Lectionary 298

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Lectionary 298 (Gregory-Aland), designated by siglum ℓ 298 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has complex contents.

Description

The original codex contained lessons from the Gospel of John, Matthew, and Luke (Evangelistarium), on 202 parchment leaves. The leaves are measured ().{{Cite book | last = Gregory | first = Caspar René | authorlink = Caspar René Gregory | title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 | publisher = J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung | year = 1900 | location = Leipzig | page = 412 | url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n425/mode/2up | isbn = 12 leaves at the end were supplied by two later hands. The supplied leaves, except one on paper, are palimpsest (1-4, 105–106, 229–232, 399–404). It contains Menologion at the end.

The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 25 lines per page. The manuscript contains weekday Gospel lessons.{{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 = 237 | url = | isbn = 3-11-011986-2

According to J. Rendel Harris it is "somewhat roughly written, but containing a better text than 2h".

According to Edward A. Guy it is only one manuscript which in Luke 7:6 agrees with Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus in omitting of προς αυτον (to Him).

History

C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century. It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 14th century.

Edward Everett, an American educator (who later became famous as a politician, diplomat, and orator), bought the manuscript in 1819 during his first visit in Greece, along with six other Greek manuscripts. Everett used any opportunity of searching for Greek manuscripts.

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Caspar René Gregory (number 298e). Scrivener catalogued this manuscript as 485e on his list.{{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 | edition = 4th | year = 1894 | location = London | page = 357 | url = https://archive.org/stream/aplainintroducti00scriuoft#page/356/mode/2up | isbn =

The manuscript was examined by Edward A. Guy, who designated it by siglum 3h (Lectionary 296 received siglum 1h). and Emilie Boer examined and described the manuscript.

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).

The codex is housed at the Houghton Library (MS. Gr. 12) in the Harvard University.

Bibliography

  • E. Everett, An account of some Greek Manuscripts, procured at Constantinople in 1819 and now belonging to the Library of the University at Cambridge, Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 4 (1820), pp. 409–415, 411, (no. 2).
  • {{Cite book | last = Gregory | first = Caspar René | authorlink = Caspar René Gregory | title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1 | publisher = J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung | year = 1900 | location = Leipzig | page = 412 | url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n425/mode/2up | isbn =
  • K. Clark, *Descriptive catalogue of Greek New Testament manuscripts in America *(1937), pp. 113–115.

References

  1. "Liste Handschriften". Institute for New Testament Textual Research.
  2. "Lectionary of the Gospels in Greek : manuscript (ca. 1050-ca. 1100)". [[Harvard University Library]].
  3. [[Ezra Abbot]] & [[J. Rendel Harris]], [https://archive.org/stream/princeton_theological_seminary_272740_microfiche_1985_0008#page/n43/mode/2up ''Notes on Scriveners' "Plain introduction to the criticism of the New Testament," 3rd edition''] (Boston & New York, 1885), p. 43.
  4. This omission is also supported by [[Papyrus 75]], [[Minuscule 892. 892]], [[Minuscule 1241 (Gregory-Aland). 1241]], and several other manuscripts.[[Eberhard Nestle]], [[Erwin Nestle]], Barbara Aland and [[Kurt Aland]] (eds), ''[[Novum Testamentum Graece]]'', 26th edition, (Stuttgart: ''[[Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft]]'', 1991), p. 176.
  5. Josiah Quincy, [https://books.google.com/books?id=HARVARD32044009793555 ''The History of Harvard University''], II. Cambridge: J. Owen, 1840, p. 587.
  6. [[Herman C. Hoskier]]Herman C. Hoskier, [https://archive.org/stream/fullaccountcolla00hoskuoft#page/2/mode/2up ''A Full Account and Collation of the Greek Cursive Codex Evangelium 604''], London, 1890. [Appendix H]
  7. Emilie Boer, ''Description of Greek MSS in the possession of Harvard University Library'', Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Library, 1928, p. 3.
  8. ''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.

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