Lectionary 184
Lectionary 184 is a Greek New Testament manuscript written on parchment. It is designated by the siglum ℓ 184 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Textual critics Westcott and Hort referred to it by the siglum 39, textual critic Scrivener by 259. It is dated by a colophon to the year 1319. It is currently housed at the British Library in London.
Description
The manuscript is a codex, written in Greek minuscule letters, on 248 parchment leaves. It is written in two columns per page, with 27-28 lines per page. Scrivener described it as being written in a large, clear hand, however due to the copyist's carelessness, half of many words are omitted, is replete with itacisms, employs the incorrect usage of nu-moveable causing hiatus, and several words and phrases are omitted due to homoeoteleuton. The codex uses gold ink for illuminations and section titles, with red ink used for liturgical directions, stops, and pauses. Though it contains breathings and accents in full, most are inaccurate. There are some traces of a second scribe making corrections.The codex is considered an Evangelistarium, containing all the Church lessons from the Gospels throughout the year. It also includes the Church lessons for Holy Week and saint's days.
Part of the first leaf is on paper and was supplied by a later hand. According to theologian and textual-critic Caspar René Gregory, it has a "good text". When it was bound, several pages were misplaced by the binder, with which the order of pages 195-204 should be: 195-196; 203-204; 199-201; 197-198.
Text
Due to several departures from readings in the New Testament Textus Receptus, the readings of the codex are cited often by textual critic Constantin von Tischendorf in his critical Greek New Testament, the biblical scholar and textual critic Alford (theologian)|Alford] in his Greek New Testament, and Kurt Aland in the Nestle-Aland critical edition of the Greek New Testament.Some notable readings
Below are some readings of the manuscript which agree or disagree with variant readings in other Greek manuscripts, or with varying ancient translations of the New Testament. See the main article Textual variants in the New Testament.History
The manuscript once belonged to classical scholar Charles Burney, along with the minuscule codices 480, 481, 482, 484, and 485. It was examined by Scrivener and Gregory. Scrivener collated its text along with 23 other manuscripts.The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament. The codex is currently located in the British Library in London.