Lectionary 249
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Evangelistarium |
|---|---|
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | 1859 |
| Now at | Russian National Library |
| Size | 19.7 cm by 14.6 cm |
Lectionary 249 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. It is designated by the siglum ℓ 249 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it has been assigned to the 9th century.[1][2] Biblical scholar Frederick H. A. Scrivener labelled it as 191evl.
Description
[edit]The manuscript is a codex (precursor to the modern book format) containing weekly lessons/readings from the Gospels and Epistles, known as a lectionary (Evangelistarium, Apostolarium).[3][4] It contains 10 lessons from the Gospel of Matthew, 2 from Mark, 2 from Luke, 3 from John, 5 from Romans, 4 from Corinthians, 1 from Galatians, 1 from Ephesians, and 1 from Hebrews.[5]
The text is written in Greek uncial letters, on 69 parchment leaves (sized 19.7 cm by 14.6 cm), with one column and 14-17 lines per page.[1] It has breathing and accents, but no use of the interrogative sign. It has errors of itacism. It also contains the conventional nomina sacra.[5]
History
[edit]The manuscript was brought in 1859 by biblical scholar and manuscript hunter Constantin von Tischendorf, who gave the first description of it.[6]
The manuscript was examined and described by the Swiss-German theologian and palaeographer Eduard de Muralt.[5] The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 191),[4] and incorporated into Gregory's list (number 249).[3] The manuscript is categorized as a "consistently cited witness" in the Nestle-Aland 28th edition for the Pauline letters (including Hebrews), but not for the Gospels.[7]
It has been assigned by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research to the 9th century.[1][2] It is currently housed at the Russian National Library (shelf number Gr.44) in Saint Petersburg.[1][2]
See also
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Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b c d Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments [A Concise List of the Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament] (in German). Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 233. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
- ^ a b c "40249: Lectionary 249". INTF. Retrieved 7 Nov 2025.
- ^ a b Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments [Textual Criticism of the New Testament] (in German). Vol. 1. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs. p. 408.
- ^ a b Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament. Vol. 1 (4th ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 340.
- ^ a b c de Muralt, Eduard (1864). Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Impériale publique [Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts from the Imperial Public Library]. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Science. pp. 24-25 (as XLIV-V).
- ^ von Tischendorf, Constantin (1860). Notitia Editionis Codicis Sinaitici cum Catalogo Codicum et Scholiis Origenis [Notice of the Edition of Codex Sinaiticus with the Catalogue of Codices and Scholia of Origen]. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. p. 54.
- ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara; Karavidopoulos, Johannes; Martini, Carlo Maria; Metzger, Bruce Manning, eds. (2012). Novum Testamentum Graece [The Greek New Testament] (28th ed.). Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft. pp. 63*-65*. ISBN 978-168307068-9. Retrieved 7 Nov 2025.