Lectionary 68

New Testament manuscript

Lectionary ℓ 68New Testament manuscript

Text| Evangelistarion †
Date| 12th-century
Script| Greek
Now at| Bibliothèque nationale de France
Size| 32.5 cm by 24.5 cm
Hand| fine

Lectionary 68, designated by siglum ℓ 68 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th-century (or 11th-century).[1]

## Description

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The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with some lacunae. It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 357 parchment leaves (32.5 cm by 24.5 cm), 1 column per page, 23 lines per page. Some leaves in disorder.[2]

## History

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The manuscript once belonged to Colbert. It was examined by Scholz.[2] It was examined and described by Paulin Martin.[3] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1885.[2]

The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).[4]

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 285) in Paris.[1]

## See also

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

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 222\. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
2. ^ a b c Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1\. Leipzig: Hinrichs. p. 393.
3. ^ Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 149
4. ^ 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), p. XXX.