Lectionary 118, designated by
siglum
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ℓ ''118'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek
manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, on parchment leaves.
Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century.
Description
The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
,
Matthew,
Luke lectionary
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(''Evangelistarium''), on 368 parchment leaves (). It is written in Greek
minuscule
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letters, in 2 columns per page, 20 lines per page.
[ It contains musical notes.]Pericope Adulterae
Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the ) is a passage (pericope) found in John 7:53–John 8#Pericope adulterae, 8:11 of the New Testament. It is considered by many to be Pseudepigrapha, pseudepigraphical.
In the passage, Jesus was t ...
(John 7:53-8:11).[
]
History
The manuscript was held in St. Silvester in Constantinople (or Rome). It was brought to Florence in 1454.[ The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.
Bandini was the first who described this codex (in 1787).][
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 Biblioteca Laurentiana (Med. Pal. 243) in Florence
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See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
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* Biblical manuscript
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* Textual criticism
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* ℓ ''117''
Notes and references
Bibliography
* Angelo Bandini, ''Illustratione de due evangeliari greci del secolo XI'', Venedig 1787.
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
14th-century biblical manuscripts