Lectionary 53, designated by siglum ℓ 53 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century.[1]
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarion, Apostolos |
|---|---|
| Date | 15th-century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | State Historical Museum |
| Size | 21.8 cm by 14.4 cm |
Description
editThe codex is an Euchologium with lessons from the New Testament lectionary (Apostoloevangelia), on 332 paper leaves (21.8 cm by 14.4 cm), with some lacunae.[1] The text is written in one column per page, in 24 lines per page, in Greek minuscule letters.[2]
History
editThe manuscript came from the monastery of Simenus on the Athos.[3] The manuscript was examined by Matthaei.[2]
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[4]
Currently the codex is located in the State Historical Museum, (V. 262, S. 280) in Moscow.[1]
See also
editNotes and references
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- ^ a b c Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 221. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 392.
- ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 331.
- ^ 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), p. XXX.