Lectionary 315

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Lectionary ℓ315
New Testament manuscript
Text Evangelistarium, Apostolarium †
Date 16th-century
Script Greek
Found 1864
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Size 15.2 cm by 10.1 cm
Type Byzantine text-type

Lectionary 315 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ315 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 16th century. The manuscript has been lost.

Greek language language spoken in Greece, Cyprus and Southern Albania

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language, spanning more than 3000 years of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history; other systems, such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary, were used previously. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems.

Manuscript document written by hand

A manuscript was, traditionally, any document that is written by hand -- or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten -- as opposed to being mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has come to be understood to further include any written, typed, or word-processed copy of an author's work, as distinguished from its rendition as a printed version of the same. Before the arrival of printing, all documents and books were manuscripts. Manuscripts are not defined by their contents, which may combine writing with mathematical calculations, maps, explanatory figures or illustrations. Manuscripts may be in book form, scrolls or in codex format. Illuminated manuscripts are enriched with pictures, border decorations, elaborately embossed initial letters or full-page illustrations. A document should be at least 75 years old to be considered a manuscript.

New Testament Second division of the Christian biblical canon

The New Testament is the second part of the Christian biblical canon, the first part being the Old Testament, based on the Hebrew Bible. The New Testament discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christianity. Christians regard both the Old and New Testaments together as sacred scripture. The New Testament has frequently accompanied the spread of Christianity around the world. It reflects and serves as a source for Christian theology and morality. Extended readings and phrases directly from the New Testament are incorporated into the various Christian liturgies. The New Testament has influenced religious, philosophical, and political movements in Christendom and left an indelible mark on literature, art, and music.

Contents

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels lectionary (Evangelistarium), Acts, Paul and Catholic epistles (Apostolarium). [1] It contains also some additional matter with names of monks and woman. [2]

Lectionary book of scripture readings for a particular day or occasion

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. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionary" or evangeliary, and an epistolary with the readings from the New Testament Epistles.

Acts of the Apostles Book of the New Testament

Acts of the Apostles, often referred to simply as Acts, or formally the Book of Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire.

Pauline epistles New Testament books

The Pauline epistles, Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament, composed of letters which are largely attributed to Paul the Apostle, although authorship of some is in dispute. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies of early Christianity. As part of the canon of the New Testament, they are foundational texts for both Christian theology and ethics. The Epistle to the Hebrews, although it does not bear his name, was traditionally considered Pauline for a thousand years, but from the 16th century onwards opinion steadily moved against Pauline authorship and few scholars now ascribe it to Paul, mostly because it does not read like any of his other epistles in style and content. Most scholars agree that Paul really wrote seven of the Pauline epistles, but that four of the epistles in Paul's name are pseudepigraphic ; scholars are divided on the authenticity of two of the epistles.

The lessons of lectionary following the Byzantine Church order (15 lessons are from New Testament, three lessons are from Book of Isaiah). [1] It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 316 paper leaves (15.2 cm by 10.1 cm), 2 columns per page, 22 lines per page. [3] [4]

Book of Isaiah book of the Bible

The Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. It is identified by a superscription as the words of the 8th-century BCE prophet Isaiah ben Amoz, but there is extensive evidence that much of it was composed during the Babylonian captivity and later. Bernhard Duhm originated the view, held as a consensus through most of the 20th century, that the book comprises three separate collections of oracles: Proto-Isaiah, containing the words of Isaiah; Deutero-Isaiah, the work of an anonymous 6th-century BCE author writing during the Exile; and Trito-Isaiah, composed after the return from Exile. While virtually no scholars today attribute the entire book, or even most of it, to one person, the book's essential unity has become a focus in more recent research. Isaiah 1–33 promises judgment and restoration for Judah, Jerusalem and the nations, and chapters 34–66 presume that judgment has been pronounced and restoration follows soon. It can thus be read as an extended meditation on the destiny of Jerusalem into and after the Exile.

It uses breathing and accents. [5]

History

Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th or 15th century. [6] Gregory dated it to the 14th century. [1] It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) to the 16th century. [3] [4]

Institute for New Testament Textual Research

The Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its Greek initial text on the basis of the entire manuscript tradition, the early translations and patristic citations; furthermore the preparation of an Editio Critica Maior based on the entire tradition of the New Testament in Greek manuscripts, early versions and New Testament quotations in ancient Christian literature. Under Kurt Aland's supervision, the INTF collected almost the entire material that was needed - Manuscript count 1950: 4250; 1983: 5460; 2017: approx. 5800.

Of the history of the codex ℓ315 nothing is known until 1864, when it was in the possession of a dealer at Janina in Epeiros. It was then purchased from him by a representative of Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906), a philanthropist, [7] together with other Greek manuscripts (among them lectionaries ℓ313 and ℓ314) [1] and they were all transported to England in 1870–1871. The manuscript was lost at the beginning of the 20th century. [8]

Ioannina Place in Greece

Ioannina, often called Yannena within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. Its population is 112,486, according to 2011 census. It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 metres above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis (Παμβώτις). Ioannina is located 410 km (255 mi) northwest of Athens, 260 kilometres southwest of Thessaloniki and 80 km east of the port of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea.

Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts British peer, philanthropist and humanitarian

Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, born Angela Georgina Burdett, was a nineteenth-century philanthropist, the daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet and Sophia, formerly Coutts, daughter of banker Thomas Coutts. In 1837 she became one of the wealthiest women in England when she inherited her grandfather's fortune of around £1.8 million following the death of her stepgrandmother, Harriot Mellon. She joined the surnames of her father and grandfather, by royal licence, to become Burdett-Coutts. Edward VII is reported to have described her as, "[a]fter my mother, the most remarkable woman in the kingdom."

Lectionary 313 Manuscript of the New Testament

Lectionary 313 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ313 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th-century. The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (253e 67a) and Caspar René Gregory (number 313e 184a). [1] Scrivener collated its text. [9]

Caspar René Gregory American-born German theologian

Caspar René Gregory was an American-born German theologian.

It was held in London (Burdett-Coutts III. 42). [1] The current location and owner of the codex are unknown. [3] [4]

The manuscript is not cited in critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS4, [10] NA28 [11] ).

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. 1. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung. p. 414.
  2. ↑ Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (1893). Adversaria Critica Sacra: With a Short Explanatory Introduction. Cambridge. pp. LXX–LXIX.
  3. 1 2 3 Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 238. ISBN   3-11-011986-2.
  4. 1 2 3 "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (1893). Adversaria Critica Sacra: With a Short Explanatory Introduction. Cambridge. pp. LXIX.
  6. ↑ Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (1893). Adversaria Critica Sacra: With a Short Explanatory Introduction. Cambridge. pp. LXVIII–LXIX.
  7. ↑ Parker, Franklin (1995). George Peabody, a biography. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 107.
  8. ↑ Mathiesen, Robert (Jan 1983). "An Important Greek Manuscript Rediscovered and Redated (Codex Burdett-Coutts III.42)". Harvard Theological Review . 76 (1): 131–133.
  9. ↑ Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (1893). Adversaria Critica Sacra: With a Short Explanatory Introduction. Cambridge. pp. LXVIII–LXXI, 1–59. (as w)
  10. ↑ Aland, B.; Aland, K.; J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. Metzger, A. Wikgren (1993). The Greek New Testament (4th ed.). Stuttgart: United Bible Societies. p. 21*. ISBN   978-3-438-05110-3.
  11. ↑ Nestle, Eberhard et Erwin (2001). Novum Testamentum Graece. communiter ediderunt: B. et K. Aland, J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger (27 ed.). Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. p. 814. ISBN   978-3-438-05100-4.

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