Lectionary 66

Lectionary 66, designated by siglum ℓ 66 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is a lectionary (Evangelistarion). Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 9th century.<ref name = Aland>Aland, K.; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). . Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 222. ISBN 3110119862. </ref>

Description

The codex contains lessons from the four Gospels.<ref name = Gregory>Gregory, Caspar René (1900). . Leipzig. p. 393. http://www.archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n405/mode/2up. </ref> The text of the Gospels lessons following the Byzantine Church order. It is written in Greek uncial letters, on 275 parchment leaves (). The writing stands in two columns per page, in 20 lines per page.<ref name = Aland/> It is a palimpsest, text of lectionary is the upper and later text.<ref name = Aland/> The older reading was misplaced.<ref name = Scrivener/>

History

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz, who examined many of its pericopes.<ref name = Scrivener>Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1861). (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 215. </ref> It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.<ref>Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N.T., conservé dans les bibliothès des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 148 </ref> Gregory saw it in 1885.<ref name = Gregory/>

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 283), in Paris.<ref name = Aland/>

See also

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

Notes and references

1.^ a b c d Aland, K.; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 222. ISBN 3110119862. 2.^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 393. http://www.archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n405/mode/2up. 3.^ a b Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1861). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 215. 4.^ Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N.T., conservé dans les bibliothès des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 148

Further reading

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