Lectionary 156, designated by siglum ℓ 156 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.
Description
The codex contains Lessons from the Acts and Epistles lectionary (Apostolarion). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 271 parchment leaves (24.2 cm by 18.1 cm), in two columns per page, 22 lines per page. It contains music notes.
10 leaves on the beginning were supplied on paper in the 16th century.
History
The manuscript once was a part of Colbert's collection. Gregory assigned it by 33a. It was examined by Paulin Martin.Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 173.
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. but it was used for the Editio Critica Maior.List of manuscripts chosen for the Editio Critica Maior of Acts INTF
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 382) at Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
Notes and references