Lectionary 122

Lectionary 122, designated by siglum ℓ 122 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1175.[1]

Lectionary ℓ 122

New Testament manuscript papyri uncials minuscules lectionaries
Text	Evangelistarion
Date	1175
Script	Greek
Now at	Vatican Library
Size	26.7 cm by 19.3 cm

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 194 parchment leaves (26.7 cm by 19.3 cm). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 24 lines per page.[1] It contains musical notes.[2] It is very splendid manuscript.[3]

History

The manuscript was written by Germanus, a monk, for the monk Theodoret.[3] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.[4]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]

Currently the codex is located in the Vatican Library (Vat. gr. 1168) in Rome.[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. 225. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 398.
3. 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. 335.
4. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1. London. p. 331.
5. 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.

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