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Lectionary 147

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Text
  
Apostolos

Size
  
31.5 by 21.5 cm

Date
  
12th century

Script
  
Greek language

Now at
  
Bibliothèque nationale de France

Type
  
Byzantine / Alexandrian

Lectionary 147, designated by siglum 147 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century.

Contents

Description

The codex contains Lessons from Gospels and Acts of the Apostles lectionary (Apostolos), on 274 parchment leaves (31.5 cm by 21.5 cm). The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 21-23 lines per page. It is ill written, with a Latin version over some portions of the text.

In Acts 5:28 it reads παραγγελια, along with manuscripts: P 74, א*, A, B, ar, d, gig, vg, copsa; majority reads ου παραγγελια (אc, Dgr, E, P, (Ψ ουχι), 049, 056, 0142, 88, 104, 181, 326, 330, 436, 451, 614, 629, 630, 945, 1241, 1505, 1739, 1877, 2127, 2412, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect, e, h, p, syrp, h, copsa, arm, eth).

In Acts 12:25 it reads απο Ιερουσαλημ (from Jerusalem) – D, Ψ, 181, 436, 614, 2412, 809, 1021, 1141, 1364, 1439, ar, d, gig, vg, Chrysostom; majority reads εις Ιερουσαλημ (to Jerusalem).

In Acts 15:7 it reads εν υμιν εξελεξατο ο θεος along with P 74, א, A, B, C, 33, 81, 88, 181, 436, 630, 945, 1739, ar, arm, geo;

History

The manuscript was written by Theophylact, a monk. It once belonged to Colbert. The manuscript was examined by Paulin Martin. Formerly it was designated by 25a, in 1908 Gregory gave for it number 147, that number formerly belonged to Latin manuscript. Gregory saw it in 1885.

The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3, UBS4).

Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 319), at Paris.

References

Lectionary 147 Wikipedia