Lectionary 158

Lectionary 158, designated by siglum ℓ 158 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.[1]

Lectionary ℓ 158

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Text	Apostolarion
Date	16th century
Script	Greek
Now at	Bibliothèque nationale de France
Size	21.4 cm by 13.5 cm
Note	close to ℓ 60

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the Acts and Epistles lectionary (Apostolarion),[2] on 206 paper leaves (21.4 cm by 13.5 cm). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 30-32 lines per page.[1] Its readings are close to the codex ℓ 60.[3]

History

The manuscript once was a part of Colbert's collection. Gregory assigned it by 34^a.[2] It was examined by Paulin Martin.[4]

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

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 383) at Paris.[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 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 369.
4. Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 174
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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