Tag Archives: Syriac

Genesis 3:15 in the Sahidic Version of Jacob of Serugh’s memrā on the Ascension of Christ

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Alin Suciu

Just recently, I have identified and edited the Sahidic version of Jacob of Serugh’s verse homily on the Ascension of Christ.[1] This text is not only the first attestation of Jacob of Serugh in Coptic, but it may also be … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Nils Arne Pedersen & John Møller Larsen – Syriac-Manichaean fragments

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Alin Suciu

It is my great pleasure to host on this blog the article which my friend, Nils Arne Pedersen (Aarhus University), wrote together with John Møller Larsen (Aarhus University) concerning the newly (re)discovered Manichaean fragments in Syriac. – A.S. Recently we … Continue reading →

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Nitria and Scetis: H. G. Evelyn White,The Monasteries of the Wadi ‘N Natrun

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Alin Suciu

The valuable Syriac documents which came from the Monastery of the Virgin in the Wadi el-Natrun, are still labeled sometimes as “Nitrian.” Similarly, the dialect of the Coptic manuscripts from St. Macarius’ Monastery, situated in the same desert, is called … Continue reading →

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