Lectionary 39, designated by siglum ℓ 39 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), and from Acts and Epistles (Apostolos). It is neatly written in Greek minuscule letters, on 139 parchment leaves (). The text is written in two columns per page, there are 24 lines per page. It contains marginal notes in Arabic.
History
The manuscript was written in a monastery in Palestine. It was examined by Birch, Paulin Martin,Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 170. and Gregory.
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, XXX.
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Suppl. Gr. 104) in Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
Notes and references