Editing Lectionary 66

'''Lectionary 66''', designated by [[siglum]] '''ℓ''' ''66'' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), is a Greek [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]], on parchment leaves. It is a [[lectionary]] (''Evangelistarion''). [[Palaeography|Palaeographically]] it has been assigned to the 9th century.<sup>[1]</sup> 

== Description ==

The codex contains lessons from the four [[Gospel]]s.<sup>[2]</sup> 
The text of the Gospels lessons following the Byzantine Church order. It is written in Greek [[uncial]] letters, on 275 parchment leaves ({{×|28.6|21.1|cm}}). The writing stands in two columns per page, in 20 lines per page.<sup>[1]</sup> It is a [[palimpsest]], text of lectionary is the upper and later text.<sup>[1]</sup> The older reading was misplaced.<sup>[3]</sup>

== History ==

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by [[Johann Martin Augustin Scholz|Scholz]], who examined many of its pericopes.<sup>[3]</sup> It was examined and described by [[Paulin Martin]].<sup>[4]</sup> Gregory saw it in 1885.<sup>[2]</sup>

Currently the codex is located in the [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]] (Gr. 283), in [[Paris]].<sup>[4]</sup>

== See also ==

* [[List of New Testament lectionaries]]
* [[Biblical manuscript]]
* [[Textual criticism]]

== Notes and references ==

* 1. [[Kurt Aland|Aland, K]].; M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 222. ISBN 3110119862. 
* 2. [[Caspar René Gregory|Gregory, Caspar René]] (1900). [http://www.archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n405/mode/2up Textkritik des Neuen Testaments, Vol. 1]. Leipzig. p. 393. 
* 3. [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose]]; Edward Miller (1861). [[A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament]] (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 215. 
* 4. [[Paulin Martin|Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin]], Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N.T., conservé dans les bibliothès des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 148

== Further reading ==

==External Links==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lectionary_66&action=edit Wikipedia Artilce on Lectionary 66]

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