Lectionary 263

Greek manuscript of the New Testament

New Testament manuscript

Lectionary ℓ 263New Testament manuscript

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Text| Evangelistarium
Date| 12th century
Script| Greek
Now at| Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon
Size| 26.4 cm by 20 cm
Note| musical notes

Lectionary 263, designated by siglum ℓ 263 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.[1][2] Scrivener labelled it as 193e,[3] Gregory by 158e.[4] The manuscript has complex contents.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 History
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes and references
* 5 Bibliography

## Description[edit]

The codex contains lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium).[4]

The text is written in Greek large minuscule letters, on 210 parchment leaves (26.4 cm by 20 cm), in two columns per page, 22 lines per page.[1] The initial letters are rubricated; it contains musical notes.[3]

The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks.[1]

## History[edit]

Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century.[4] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 12th century.[1][2]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 193e) and Gregory (number 263e). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885.[4]

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

The codex is housed at the Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon (Ms. 45) in Besançon.[1][2]

## See also[edit]

* Bible portal

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

## Notes and references[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f Aland, K.; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 234\. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
2. ^ a b c Handschriftenliste at the INTF
3. ^ a b 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. 340.
4. ^ a b c d Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 409.
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.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1. Leipzig. p. 409.