Lectionary 211
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Lectionary 211, designated by siglum ℓ 211 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 12th century.
Scrivener labelled it by 218evl.
The manuscript has complex contents.
s of John
, Matthew
, Luke
lectionary
(Evangelistarium), on 209 parchment leaves .
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 28-30 lines per page. It contains pictures. The first leaf contains the history of St. Varus
and six martyrs.
There are weekday Gospel lessons.
It contains the text of Matthew 16:2b–3, Luke 22:43-44
, and John 8:3-11 (dedicated to Pelagia).
Luke 9:35
John 4:51
John 6: 42
It is a palimpsest
, the lower text contains a Menaion
, for January, was written in minuscule letters, in the 11th century.
to the 12th century.
The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3, UBS4).
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 218) and Gregory (number 211). C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
Currently the codex is located in the Bodleian Library
(Wake 18) at Oxford
.
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on parchment. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 12th century.
Scrivener labelled it by 218evl.
The manuscript has complex contents.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the GospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s of John
Gospel of John
The Gospel According to John , commonly referred to as the Gospel of John or simply John, and often referred to in New Testament scholarship as the Fourth Gospel, is an account of the public ministry of Jesus...
, Matthew
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
, Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...
lectionary
Lectionary
A Lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion.-History:...
(Evangelistarium), on 209 parchment leaves .
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 28-30 lines per page. It contains pictures. The first leaf contains the history of St. Varus
Saint Varus
Saint Varus — early Christian saint, soldier and martyr.According to his generally reliable and authentic Acts, he was a soldier stationed in Upper Egypt who had the task of guarding a group of monks awaiting execution...
and six martyrs.
There are weekday Gospel lessons.
It contains the text of Matthew 16:2b–3, Luke 22:43-44
Christ's agony at Gethsemane
Christ's agony at Gethsemane is a passage in the Gospel of Luke , describing a prayer of Jesus, after which he receives strength from an angel, on the Mount of Olives prior to his betrayal and arrest...
, and John 8:3-11 (dedicated to Pelagia).
Luke 9:35
- It uses the longest reading — as in codices C3, Codex BezaeCodex BezaeThe Codex Bezae Cantabrigensis, designated by siglum Dea or 05 , δ 5 , is a codex of the New Testament dating from the 5th century written in an uncial hand on vellum. It contains, in both Greek and Latin, most of the four Gospels and Acts, with a small fragment of the 3 John...
, Codex Athous Lavrensis, ℓ 19Lectionary 19Lectionary 19, designated by siglum ℓ 19 . It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century.- Description :...
, ℓ 31Lectionary 31Lectionary 31, designated by siglum ℓ 31 . It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.- Description :...
, ℓ 47Lectionary 47Lectionary 47, designated by siglum ℓ 47 . It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th century.- Description :...
, ℓ 48Lectionary 48Lectionary 48, designated by siglum ℓ 48 . It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Dated by a colophon it has been assigned to the year 1055.- Description :...
, ℓ 49Lectionary 49Lectionary 49, designated by siglum ℓ 49 . It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th or 11th century.- Description :...
, ℓ 49Lectionary 49Lectionary 49, designated by siglum ℓ 49 . It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th or 11th century.- Description :...
m, ℓ 183Lectionary 183Lectionary 183, designated by siglum ℓ 183 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment, written in uncial letters. Westcott and Hort labelled it by 38e, Scrivener by 257e. Paleographically usually it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript has some lacunae at the end and...
, ℓ 183Lectionary 183Lectionary 183, designated by siglum ℓ 183 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment, written in uncial letters. Westcott and Hort labelled it by 38e, Scrivener by 257e. Paleographically usually it has been assigned to the 10th century. The manuscript has some lacunae at the end and...
m;For more details of the variants of this verse see: Textual variants in the Gospel of Luke.
John 4:51
- it reads υιος σου for παις σου, the reading is supported by Codex BezaeCodex BezaeThe Codex Bezae Cantabrigensis, designated by siglum Dea or 05 , δ 5 , is a codex of the New Testament dating from the 5th century written in an uncial hand on vellum. It contains, in both Greek and Latin, most of the four Gospels and Acts, with a small fragment of the 3 John...
(Greek text), Codex CypriusCodex CypriusCodex Cyprius, designated by Ke or 017 , ε 71 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, on parchment. It was variously dated in the past , currently it is dated to the 9th century. It was brought from Cyprus to Paris...
, Codex Regius, Codex Petropolitanus, 33Minuscule 33Minuscule 33 , δ 48 , formerly it was called Codex Colbertinus 2844, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment, dated palaeographically to the 9th century. The manuscript is lacunose. It has marginalia...
, 892Minuscule 892Minuscule 892 , ε 1016 . It is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on 353 parchment leaves . It is dated palaeografically to the 9th century.- Description :...
, 1071, 1079, 1216, 1230, 1241 and other mss.
John 6: 42
- It reads την μητερα και τον πατερα for τον πατερα και την μητερα;
It is a palimpsest
Palimpsest
A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped off and which can be used again. The word "palimpsest" comes through Latin palimpsēstus from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος originally compounded from πάλιν and ψάω literally meaning “scraped...
, the lower text contains a Menaion
Menaion
The Menaion refers to the annual fixed cycle of services in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches. Commemorations in the Menaion are tied to the day of the calendar year.-Service books:...
, for January, was written in minuscule letters, in the 11th century.
History
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century, Gregory dated it to the 12th or 13th century. It is presently assigned by the INTFInstitute for New Testament Textual Research
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is an institute for the investigation of the text of the New Testament. The INTF was founded in Münster in 1959 by Professor Kurt Aland , the first director of the Institute...
to the 12th century.
The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3, UBS4).
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 218) and Gregory (number 211). C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.
Currently the codex is located in the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
(Wake 18) at Oxford
Oxford
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.
See also
- List of New Testament lectionaries
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...