Coptic Apocrypha in the Dialect of Upper Egypt (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

E. A. Wallis Budge

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440073333 ISBN 13 : 9781440073335

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A diverse collection of ancient Coptic writings and their translations reveals late antique Egyptian Christian legends and sacred texts.

This scholarly edition presents facsimiles and translations from a tenth-to-eleventh-century manuscript, offering valuable linguistic and historical insights into Coptic Christian traditions.

The book gathers several apocryphal works, including accounts related to John the Apostle, Bartholomew, and John the Baptist, as well as Apostolic narratives and monastic instructions. It pairs a careful apparatus with plates that illustrate the manuscript’s decorated pages, marginal notes, and the overall presentation of these texts.

• Read English translations alongside the original Coptic texts
• Explore palaeographic notes and dating of manuscripts
• See complete facsimiles and plates illustrating the manuscript design
• Learn about the cultural and religious context of Egyptian Christianity

Ideal for students and readers of early Christian literature seeking primary sources and scholarly interpretation.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Coptic Apocrypha in the Dialect of Upper Egypt

The present volume contains the Coptic texts, with translations, of an important series of Apocrypha, a Life of Pisentius, Bishop of Coptos in the seventh century, an Encomium on John the Baptist, attributed to Saint John Chrysostom, and a series of Instructions by Pachomius the Archimandrite; all of them are written in the dialect of Upper Egypt, and all are published for the first time. The editing of the texts has been carried out by an arrangement with my colleague Dr. L. D. Barnett, Keeper of the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts in the British Museum.

The longest and perhaps most interesting Apocryphon is the 'Book of the Resurrection', which is attributed to Bartholomew the Apostle.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440073333
• ISBN 13: 9781440073335
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 599
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