Lectionary 259, designated by siglum ℓ 259 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Scrivener labelled it as 76a, Gregory by 83a. The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.
The codex contains lessons from the Acts of the Apostles and Epistles lectionary (Apostolarium), with numerous lacunae.[1] Only 14 leaves of the codex have survived .[2] [3] The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, on parchment, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.[2] It contains nine lessons from 2 Timothy 3:2-9; Romans 5:18–21; 8:3–9; 9:29–33; 2 Corinthians 5:15–21; –4:5; Colossans 1:18–22; Philemon 3:3–9; Romans 8:8–14.[4]
Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[1] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 13th century.[2] [3]
According to the colophon it was written by Simeon, a reader,[1] the date vanished (in red).[4]
The manuscript was found by E. B. Nicholson.[4] [1]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 76a)[4] and Gregory (number 83a). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883.[1]
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[5]
The codex is housed at the Bodleian Library (Auct. T. inf. 2.11) in Oxford, England.[2] [3]
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 469 .
. Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 469 .
. Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 234 . 3-11-011986-2.
. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 4th . 1894 . London . 1 . 371 .