Lectionary 185, designated by

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ℓ ''185'' (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 11th century. Scrivener labelled it by 222^e.

Description

The codex contains Lessons from the

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s of

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lectionary A lectionary () is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christianity, Christian or Judaism, Jewish worship on a given day or occasion. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionary" or evangeliary, ...

(''Evangelistarium'') with lacunae at the end. It contains also four lessons from the Prophets and four lessons from Epistles. It is written in Greek

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letters, on 218 parchment leaves (30 cm by 22.5 cm), in two columns per page, 28-32 lines per page. It contains the

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 8:3-11). It has

Synaxarion Synaxarion or Synexarion (plurals Synaxaria, Synexaria; , from συνάγειν, ''synagein'', "to bring together"; cf. etymology of '' synaxis'' and ''synagogue''; Latin: ''Synaxarium'', ''Synexarium''; ; Ge'ez: ሲናክሳሪየም(ስንክ� ...

. It is ornamented. It is much fuller than most lectionaries, and contains many minute variations.

Text

The codex with two other Evangelistaria (

Lectionary 6 Lectionary 6, designated by siglum ℓ ''6'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek-Arabic diglot manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves, dated by a colophon to the year 1265. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzge ...

and

Lectionary 13 Lectionary 13, designated by siglum ℓ ''13'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on vellum leaves. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des N ...

), codex 59 (by the first hand), supports

Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (; Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), also called the Sinai Bible, is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament, including the deuterocanonica ...

and

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in the significant omission of υιου βαραχιου (''son of Barachi'ah'') in Matthew 23:35. According to Gregory its text is "nicht schlecht" (''not bad''). In Matthew 10:3 it reads Θαδδαιος along with Sinaiticus, Vaticanus,

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, vg, cop. In Matthew 12:30 it reads διαρπαστω for σκορπιζει. In Luke 15:21 it has additional reading ποιησον με ως ενα των μισθιων σου; the reading is supported by

Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (; Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), also called the Sinai Bible, is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament, including the deuterocanonical ...

, Vaticanus, Bezae, Monacensis, 33,

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, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241,

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, 1344, ℓ ''13'', ℓ ''15'', ℓ ''60'', ℓ ''80''. In John 8:9 it has singular reading της ιδιας συνειδησεως for usual reading οι δε ακουσαντης εξηρχοντο εις καθ' εις; In John 8:10 it reads, at the margin, Ιησους ειδεν αυτην και along with

Codex Nanianus Uncial 030 or Codex Nanianus is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament Gospels, written on parchment. It is designated by the siglum U or 030 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts, and ε 90 in the von Soden numberi ...

Codex Tischendorfianus III Codex Tischendorfianus III – designated by siglum Λ or 039 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 77 ( von Soden)Hermann von Soden, ''Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ...

, ''f''¹³,

225 __NOTOC__ Year 225 ( CCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscus and Domitius (or, less frequently, year 978 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 225 ...

, 1077, 1443, Ethiopic mss. Majority of the manuscripts read: Ιησους και μηδενα θεασαμενος πλην της γυναικος or: Ιησους.

History

The manuscript is dated by the

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to the 11th century. The manuscript exhibits a subscription dated to 1261 (much later than codex). Another note states that the manuscript once belonged to one Athanasius, alumnus from College. Francis Tayler, preacher in Christ Church in Canterbury, presented it in 1654 to the library. It was examined by Scrivener and Gregory. Scrivener gave its collation in 1859. It is often 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), p. XXVIII. Currently the codex is located in the Christ's College (GG. 1.6) at

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Notes and references

Bibliography

* F. H. A. Scrivener
''An Exact Transcript of the Codex Augiensis''
(Cambridge and London, 1859), pp. 52–55.

External links

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