Lectionary 8, designated by sigla ℓ 8 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th-century.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994), p. 219.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels: John, Matthew, and Luke. It is a lectionary (Evangelistarium). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 309 parchment leaves (), 2 columns per page, 28 lines per page. It has not music notes. It uses "ι subscriptum".
History
The manuscript was written by Cosmas, a monk.
The manuscript once belonged to Colbert, along with lectionaries ℓ 7, ℓ 9, ℓ 10, ℓ 11, ℓ 12.F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (George Bell & Sons: London 1894), vol. 1, p. 328. It was examined by Wettstein, and Scholz, and Paulin Martin.Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 139 It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Wettstein. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament of UBS (UBS3).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. XXIX.
The codex now is located in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Gr. 312) at Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
References
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