Digital Edition and Translation of the Coptic-Sahidic Old Testament
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Author Archives: Alin Suciu
J.A. de Aldama – Repertorium pseudochrysostomicum
The Repertorium pseudochrysostomicum, compiled by José Antonio de Aldama, is an invaluable tool for those interested in Patristic studies. The repertory consists of a total of 581 pseudo-Chrysostomic works preserved in Greek, which are arranged alphabetically according to their incipit. … Continue reading
Apocrypha Bibliography: M.-A. van den Oudenrijn – Gamaliel. Äthiopische Texte zur Pilatusliteratur
This book contains the Ethiopic version of two texts attributed to Cyriacus, bishop of Behnesa (Oxyrhynchus): the Lament of Mary (ላሐ፡ ማርያም) and the Martyrdom of Pilate (ስምዐ፡ ጲላጦስ). The first text narrates the events surrounding the Resurrection of Christ, … Continue reading
Pachomian Bibliography 5: Boon – Pachomiana Latina
This book contains Jerome’s Latin translation of several works of Pachomius and his disciples: 1) the Rules of Pachomius; 2) the Epistles of Pachomius; 3) an Epistle of Theodorus of Tabennesi; 4) the Testament of Orsiesius; 5) the Monita S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amand Boon, bibliography, Books, Coptic Manuscripts, Egyptian monasticism, L. Th. Lefort, Louvain, monast, Pachomian bibliography, Pachomius
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Dr. Stephen Emmel Elected Member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Wonderful news has come out from the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, the Italian academy founded in 1603. The prestigious institution has elected the Coptologist Stephen Emmel as “foreign member” (socio straniero). Here is the news taken from the website of … Continue reading
Orientalia Article
My article concerning three supplementary leaves from a Coptic parchment codex which contained texts attributed to Athanasius of Alexandria (CPG 2190 & 2191) appeared in the latest issue of the journal Orientalia (ed. by the Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, Rome). The … Continue reading
Provisional Bibliographies for the Coptological Congress
During the next Coptological congress (Rome, 17-22 September 2012), eleven scholars will deliver reports concerning the recent developments in various fields of Coptic studies: Alessandro Bausi, Ethiopic literary production related to the Egyptian culture Heike Behlmer, Coptic Literature (2008-2012) Heinzgerd … Continue reading
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Tagged Announcements, archaeology, Congress, Coptic, paleography, Rome
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R.I.P. Marvin Meyer
Stephan Huller announces that Marvin Meyer died yesterday. His wife, Bonnie, posted the following message on Marvin’s Facebook wall: “Hello, Facebook friends of Dr. Marvin Meyer: This is Marv’s wife Bonnie writing the sad news that Marv passed away yesterday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Announcements, Codex Tchacos, Early Christianity, gnosticism, Marvin Meyer, obituaries
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Guest Post: Tonio Sebastian Richter – Contact-Induced Language Change of Egyptian-Coptic: Loanword Lexicography in the DDGLC Project
Prof. Tonio Sebastian Richter (Ägyptologisches Institut der Universität Leipzig): 1992 Diploma in Protestant Theology; 1996 MA in Egyptology and Religious Studies; 1999 PhD thesis on language and style of Coptic legal documents (printed as Rechtssemantik und forensischeRhetorik Leipzig 2002; 2nd … Continue reading
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Tagged Coptic language, documentary texts, Egypt, Greek, Leipzig, Papyrology, Tonio Sebastian Richter
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Freely Accessible Issues of the Journal Aethiopica
The website of the journal Aethiopica, edited by the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies, Hamburg University, has recently added some issues which are freely accessible. Recommended readings for those interested in Coptic and Patristic literature: Robert Beylot, “Cyrille de … Continue reading
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Tagged Aethiopica, Announcements, apocrypha, Ethiopic, Hamburg, Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies, Patristics
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Two Research Positions in Coptic Studies (Georg Steindorff Egyptological Institute, University of Leipzig)
Franziska Naether announces on Facebook that two positions in Coptic studies are available in Tonio Sebastian Richter’s project in Leipzig (Database and Dictionary of Greek Loanwords in Coptic [DDGLC]). Details concerning this project can be found HERE. Two research positions … Continue reading
Lorenzo Perrone’s Lecture on Origen’s Homilies on the Psalms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s890BLlVvKg&feature=youtu.be
On July 9, 2012, Dr. Lorenzo Perrone (University of Bologna) delivered a lecture entitled “Rediscovering Origen Today: First Impressions on the Newly Discovered Collection of Homilies on the Psalms,” at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem. The website of the Institute made available the video recording of the lecture.
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Kartvelological Summer School “Georgian Script” (July 17-26, 2012, Tbilisi)
I received from Dr. Buba Kudava, the director of the National Centre of Manuscripts in Tbilisi, an interesting announcement concerning the Kartvelological Summer School “Georgian Script,” which shall take place from 17th to 26th July 2012 in Tbilisi, Georgia. “The … Continue reading
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Tagged Announcements, Buba Kudava, codicology, Georgian, Manuscripts, paleography, Summer School
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Update: AELAC Meeting, Dole, June 28-30 2012. Schedule and Paper Abstract
On June 29, I will be presenting a paper at the Association pour l’étude de la littérature apocryphe chrétienne (AELAC) meeting, which shall take place in Dole, France. You can find below the complete program of the conference and the … Continue reading
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Tagged AELAC, Alin Suciu, apocrypha, Codex Tchacos, conferences, Coptic Manuscripts, Dole, Sotheby's, Visio Pauli
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Doctoral and Postdoctoral Positions Available for Those Interested in Nag Hammadi (and Related) Codices
A few days ago, Hugo Lundhaug announced me that a doctoral and a postdoctoral fellowship are available in his project New Contexts for Old Texts: Unorthodox Texts and Monastic Manuscript Culture in Fourth- and Fifth-Century Egypt (NEWCONT). The project is … Continue reading
Greek Paleography Tutorial Based on Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. graec. 314
Alex Poulos posted a Greek paleography tutorial with examples taken from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. graec. 314 (Origen, Homilies on the Psalms). The tutorial “[i]s targeted at people who have at least an intermediate knowledge of Greek, but haven’t done much … Continue reading
Originally posted on Alex Poulos, PhD:
As promised, this post will contain a short transcription and translation of Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Codex graeca 314, the codex which scholars recently have rediscovered and believe contains a large number of homilies of Origen…
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Roger Pearse on Origen’s Homilies on the Psalms
Over at Roger Pearse’s blog, you can read two interesting posts about the homilies on the Psalms by Origen, which have been recovered recently in a Greek manuscript kept in the Bavarian State Library in Munich. In the first post, … Continue reading
Posted in Old Testament, Patristics, Psalms
Tagged Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Homilies on the Psalms, Munich, Origen, Roger Pearse
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Lorenzo Perrone About Origen’s Newly Discovered Homilies on the Psalms
Via Lorenzo Perrone: Bologna, the 10th of June 2012 Dear Colleagues and Friends, On the 21st of May, a day after the first severe earthquake since centuries began to shake my region, I was asked an expertise on a Greek … Continue reading
Guest Post: Mark Bilby on the Recent Discovery of Origen’s Homilies on the Psalms
N.B.: Mark relied on the information supplied in the modern Latin note which opens the manuscript. For the real content of the codex cf. “update 2” of my previous post. This is a major find. The note in the Corpus … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Patristics, Psalms
Tagged Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Homilies on the Psalms, Mark Bilby, Munich, Origen, Patristic literature, Psalms
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The Rediscovery of Origen’s Homilies on the Psalms (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. graec. 314)
The Bavarian State Library in Munich announces that Origen’s homilies on the Psalms have been discovered in an 11th century Greek manuscript. Excerpt from the press release: Spektakulärer Fund: Griechische Originalpredigten des Origenes von Alexandria entdeckt Bei der Katalogisierung der … Continue reading
Posted in Patristics, Psalms
Tagged Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Homilies on the Psalms, Munich, Origen
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