Lectionary 159

Lectionary 159, designated by siglum ℓ 159 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Dated by a colophon to the year 1061.

Description

The codex contains weekday Gospel lessons from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks lectionary.
It is written in Greek minuscule letters, on 267 parchment leaves, in two columns per page, 19 lines per page. It contains music notes and oriental pictures; peculiarly bound.

History

The manuscript was written by John. Formerly it was held in the monastery of Gerasimus near of Jericho.
The manuscript is sporadically cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament.
Currently the codex is located in the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate at Jerusalem.