Lectionary 262, designated by siglum ℓ 262 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 17th century.Handschriftenliste at the INTF Scrivener labelled it as 159e, Gregory by 158e. The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).
The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, on 265 paper leaves (), in two columns per page, 27 lines per page. It contains oriental pictures; peculiarly bound.
The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 15th century, Gregory dated it to the 17th century. It is presently assigned by the INTF to the 17th century.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 159e) and Gregory (number 262e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.
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 housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Suppl. Gr. 242) in Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
Notes and references
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