The Ethiopian Orthodox Church's Tradition on the Holy Cross

‎Contents
‎Preface
‎Acknowledgements
‎Chapter 1. Introduction
	‎1.1. The Story of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ (Commentary on Matthew 27:1–28:7)
		‎1.1.1. Introduction
		‎1.1.2. The Manuscripts
		‎1.1.3. The Excerpt
		‎1.1.4. Text and Translation
	‎1.2. The Wood of the Cross
	‎1.3. The Historian Giyorgis Wäldä ʿAmid (Ǧirǧis al-Makīn Ibn ʿAmīd) on the History of the Holy Cross
	‎1.4. Mälkəʿa Mäsqäl, መልክዐ  ፡ መስቀል  ።, “Image of the Cross”
		‎1.4.1. Introduction
		‎1.4.2. The Sufferings (Passions) of Christ
		‎1.4.3. The Manuscripts
		‎1.4.4. Text and Translation
	‎1.5. Mälkəʿa Ḥəmam, መልክዐ  ፡ ሕማም  ። “Image of the Suffering”
		‎1.5.1. Introduction
		‎1.5.2. Text and Translation
‎Chapter 2. The Cross in the Life of the Faithful: Samples from the Literature
	‎2.1. From Arägawi Mänfäsawi, The Spiritual Elder John Saba
	‎2.2. From the Miraculous Works of Abunä Libanos
	‎2.3. From the Life of Hermit Abba Akalä Krǝstos
‎Chapter 3. Homilies on the Holy Cross by Ancient Fathers
	‎3.0. Introduction
	‎3.1. Homily by Minas, Metropolitan of Aksum, for the Feast Day of the Cross
		‎3.1.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.2. Homily by James of Sarug, “For (the Feast of) the Cross”
		‎3.2.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.3. Anonymous Homily on the Appearance of the Image of the Cross to Caesar Constantine and How Helen Found the Cross, “For (the Feast of Saint) Helen”
		‎3.3.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.4. Anonymous Homily on the Finding of the True Cross, for the Feast Day of Saint Helen
		‎3.4.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.5. Anonymous Homily on the Finding of the True Cross, for 10 Mäggabit
		‎3.5.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.6. Homily by John (Chrisostom), for 12 Mäggabit
		‎3.6.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.7. Anonymous Homily on the Holy Wood of the Cross, for 27 Mäggabit
		‎3.7.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.8. Excerpt from Saint John Chrysostom’s Homily on the Fig Tree
		‎3.8.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.9. An Amharic Narrative on Saint Helen and How She Found the Holy Cross
		‎3.9.1. Text and Translation
	‎3.10. Sǝbḥatä Mäsqäl, ስብሐተ  ፡ መስቀል  ።, “Glorification of the Cross” by Abba Baḥrǝy
		‎3.10.1. Introduction
		‎3.10.2. Text and Translation
	‎3.11. Mǝsṭirä Mäsqäl, ምስጢረ  ፡ መስቀል  ።, “Mystery of the Cross”
		‎3.11.1. Introduction
		‎3.11.2. Text and Translation
‎Chapter 4. Short Hymns on the Cross
	‎4.1. Nägś Hymn by Zärʾa Yaʿǝqob
	‎4.2. Nägś Hymns by Abba Giyorgis of Gasǝč̣č̣a
		‎Nägś Hymn (MS EMML 204, fol. 96v)
	‎4.3. From the Säʿatat (Horologium) of Abba Giyorgis
	‎4.4. Arke Hymn by the Unidentified Arkä Śǝllus
‎Index of Edited Manuscripts
	‎Collegeville, Minnesota, Hill Monastic Manuscript Library
	‎London, British Library
	‎Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
	‎Tǝray (Ethiopia), ʿUra Mäsqäl
	‎Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
‎Bibliography
‎Index of Biblical Quotations
	‎Old Testament
	‎New Testament
‎Index of Names and Subjects