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Lectionary 340

Lectionary 340 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 340 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th-century. The manuscript has not survived in complete condition.

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Lectionary 340
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarium
Date13th-century
ScriptGreek
Found1872
Now atBritish Library
Size18.7 cm by 14.3 cm
TypeByzantine text-type

Lectionary 340 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum 340 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering)1 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th-century. The manuscript has not survived in complete condition.

Description

The original codex contained lessons from the Acts of the Apostles and Catholic Epistles (Apostolarium) with lacunae2 on 276 parchment leaves. The leaves are measured (18.7 cm by 14.3 cm).34

The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 26 lines per page.34

The codex contains weekday Gospel lessons.34

History

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century, Gregory dated it to the 13th or 14th century.52 It has been assigned by the INTF to the 13th century.34

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (258e)5 and Gregory (number 340e).2 Gregory saw it in 1883.2

Currently the codex is housed at the British Library (Harley MS 5561).34

The fragment is not cited in critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS4,6 NA277).

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References

References

  1. Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 133.
  2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung. p. 417.
  3. Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 239. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  4. "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 345.
  6. Aland, B.; Aland, K.; J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. Metzger, A. Wikgren (1993). The Greek New Testament (4 ed.). Stuttgart: United Bible Societies. p. 21*. ISBN 978-3-438-05110-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Nestle, Eberhard et Erwin (2001). Novum Testamentum Graece. communiter ediderunt: B. et K. Aland, J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger (27 ed.). Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. p. 814. ISBN 978-3-438-05100-4.
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