Lectionary 147, designated by

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ℓ ''147'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek

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of the

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, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.

Description

The codex contains Lessons from

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s and

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(Apostolos), on 274 parchment leaves (31.5 cm by 21.5 cm). The text is written in Greek

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letters, in one column per page, 21-23 lines per page. It is ill written, with a Latin version over some portions of the text. 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,

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, 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,

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, 2412, ℓ ''809'', ℓ ''1021'', ℓ ''1141'', ℓ ''1364'', ℓ ''1439'', ar, d, gig, vg,

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; majority reads εις Ιερουσαλημ (''to Jerusalem''). 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;

History

The manuscript was written by Theophylact, a monk. It once belonged to Colbert. The manuscript was examined by

Paulin Martin Jean-Pierre-Paulin MartinSometimes referred to as Jean P.P. Martin. (20 July 1840 at Lacam-d'Ourcet, Lot – 14 January 1890 at Amélie-les-Bains, Pyrénées-Orientales), often referred to as Abbé Paulin Martin, or simply Abbé Martin or ...

. Formerly it was designated by 25^a, in 1908 Gregory gave for it number 147, that number formerly belonged to Latin manuscript. Gregory saw it in 1885. The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3, UBS4''The Greek New Testament'', ed. B. Aland, K. Aland, J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, and B. M. Metzger, in cooperation with INTF, ''United Bible Societies'', 4th revised edition, (United Bible Societies, Stuttgart 2001), p. 21. ). Currently the codex is located in the

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