CBM Short Catalogue: NT Corpus Table IV: Codex Type a Explanation: Apostolos Codex Type (A) Sources 1 : Catalogues of MSS Per Library Sources 4 : Catalogues of NT Mss

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CBM Short Catalogue: NT corpus Table IV: codex type A Explanation: Apostolos codex type (A) Sources 1 : Catalogues of MSS per library Sources 4 : Catalogues of NT Mss

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1. Codex title: Apostolos The codex title Apostolos ('Απόστολος) and more seldom Apostolic pericopes ( Ἀποστολικaὶ περικοπαί) are used in Byzantine and Greek catalography, and as exception we find Πραξαπόστολος. Apostolos is used for the book that includes the apostolic readings from Acts and the apostolic epistles, according to the liturgical schedules of the Byzantine ecclesial year. An Apostolos is in fact a recomposed Praxapostolos. Μaybe the codex title Ἀπόστολος is an abbreviation of Βίβλος τῶν ἀποστόλων (cf. Politis, Odegos ), that is, the Book of the Apostles or Apostle book. It was read in the liturgy, and includes the earliest history (praxeis ) of the apostles and the preserved epistles (epistolai ). The single readings from the Apostolos are calles apostoloi (see for evidence Typikon Evergetis). Also possible is a shortening from Πραξαπόστολος to 'Απόστολος. The Lavra catalogue has the summary title 'Απόστολος (for instance, Lavra Γ 123), and the content is indicated as follows: Αἱ ἀναγινωσκόμενα ἀποστολικaὶ περικοπαί. The title Apostolos is preferred to Praxapostolos (see Table III). Both expressions are in some way used interchangable . For reasons of clear distinction a choice is necessary. Although the Apostolos is shaped according to the liturgical reading order, it should be underlined that both were used as liturgical books.

2. Current denotations INTF and IRHT and in various languages Various denotation were used in different languages. INTF NT.VMR: Apostolos (Evl) : l a . IRHT Pinakes: Praxapostolos (Section: Liturgica). Greek catalogues: , (Papadopoulos-Kerameus), (Kremos), (Lampros), , Spyridon/Eustratiades, Arkadios/Eustratiades). Latin catalogues: (Omont, Devreesse, Gianneli, Stevenson, Mioni, Lilla), Lectionarium, Actus et Epistolae (Brit.Mus., Richard).. French catalogues: Lectionnaire (Richard/Olivier), Praxapostolos (Kouroupou/Géhin). English catalogues: Apostolos (Scrivener/Miller), German catalogues: Apostel: Lesebuch (Apl: Gregory), v. Soden: has not been catalogued, but see p. ], (Aland), Praxapostolos (Hunger/Kresten/Hannick), Lektionar (Hutter).

3. Examples of the codex type in digital and printed catalogues Lesbos, Leimon Monastery, Digital Library, cod. 137. Website entrance: http://84.205.233.134/pdfs/2008729133923.pdf

4. Codex type: Apostolos (A) Parallel to the T and E codex types (Tables I-II), the two liturgical modalities of the four Gospels, there are the P and A codex types with exactly the same features, providing two modes of the Acts, 7Catholic and 14Pauline epistles, brought together into one codex intended to be read in liturgical context.

I. II. III. Book of Acts and the Apostolic Epistles in liturgical reading order in one codex Synaxarion Menologion Diaphora Pentekoste Weeks after Pentecoste Tessarakoste Megale Hebdomas A : Readings Readings Readings Eclectic Synopsis of Selected Selected according to according to according to Apostle readings readings readings the Book of Acts 14 Pauline Epistles 7 Catholic for different saints for different saints in pericope form in pericope form Epistles in pericope form and occasions and occasions in pericope form according to Acts according to Acts and Epistles and Epistles (semi-continuous (semi-continuous (semi-continuous in pericope form in pericope form & eclectic lesson series) & eclectic lesson series) & eclectic lesson series)

5. Liturgical structure and sub-structures of the Apostolos codex The Apostolos is a recomposed Praxapostolos codex in the form of liturgical pericopes according to Byzantine reading schedules. A is read parallel to P and runs synchronically to E. The basic structure of reading tables in A codices is: A. Syn: Acts 14Pl 7Cath │ B. Men1-12. │ C. Diaph. A1: full Apostolos codex: readings for all days of the year in syn and men (movable and fixed cycles). A2: middle type Apostolos: readings for all days of Pascha-Pentecost and all Saturdays / Sundays of the year in syn and a considerable number of days in men. A3: short type Apostolos: readings for all Saturdays and Sundays in syn, and a limited number of appointed readings per month in men. A4: very short type Apostolos: readings only for the Sundays of the year in syn, and a few readings of appointed days per month in men. A5: select type Apostolos: readings for select feasts and days (weekdays). Ax: unspecified type Apostolos. Current designations of the main codex type are inadequate and do not correspond to Byzantine nomenclature (codex titles). P and TP were also 'Lectionaries' (!). Although E, A and EA have the liturgical fashioning in common, they should be represented by distinctly different codex type codes. Current designations of sub-types are incomplete as far as content is concerned. (!) The current INTF symbols for this group (l ae, l aesk, l ask, l ak, l asel) are based on syn only, they do not indicate the varied reading structures of individual A codices adequately and do not take into account the threefold structure of reading tables in the A(postolos) codex (syn heoth diaph men). For this reason the neutral symbols A1, A2 etc. are used and for the unspecified codices Ax. Other INTF symbols within this group (l Ps/Od., la Lit, la kK) belong to other codex groups, to OT Psalterion/Odes), homiletic (Kyriakodromion) and liturgical manuscripts (Euchologion, Menaion).

6. Chronological confines : X - XVII c.