A New Testament Lectionary is a handwritten copy of a lectionary, or book of New Testament Bible readings. Lectionaries may be written in majuscule or minuscule Greek letters, on parchment, papyrus, vellum, or paper.
New Testament lectionaries are distinct from:
- New Testament papyri
- New Testament majuscules
- New Testament minuscules
Lectionaries which have the Gospels readings are called Evangeliaria or Evangelistaria, those which have the Acts or Epistles, Apostoli or Praxapostoli. They appear from the 6th century.
Before Scholz only 57 Gospel lectionaries and 20 Apostoloi were known. Scholz added to the list 58-181 Evangelistarioi and 21-58 Apostoloi. Gregory in 1909 enumerated 2234 lectionaries. To the present day 2484 lectionary manuscripts have been catalogued by the (INTF) in Münster.
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- The numbers (#) are the now standard system of Caspar René Gregory (Gregory–Aland).
- Dates are estimated to the nearest century (except lectionaries dated by scribes which are shown in the Date column).
- Content only the Gospel lessons (Evangelistarion), and other lessons from the rest of the NT apart from Revelation (Apostolos). Sometimes the surviving portion of a codex is so limited that specific books, chapters or even verses can be indicated. Linked articles, where they exist, generally specify content in detail, by verse.
- Digital images are referenced with direct links to the hosting web pages. The quality and accessibility of the images is as follows:
Contents Legend:
† Indicates the manuscript has damaged or missing pages.
P Indicates only a portion of the original book remains.
K Indicates manuscript also includes commentary notes.
sel Indicates contents include Scripture readings for selected days only.
e Indicates contents include weekday Scripture readings.
esk Indicates contents include weekday Scripture readings from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday readings for other weeks.
sk Indicates contents include only Saturday and Sunday Scripture readings.
Lit Indicates Liturgical book containing an assortment of New Testament texts.
PsO Indicates a Psalter with Biblical Odes.
[ ] Brackets around Gregory-Aland number indicate the number is no longer is use.
Script Legend:
ΑΩ indicates Majuscule script
αω indicates Minuscule script
PU indicates manuscript is a palimpsest and script is the text under the later script.
PO indicates manuscript is a palimpsest and script is the text over the prior script.
List of named or notable lectionaries
Lectionaries 1–100
Lectionaries 101–200
Lectionaries 201–300
Lectionaries 301–400
Lectionaries 401–500
Lectionaries 501–600
Lectionaries 601–700
Lectionaries 701–800
Lectionaries 801–900
Lectionaries 901–1000
Lectionaries 1001–1100
Lectionaries 1101–1200
Lectionaries 1201–1300
Lectionaries 1301–1400
Lectionaries 1401–1500
Lectionaries 1501–1600
Lectionaries 1601–1700
Lectionaries 1701–1800
Lectionaries 1801–1900
Lectionaries 1901–2000
Lectionaries 2001–2100
Lectionaries 2101–2200
Lectionaries 2201–2300
Lectionaries 2301–2400
Lectionaries 2401–2486
Gallery
Uncial Lectionaries
- Photos of Uncial Lectionaries
Minuscule Lectionaries
- Photos of Minuscule Lectionaries
See also
- Lists
- Categories of New Testament manuscripts
- Lists of New Testament manuscripts
- List of New Testament papyri
- List of New Testament uncials
- List of New Testament minuscules
- List of New Testament Latin manuscripts
- List of New Testament amulets
- Articles
- Novum Testamentum Graece
- Biblical manuscript
- Palaeography
- Textual criticism
References
Bibliography
- Dr. Peter M. Head. The Early Greek Bible Manuscript Project: New Testament Lectionary Manuscripts.
- K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1994, pp. 219 ff.
- Aland, Kurt; Barbara Aland (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Translated by Erroll F. Rhodes (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. ISBN 0-8028-4098-1.
- Seid, Timothy. "A Table of Greek Manuscripts" Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
- Black M., Aland K., Die alten Übersetzungen des Neuen Testaments, die Kirchenväterzitate und Lektionare: der gegenwärtige Stand ihrer Erforschung und ihre Bedeutung für die griechische Textgeschichte, Wissenschaftliche Beirat des Instituts für neutestamentliche Textforschung, Berlin 1972.
- Carroll D. Osburn, The Greek Lectionaries of the New Testament, in. The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research, ed. Bart D. Ehrman and Michael W. Holmes, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids 1995, pp. 61–74.
External links
- International recording list for Greek manuscripts of the New Testament Continuation list, Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF), Munster
- "Continuation of the Manuscript List" INTF, University of Münster. Retrieved September 8, 2009
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- Lectionaries at the Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
- New Testament Lectionary Manuscripts
