Lectionary 56
Encyclopedia
Lectionary 56, designated by siglum ℓ 56 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper leaves. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 15th century.
. It is a lectionary
(Evangelistarion and Apostolos).
It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 462 paper leaves . The writing is in one column per page, in 19 lines per page, in very small minuscule letters. It contains Synaxarion and homilies of Church Fathers. Text of lectionary is only on the folios 15-18, 409-410. According to Scrivener they are "fragments of little value".
peninsula in 1655. It was examined by Matthaei
.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is located in the State Historical Museum
(V. 392, S. 466), in Moscow
.
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 paper leaves. 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 15th century.
Description
The codex contains only sex lessons from the New TestamentNew Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
. It is a 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:...
(Evangelistarion and Apostolos).
It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 462 paper leaves . The writing is in one column per page, in 19 lines per page, in very small minuscule letters. It contains Synaxarion and homilies of Church Fathers. Text of lectionary is only on the folios 15-18, 409-410. According to Scrivener they are "fragments of little value".
History
The manuscript came from AthosMount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
peninsula in 1655. It was examined by Matthaei
Christian Frederick Matthaei
Christian Frederick Matthaei , a Thuringian, palaeographer, classical philolog, professor first at Wittenberg and then at Moscow.- Life :...
.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).
Currently the codex is located in the State Historical Museum
State Historical Museum
The State Historical Museum of Russia is a museum of Russian history wedged between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow. Its exhibitions range from relics of the prehistoric tribes inhabiting present-day Russia, through priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty...
(V. 392, S. 466), in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
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...