Lectionary 98, designated by siglum ℓ 98 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th-century.[1] In some parts it is a double palimpsest.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarion |
|---|---|
| Date | 15th-century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Size | 22.9 cm by 17.3 cm |
Description
editThe codex is an Euchologium with lessons from the Gospels John, Matthew, and Luke lectionary (Evangelistarion) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 196 parchment leaves (22.9 cm by 17.3 cm). The writings stands in one column per page, 21-22 lines per page.[2] It contains part of the Pericope Adulterae (John 8:3-11).[2]
It is a palimpsest. The lower text was written in Greek. It contains Menaion.[1] Some portions were even twice overwritten (in Latin).[2]
History
editThe manuscript was written in the West.[2] It once belonged to Cardinal Mazarin.[3] It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz,[4] who examined it partially. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.[5] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.[2]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[6]
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 377) in Paris.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. 224. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- ^ a b c d e Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. p. 396.
- ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1 (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 334.
- ^ Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 331.
- ^ Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au Nouveau Testament, conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 162.
- ^ 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.