Lectionary 89 Explained

Lectionary 89, designated by siglum ℓ 89 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on cotton paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th-century.^[1]

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 190 paper leaves . The writing is in 1 column per page, 25 lines per page.^[2] It contains the Pericope Adultera (John 8:3-11).

History

The manuscript once belonged to Colbert's (as were lectionaries: ℓ 87, ℓ 88, ℓ 90, ℓ 91, ℓ 99, ℓ 100, ℓ 101).^[3]

Scholz examined part of it. It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.^[4] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.^[2]

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).^[5]

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 316) in Paris.

See also

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

Bibliography

• Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 159

Notes and References

1. Book: Aland , Kurt . Kurt Aland . M. Welte . B. Köster . K. Junack . Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments . . 1994 . Berlin, New York . 223 . 3-11-011986-2 .
2. Book: Gregory , Caspar René . Caspar René Gregory . Textkritik des Neuen Testaments . J.C. Hinrichs . 1900 . Leipzig . 1 . 395 .
3. Book: Scrivener , Frederick Henry Ambrose . Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener . Edward Miller . . . 1894 . London . 4 . 1 . 333 .
4. [Paulin Martin|Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin]
5. 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.