Lectionary 58, designated by siglum ℓ 58 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.
Description
The codex contains only five lessons from the Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of Luke. It is a lectionary (Evangelistarion). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 49 paper leaves (). Written in one column per page, in 10–11 lines per page.
History
The manuscript was brought from some church in Greece. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scholz.
It was examined and described by Paulin MartinJean-Pierre-Paul Martin, Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris (Paris 1883), p. 104 C. R. Gregory saw it in 1884.
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.
Currently the codex is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, (Suppl. Gr. 50) in Paris.
See also
List of New Testament lectionaries Biblical manuscript Textual criticism
Notes and references