Tag Archives: Cambridge

About Some Coptic Fragments on the Dormition of the Virgin

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Alin Suciu

(This post would have been impossible without the invaluable help of David Tibet, aka Anok Pe) My friend Hans Förster has recently published with Walter de Gruyter a volume that brings together a number of Coptic fragments on the Dormition … Continue reading →

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A New Fragment of the Life of Moses of Abydos (Formerly Attributed to a Homily on Penitence by Shenoute of Atripe)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Alin Suciu

In the field of Coptic studies, it often happens that an isolated manuscript fragment which does not bear any clear detail as to allow its instant identification, is wrongly attributed to a particular author or work. This is largely due … Continue reading →

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Notes on the Canons of Pseudo-Athanasius

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Alin Suciu

I recently tried to reconstruct codicologically a White Monastery manuscript on the basis of several parchment sheets spread among several libraries. I have not yet managed to identify their content, but the text suggests that they belonged to certain church … Continue reading →

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