Lectionary 236

Lectionary ℓ 236
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarium †
Date13th century
ScriptGreek
Now atSion College
Size25.2 cm by 20.4 cm

Lectionary 236, designated by siglum ℓ 236 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it by 229evl.[3] Some leaves of the codex were lost.

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), with some lacunae at the end.[4] It is complete up to the lesson for July 20 (Eliah), Luke 4:22. The fly-leaf on paper was added with date 1619.[3]

It contains musical notes.[3]

The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 217 parchment leaves (25.2 cm by 20.4 cm), in two columns per page, 19-20 lines per page.[1][4]

There are daily lessons from Easter to Pentecost.[1]

History

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century,[3] Gregory to the 13th century.[4] Steenbuch dated it to the 11th century. It has been assigned by the INTF to the 13th century.[1][2]

The manuscript once belonged to the Church of the Saint Mark.[4]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 229) and Gregory (number 236). Gregory saw it in 1883.[4]

The manuscript was examined by Steenbuch.[5]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[6]

The codex is housed at the Sion College (Arc L 40.2/G 4) in London.[1][2]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 232. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  2. ^ a b c Handschriftenliste at the INTF
  3. ^ a b c d Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 343.
  4. ^ a b c d e Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 407.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ C. Steenbuch, Evst. 236 (Scrivener: 229), JTS XVI (1915), pp. 555-558
  6. ^ 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.

Bibliography

  • C. Steenbuch, Minuscule MS Evan. 559 (Scrivener: 229), JTS XVI (1915), 264-267