Lectionary 306
Encyclopedia
Lectionary 306 designated by siglum ℓ 306 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek
manuscript
of the New Testament
, on parchment. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.
s (Evangelistarium), on 136 parchment leaves, with some lacunae
. The leaves are measured .
The first fifty and four other leaves were lost The additional lessons about the season of Epiphany were inserted by other hand.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 16-18 lines per page.
It contains music notes.
to the 13th century.
It was bought from Quaritch for the university in 1874.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener
(292e) and Caspar René Gregory
(number 306e). It was examined by Hort
. Gregory saw it in 1883.
Currently the codex is housed at the Cambridge University Library
(Add. Mss. 1836) in the Cambridge
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
manuscript
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 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.
Description
The original codex contained 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 (Evangelistarium), on 136 parchment leaves, with some 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...
. The leaves are measured .
The first fifty and four other leaves were lost The additional lessons about the season of Epiphany were inserted by other hand.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 16-18 lines per page.
It contains music notes.
History
Gregory and Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 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 13th century.
It was bought from Quaritch for the university in 1874.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
(292e) and Caspar René Gregory
Caspar 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...
(number 306e). It was examined by Hort
Fenton John Anthony Hort
Fenton John Anthony Hort was an Irish theologian and editor, with Brooke Westcott of a critical edition of The New Testament in the Original Greek.-Life:...
. Gregory saw it in 1883.
Currently the codex is housed at the Cambridge University Library
Cambridge University Library
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(Add. Mss. 1836) in the Cambridge
Cambridge
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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...
- Lectionary 305Lectionary 305Lectionary 305 , designated by siglum ℓ 305 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. The manuscript is lacunose....