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Lectionary 147

Lectionary 147, designated by siglum ℓ 147 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.^[1]

Description[edit]

The codex contains Lessons from Gospels and Acts of the Apostles lectionary (Apostolos),^[2] on 274 parchment leaves (31.5 cm by 21.5 cm). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 21-23 lines per page.^[1] It is ill written, with a Latin version over some portions of the text.^[3]

In Acts 5:28 it reads παραγγελια, along with manuscripts: 𝔓⁷⁴, א*, A, B, ar, d, gig, vg, cop^sa; majority reads ου παραγγελια (א^c, D^gr, E, P, (Ψ ουχι), 049, 056, 0142, 88, 104, 181, 326, 330, 436, 451, 614, 629, 630, 945, 1241, 1505, 1739, 1877, 2127, 2412, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect, e, h, p, syr^{p, h}, cop^sa, arm, eth).

In Acts 12:25 it reads απο Ιερουσαλημ (from Jerusalem) – D, Ψ, 181, 436, 614, 2412, ℓ 809, ℓ 1021, ℓ 1141, ℓ 1364, ℓ 1439, ar, d, gig, vg, Chrysostom; majority reads εις Ιερουσαλημ (to Jerusalem).^[4]

In Acts 15:7 it reads εν υμιν εξελεξατο ο θεος along with 𝔓⁷⁴, א, A, B, C, 33, 81, 88, 181, 436, 630, 945, 1739, ar, arm, geo;^[5]

History[edit]

The manuscript was written by Theophylact, a monk.^[2] It once belonged to Colbert.^[3] The manuscript was examined by Paulin Martin.^[6] Formerly it was designated by 25^a,^[2] in 1908 Gregory gave for it number 147,^[7] that number formerly belonged to Latin manuscript. Gregory saw it in 1885.^[2]

The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3,^[8] UBS4^[9]).

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 319), at Paris.^[1]

See also[edit]

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism

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