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,http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=minuscule definition of minuscule on parchment, papyrus, vellum, or paper.Eberhard Nestle, Erwin Nestle, Barbara Aland and Kurt Aland (eds), Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th edition, (Stuttgart: :de:Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2001).
New Testament lectionaries are distinct from: New Testament papyri New Testament majuscules New Testament minuscules
Lectionaries which have the Gospels readings are called Evangeliaria or Evangelistaria, those which have the Acts or Epistles, Apostoli or Praxapostoli. They appear from the 6th century.
Before Scholz only 57 Gospel lectionaries and 20 Apostoloi were known. Scholz added to the list 58-181 Evangelistarioi and 21-58 Apostoloi.F. H. A. Scrivener, "A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament" (London 1861), p. 215, 224. Gregory in 1909 enumerated 2234 lectionaries. To the present day 2484 lectionary manuscripts have been catalogued by the (INTF) in Münster.
Legend The numbers (#) are the now standard system of Caspar René Gregory (Gregory–Aland). Dates are estimated to the nearest century (except lectionaries dated by scribes which are shown in the Date column). Content only the Gospel lessons (Evangelistarion), and other lessons from the rest of the NT apart from Revelation (Apostolos). Sometimes the surviving portion of a codex is so limited that specific books, chapters or even verses can be indicated. Linked articles, where they exist, generally specify content in detail, by verse. Digital images are referenced with direct links to the hosting web pages. The quality and accessibility of the images is as follows:
Gold color indicates high resolution color images available online.Tan color indicates high resolution color images available locally, not online.Light tan color indicates only a small fraction of manuscript pages with color images available online.Light gray color indicates black/white or microfilm images available online.Light blue color indicates manuscript not imaged, and is currently lost or ownership unknown.Light pink color indicates manuscript destroyed, presumed destroyed, or deemed too fragile to digitize.Violet color indicates high resolution ultraviolet images available online.
Contents Legend: † Indicates the manuscript has damaged or missing pages. P Indicates only a portion of the original book remains. K Indicates manuscript also includes commentary notes. sel Indicates contents include Scripture readings for selected days only. e Indicates contents include weekday Scripture readings. esk Indicates contents include weekday Scripture readings from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday readings for other weeks. sk Indicates contents include only Saturday and Sunday Scripture readings. Lit Indicates Liturgical book containing an assortment of New Testament texts. PsO Indicates a Psalter with Biblical Odes. [ ] Brackets around Gregory-Aland number indicate the number is no longer is use.
Script Legend: ΑΩ indicates Majuscule script αω indicates Minuscule script PU indicates manuscript is a palimpsest and script is the text under the later script. PO indicates manuscript is a palimpsest and script is the text over the prior script.
List of named or notable lectionaries
Lectionaries 2001–2100
#DateContentsScriptPagesInstitutionCity, StateCountryImages ℓ 2001 12th GospelsP αω 17 Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery Amorgos Greece ℓ 2002 13th †Gospelse αω 145 Panagia Hozoviotissa Monastery Amorgos Greece ℓ 2003 16th GospelsP αω 2 State Archives, Ms 168,4 Athens Greece ℓ 2004 1644 Gospelse αω 337 Byzantine and Christian Museum, 158 Athens Greece ℓ 2005 10th GospelsP ΑΩ 1 Bible Museum, Ms. 20 Münster Germany CSNTM 1 Byzantine and Christian Museum, Frg 42 Athens Greece ℓ 2006 14th GospelsP αω 4 National Library of Greece, NLG 78 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2007 15th Gospelse αω 174 National Library of Greece, NLG 146 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2008 14th GospelsP αω PO 2 National Library of Greece, NLG 193, fol. 214-215 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2009 12th ApostlesP αω 2 National Library of Greece, NLG 1098 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2010 15th Apostlese αω 228 National Library of Greece, NLG 2010 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2011 13th GospelsP αω 2 National Library of Greece, NLG 2398, fol. 1-2 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2012 11th GospelsP ΑΩ 1 National Library of Greece, NLG 2460 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2013 13th ApostlesP αω 2 National Library of Greece, NLG 2499 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2014 15th ApostlesP αω 17 National Library of Greece, NLG 2707 Athens Greece CSNTM CSNTM ℓ 2015 1583 Gospelsesk αω 296 National Library of Greece, NLG 3112 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2016 11th Gospelse-P αω 6 Benaki Museum, MS 42 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2017 12th Gospelsesk αω 201 Benaki Museum, MS 48 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2018 12th GospelsP αω 2 Benaki Museum, MS 51 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2019 12th GospelsP αω 2 Benaki Museum, MS 52 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2020 13th Gospelsesk αω PO 127 Benaki Museum, MS 53 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2021 12th GospelsP αω 3 Benaki Museum, TA 315 (protheke 30,2) Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2022 11th Gospelse αω 216 Benaki Museum, TA 317 (protheke 30,4) Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2023 12th Gospelsesk αω 338 Benaki Museum, TA 318 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2024 11th Apostlese αω 225 Benaki Museum, TA 247 Athens Greece CSNTM ℓ 2025 11th GospelsP αω 1 Vatopedi Monastery, 1213, fol. 60 Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2026 10th GospelsP ΑΩ 1 Dionysiou Monastery Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2027 1542 Gospelse αω 231 Koutloumousiou Monastery, 578 Mount Athos Greece INTF ℓ 2028 13th GospelsP αω 2 Koutloumousiou Monastery, 732, fol. 33-34 Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2029 12th GospelsP αω 1 Koutloumousiou Monastery, 732, fol. 35 Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2030 10th GospelsP ΑΩ 4 Great Lavra Monastery, G' 80 Mount Athos Greece INTF ℓ 2031 12th Gospelse αω 313 Great Lavra Monastery, M' 94 Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2032 1543 Gospelssk αω 142 Great Lavra Monastery, M' 95 Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2033 13th †Gospelse αω 236 Great Lavra Monastery, M' 96 Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2034 11th GospelsP αω 13 St. Panteleimon Monastery, 96 A' 1 Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2035 15th GospelsP αω 6 St. Panteleimon Monastery Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2036 14th GospelsP αω 39 Pantokratoros Monastery, 158, fol. 26-64 Mount Athos Greece ℓ 2037 15th †Apostlese αω 175 Panagia Olympiotissa Monastery, 3 Elassona Greece ℓ 2038 12th GospelsP αω 1 National Library Cyril and Methodius, Gr. 003 Sofia Bulgaria ? Panagia Olympiotissa Monastery, 19, 41, 64, 74, 183 Elassona Greece ℓ 2039 16th Gospelsesk αω 154 Panagia Olympiotissa Monastery, 62 Elassona Greece ℓ 2040 15th Gospelsesk αω 206 Panagia Olympiotissa Monastery, 90 Elassona Greece ℓ 2041 15th Gospelsesk αω 150 Archaeological Museum of Almyros, 1 Almyros Greece ℓ 2042 16th Gospelsesk αω 190 Seraphim Helikon Greece ℓ 2043 16th Gospelse αω 273 Archaeological Museum of Ioannina, 1 Ioannina Greece ℓ 2044 1451 Gospelsesk αω 112 Zosimaia School, 20 Ioannina Greece ℓ 2045 15th GospelsP αω 8 Zosimaia School Ioannina Greece ℓ 2046 13th GospelsP αω 6 Monastery of Agia Lavra, 36 Kalavryta Greece ℓ 2047 12th GospelsP αω 1 Monastery of Agia Lavra, 36 b Kalavryta Greece ℓ 2048 13th Gospelsesk αω 23 Metropolis Library Kastoria Greece ℓ 2049 12th Gospelse αω 406 Jakovatos Lixouri, Cephalonia Greece ℓ 2050 12th Gospelsesk αω 214 State Library, 1 Kozani Greece ℓ 2051 1022 Gospelse αω 267 State Library, 2 Kozani Greece ℓ 2052 1222 †Gospelsesk αω 174 State Library, 3 Kozani Greece ℓ 2053 10th GospelsP ΑΩ 2 Church of Panayia, 11, fol. 1.2 (fol. 3-161: 2679) Agiasos, Lesbos Greece ℓ 2054 14th Gospelsesk αω 173 Monastery of St. John the Theologian Antissa, Lesbos Greece ℓ 2055 15th †Gospelse αω 329 Leimonos Monastery, 344 Kalloni, Lesbos GreeceLM ℓ 2056 14th Gospelsesk αω 389 Leimonos Monastery, 368 Kalloni, Lesbos GreeceLM ℓ 2057 1537 Gospelse αω 313 Monastery of Varlaam, 6 Meteora Greece INTF ℓ 2058 1619 Apostlese αω 255 Monastery of Varlaam, 7 Meteora Greece INTF ℓ 2059 16th †Gospels + Apostlesk αω 121 Monastery of Varlaam, 98 Meteora Greece ℓ 2060 13th Gospelsesk αω 155 Great Meteoron Monastery, 8 Meteora Greece ℓ 2061 11th GospelsP ΑΩ 2 Great Meteoron Monastery, 8 Meteora Greece ℓ 2062 16th Gospelse αω 126 Great Meteoron Monastery, 26 Meteora Greece ℓ 2063 1588 Apostlese αω 261 Great Meteoron Monastery, 64 Meteora Greece ℓ 2064 1408 Apostlesesk αω 114 Great Meteoron Monastery, 84 Meteora Greece ℓ 2065 1462 Apostlese αω 139 Great Meteoron Monastery, 147 Meteora Greece ℓ 2066 16th GospelsP αω 3 Great Meteoron Monastery, 167 Meteora Greece ℓ 2067 16th ApostlesP αω 7 Great Meteoron Monastery, 167 Meteora Greece ℓ 2068 12th Gospelse αω 249 Great Meteoron Monastery, 301 Meteora Greece ℓ 2069 12th †Gospelsesk αω 148 Great Meteoron Monastery, 371 Meteora Greece ℓ 2070 1281 Gospelsesk αω 114 Great Meteoron Monastery, 502 Meteora Greece ℓ 2071 12th Gospelse αω 281 Great Meteoron Monastery, 546 Meteora Greece ℓ 2072 11th Gospelse αω 316 Great Meteoron Monastery, 547 Meteora Greece ℓ 2073 1386 Apostlese αω 194 Great Meteoron Monastery, 555 Meteora Greece ℓ 2074 13th Gospelse αω 317 Great Meteoron Monastery, 556 Meteora Greece ℓ 2075 1402 Gospelsesk αω 246 Great Meteoron Monastery, 581 Meteora Greece ℓ 2076 15th Gospelse αω 308 Great Meteoron Monastery, 596 Meteora Greece ℓ 2077 12th Gospelsesk αω 261 Monastery of St. Stephen, 1 Meteora Greece ℓ 2078 15th ApostlesP αω 1 Monastery of St. Stephen Meteora Greece ℓ 2079 10th Gospelse ΑΩ 4 Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, 19 Patmos Greece ℓ 2080 9th GospelsP ΑΩ 2 Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, 330 Patmos Greece ℓ 2081 16th Gospelse αω 461 Kliston Phyli/Athem Greece ℓ 2082 16th Apostlesk αω 168 State Library, 10 Piräus Greece ℓ 2083 16th Gospelse αω 413 Panagias Monastery, 8 Prussos Greece CSNTM ℓ 2084 12th Gospelse αω 324 Rhodos Apollonias Rhodos Greece INTF ℓ 2085 15th Gospelse αω 249 Aristotle University, MS 43 Thessaloniki Greece CSNTM ℓ 2086 14th †Gospels + Apostlesesk αω 171 Aristotle University, MS 78 Thessaloniki Greece CSNTM ℓ 2087 16th Gospels + Apostlese αω 686 Chapel of St. John the Baptist, 4 Skopelos Greece ℓ 2088 1062 Gospelsesk αω 191 Museum of Ecclesiastical Art Sparta Greece ℓ 2089 12th Gospelsesk αω 195 Municipal Library, 38 Tyrnavos Greece ℓ 2090 11th †Gospelsesk αω 195 Phaneromenis Municipal Library Trikala Greece ℓ 2091 12th Gospelsesk αω 174 Phaneromenis Municipal Library Trikala Greece ℓ 2092 14th Gospelse αω 233 Saint Vissarionos (Dusan) Monastery, 3 Trikala Greece [ℓ 2093] ℓ 2094 10th †Gospelse αω PO 320 Zavorda Monastery of St. Nikanor, 2 Grevena Greece ℓ 2095 12th Gospelse αω 312 Zavorda Monastery of St. Nikanor, 5 Grevena Greece ℓ 2096 12th Gospelsesk αω 160 Zavorda Monastery of St. Nikanor, 9 Grevena Greece ℓ 2097 12th Gospelse αω 252 Zavorda Monastery of St. Nikanor, 11 Grevena Greece ℓ 2098 12th Apostlese αω 253 Zavorda Monastery of St. Nikanor, 13 Grevena Greece ℓ 2099 12th Gospelse αω 242 Zavorda Monastery of St. Nikanor, 15 Grevena Greece ℓ 2100 13th Apostlese αω 98 Zavorda Monastery of St. Nikanor, 16 Grevena Greece
Lectionaries 2101–2200