Tag Archives: Bohairic

Articles on Ephraem the Syrian

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Alin Suciu

E.A.W. Budge, “On a Fragment of a Coptic Version of Saint Ephraim’s Discourse on the Transfiguration of Our Lord,” Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 9 (1886/1887) 317-329 (this is CPG 3939, In transfigurationem domini; the homily belongs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bibliographies, Ephrem the Syrian | Tagged Arabic, Bohairic, E.A.W. Budge, Ephrem Graecus, Ephrem the Syrian, Hemmerdinger-Iliadou, Ignazio Guidi, Jean Kirchmeyer, John Chrysostom, Michel van Esbroeck | Leave a comment

Coptic Bible Resources

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Some useful resources for the study of the Coptic Bible: H. Hyvernat, “Étude sur les versions coptes de la Bible I,” Revue biblique 5 (1896) 427-433, 540-569 H. Hyvernat, “Étude sur les versions coptes de la Bible II,” Revue biblique … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Bibliographies, Old Testament | Tagged Adolph Hebbelynck, Arthur Adolphe Vaschalde, bibliography, Bohairic, Coptic Bible, Henri Hyvernat, New Testament, Old Testament, Sahidic, Walter Till | 1 Comment

Pachomian Bibliography 1

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Alin Suciu

E. Amélineau, Monuments pour servir a l’histoire de l’Egypte chrétienne au IVe siècle. Histoire de Saint Pakhome et de ses communautés (Annales du Musée Guimet, 17; Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1889) F. Halkin, Sancti Pachomii Vitae Grecae (Subsidia Hagiographica, 19. Brussels: … Continue reading →

Posted in Bibliographies, Pachomius | Tagged Arabic, Ascetic Authors, Bohairic, Egyptian monasticism, hagiography, Monasticism, Pachomian bibliography, Pachomius, Patristic literature, Sahidic | 7 Comments

Nitria and Scetis: H. G. Evelyn White,The Monasteries of the Wadi ‘N Natrun

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Alin Suciu

The valuable Syriac documents which came from the Monastery of the Virgin in the Wadi el-Natrun, are still labeled sometimes as “Nitrian.” Similarly, the dialect of the Coptic manuscripts from St. Macarius’ Monastery, situated in the same desert, is called … Continue reading →

Posted in Bibliographies, Monasteries | Tagged Bohairic, Books, Coptic, Evelyn White, Monastery of St. Macarius, Monastery of the Syrians, Nitria, Scetis, Syriac, Wadi 'N Natrun | 1 Comment

The Dossier of the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah: With a Contribution on the First Bohairic Fragments

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Little is known about the period that Abba Isaiah spent in his native land, as a recluse in the desert of Scetis. His fame began to grow beyond the borders of Egypt only after he settled in a monastery near … Continue reading →