Lectionary 2144 designated by sigla ℓ ''2144'' (in the
Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek
minuscule
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manuscript
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of the
New Testament
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, written on 5 parchment leaves (22.5 cm by 15.3 cm).
Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th or 13th century.
Description
The codex contains Lessons from the four Gospels
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''). It is written in two columns per page, in 28 lines per page.
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History
The codex once belonged to Kenneth Willis Clark Kenneth Willis Clark (1898–1979) was a professor at Duke University, Greek palaeographer; area of interest: Greek New Testament manuscripts, and author of numerous books.
Clark catalogued the Greek New Testament manuscripts housed in the librari ...
. Currently it is located in the Kenneth Willis Clark Collection The Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University contains over one hundred manuscripts — in both roll and codex form — dating from the 9th to the 17th century. Th ...
of the Duke University
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(Gk MS 27) at Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
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See also
* List of New Testament lectionaries
A New Testament Lectionary is a handwritten copy of a lectionary, or book of New Testament Bible readings. Lectionaries may be written in majuscule or minuscule Greek letters, on parchment, papyrus, vellum, or paper. Eberhard Nestle, Erwin Nest ...
* Biblical manuscript
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- ...
* Textual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants, or different versions, of either manuscripts (mss) or of printed books. Such texts may rang ...
References
External links
Lectionary 2144
at the ''Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts''
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Greek New Testament lectionaries
12th-century biblical manuscripts
Duke University Libraries