Lectionary 30

Lectionary 30, designated by siglum ℓ 30 in the Gregory-Aland numbering, is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1225.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments, (Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1994), p. 220.

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), and from epistles for great feasts. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 105 parchment leaves (), 1 column per page, 15-24 lines per page. It contains musical notes.

History

The manuscript was written by Michael, a calligrapher.F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (George Bell & Sons: London 1861), p. 213. The codex was examined by Thomas Mangey and Johann Jakob Griesbach. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (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), pp. XXVIII, XXIX.

Currently the codex is located in the Bodleian Library (Cromwell 11, fol. 149-340) in Oxford.

See also

List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism

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