Lectionary 137, designated by siglum ℓ 137 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium), on 105 parchment leaves (), with one lacuna at the beginning. The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 20 lines per page.

History

The manuscript once belonged to Pietro Polidori, who presented it to the Biblioteca Vallicelliana. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz. Scholz was the first who examined and described codex. The codex was slightly examined by 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 Biblioteca Vallicelliana (D. 63) in Rome.

See also

List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism

Notes and references

Bibliography

J. M. A. Scholz, Biblisch-kritische Reise in Frankreich, der Schweiz, Italien, Palästine und im Archipel in den Jahren 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821: Nebst einer Geschichte des Textes des Neuen Testaments.