Tag Archives: Leiden

Two New Articles on the von Scherling Collection of Coptic Papyri

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Alin Suciu

1. Fragments of a Sahidic Codex of the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles My new article, which concerns three fragments from a Sahidic manuscript containing the Apocryphal Acts of the apostles, appeared a few days ago in the latest issue … Continue reading →

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A Coptic Codex of the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah (Guillaumont Codex A)

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Alin Suciu

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 →

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A Leiden Manuscript Containing the Apocryphal Names of the Two Thieves

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Among the unidentified Coptic literary manuscripts deposited in the collection of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, there are two parchment fragments that bear the inventory number F 1976/4.31. According to the museum acquisition book, the items were purchased in … Continue reading →

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John Chrysostom’s Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans also in Coptic

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Michel Aubineau (1921-2002) remarked once that the number of Greek manuscripts which contain works attributed to John Chrysostom surpasses that of any other Church Father.[1] As far as our evidence goes, the same must have been true of the Coptic … Continue reading →

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