Lectionary 161

Lectionary 161, designated by siglum ℓ 161 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on paper leaves. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 16th century.^[1] Formerly it was labelled as Lectionary 39^a.^[2]

Lectionary ℓ 161

New Testament manuscript
Text	Apostolarion
Date	16th century
Script	Greek
Now at	Biblioteca Vallicelliana
Size	21.5 by 16 cm

Description

The codex contains weekday Apostolos lessons (Acts and Epistles) from Easter to Pentecost and Saturday/Sunday Gospel lessons for the other weeks lectionary (Apostolarion),^[2] on 115 paper leaves (21.5 cm by 16 cm). It is written in Greek minuscule letters, in one column per page, 24 lines per page.^[1][3]

History

The manuscript is not cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3).^[4]

Currently the codex is located in the Biblioteca Vallicelliana (C. 46, fol. 227–341) at Rome.^[1]

See also

• Bible portal

• List of New Testament lectionaries
• Biblical manuscript
• Textual criticism