Lectionary 211

Lectionary 211 is a Greek lectionary manuscript of the New Testament, written on parchment. It is designated by the siglum ℓ 211 in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparative writings styles, it has been assigned to the 12th century. Biblical scholar Frederick H. A. Scrivener labelled it by 218. The manuscript has complex contents.

Description

The manuscript is a codex containing lessons from the Gospels of John, Matthew, Luke, on 209 parchment leaves.
The text is written in Greek minuscule letters, in two columns per page, 28-30 lines per page. It contains pictures. It is a palimpsest, the lower text contains a Menaion, for January, written in minuscule letters in the 11th century.
The first leaf contains the history of St. Varus and six martyrs. There are weekday Gospel lessons. It contains the text of Matthew 16:2b–3, Luke 22:43-44, and John 8:3-11.
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The earliest history of the manuscript is unknown. Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 14th century, though biblical scholar Caspar René Gregory dated it to the 12th or 13th century. It is presently assigned by the Institute for [New Testament Textual Research|INTF] to the 12th century. The manuscript is cited in numerous releases of the critical editions of the Greek New Testament.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener, and Gregory. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883. The manuscript is currently located in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, England.