Lectionary 224, designated by siglum ℓ 224 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, scribed on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.Handschriftenliste at the INTF Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener labelled it by 247evl.

Contents The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium). It fills 206 parchment leaves (). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column of 21 lines per page.

Daily lessons span Easter to Pentecost.

History

Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th or 15th century, Gregory to the 14th century. It has been assigned by the INTF to the 14th century.

Nothing is known of its history until 1864, when it came into the possession of a dealer at Janina in Epeiros. It was then purchased by a representative of Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906), a philanthropist, along with other Greek manuscripts. They were transported to England in 1870–1871.Robert Mathiesen, An Important Greek Manuscript Rediscovered and Redated (Codex Burdett-Coutts III.42), The Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 76, No. 1 (Jan., 1983), pp. 131-133. The manuscript was presented by Burdett-Coutts to Sir Roger Cholmely's School, and was housed at the Highgate (Burdett-Coutts III. 34), in London.

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 247) and Gregory (number 224). Gregory saw it in 1883. In 1922 it was acquired for the University of Michigan.Kenneth W. Clark, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America (Chicago, 1937), p. 294.

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), p. XXX.

The codex is housed at the University of Michigan (Ms. 31) in Ann Arbor.

See also

List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism

References

Bibliography Kenneth W. Clark, A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America (Chicago, 1937), pp. 308–309.

External links Images of Lectionary 224 at the CSNTM