Lectionary 76, designated by siglum ℓ 76 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th-century.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 182 parchment leaves (), in 2 columns per page, 27-29 lines per page. It contains the Menologion and musical notes.
In Matthew 9:4 it has unique reading against or .Eberhard Nestle, Erwin Nestle, Barbara Aland and Kurt Aland (eds), Novum Testamentum Graece, 26th edition, (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1991), p. 30.
John 14:14 the entire verse is omitted along with manuscripts X f1 565 1009 1365 ℓ 253 b vgmss syrs, pal arm geo Diatessaron.UBS3, p. 390.
History
The manuscript once belonged to the Colbert's Library.
It was partially examined by 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. 153 C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.
The manuscript is 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), p. XXVIII.
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 295) in Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
References