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Tag Archives: Isaiah of Scetis
The Gǝʿǝz version of Stephen of Thebes’ Sermo asceticus
My current projects include the editio princeps of the Gǝʿǝz version of Stephen of Thebes’ Sermo asceticus, which is preserved in an unicum, namely EMML 4493, ff. 103r-105r (dated 1528 CE). Stephen is one of the most mysterious Egyptian ascetical … Continue reading
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)
The Louvain Papyrus Fragments from the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah
Recently, I wrote on the blog about some papyrus fragments of a codex which contained the Coptic version of the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah. The fragments were kept in the library of the Catholic University in Louvain, but they were … Continue reading
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
A Coptic Codex of the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah (Guillaumont Codex A)
The Coptic version of the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah became known due to Antoine Guillaumont edition of several fragmentary Sahidic witnesses.[1] A few years before this edition appeared, Guillaumont published in Mélanges Crum a list of the available Coptic manuscripts … Continue reading
Abba Isaiah of Scetis: Bibliography
Vailhé, H., “Un mystique monophysite: le moine Isaïe,” Échos d’Orient 9 (1906) 81-91 The monk Augustinos, Tou hosiou patros hemon abba Esaiaou logoi 29 (Jerusalem, 1911; 2nd ed. S. Schoinas, Volos, 1962) Nau, F., “À propos d’un feuillet d’un manuscrit … Continue reading
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Tagged Antoine Guillaumont, Ascetic Authors, bibliography, Isaiah of Scetis, Scetis
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The Discovery of an Extract from “De Passione et Cruce” by Pseudo-Athanasius of Alexandria in a Coptic Patristic Florilegium
(Thank you, David Tibet, for helping me with this post!) The homily De Passione et Cruce Domini (CPG 2247) is amongst the most interesting documents ascribed to Athanasius of Alexandria. In a recent article, I showed that an extract from … Continue reading
Two Coptic Fragments Containing Extracts from Isaiah of Scetis: A New Manuscript Witness of the Asceticon
A few days ago, Dr. Heinzgerd Brakmann drew my attention to a Coptic parchment folio from the collection of the National Library in Paris. The leaf survived dismembered from its original binding and is currently bound as folio 147 in … Continue reading
The Dossier of the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah: With a Contribution on the First Bohairic Fragments
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
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Tagged Alin Suciu, Ascetic Authors, Bohairic, Coptic, Egypt, Egyptian monasticism, Evelyn White, Isaiah of Scetis, Leipzig, Monasticism
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