Lectionary 188
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| text = Evangelistarion †
| script = Greek
| date = 11th century
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Lectionary 188, designated by siglum ℓ 188 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.{{Cite book
| last = Aland
| first = Kurt
| authorlink = Kurt Aland
|author2=M. Welte |author3=B. Köster |author4=K. Junack
| title = Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments
| publisher = Walter de Gruyter
| year = 1994
| location = Berlin, New York
| page = 230
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| isbn = 3-11-011986-2
}}[http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php INTF]
Description
The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke lectionary (Evangelistarium) with lacunae at the beginning. The five leaves at the beginning were supplemented by a later hand on paper.{{Cite book
| last = Scrivener
| first = Frederick Henry Ambrose
| authorlink = Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
|author2=Edward Miller
| title = A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. 1
| publisher = George Bell & Sons
| year = 1894
| location = London
| edition = 4th
| page = 346
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| last = Gregory
| first = Caspar René
| authorlink = Caspar René Gregory
| title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1
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| year = 1900
| location = Leipzig
| pages = 402–403
| url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n415/mode/2up
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The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 274 (two volumes 141 + 133) parchment leaves ({{×|27|19.4|cm}}), in two columns per page, 20 lines per page.
History
It is dated by a colophon to the year 1032 or 1033. The manuscript was written by Arion, a monk. It was purchased for the British Museum in 1786.
The manuscript was examined by Bloomfield. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 260). Gregory saw it in 1883.
The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).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.
Currently the codex is located in the British Library (Add. 5153) at London.
See also
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Notes and references
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Bibliography
- Kirsopp Lake & Silva Lake, Dated Greek Minuscule Manuscripts to the Year 1200 (Boston 1934) II, p. 68.
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Category:Greek New Testament lectionaries
Category:11th-century biblical manuscripts
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