Students of the Bible in 4th and 5th Century Syria

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
1. Subject, title, and context......Page 7
2. State of research......Page 8
3. Occasion, justification, and disposition of the book......Page 9
A Philological Discussion in the Old Church......Page 13
14......Page 14
The Sources of St. Basil’s and St. Augustine’s  Comments on Gen 1,2c......Page 23
24......Page 24
Some Questions Concerning the Armenian Version of the Epistle of James......Page 37
1. James 1,23......Page 42
2. James 2,13......Page 45
3. James 1,9.10......Page 46
4. James 1,3......Page 49
5. James 2,21......Page 50
6. James 2,11......Page 56
7. James 2,23......Page 57
8. James 1,21......Page 61
New Identifications of Texts in Armenian Translation......Page 67
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(Eusebius of Emesa’s Commentary on Historical Writings of the Old Testament)......Page 77
78......Page 78
Fragments of the Aucher Collection in Galata MS 54......Page 95
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1. Quis sit . У.спт? – Montfaucon, Field, and Rahlfs......Page 107
2. Eusebius of Emesa and . У.спт......Page 109
3. Gen. 39,2f in . У.спт. Montfaucon’s, Field’s, and Rahlfs’ Points of View Confronted with Eusebius’ Evidence......Page 117
4. Theodoret of Cyrrhus and Rahlfs’ Argument from his Comments on Judg. 12,6......Page 119
5. Conclusions......Page 124
Evidence of the Syriac Bible Translation in Greek Fathers of the 4th and 5th Centuries......Page 125
Some Methodological Remarks......Page 131
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1. introduction......Page 141
2. Differences between the two translations, and their relation to the greek......Page 142
3. The author, the translators and other hands......Page 153
2. Introductory remarks on the homily In natale domini nostri Iesu Christi (CPG 4657)......Page 155
3. Examples of abbreviated texts......Page 158
4. The natale homily reconsidered......Page 166
Neglected Witnesses of the Old Church......Page 171
172......Page 172
– Is the Question Open or Closed?......Page 187
The use of . У.спт in the 4th and 5th centuries: The question of Theodoret’s language in the context of the history of the versions of the Bible......Page 188
Pierre Canivet’s portrait of Theodoret – and its sources......Page 189
The voices of doubt: Nicola Festa and Alice Leroy-Molinghen......Page 192
Theodoret’s language. A reconsideration......Page 193
Concluding remarks – The question of Theodoret’s mother tongue to be reopened?......Page 214
Severian Cento No. 2 in MS Galata 54......Page 217
1. One quotation from the homily. De matre filiorum Zebedaei (CPG 4249)......Page 218
2. One quotation from the homily. In natale Domini Iesu Christi (CPG 4657)......Page 219
3. One quotation from the homily. De Iesu dormiente in navicula (CPG 4699)......Page 220
4. Four quotations from the homily. In illud: Quomodo scit litteras (CPG 4201)......Page 221
5. One quotation from the homily. In crucem Domini et in Spiritum Sanctum et in Trinitatem (CPG 4196)......Page 222
6. Two quotations from the homily. In verbum: Confiteor tibi, Pater Domine caeli et terrae, et in visionem Danielis (CPG 4295,17a)......Page 223
1. introduction......Page 229
2. Alexandria, Antioch, and Greek culture......Page 230
3. Antioch and the Latin speaking world......Page 231
4. Three cases from Syrian seats of learning – whether Antiochene or not......Page 233
5. After 451. Concluding remarks......Page 239
Literature......Page 240
Biblical texts......Page 243
Patristic and medieval names and sources......Page 250
Modern writers......Page 252
Abbreviations......Page 256