Lectionary 259, designated by

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ℓ ''259'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a

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of the

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, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. Scrivener labelled it as 76^a, Gregory by 83^a. The manuscript has survived in a fragmentary condition.

Description

The codex contains lessons from the

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and Epistles

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(''Apostolarium''), with numerous lacunae. Only 14 leaves of the codex have survived ().''Handschriftenliste''
at the ''INTF'' The text is written in Greek large

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letters, on parchment, in two columns per page, 22 lines per page. It contains nine lessons from 2 Timothy 3:2-9; Romans 5:18–21; 8:3–9; 9:29–33; 2 Corinthians 5:15–21; Galatians 3:28–4:5; Colossans 1:18–22; Philemon 3:3–9; Romans 8:8–14.

History

Scrivener and Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th century. It has been assigned by the

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(INTF) to the 13th century. According to the colophon it was written by Simeon, a reader, the date vanished (in red). The manuscript was found by E. B. Nicholson. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (number 76^a) and Gregory (number 83^a). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1883. 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. The codex is housed at the

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(Auct. T. inf. 2.11) in Oxford, England.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lectionary 0259 Greek New Testament lectionaries 13th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection

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