Lectionary 177
Encyclopedia
Lectionary 177, designated by siglum ℓ 177 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 11th century.
Formerly it was labelled as Lectionary 75a (Scrivener),
79a (Gregory).
, Catholic, and Pauline epistles
lectionary
(Apostolarion), on 86 parchment leaves , with lacunae
. It has some lessons from the Old Testament (leaves 52-54) for 23 September. Some of leaves in disorder.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 22-23 lines per page.
Three lessons from 1 John 3:21—4:6; 4:9—16; 4:20—5:5, 1 Peter 1:3—8; 1:13—19; 2:11—24.
in 1883.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is located in the British Library
, (Additional manuscripts 11841) at London
.
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 11th century.
Formerly it was labelled as Lectionary 75a (Scrivener),
79a (Gregory).
Description
The codex contains Lessons from the ActsActs of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
, Catholic, and Pauline epistles
Pauline epistles
The Pauline epistles, Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen New Testament books which have the name Paul as the first word, hence claiming authorship by Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents...
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:...
(Apostolarion), on 86 parchment leaves , with lacunae
Lacuna (manuscripts)
A lacunaPlural lacunae. From Latin lacūna , diminutive form of lacus . is a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or a musical work...
. It has some lessons from the Old Testament (leaves 52-54) for 23 September. Some of leaves in disorder.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 22-23 lines per page.
Three lessons from 1 John 3:21—4:6; 4:9—16; 4:20—5:5, 1 Peter 1:3—8; 1:13—19; 2:11—24.
History
The manuscript was examined by GregoryCaspar René Gregory
Caspar René Gregory was a American-born German theologian theologian.-Life:Gregory was born in Philadelphia. He studied theology at two Presbyterian seminaries: in 1865-67 at the University of Pennsylvania and at Princeton Theological Seminary...
in 1883.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is located in the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
, (Additional manuscripts 11841) at London
London
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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...