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	'''Lectionary 7''', designated by the [[siglum]] '''ℓ''' ''7'' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), is a Greek [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]] written on parchment. It is a [[lectionary]] containing Gospel readings (''Evangelistarion'') and is dated by a [[Colophon (publishing)\|colophon]] to the year 1204.<ref name = Aland>[[Kurt Aland\|K. Aland]], M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: [[Walter de Gruyter]], 1994), p. 219.</ref>

	~~== Description ==~~

	The codex contains lessons from the Gospels arranged according to the liturgical calendar, with some [[Lacuna (manuscripts)\|lacunae]]. The manuscript is written in Greek [[Lower case\|minuscule]] letters on 316 parchment leaves measuring {{×\|30.9\|23.2\|cm}}, with two columns per page and 23 lines per page.<ref name = Aland/>

	~~The manuscript also contains musical notation for liturgical reading.<ref name = Gregory>{{Cite book~~
	~~\| last = Gregory~~
	~~\| first = Caspar René~~
	~~\| authorlink = Caspar René Gregory~~
	~~\| title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments~~
	~~\| publisher = J.C. Hinrichs~~
	~~\| year = 1900~~
	~~\| location = Leipzig~~
	~~\| volume = 1~~
	~~\| pages = 387–388~~
	~~\| url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n399/mode/2up~~
	~~}}</ref>~~

	~~The text of the manuscript is representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]], which forms the basis of the traditional [[Textus Receptus]] and the Greek text underlying the [[King James Version]].~~

	~~== History ==~~

	~~The manuscript was written by the priest Georg Rhodiu, possibly from [[Rhodes]].<ref name = Gregory/>~~

	It once belonged to the Colbert collection along with [[Lectionary 8\|'''ℓ''' ''8'']], [[Lectionary 9\|'''ℓ''' ''9'']], [[Lectionary 10\|'''ℓ''' ''10'']], [[Lectionary 11\|'''ℓ''' ''11'']], and [[Lectionary 12\|'''ℓ''' ''12'']].

	The manuscript was examined and described by [[Bernard de Montfaucon\|Montfaucon]], [[Johann Jakob Wettstein\|Wettstein]], [[Johann Martin Augustin Scholz\|Scholz]],<ref name = Scrivener>[[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener\|F. H. A. Scrivener]], ''[[A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament]]'' ([[George Bell & Sons]]: London 1861), p. 212.</ref> and [[Paulin Martin]].<ref>[[Paulin Martin\|Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin]], ''Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au Nouveau Testament, conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris'' (Paris, 1883), p. 138.</ref>

	~~It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Wettstein.<ref>{{Cite book~~
	~~\| last = Aland~~
	~~\| first = Kurt~~
	~~\| authorlink = Kurt Aland~~
	~~\| last2 = Aland~~
	~~\| first2 = Barbara~~
	~~\| authorlink2 = Barbara Aland~~
	~~\| others = Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.)~~
	~~\| title = The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism~~
	~~\| publisher = [[William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company]]~~
	~~\| year = 1995~~
	~~\| location = Grand Rapids~~
	~~\| page = 72~~
	~~\| url = https://archive.org/details/textnewtestament00kurt~~
	~~\| url-access = limited~~
	~~\| isbn = 978-0-8028-4098-1~~
	~~}}</ref>~~

	~~[[Caspar René Gregory]] saw the manuscript in 1885.<ref name = Gregory/>~~

	~~The text was later edited by [[Henri Omont]].<ref>[[Henri Omont]], ''Fac-similés des plus anciens mss. grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IVe et XIII siècle'', (Paris, 1892), p. 18.</ref>~~

	The manuscript is cited sporadically in the critical apparatus of the UBS editions of the ''[[Novum Testamentum Graece\|Greek New Testament]]''.<ref>''The Greek New Testament'', ed. K. Aland, A. Black, [[Carlo Maria Martini\|C. M. Martini]], B. M. Metzger, and [[Allen Wikgren\|A. Wikgren]], in cooperation with INTF, ''United Bible Societies'', 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), p. XXIX.</ref>

	~~== Location ==~~

	~~The codex is currently housed at the [[Bibliothèque Nationale de France]] (Gr. 301) in [[Paris]].<ref name = Aland/><ref>{{Cite web~~
	~~\|url=http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php?ObjID=40007~~
	~~\|title=Liste Handschriften~~
	~~\|publisher=Institute for New Testament Textual Research~~
	~~\|accessdate=27 August 2011~~
	~~\|location=Münster~~
	~~}}</ref>~~

	~~== Significance ==~~

	Lectionary 7 is one of the earlier dated Greek Gospel lectionaries and provides evidence for the continued transmission of the Byzantine text tradition during the medieval period. As with many Greek lectionaries, its readings frequently align with the traditional Greek text underlying the [[Textus Receptus]].

	~~The manuscript is also important for the study of medieval Greek liturgical practice because of its musical notation and structured ecclesiastical readings.~~

	~~== See also ==~~

	* [[List of New Testament lectionaries]]
	* [[Biblical manuscript]]
	* [[Textual criticism]]
	* [[Byzantine text-type]]
	* [[Textus Receptus]]

	~~== References ==~~

	~~{{Reflist\|2}}~~

	~~== Bibliography ==~~

	* [[Henri Omont]], ''Fac-similés des plus anciens mss. grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IVe et XIII siècle'', (Paris, 1892), p. 18.
	* [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener]], ''[[A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament]]'', London, 1861.
	* [[Caspar René Gregory]], ''Textkritik des Neuen Testaments'', Leipzig, 1900.

	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Lectionary 0007}}~~

	~~[[Category:Greek New Testament lectionaries]]~~
	~~[[Category:13th-century biblical manuscripts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Bibliothèque nationale de France collections]]~~
	~~[[Category:Byzantine text-type manuscripts]]~~

	~~{{Donate}}~~

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	~~{{New Testament manuscript infobox~~
	~~\| form = Lectionary~~
	~~\| number = '''ℓ''' ''7''~~
	~~\| image =~~
	~~\| isize =~~
	~~\| caption=~~
	~~\| name =~~
	~~\| sign =~~
	~~\| text = Evangelistarion †~~
	~~\| script = [[Greek language\|Greek]]~~
	~~\| date = 1204~~
	~~\| found =~~
	~~\| now at = [[Bibliothèque Nationale de France]]~~
	~~\| cite =~~
	~~\| size = {{×\|30.9\|23.2\|cm}}~~
	~~\| type = Byzantine text-type~~
	~~\| cat = Lectionary~~
	~~\| hand =~~
	~~\| note = Contains musical notation~~
	}}

	'''Lectionary 7''', designated by the [[siglum]] '''ℓ''' ''7'' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), is a Greek [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]] written on parchment. It is a [[lectionary]] containing Gospel readings (''Evangelistarion'') and is dated by a [[Colophon (publishing)\|colophon]] to the year 1204.<ref name = Aland>[[Kurt Aland\|K. Aland]], M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: [[Walter de Gruyter]], 1994), p. 219.</ref>		'''Lectionary 7''', designated by the [[siglum]] '''ℓ''' ''7'' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), is a Greek [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]] written on parchment. It is a [[lectionary]] containing Gospel readings (''Evangelistarion'') and is dated by a [[Colophon (publishing)\|colophon]] to the year 1204.<ref name = Aland>[[Kurt Aland\|K. Aland]], M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: [[Walter de Gruyter]], 1994), p. 219.</ref>

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{{New Testament manuscript infobox
| form = Lectionary
| number = '''ℓ''' ''7''
| image =
| isize =
| caption=
| name =
| sign =
| text = Evangelistarion †
| script = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| date = 1204
| found =
| now at = [[Bibliothèque Nationale de France]]
| cite =
| size = {{×|30.9|23.2|cm}}
| type = Byzantine text-type
| cat = Lectionary
| hand =
| note = Contains musical notation
}}

'''Lectionary 7''', designated by the [[siglum]] '''ℓ''' ''7'' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), is a Greek [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]] written on parchment. It is a [[lectionary]] containing Gospel readings (''Evangelistarion'') and is dated by a [[Colophon (publishing)|colophon]] to the year 1204.<ref name = Aland>[[Kurt Aland|K. Aland]], M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: [[Walter de Gruyter]], 1994), p. 219.</ref>

== Description ==

The codex contains lessons from the Gospels arranged according to the liturgical calendar, with some [[Lacuna (manuscripts)|lacunae]]. The manuscript is written in Greek [[Lower case|minuscule]] letters on 316 parchment leaves measuring {{×|30.9|23.2|cm}}, with two columns per page and 23 lines per page.<ref name = Aland/>

The manuscript also contains musical notation for liturgical reading.<ref name = Gregory>{{Cite book
| last = Gregory
| first = Caspar René
| authorlink = Caspar René Gregory
| title = Textkritik des Neuen Testaments
| publisher = J.C. Hinrichs
| year = 1900
| location = Leipzig
| volume = 1
| pages = 387–388
| url = https://archive.org/stream/textkritikdesne00greggoog#page/n399/mode/2up
}}</ref>

The text of the manuscript is representative of the [[Byzantine text-type]], which forms the basis of the traditional [[Textus Receptus]] and the Greek text underlying the [[King James Version]].

== History ==

The manuscript was written by the priest Georg Rhodiu, possibly from [[Rhodes]].<ref name = Gregory/>

It once belonged to the Colbert collection along with [[Lectionary 8|'''ℓ''' ''8'']], [[Lectionary 9|'''ℓ''' ''9'']], [[Lectionary 10|'''ℓ''' ''10'']], [[Lectionary 11|'''ℓ''' ''11'']], and [[Lectionary 12|'''ℓ''' ''12'']].

The manuscript was examined and described by [[Bernard de Montfaucon|Montfaucon]], [[Johann Jakob Wettstein|Wettstein]], [[Johann Martin Augustin Scholz|Scholz]],<ref name = Scrivener>[[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener|F. H. A. Scrivener]], ''[[A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament]]'' ([[George Bell & Sons]]: London 1861), p. 212.</ref> and [[Paulin Martin]].<ref>[[Paulin Martin|Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin]], ''Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au Nouveau Testament, conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris'' (Paris, 1883), p. 138.</ref>

It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Wettstein.<ref>{{Cite book
| last = Aland
| first = Kurt
| authorlink = Kurt Aland
| last2 = Aland
| first2 = Barbara
| authorlink2 = Barbara Aland
| others = Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.)
| title = The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism
| publisher = [[William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company]]
| year = 1995
| location = Grand Rapids
| page = 72
| url = https://archive.org/details/textnewtestament00kurt
| url-access = limited
| isbn = 978-0-8028-4098-1
}}</ref>

[[Caspar René Gregory]] saw the manuscript in 1885.<ref name = Gregory/>

The text was later edited by [[Henri Omont]].<ref>[[Henri Omont]], ''Fac-similés des plus anciens mss. grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IVe et XIII siècle'', (Paris, 1892), p. 18.</ref>

The manuscript is cited sporadically in the critical apparatus of the UBS editions of the ''[[Novum Testamentum Graece|Greek New Testament]]''.<ref>''The Greek New Testament'', ed. K. Aland, A. Black, [[Carlo Maria Martini|C. M. Martini]], B. M. Metzger, and [[Allen Wikgren|A. Wikgren]], in cooperation with INTF, ''United Bible Societies'', 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), p. XXIX.</ref>

== Location ==

The codex is currently housed at the [[Bibliothèque Nationale de France]] (Gr. 301) in [[Paris]].<ref name = Aland/><ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://intf.uni-muenster.de/vmr/NTVMR/ListeHandschriften.php?ObjID=40007
|title=Liste Handschriften
|publisher=Institute for New Testament Textual Research
|accessdate=27 August 2011
|location=Münster
}}</ref>

== Significance ==

Lectionary 7 is one of the earlier dated Greek Gospel lectionaries and provides evidence for the continued transmission of the Byzantine text tradition during the medieval period. As with many Greek lectionaries, its readings frequently align with the traditional Greek text underlying the [[Textus Receptus]].

The manuscript is also important for the study of medieval Greek liturgical practice because of its musical notation and structured ecclesiastical readings.

== See also ==

* [[List of New Testament lectionaries]]
* [[Biblical manuscript]]
* [[Textual criticism]]
* [[Byzantine text-type]]
* [[Textus Receptus]]

== References ==

{{Reflist|2}}

== Bibliography ==

* [[Henri Omont]], ''Fac-similés des plus anciens mss. grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IVe et XIII siècle'', (Paris, 1892), p. 18.
* [[Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener]], ''[[A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament]]'', London, 1861.
* [[Caspar René Gregory]], ''Textkritik des Neuen Testaments'', Leipzig, 1900.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lectionary 0007}}

[[Category:Greek New Testament lectionaries]]
[[Category:13th-century biblical manuscripts]]
[[Category:Bibliothèque nationale de France collections]]
[[Category:Byzantine text-type manuscripts]]

{{Donate}}

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	~~{{New Testament manuscript infobox~~
	~~\| form = Lectionary~~
	~~\| number = '''ℓ''' ''7''~~
	~~\| image =~~
	~~\| isize =~~
	~~\| caption=~~
	~~\| name =~~
	~~\| sign =~~
	~~\| text = Evangelistarion †~~
	~~\| script = [[Greek language\|Greek]]~~
	~~\| date = 1204~~
	~~\| found =~~
	~~\| now at = [[Bibliothèque Nationale de France]]~~
	~~\| cite =~~
	~~\| size = {{×\|30.9\|23.2\|cm}}~~
	~~\| type = Byzantine text-type~~
	~~\| cat = Lectionary~~
	~~\| hand =~~
	~~\| note = Contains musical notation~~
	}}

	'''Lectionary 7''', designated by the [[siglum]] '''ℓ''' ''7'' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), is a Greek [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]] written on parchment. It is a [[lectionary]] containing Gospel readings (''Evangelistarion'') and is dated by a [[Colophon (publishing)\|colophon]] to the year 1204.<ref name = Aland>[[Kurt Aland\|K. Aland]], M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: [[Walter de Gruyter]], 1994), p. 219.</ref>		'''Lectionary 7''', designated by the [[siglum]] '''ℓ''' ''7'' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland\|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), is a Greek [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]] written on parchment. It is a [[lectionary]] containing Gospel readings (''Evangelistarion'') and is dated by a [[Colophon (publishing)\|colophon]] to the year 1204.<ref name = Aland>[[Kurt Aland\|K. Aland]], M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, ''Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments'', (Berlin, New York: [[Walter de Gruyter]], 1994), p. 219.</ref>