Lectionary 1966 designated by sigla ℓ ''1966'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek
minuscule
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manuscript
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of the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
, written on parchment.
Paleographically it has been assigned to the 11th/12th century (or about 1200).
[K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", ]Walter de Gruyter
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History
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in B ...
, Berlin, New York 1994, p. 340.
Description
The codex contains Lessons from the four
Gospel
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s
lectionary
A lectionary ( la, lectionarium) is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion. There are sub-types such as a "gospel lectionary" or evangeliary, and an ...
(''Evangelistarium'') on 224 parchment leaves (33.0 cm by 26.0 cm). Written in two columns per page, in 29 lines per page. Four paper leaves added at the end.
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History
The codex now is located in the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of the Duke University (Gk MS 12) at Durham.[
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See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...
* Biblical manuscripts
A biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures (see ''Tefillin'') to huge polyglot codices (multi-ling ...
* Textual criticism
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References
Further reading
* Normann A. Huffman, "The Text of Mark in the Duke New Testament", unpublished M.A. thesis, Duke University, 1932.
External links
Lectionary 1966
at the ''Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts''
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
11th-century biblical manuscripts
Duke University Libraries