New Fragments from the Sahidic Version of the History of Joseph the Carpenter

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Published in Le Muséon 122 (2009) 279-289.

Suciu-New Fragments Historia Josephi

Abstract: Focused on the figure of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus Christ, the so-called History of Joseph the Carpenter is one of the most renowned writings preserved in Coptic. Our article presents a couple of new Parisian fragments of this work in the Sahidic dialect of Coptic, widely regarded as the original language of the text. The study examines the testimonies mainly from a codicological and paleographical perspective.

About Alin Suciu

I am a researcher at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities. I write mostly on Coptic literature, Patristics, and apocryphal texts.
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