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

Notes and references

1. Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 228. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 466.
3. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 369.
4. The Greek New Testament, ed. K. Aland, A. Black, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger, and A. Wikgren, in cooperation with INTF, United Bible Societies, 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), pp. XXVIII, XXX.