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Author Archives: Alin Suciu
Once Again on the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah
During the past year, I have presented several times new manuscripts containing the Coptic version of the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah. Thus, I had the opportunity to write, however briefly, about 1) the first fragments from the Bohairic version of … Continue reading
Fenoyl – Le Sanctoral copte
Maurice de Fenoyl, Le Sanctoral copte (Recherches publiées sous la direction de l’Institut de Lettres Orientales de Beyrouth, 15; Beirut: Imprimerie Catholique, 1960) download here.
Posted in Bibliographies, Liturgical Books
Tagged bibliography, Books, hagiography, liturgy, Maurice de Fenoyl, Saints
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Guest Post: Christian Askeland on the Coptic Versions of the Gospel of John
In earlier posts, Alin announced his discovery of several previously unidentified fragments of the Fayumic New Testament. These discoveries are particularly exciting for those of us involved in the textual criticism of the New Testament. In 1874, the Bishop of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Guest Post, New Testament
Tagged Christian Askeland, Coptic dialects, Fayyumic, Gospel of John, Hans Förster, Joseph Lightfoot, New Testament
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The 2nd St Andrews Graduate Conference for Biblical and Early Christian Studies
Via Dan Batovici: The 2nd St Andrews Graduate Conference for Biblical and Early Christian Studies Manuscripts and their Texts: Perspectives on Textual Criticism – 8-9 June 2012 St Mary’s College, University of St Andrews Call for Papers Conference registration will … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, conferences, Dan Batovici, Early Christianity, Manuscripts, RBECS, University of St Andrews
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First Summer School on Christian Apocryphal Literature. Strasbourg, France, 24-27 June 2012
I just got an e-mail from the Association pour l’étude de la littérature apocryphe chrétienne (AELAC) concerning the First Summer School on Christian Apocryphal Literature, which will take place in Strasbourg between 24-27 June 2012. Right after the summer school (June … Continue reading
The 10th International Congress of Coptic Studies (Rome, 17-22 September 2012)
Visit the webpage of the 10th International Congress of Coptic Studies, which will take place between 17-22 September 2012 in Rome. The organizing committee: Paola Buzi, Alberto Camplani, Tito Orlandi. Webpage of the Congress
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Tagged Alberto Camplani, Congress, IACS, Paola Buzi, Rome, Tito Orlandi
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A. Kropp, Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte
Angelicus Kropp, Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte Bd. I: Textpublikation (Brussels: Edition de la Fondation égyptologique reine Elisabeth, 1930) download Angelicus Kropp, Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte Bd. II: Übersetzungen und Anmerkungen (Brussels: Edition de la Fondation égyptologique reine Elisabeth, 1931) download Angelicus Kropp, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelicus Kropp, bibliography, Books, Coptic Manuscripts, Magic
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P. Lacau, Fragments d’apocryphes coptes
P. Lacau, Fragments d’apocryphes coptes (MIFAO, 9; Cairo: Imprimerie de l’IFAO, 1904) download the book (89 MB)
Posted in Apocrypha, Bibliographies
Tagged Acta Pilati, apocrypha, bibliography, Books, Evodius, Gospel of the Twelve Apostles, Pierre Lacau
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P. Ladeuze, Etude sur le cénobitisme pakhomien
I have just seen that the downloadable version of Paulin Ladeuze‘s book concerning the Pachomians has vanished from archive.org. For this reason I found it useful to scan the volume and put it up here. P. Ladeuze, Etude sur le … Continue reading
W. Till, Koptische Heiligen- und Martyrerlegenden
Walter Till, Koptische Heiligen- und Martyrerlegenden vol. 1 (Orientalia Christiana Analecta, 102; Rome: Pontificium Institutum Orientalium Studiorum, 1935) (download here) Walter Till, Koptische Heiligen- und Martyrerlegenden vol. 2 (Orientalia Christiana Analecta, 108; Rome: Pontificium Institutum Orientalium Studiorum, 1936) (download here)
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Tagged Acts of the Martyrs, bibliography, Books, Coptic literature, Coptic Manuscripts, Walter Till
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4th International Summer School in Coptic Papyrology
Via Coptist and International Association for Coptic Studies: An International Summer School in Coptic Papyrology, the fourth one of its kind after Vienna 2006, Leipzig 2008 and Strasbourg 2010, will be held in Heidelberg from 26 August to 9 September … Continue reading
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Tagged Announcements, Coptic Manuscripts, Heidelberg, IACS, palaeography, Papyrology, Summer School
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P. Buzi & A. Camplani, Christianity in Egypt. Festschrift Tito Orlandi (Rome 2012)
After the Mélanges offerts à Wolf-Peter Funk, edited by Paul-Hubert Poirier & Louis Painchaud in 2006 (available here), another Festschrift of high interest for Coptological studies has been published: Paola Buzi & Alberto Camplani (eds.), Christianity in Egypt: Literary Production … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Camplani, bibliography, Books, Coptic Church, Coptic literature, Paola Buzi, Rome, Tito Orlandi
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Rossi’s Edition of the Coptic Papyrus Codices in the Egyptian Museum in Turin 1
Although published a long time ago by the Italian Egyptologist Francesco Rossi, the collection of seventeen Coptic papyrus codices which are preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Turin is still little-known outside a small group of Coptologists. Starting with 1883, … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts of the Martyrs, bibliography, Books, Coptic literature, Coptic Manuscripts, Francesco Rossi, papyri, Turin
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R. Draguet – Julien d’Halicarnasse
R. Draguet, Julien d’Halicarnasse et sa controverse avec Sévère d’Antioche sur l’incorruptibilité du corps du Christ (Louvain: Imprimerie P. Smeesters, 1924) download here. This book explores the background of the so-called heresy of the aphthartodocetae, a non-Chalcedonian movement initiated by … Continue reading
P. Van Cauwenbergh – Etude sur les moines d’Egypte
I just started to scan some books which seem to be out of copyright but are not available yet in electronic format. Today’s book: P. van Cauwenbergh, Etude sur les moines d’Egypte depuis le Concile de Chalcédoine (451) jusqu’à l’invasion … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Hebbelynck, bibliography, Books, Egyptian monasticism, van Cauwenbergh
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J.-C. Guy, Recherches sur la tradition grecque des Apophthegmata Patrum
J.-C. Guy, Recherches sur la tradition grecque des Apophthegmata Patrum (Subsidia hagiographica, 36; Bruxelles: Société des Bollandistes, 1962). The book (66.5 MB) is available here. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, MS K321b verso. Parchment leaf with the text of the Apophthegmata Patrum … Continue reading
A.I. Elanskaya, Coptic Manuscripts of the M.E. Saltykov-Schedrin State Public Library
Ivan Miroshnikov, my colleague from Helsinki, sent me a PDF version of A.I. Elanskaya, Коптские рукописи Госупарственной библиотеки имени М.Е. Салтыкова-Щедрина (= Coptic Manuscripts of the M.E. Saltykov-Schedrin State Public Library) Palestinskij Sbornik 20 (1969). Now, I must admit I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alla Elanskaya, bibliography, Books, Coptic Manuscripts, Ivan Miroshnikov, Palestinskij Sbornik, Saint Petersburg
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An Unknown “Apocryphal” Texts from the White Monastery: Update
The article which I wrote with Einar Thomassen (University of Bergen) concerning a gospel-like apocryphon has appeared in the Festschrift Tito Orlandi: A. Suciu & E. Thomassen, “An Unknown ‘Apocryphal’ Text from the White Monastery,” P. Buzi & A. Camplani (eds.), … Continue reading
Orientalia Christiana Periodica Article
My article on the Coptic manuscripts in Naples has just been published in the latest issue of Orientalia Christiana Periodica: A. Suciu, “The Borgian Coptic Manuscripts in Naples: Supplementary Identifications and Notes to a Recently Published Catalogue,” Orientalia Christiana Pariodica … Continue reading
Putting Together the Puzzle of a Christmas Story: A Coptic Document in Princeton and Its Related Fragments
Because Christmas is coming, I will discuss in this post a Coptic text which deals with the birth of Jesus. A fragment of the work in question is preserved in the Princeton University Library and it is available in Cullen … Continue reading
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