Lectionary 55

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Lectionary 55
New Testament manuscript
TextEvangelistarion, Apostolos
Date1602
ScriptGreek
Now atState Historical Museum
Size20.5 cm by 16.5 cm
Handwretchedly written

Lectionary 55, designated by siglum 55 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1602.[1]

Description

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The codex is an Euchologium with lessons from the Old Testament and 107 lessons from the New Testament. It is a lectionary (Evangelistarion, Apostolos),[2] on 581 paper leaves (20.5 cm by 16.5 cm). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, in 18-24 lines per page.[1]

History

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The manuscript was written in Venice in 1602. It came from the monastery of Vatopedi on the Athos.[3] The manuscript was examined by Matthaei.[2]

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

Currently the codex is located in the State Historical Museum, (V. 264, S. 454) in Moscow.[1]

See also

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Notes and references

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  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.