The Apostolos: The Acts and Epistles in Byzantine Liturgical Manuscripts (Texts and Studies)

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Lectionary studies were almost abandoned after the mid-twentieth century, and the recent revival of interest in the Greek Lectionary has concentrated exclusively on the Gospel Lectionary. Gibson reintroduces the value of the Apostolos yet incorporates modern methodology in order to build upon the work of recent Lectionary scholarship, analysing New Testament and liturgical textual traditions together, both compilation and continuous text. Through this process, it is shown that the Apostolos witness is not usually copied to another and that consequently there is no Lectionary text of Acts and Paul. Instead, Apostolos copies reflect textual variation in the evolving Byzantine tradition. This study concentrates on the Apostolos in its scribal, monastic, liturgical, and theological context as well as in light of other manuscript traditions. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABBREVIATIONS INDEX OF TABLES FIGURES INTRODUCTION 1. THE APOSTOLOS IN PAST AND PRESENT SCHOLARSHIP 2. SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF THE APOSTOLOS TRADITION 3. TEXTUAL VARIATION IN THE APOSTOLOS SYNAXARION 4. THE SCRIBAL AND MONASTIC CONTEXT OF APOSTOLOS MANUSCRIPTS 5. MENOLOGION VARIATION IN APOSTOLOS MANUSCRIPTS CONCLUSION POSTSCRIPT: AN APOSTOLOS CRITICAL EDITION? GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX 1: STRUCTURE OF SYNAXARION ANAGNOSTIC CYCLES APPENDIX 2: MENOLOGION FESTAL COMMEMORATIONS AND LECTIONS APPENDIX 3: SELECT SYNAXARION LECTIONS IN L156 APPENDIX 4: THE SAMPLE OF APOSTOLOS MANUSCRIPTS INDEX