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Author Archives: Alin Suciu
Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik Article
My edition of the Coptic fragments in the Trinity College in Dublin appeared in the latest issue of the Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. You can download it for free here: A. Suciu, “Coptic Biblical Fragments in the Possession of … Continue reading
Cairo 2008 Coptic Congress Papers Publication
Important message from Christian Askeland: “Anne Boud’hors and Peeter’s publishing house have generously agreed to publish papers from the 2008 Cairo congress within a 2013 edition of the Journal of Coptic Studies. The effort will be organized by Christian Askeland, … Continue reading
Lecture by Prof Dr Alberto Camplani and Alin Suciu on November 16th, 2012 at 6 pm (CSMC)
Dear Colleagues, The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC), within the scope of the “Manuscripts in Motion” Conference, cordially invites you to a public lecture on “Coptic Manuscripts in Pieces: the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife and more” by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Camplani, Alin Suciu, Announcements, CMCL, conferences, Gospel of Jesus's Wife, Hamburg, papyri, Rome
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Abba Isaiah of Scetis: Bibliography 2
The first part of the bibliography here Monk Augoustinos, Tou hosiou patros hemon abba Esaiaou logoi 29 (Jerusalem 1911) John Chryssavgis and P. R. Penkett, eds., Abba Isaiah of Scetis: Ascetic Discourses (CS 150; Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 2002)
Originally posted on Roberta Mazza:
The case with the Gospel of Mary fragment in the Crawford room P.Ryl. 463: The Gospel of Mary I’ve recently realised that few people in Manchester know that one of the two extant Greek fragments…
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K.E. Verrone – Mighty Deeds and Miracles by Saint Apa Phoebammon
Kerry E. Verrone, Mighty Deeds and Miracles by Saint Apa Phoebammon: Edition and Translation of Coptic Manuscript M582 ff. 21r-30r in the Pierpont Morgan Library (Senior honors thesis, 2002 series; Providence, R.I.: Brown , 2002). This is a useful (and very … Continue reading
Article to Appear in the Next Issue of the Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum
Today I received the galley proofs of my article “Pseudo-Theophili Alexandrini Sermo de Cruce et Latrone. An Edition from M595 with Parallels and Translation,” which will be published in the next issue of the Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum – Journal … Continue reading
Guest Post: Steve Johnston – Le motif du blasphème de l’Archonte. Les multiples visages du Dieu des Écritures juives dans la littérature gnostique
Steve Johnston, my Canadian colleague, shall defend his Ph.D. thesis on October 26, at the Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses, Université Laval, Québec. His thesis explores the theme of arrogance of the Archon in some Gnostic texts. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged dissertation, gnosticism, Laval, Nag Hammadi, Steve Johnston
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A Letter from Colonel Robert de Rustafjaell
Some time ago, I bought on the internet a bibliographical rarity: Robert de Rustafjaell’s The Light of Egypt from Recently Discovered Predynastic and Early Christian Records (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1909). I had been looking for a … Continue reading
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Tagged British Library, British Museum, Coptic Manuscripts, E.A.W. Budge, Edfu, Nubia, Robert de Rustafjaell
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Guest Post: Roelof van den Broek – Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem, On the Life and the Passion of Christ
Roelof van den Broek, Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem, On the Life and the Passion of Christ. A Coptic Apocryphon (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 118), Leiden-Boston: Brill 2013; 215 pp. Price: 101,- Euro; 140,- US Dollar. In the early seventies of the … Continue reading
Newly Found Fragments from Codex Tchacos
My thanks to David Tibet for his kind help NOTE: I introduced for the first time the Tchacos fragments discussed below during the annual reunion of the Association pour l’étude de la littérature apocryphe chrétienne (AELAC), which took place June … Continue reading
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Tagged Alin Suciu, Allogenes, apocrypha, Bruce Ferrini, Codex Tchacos, Coptic Manuscripts, gnosticism, Lafayette College, Nag Hammadi, papyri, Papyrology
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Successful Thesis Defense!
On October 6, 2012, my wife, Päivi Vähäkangas, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, titled Rejection and Reception of Philosophy in the Letter of Eugnostos (NHC III,3 and V,1) and Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions, at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki. The … Continue reading
What is Clavis Coptica?
Because many people have been asking me lately what means clavis coptica to which I often refer in my studies and on this blog, I am posting here a response from Tito Orlandi, the director of the Corpus dei manoscritti … Continue reading
A Coptic Apocryphal Manuscript from Nubia (the Qasr el-Wizz Codex)
When the High Dam was built in the 1960s, almost the entire Nile valley between Aswan and Wadi Halfa had been inundated in order to create the Lake Nassar. As the waters were rising, many archeological sites were destroyed, while … Continue reading
More Coptic Fragments from an Encomium on the Apostles (Ps-Severian of Gabala, Encomium in XII apostolos)
In this post I drew attention to a Coptic encomium on the twelve apostles, attributed to Severian of Gabala (CPG 4281; clavis coptica 0331). Sever Voicu published, in the journal Apocrypha, an extensive and well-documented article concerning the apocryphal traditions … Continue reading
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Tagged Alin Suciu, apocrypha, Apostles, Arabic, Bohairic, Coptic literature, Coptic Manuscripts, Sahidic, Sever Voicu, Severian of Gabala, translations
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Alin Suciu – Hugo Lundhaug: A Peculiar Dialectal Feature in the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, Line 6
In our previous post on the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, we remarked, as others have done, that line 6 of the papyrus also goes back to a logion from the Gospel of Thomas. Here is the parallel: There are several … Continue reading
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Tagged Alin Suciu, apocrypha, Coptic dialects, Coptic Manuscripts, Gospel of Jesus's Wife, Hugo Lundhaug, papyri, Papyrology, Sahidic
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On the So-Called Gospel of Jesus’s Wife. Some Preliminary Thoughts by Hugo Lundhaug and Alin Suciu
First of all, it should be clearly stated that, although in the following lines we shall express our doubts concerning the authenticity of the so-called Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, our suggestions remain hypothetical until the ink of the document has … Continue reading
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Tagged Alin Suciu, apocrypha, Coptic Manuscripts, Gospel of Jesus's Wife, Hugo Lundhaug, Jesus Christ, Karen L. King, papyri, Papyrology, Sahidic
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2008-2012 Bibliography on Coptic Literature
A bibliography on Coptic literature for the years 2008-2012 is now available on the website of the Tenth International Congress of Coptic Studies (Rome, September 17-22, 2012). The document was compiled by Heike Behlmer (University of Göttingen). Those interested will find … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Coptic literature, Coptic studies, Heike Behlmer, Rome
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The Tenth International Congress of Coptic Studies: Programme
SOURCE 10.30-11.15: INAUGURAL SESSION Welcome address Alberto Camplani, Congress Secretary (Sapienza Università di Roma) Luigi Frati, Rettore della Sapienza Università di Roma Antonello Biagini, Prorettore per la Cooperazione e rapporti internazionali Mariano Pavanello, Direttore del Dipartimento di Storia, Culture, Religioni Claudio … Continue reading
A Solved Riddle: The Authorship of a Coptic Encomium on the Archangel Gabriel
In a previous blog post (August 2011), I drew attention to the editio princeps of P. Vindob. K 9670, a parchment leaf in Vienna which had been published by Hans Förster in a recent issue of the Zeitschrift für Antikes … Continue reading
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