Lectionary 5, designated by

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ℓ ''5'' (in the Gregory-Aland numbering). It is a Greek

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of the

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, on vellum leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 10th-century. K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York:

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, 1994), p. 219.

Description

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, and Luke

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 beginning and end. The text is written in Greek

uncial Uncial is a majuscule script (written entirely in capital letters) commonly used from the 4th to 8th centuries AD by Latin and Greek scribes. Uncial letters were used to write Greek and Latin, as well as Gothic, and are the current style for ...

letters, on 150 parchment leaves (), with 2 columns per page, 19 lines per page and 7-12 letters per line. It has musical notes. Matthew 19:16 : διδασκαλε (''teacher'') — א, B, D, L, ''f''¹, 892^txt, 1010, 1365, ℓ ''5'', it^{a, d, e, ff1}, cop^bo, eth, geo, Origen, Hilary; : διδασκαλε αγαθε (''good teacher'') — C, K, W, Δ, Θ, ''f''¹³, 28, 33,

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, 700, 892^mg, 1009, 1071, 1079, 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, 1242,

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, 1344, 1546, 1646, 2148, 2174, Byz, Lect, it, vg, syr, cop^sa, arm, eth, Diatessaron.

History

The manuscript once belonged to Colbert. It was examined by John Mill and

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. F. H. A. Scrivener, "

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" (

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: London 1894), vol. 1, p. 328. It was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by

. The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament of UBS (UBS3). The codex now is located in the

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(Barocci 202) at

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References

Bibliography

* W. H. P. Hatch, ''The Principal Uncial Manuscripts of the New Testament'', LXXII (Chicago, 1939).

External links

Mss. Barocci
at the Bodleian Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Lectionary 0005 Greek New Testament lectionaries 10th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection

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