Hundreds of ancient documents have been have been classified over time under the rubric of 'New Testament Apocrypha' (or sometimes 'New Testament Pseudegpigrapha') — not even including the number of works found in the Nag Hammadi codices. These apocyrphal texts were produced over centuries and by diverse communities. The tenuous connections between them, as a genre or corpus, are either their attribution to apostlic authors or, in terms of content, the 'hidden' stories they reveal about Jesus, the apostles, Mary, and other New Testement figures. These works, ranging from the 2nd century CE (Protoevangelium of James) to the Islamic period (Gospel of the 12 Apostles), represent both the inventiveness of late antique Christian writers and the popularity of such stories among their readers. Originally written for the most part in Greek or Latin, they were soon translated into Syriac, Armenian, Coptic, Georgian, etc., but many original compositions of Christian apocrypha, or variants on older stories, also originated in these languages. This page represents an adaptation and expansion of Geerard's foundational work on the Clavis of New Testament Apocrypha. While Geerard has given information for the New Testament Apocrypha across all reception languages, the information below focuses on the New Testament Apocrypha as it is preserved in Syriac and Arabic (including Garshuni).
Many of the texts given by Geerard exist in the public domain. The information below assimilates Geerard's, but then expands upon it by providing a hyperlink to the resource if it is available in the public domain.
Works marked with ** are those which are not available in Geerard, but have nonetheless been made available digitally. Texts marked with * are either unavailable or only partially available in the public domain.
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Table of Contents
Works
1. Apocryphal Gospel of John [Back to Top]
2. Miracles of Jesus [Back to Top]
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Arabic
- S. W. Watson, “A Syriac Arabic Narrative of Miracles of Jesus”, American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, vol. 16, pp. 37-46, 1900.
- O. H. E. KHS-Bermester, “Fragments from an Arabic Version of two Infancy Gospels”, Studia Orientalia Christiana Collectanea, vol. 7, pp. 105-114, 1962.*
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Syriac
- A. S. Lewis, Apocrypha Syriaca: The Protevangelium Jacobi and Transitus Mariae, with Texts from the Septuagint, the Corân, the Peshitta, and from a Syriac Hymn in a Syro-Arabic Palimpsest of the Fifth and Other Centuries. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1902.
- W. Wright, Contributions to the Apocryphal Literature of the New Testament. London: Williams & Norgate, 1865.
- Pp. 3-7 (Text); From cod. London, Brit. Libr. Add. 14484, f. 10-12v
- E. A. W. Budge, Ed., The History of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the History of the Likeness of Christ which the jews of Tiberias made to Mock at. I: The Syriac Texts, vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Luzac, 1899.
- E. Sachau, Ed., Verzeichnis der syrischen Handschriften der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin. Berlin: Behrend, 1899.
- P. 676; from cod. 208, f. 59-60.
- E. Nestle, “Ein syrisches Bruchstück aus dem Protevangelium Jacobi”, Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der Älteren Kirche, vol. 3, pp. 86-87, 1902.
- E. A. W. Budge, Ed., The History of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the History of the Likeness of Christ which the Jews of Tiberias made to Mock at. II: English Translation. London: Luzac, 1899.
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Arabic
4. On the Priesthood of Christ; or, The Conversion of Theodosius the Jew [Back to Top]
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Arabic [Longer recension]
- B. Evetts, Ed., “History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria I: Saint Mark to Theonas (300)”, in Patrologia Orientalis, Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1907, pp. 101-214.
- G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944.
5. The Vision of Theophilus; or, Sermon on the church of the holy family on mount Qosqam [Back to Top]
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Arabic (from Coptic)
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Recension 1
- M. Guidi, “La omelia di Teofilo di Alessandria sul Monte Coscam nelle letterature orientali [Textus]”, Rendiconti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze morali, storiche e filologiche, vol. 26, pp. 381-469, 1917.
- M. Guidi, Ed., “La omelia di Teofilo di Alessandria sul Monte Coscam nelle letterature orientali [Versio]”, Rendiconti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze morali, storiche e filologiche, vol. 30, pp. 274-309, 1922.
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Recension 2
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Recension 3
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Syriac (from Arabic)
- M. Guidi, “La omelia di Teofilo di Alessandria sul Monte Coscam nelle letterature orientali [Textus]”, Rendiconti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze morali, storiche e filologiche, vol. 26, pp. 381-469, 1917.
- M. Guidi, Ed., “La omelia di Teofilo di Alessandria sul Monte Coscam nelle letterature orientali [Versio]”, Rendiconti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze morali, storiche e filologiche, vol. 30, pp. 274-309, 1922.
- A. Mingana, “Vision of Theophilus”, in Woodbrooke Studies, vol. 3, Cambridge: Heffer, 1929, pp. 383-474.
6. The Gospel of Thomas of the Infancy of the Savior [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- W. Wright, Contributions to the Apocryphal Literature of the New Testament. London: Williams & Norgate, 1865.
- Pp. 11-16 (Text)
- Pp. 6-11 (Translation)
- From Brit. Libr. Add. 14484, ff. 12v-16
- E. A. W. Budge, Ed., The History of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the History of the Likeness of Christ which the jews of Tiberias made to Mock at. I: The Syriac Texts, vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Luzac, 1899.
- T. Burke, “The Infancy Gospel of Thomas from an Unpublished Syriac Manuscript: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Notes”, Hugoye, vol. 16.2, pp. 225-299, 2013.**
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Manuscripts
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Arabic
8. History of Joseph the Carpenter [Back to Top]
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- B. Bagatti and Battista, A., Edizione critica del testo arabo della «Historia Iosephi fabri lignarii» e ricerche sulla sua origene. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 1978.*
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Translations
- C. von Tischendorf, Ed., Evangelia Apocrypha, 2 vol. Leipzig: Avenarius and Mendelssohn, 1853.
- J. P. Migne, Ed., Dictionnaire des apocryphes, ou collection de tous les livres apocryphes relatifs à l'Ancien et au Nouveau Testament, pour la plupart traduits en français, pour la première fois, sur les textes originaux, vol. 1, 2 vol. Paris: Petit-Montrouge, 1856.
- P. Peeters, Ed., Évangiles apocryphes, 2nd ed., vol. 1, 2 vol. Paris: Auguste Picard, 1924.
9. Gospel of Nicodemus (or The Acts of Pilate) [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- I. E. Rahmani, Ed., Studia Syriaca, seu collectio documentorum hactenus ineditorum ex codicibus Syriacis: Apocryphi hypomnemata Domini Nostri, seu, Acta Pilati, vol. 2, 5 vol. Charfeh: Charfeh Patriarchal Seminary, 1908.
- A. Mingana, Ed., Catalogue of the Mingana Collection of Manuscripts now in the Possession of the Trustees of the Woodbrooke Settlement [3], vol. 3, 3 vol. Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, 1939.
- “Sinai syr. 82”. 2017.
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Christian Palestinian Aramaic (Fragment)
- F. Schulthess, “Christlich-palaestinische Fragmente aus der Omajjaden-Moschee zu Damaskus”, Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Philologisch-Historische Klasse, vol. 8.3, pp. 134-136, 1905.
- S. P. Brock, “A Fragment of the Acta Pilati in Christian Palestinian Aramaic”, The Journal of Theological Studies, vol. 22, pp. 157-158, 1971.*
- F. Haase, Literarkritische Untersuchungen zur orientalisch-apokryphen Evangelienliteratur. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1913.
10. Epistle of Pilate to Claudius [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- S. P. Brock, “A Syriac Version of the Letters of Lentulus and Pilate”, Orientalia Christiana Periodica, vol. 35, pp. 45-62, 1969.
- Notes
- A. von Harnack, Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur bis Eusebius, Teil 1: Die Überlieferung und Bestand, vol. 1.1, 2 vol. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1893.
- A. von Harnack, Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur bis Eusebius, Teil 2: Die Chronologie, vol. 2.1, 2 vol. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1896.
- W. Wright and McLean, N., The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius in Syriac Edited from the Manuscripts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1898. II, 2,1-6.
- E. Nestle, Die Kirchengeschichte des Eusebius aus dem Syrischen übersetzt. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1901.
- R. A. Lipsius, Die Pilatus-Akten. Kiel: C.F. Haeseler, 1886.
- E. von Dobschütz, Christusbilder: Untersuchungen zur christlichen Legende, vol. 3. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1899.
11. Anaphora and Paradosis of Pilate [Back to Top]
12. Epistles of Pilate and Herod [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- W. Wright, Contributions to the Apocryphal Literature of the New Testament. London: Williams & Norgate, 1865.
- Pp. 17-24 (Text); From Brit. Lib. Add. 14609, ff. 120r-122r
- Pp. 12-17 (Translation)
- M. R. James, Apocrypha anecdota, Second Series., vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1897.
- I. E. Rahmani, Ed., Studia Syriaca, seu collectio documentorum hactenus ineditorum ex codicibus Syriacis: Apocryphi hypomnemata Domini Nostri, seu, Acta Pilati, vol. 2, 5 vol. Charfeh: Charfeh Patriarchal Seminary, 1908.
- “Harvard Ms Syr 99”. 2016. Ff. 93v-96v.
- “Sinai syr. 82”. 2017.
13. Homily on the Lament for Mary (The Gospel of Gamaliel) [Back to Top]
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F. Haase, Literarkritische Untersuchungen zur orientalisch-apokryphen Evangelienliteratur. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1913.
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A. Baumstark, “III. Un Évangile de Gamaliel”, Revue biblique, vol. 3, pp. 253-295, 1906.
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Arabic
- A. Mingana, Ed., “A Lament of the Virgin”, in The Bulletin of the John Rylands Library , vol. 12, Cambridge: W. Hefer and Sons, 1928, pp. 163-332.
- Pp. 241-332 (Text) [From Cod. Mingana syr. (Garshuni) 87, fol. 103-117v, 127]
- Pp. 163-240 (Translation)
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Note
- On the other recensions in Arabic see the following:
- J. Simon, “Al-Fihris (Catalogue de manuscrits arabes). Première Partie. Ouvrages des auteurs antérieurs au XVII e siècle by Paul Sbath; Le Livre des Questions sur l'œil de Ḥonaïn ibn Isḥāq (= Mémoires présentés à l'Institut d' Egypte, XXXVI) by P. Sbath, M. Meyerhof”, Orientalia, vol. 9, pp. 156-160, 1940. P. 159.*
- G. Giamberardini, L'Immacolata Concezione di Maria nella Chiesa Egiziana. Cairo: Seminario di Ghiza, 1953. P. 31.*
- G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944. P. 247-248.
14. Homily on the death of Pilate (Martyrium Pilati) [Back to Top]
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Arabic (Garshuni)
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- É. Galtier, “Le martyre de Pilate”, in Mémoires et fragments inédits, Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1912. [From Paris BnF arab. 152]
- A. Mingana, Ed., “II. Martyrdom of Pilate”, in The Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, vol. 12, Cambridge: W. Hefer and Sons, 1928, pp. 241-333. [From Mingana syr. (Garshuni) 127, an. 1683, f. 136v-181v; 355, c. 1800, f. 58v-93v; Paris BnF arab. 152, f. 1-47; “Vat. sir. 199”. 2016. f. 345v-374v]
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Manuscripts
15. Epistle of Abgar with the Response of Christ [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- W. Wright and McLean, N., The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius in Syriac Edited from the Manuscripts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1898.
- I. H. Hall, “Syriac Version of the Epistle of King Abgar to Jesus”, Hebraica, vol. 1, pp. 232-235, 1885.
- L. J. Tixeront, Les Origines de l'Église d'Édesse et la légende d'Abgar. Étude critique suivie de deux textes orientaux inédits. Paris: Maissonneuve, 1888. [Edited from Paris BnF syr. 56]
- “Harvard Ms Syr 151”. 2016.
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Notes
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Arabic
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Recension 1
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Pp. 275, 277-279, 281-283 (Text)
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Pp. 291, 293 (Translation)
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Recension 2
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Recension 3
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Syriac
- W. Cureton, Ancient Syriac Documents Relative to the Earliest Establishment of Christianity in Edessa and the Neighbouring Countries, from the Year after Our Lord’s Ascension to the Beginning of the Fourth Century. Edinburg / London: Williams and Norgate, 1864.
- G. Phillips, Ed., The Doctrine of Addai, the Apostle, now First Edited in a Complete Form in the Original Syriac, with an English Translation and Notes. London: Trübner & co., 1876.
- G. Howard, The Teaching of Addai. Chico: Scholars Press, 1981.*
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Manuscripts
- E. N. Meščerskaja, Legenda ob Avgare : rannesirijskij literaturnyj pamjatnik : (istoričeskie korni v ėvoljucii apokrifičeskoj legendy). Moscow: Nauka, 1984.*
- “Le manuscrit syriaque Nouvelle Série 4 de Léningrad (Ve siècle)”, in Mélanges Antoine Guillaumont: contributions à l'étude des christianismes orientaux, Geneva: Cramer, 1988, pp. 211-219.*
- A. Desreumaux, “La Doctrine d'Addaï. Essai de classement des témoins syriaques et grecs”, Augustinianum, vol. 23, pp. 181-186, 1983.*
- A. Desreumaux, “La Doctrina Addaï: le chroniqueur et ses documents”, in Le camp des apocryphes, vol. 1, 2 vol., Turnhout: Brepols, 1990, pp. 249-267.*
- “Harvard Ms Syr 93”. 2016. F. 57v
- “Borg. sir. 148”. 2016.
18. The 'Jacobite' Life of the Virgin [Back to Top]
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Syriac [Unedited]
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Manuscripts
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Notes
- This life, consisting of 6 books, is compiled as such: 1) Annunciation, 2) Nativity of Jesus, 3) Vision of Theophilus, 4) Infancy of Jesus, 5-6) Dormition
- Cf. F. Nau, “La version syriaque de la vision de Théophile sur le séjour de la Vierge en Égypte”, Revue de l'Orient chrétien, vol. 15, pp. 125-132, 1910.
Assumption of the Virgin [Back to Top]
19. The Obsequies of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BHO p. 142n6) [Back to Top]
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Syriac (fragments)
- W. Wright, Contributions to the Apocryphal Literature of the New Testament. London: Williams & Norgate, 1865.
- Preserved in BL Add. 14484, ff. 1-8, f. 39; Add. 17216, f. 17 (cod. rescriptus); Add. 14665, f. 21-24 (cod. rescriptus); Add. 17137, f. 6-11 (cod. rescriptus)
- Wright edited fragments from BL Add. 14484, ff. 1-5v, and Add. 14669, f. 39 where the folios are most difficult to read. Cf. Pp. 11-16 of W. Wright, Contributions to the Apocryphal Literature of the New Testament. London: Williams & Norgate, 1865.
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French Translation (partial)
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Italian Translation
20. The Book of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BHO 631) [Back to Top]
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Syriac (fragmentary)
- W. Wright, Contributions to the Apocryphal Literature of the New Testament. London: Williams & Norgate, 1865.
- Pp. 27-33 (Text)
- Pp. 18-24 (Translation). From BL Add. 14484, ff. 9-11
- S. J. Shoemaker, “New Syriac Dormition Fragments from Palimpsests in the Schøyen Collection and the British Library: Presentation, Edition and Translation”, Le Muséon, vol. 124, no. 3-4, pp. 259-278, 2011.
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Italian translation
21. The Book of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (II) (BHO 632) [Back to Top]
22. Book Six of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BHO 620-625) [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- W. Wright, The departure of my Lady Mary from this world. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1865. [This contains all three sections from the articles published by Wright in the Journal of Sacred Literature issues 6 (pp. 3-32) and 7 (pp. 33-51; 129-160)]. From BL Add. 14484 (6th cent.), ff. 16-45; BL Add. 14732 (8th cent.), ff. 2-16v.
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Manuscripts
- BL Add. 14730, f. 84v (Book 4); Paris BnF Syr. 196, ff. 406-411 (fragments from books 1-4); Paris BnF syr. 238, ff. 147-161 (Garshuni); Paris BnF syr. 232, ff. 496-523 (Garshuni); Paris BnF syr. 233, ff. 2-37 (Garshuni).
23. Book Five of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BHO 626-630) [Back to Top]
24. Jacob of Sarug, Memra on the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BHO 676) [Back to Top]
25. John, Bishop of Birta, Memra on the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BHO 679) [Back to Top]
26. Homily on the Assumption of Mary the Virgin attributed to Theophilus of Alexandria (BHO 671) [Back to Top]
27. (Pseudo-)John the Apostle, Book Six of the Dormition of the Blessed Mary (BHO 633-636) [Back to Top]
28. (Pseudo-)John, Dormition [Back to Top]
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Arabic (Unedited)
- Vat. arab. 698, ff. 51v-84v
- This Dormition narrative is related to #25 above as well as the Syriac Dormition (#21)
29. (Pseudo-)John, Dormition (II) [Back to Top]
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Arabic
- L. Leroy, “La Dormition de la Vierge (Traduction du ms. arabe de Paris n ° 150)”, Revue de l'Orient Chrétien, vol. 15, pp. 162-172, 1910. From Paris BnF arab. 150, ff. 157-170v.
- A. van Lantschoot, “L'Assomption de la Sainte Vierge chez les Coptes”, Gregorianum, vol. 27, pp. 493-526, 1946. 512ff.*
30. Homily on the Dormition ascribed to Cyril of Alexandria [Back to Top]
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Arabic
- ʻAbd al-Masīḥ Sulaimān, Kitāb Mayāmir wa-ʻaǧāʼib as-saiyida al-Aḏrāʼ Maryam: ʻalā ḥasab mā waḍaʻahū ābāʼ al-kanīsa al-urṯūḏuksīya. Cairo: Miṣr Maṭbaʻat ʻAin Šams, 1916. Pp. 143-168*; 1927, Pp. 210-248; 1947, Pp. 169-190. From Cair., Musée copte n. 720, an. 1686, ff. 125-144.
- Notes
- Exists in Vat. arab. 170 (an. 1719), ff. 287-317.
- Cf. A. van Lantschoot, “L'Assomption de la Sainte Vierge chez les Coptes”, Gregorianum, vol. 27, pp. 493-526, 1946. 508ff.*
31. Homily on the Assumption ascribed to Cyril of Alexandria [Back to Top]
32. Homily on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, attributed to Cyril of Jerusalem [Back to Top]
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Arabic (Unedited)
- Cairo, Coptic Museum, copte n. 445, ff. 79v-99; 471, ff. 70-85v; 564, ff. 119v-146v; 730, ff. 47-62v
- Cf. G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944.
33. Homily on the Assumption, attributed to Theophilus of Landra [Back to Top]
34. Homily of Cyriacus of Behnasa [on the Assumption] [Back to Top]
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Arabic (Unedited)
- Vat. arab. 170, an. 1719, ff. 317v-339v
- A. van Lantschoot, “L'Assomption de la Sainte Vierge chez les Coptes”, Gregorianum, vol. 27, pp. 493-526, 1946.
- Cf. M. Erbetta, Ed., Gli Apocrifi del Nuovo Testamento, 3 vol. Torino: Marietti, 1969. 1, 2, pp. 616-618.*
35. Story of the History of Euthemia [Back to Top]
36. (Pseudo-)Serapion of Thmuis, Life and Miracles of John the Baptist [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- A. Mingana, Ed., “A New Life of John the Baptist ”, in Woodbrooke Studies, vol. 1, Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, 1927, pp. 234-287.
- G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944.
- M. Erbetta, Ed., Gli Apocrifi del Nuovo Testamento, 3 vol. Torino: Marietti, 1969. 1, 2, p. 222*
37. The Glory of the Forerunner (Apocalypse of James, brother of the Lord) [Back to Top]
38. The Acts of the Martyrs [Back to Top]
39. (Pseudo-)Marcellus, Passion of Apostles Peter and Paul (BHO 960) [Back to Top]
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Arabic (Longer Recension)
40. Epistle of (Pseudo-)Dionysius the Areopagite to Timothy on the Passion of Peter and Paul [Back to Top]
41. Preaching of Simon Peter in the city of Rome (BHO 936) [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- W. Cureton, Ancient Syriac Documents Relative to the Earliest Establishment of Christianity in Edessa and the Neighbouring Countries, from the Year after Our Lord’s Ascension to the Beginning of the Fourth Century. Edinburg / London: Williams and Norgate, 1864.
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Notes
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Manuscripts
- Cf. A. Baumstark, Die Petrus- und Paulusacten in der literarischen Überlieferung der syrischen Kirche: Festgruss dem Priestercollegium des deutschen Campo Santo zu Rom zur Feier seines 25 jährigen Bestehens (8. December 1901) gewidmet. Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1902.
- P. Peeters, “Notes sur la légende des apôtres S. Pierre et S. Paul dans la littérature syrienne”, Analecta Bollandiana, vol. 21, pp. 121-140, 1902.
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Syriac
- P. Bedjan, Ed., Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum: Tomus Primus, vol. 1, 7 vol. Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1890.
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Emendations and supplements
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Note
- Bedjan has compiled from various sources: Canonical Acts of the Apostles (pp. 5-8), Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions (pp. 8-12), Doctrine of Simon Peter in the city of Rome (pp. 12-14), the primary Acts and Martyrs (pp. 14-29 and 30-33).
43. The Preaching of Peter (BHO 938, 943) [Back to Top]
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Arabic
- M. D. Gibson, Ed., Apocrypha Sinaitica. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1896.
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
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Notes
- The story is about Peter caring for a mangy girl, destroying idols of gods with prayers, impeding the sacrifice of a virgin, and bringing the emperor's son back to life. On the Coptic origin, see P. Peeters, “Notes sur la légende des apôtres S. Pierre et S. Paul dans la littérature syrienne”, Analecta Bollandiana, vol. 21, pp. 121-140, 1902. Specifically see pp. 139-140.
- This text agrees with the Acts of Peter according to Clement (BHO 947).
- E. A. W. Budge, Ed., The Contendings of the Apostles: Being the histories of the lives and martyrdoms and deaths of the twelve Apostles and Evangelists. The Ethiopic texts now first edited from manuscripts in the British Museum, with an English translation [Text], vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Henry Frowde, 1899.
- E. A. W. Budge, Ed., The Contendings of the Apostles: Being the histories of the lives and martyrdoms and deaths of the twelve Apostles and Evangelists. The Ethiopic texts now first edited from manuscripts in the British Museum, with an English translation [Translation], vol. 2, 2 vol. London: Henry Frowde, 1901.
44. Acts of Peter and Paul [Back to Top]
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Arabic Recension (BHO 965)
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
- A. van Lantschoot, “Contribution aux Actes de S. Pierre et de S. Paul”, Le Muséon, vol. 68, pp. 17-46, 219-233, 1955.*
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Garshuni Recension (BHO 964)
45. The Acts of Peter according to Clement (BHO 944-950) [Back to Top]
46. (Pseudo-)Clementine Homilies X-XIV (BHG 322-341; BHO 198-201) [Back to Top]
47. (Pseudo-)Clementine Recognitions (I-IV) (BHO 197) [Back to Top]
48. Epitome [of (Pseudo-)Clement], by Simon Metaphrastes (BHO 204) [Back to Top]
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Syriac (History of Clement and of his parents and brethren)
- P. Bedjan, Ed., Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum: Tomus Sextus, vol. 6, 7 vol. Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1896.
- Pp. 1-17 (From BL Add. 12174)
- A. Mingana, Some Early Judaeo-Christian Documents in the John Rylands Library. Manchester: The University Press, 1917.
- For information on the Arabic translation of this text, see G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944. I.p. 304
49. Epitome of the (Pseudo-)Clementine Recognitions (BHO 203) [Back to Top]
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Arabic
- M. D. Gibson, Ed., Apocrypha Sinaitica. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1896.
- Depends upon Homilies 11, 1, 12-14, 8 as well as on the Recognitions 6, 1, 7-10. Cf. G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944. I,p. 303.
50. Epitome: Recognitions (with the Epistle to James) (BHO 202) [Back to Top]
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Arabic
- M. D. Gibson, Ed., Apocrypha Sinaitica. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1896.
- Depends upon Homilies 1-4, 8, 12-15, 22 and on the Recognitions 1, 2, 4, 7-10. Cf. G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944. I,p. 303.
51. Acts of Paul and Thecla [Back to Top]
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- W. Wright, Ed., Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Texts], vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- W. Wright, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Translations], vol. 2, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- See also:
- C. Burris and Rompay, L. van, “Thecla in Syriac Christianity: Preliminary Observations”, Hugoye, vol. 5.2, pp. 225–236, 2002.
- C. Burris and Rompay, L. van, “Some Further Notes on Thecla in Syriac Christianity”, Hugoye, vol. 6.2, pp. 337–342, 2009.
52. Martyrdom of Paul [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- W. Wright, Ed., Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Texts], vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- W. Wright, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Translations], vol. 2, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- Cf. E. Junod and Kaestli, J. - D., Eds., Acta Iohannis, 2 vol. Turnhout: Brepols, 1983. P. 40.*
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Arabic (BHO 477, 479)
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
- Cf. E. Junod and Kaestli, J. - D., Eds., Acta Iohannis, 2 vol. Turnhout: Brepols, 1983. P. 43-44.*
54. Acts (or Travels) [of John] by Prochorus [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- W. Wright, Ed., Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Texts], vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- W. Wright, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Translations], vol. 2, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- R. H. Connolly, “The Original Language of the Syriac Acts of John”, Journal of Theological Studies, vol. 8, pp. 249-261, 1907.
- R. H. Connolly, “The Diatessaron in the Syriac Acts of John”, Journal of Theological Studies, vol. 8, pp. 571-581, 1907.
- Cf. E. Junod and Kaestli, J. - D., Eds., Acta Iohannis, 2 vol. Turnhout: Brepols, 1983. P. 705-716.*
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Manuscripts
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Arabic (Excerpted)
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
- Cf. E. Junod and Kaestli, J. - D., Eds., Acta Iohannis, 2 vol. Turnhout: Brepols, 1983. P. 716-717.*
56. (Pseudo-)John Chrysostom, in praise of John the Theologian (BHG 932f; CPG 4936) [Back to Top]
57. Martyrdom of the Apostle Andrew (BHO 53) [Back to Top]
58. Acts of Andrew and Matthew in the city of the cannibals [Back to Top]
- Arabic (BHO 736)
- Garshuni
- Syriac (BHO 733)
- W. Wright, Ed., Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Texts], vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- W. Wright, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Translations], vol. 2, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- F. Schulthess, “Christlich-palaestinische Fragmente aus der Omajjaden-Moschee zu Damaskus”, Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Philologisch-Historische Klasse, vol. 8.3, pp. 134-136, 1905.
60. Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (BHO 55) [Back to Top]
61. Acts of Andrew and Philemon (BHO 48) [Back to Top]
- Syriac (Recension 1; BHO 1186-1204)
- W. Wright, Ed., Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Texts], vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- Pp. 172-333 (From BL Add. 14645, an. 936)
- W. Wright, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Translations], vol. 2, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- P. Bedjan, Ed., Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum: Tomus Tertius, vol. 3, 7 vol. Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1892.
- F. C. Burkitt, Ed., “Fragments of the Acts of Thomas from the Sinaitic Palimpsest”, in Select Narratives of Holy Women, vol. 1, 2 vol., London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1900, pp. 23-44.
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
- T. Jansma, Ed., A Selection from the Acts of Judas Thomas. Leiden: Brill, 1952.*
- P. - H. Poirier, L'Hymne de la Perle des Actes de Thomas. Louvain-La-Neuve: Center for the History of Religions, 1981. Pp. 325-348.*
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Manuscripts
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English Translation
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Arabic
65. Hymn of the Soul [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- P. - H. Poirier, L'Hymne de la Perle des Actes de Thomas. Louvain-La-Neuve: Center for the History of Religions, 1981.*
- Pp. 329-342 (Text)
- Pp. 343-348 (Translation)
- BL Add. 14654, an. 936. Edited in W. Wright, Ed., Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Texts], vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- W. Wright, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Translations], vol. 2, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- A. A. Bevan, The Hymn of the Soul Contained in the Syriac Acts of St. Thomas. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1897.
- G. Hoffmann, “Zwei Hymnen der Thomasakten”, Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, vol. 4, pp. 273-309, 1903.
- E. Preuschen, Zwei gnostische Hymnen. Giessen: J.Ricker'sche, 1904.
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Arabic
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
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Manuscripts
- G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944.
- M. van Esbroeck, “Remembrement d'un manuscrit sinaïtique arabe de 950 (Goslar, septembre 1980)”, in Actes du premier colloque international d'études arabes chrétiennes, S. K. Samir, Ed. Rome: Pontifical Institute of Oriental Studies, 1982, pp. 135-147.*
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Syriac
- W. Wright, Ed., Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Texts], vol. 1, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
- W. Wright, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Edited from Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum and Other Libraries [Translations], vol. 2, 2 vol. London: Williams & Norgate, 1871.
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Manuscripts
- R. A. Lipsius, Die apokryphen Apostelgeschichten und Apostellegenden, vol. 2.2, 2 vol. Braunschweig: C.A Schwetschke und Sohn, 1884.
70. The Preaching of Bartholomew (BHO 152) [Back to Top]
71. The Acts of Matthew and Andrew in Kahenat (BHO 738) [Back to Top]
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Arabic
- Cf. R. A. Lipsius, Die apokryphen Apostelgeschichten und Apostellegenden, vol. 2.2, 2 vol. Braunschweig: C.A Schwetschke und Sohn, 1884.
- Cf. M. Erbetta, Ed., Gli Apocrifi del Nuovo Testamento, 3 vol. Torino: Marietti, 1969. Pp. 506-507.*
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
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Manuscripts
73. Preaching and Martyrdom of James the Great, the son of Zebedee (BHO 417) [Back to Top]
74. Preaching and Martyrdom of James the lesser, brother of the Lord [Back to Top]
76. (Pseudo-)Cyril of Jerusalem, Homily on the Legend of St. Matthias (Prayer of the Mother in the region of the Parthians) [Back to Top]
77. Preaching and Martyrdom of Simon, son of Cleophas [Back to Top]
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Arabic
- Cf. R. A. Lipsius, Die apokryphen Apostelgeschichten und Apostellegenden, vol. 2.2, 2 vol. Braunschweig: C.A Schwetschke und Sohn, 1884.
- A. S. Lewis, Acta Mythologica Apostolorum Transcribed from an Arabic Ms. in the Convent of Deyr-es-Suriani, Egypt, and from Mss. in the Convent of St Catherine, on Mount Sinai. London: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.
- J. - J. - L. Bargès, Homélie sur saint Marc apôtre et évangéliste par Anba Sévère évêque de Nestéraweh. Paris: E. Leroux, 1877.
- B. Evetts, Ed., “History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria I: Saint Mark to Theonas (300)”, in Patrologia Orientalis, Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1907, pp. 101-214.
- G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 2, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1947.
79. Martyrdom of Luke [Back to Top]
-
- Cf. R. A. Lipsius, Die apokryphen Apostelgeschichten und Apostellegenden, vol. 2.2, 2 vol. Braunschweig: C.A Schwetschke und Sohn, 1884.
- F. Nau, “Martyre de saint Luc évangéliste”, Revue de l'Orient chrétien, vol. 3, pp. 39-42, 151-167, 1898.
- Arabic (BHO 568)
80. Apocryphon of Stephen [Back to Top]
81. Epistle of Paul to the Laodiceans [Back to Top]
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Arabic
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General Notes
- J. B. Lightfoot, St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, Revised. London: Macmillan & Co., 1879.
- L. Vouaux, Les Actes de Paul et ses lettres apocryphes. Paris: Letouzey, 1913.
- A. von Harnack, Marcion. Das Evangelium vom fremden Gott: eine Monographie zur Geschichte der Grundlegung der katholischen Kirche. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1924.
- M. Erbetta, Ed., Gli Apocrifi del Nuovo Testamento, 3 vol. Torino: Marietti, 1969. II.1734ff.*
- A. von Harnack, Apocrypha IV : die apokryphen Briefe des Paulus an die Laodicener und Korinther. Bonn: A. Marcus und E. Weber, 1912.
- B. C. de Vaux, “L'épître aux Laodicéens en arabe”, Revue biblique, vol. 5, pp. 221-226, 1896.
- G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944.
82. Epistle to Quadratus [Back to Top]
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Syriac
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General
- M. Erbetta, Ed., Gli Apocrifi del Nuovo Testamento, 3 vol. Torino: Marietti, 1969. III.134-135.*
- R. van den Broek, “Der Brief des Jakobus an Quadratus und das Problem der judenchristlichen Bischöfe von Jerusalem (Eusebius, HE IV, 5, 1-3)”, in Text and Testimony. Essays on New Testament and Apocryphal Literature in Honour of A.F.J. Klijn, T. Baarda and Klijn, A. F. J., Eds. Kampen: J.H. Kok, 1988, pp. 56-65.*
- I. E. Rahmani, Ed., Studia Syriaca, seu collectio documentorum hactenus ineditorum ex codicibus Syriacis: Documenta varia, vol. 1, 5 vol. Charfeh: Charfeh Patriarchal Seminary, 1904.
- Pp. 1-2 (Text)
- Pp. 1-2 (Translation)
- A. Baumstark, Geschichte der syrischen Literatur, mit Ausschluss der christlich-palästinensischen Texte. Bonn: A. Marcus and E. Webers, 1922.
- “Harvard Ms Syr 99”. 2016. Ff. 92v-93v.
83. Epistles of Longinus, Augustus, Ursinus, and Patrophilus [Back to Top]
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Syriac
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R. van den Broek, “Der Brief des Jakobus an Quadratus und das Problem der judenchristlichen Bischöfe von Jerusalem (Eusebius, HE IV, 5, 1-3)”, in Text and Testimony. Essays on New Testament and Apocryphal Literature in Honour of A.F.J. Klijn, T. Baarda and Klijn, A. F. J., Eds. Kampen: J.H. Kok, 1988, pp. 56-65. Pp. 56-65.*
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Epistle of Longinus and Augustus
- N. Z. - V. Vorst, “Quatre pièces apocryphes néotestamentaires en version syriaque”, in IIIo Symposium Syriacum, 1980: Les contacts du monde syriaque avec les autres cultures (Goslar 7–11 Septembre 1980). , R. Lavenant, Ed. Rome: Pontificium Institutum Studiorum Orientalium, 1983, pp. 65-77.*
- I. E. Rahmani, Ed., Studia Syriaca, seu collectio documentorum hactenus ineditorum ex codicibus Syriacis: Apocryphi hypomnemata Domini Nostri, seu, Acta Pilati, vol. 2, 5 vol. Charfeh: Charfeh Patriarchal Seminary, 1908.
- Pp. 20-21 (Text)
- P. 38 (Translation)
-
Epistle of Ursinus
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Epistle of Patrophilius to Ursinus
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Epistle of Ursinus to Patrophilum
84. Epistles of Lentulus [Back to Top]
85. Letter of Christ fallen from Heaven [Back to Top]
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Notes
- H. Delehaye, “Note sur la légende de la Lettre du Christ tombée du ciel”, Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, Classe des Lettres, Bruxelles, vol. 1, pp. 171-213, 1899.
- E. Renoir, “Christ (Lettre du) tombée du ciel”, in Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie, vol. 3, Paris: Letouzey, 1913, pp. col. 1534-1546.
- R. Stübe, “Sonntagsbrief”, in Handwörterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens, vol. 8, Augsburg: Weltbild, 1937, pp. col. 99-103.*
- M. van Esbroeck, “La lettre sur le dimanche, descendue du ciel”, Analecta Bollandiana, vol. 107, pp. 267-284, 1989.*
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Syriac
- M. Bittner, “Der vom himmel gefallene brief Christi in seinen morgenländischen versionen und rezensionen”, Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Classe, vol. 51.1, pp. 1-240, 1906.
- Pp. 100-129 (seven recensions with German Translations)
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Manuscripts
- Two edited recensions
- I. H. Hall, “The Extremity of the Romans and Praise Before the Holy Mysteries”, Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 13, pp. 34-48, 1855.
- I. H. Hall, “The Letter of Holy Sunday”, Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 15, pp. 121-137, 1857.
- See the comparison of these in M. Bittner, “Der vom himmel gefallene brief Christi in seinen morgenländischen versionen und rezensionen”, Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Classe, vol. 51.1, pp. 1-240, 1906. P. 99.
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Garshuni
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Arabic
- M. Bittner, “Der vom himmel gefallene brief Christi in seinen morgenländischen versionen und rezensionen”, Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Classe, vol. 51.1, pp. 1-240, 1906.
- G. Graf, “Der vom Himmel gefallene Brief Christi nach cod. Monac. arab. 1067”, Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete, vol. 6, pp. 10-23, 1928.
- On the prior cod. Monac. see J. - M. Sauget, “L'homéliaire arabe de la Bibliothèque Ambrosienne (X. 198 Sup.) et ses membra disiecta”, Analecta Bollandiana, vol. 88, pp. 391-475, 1970.*
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Manuscripts
- M. Bittner, “Der vom himmel gefallene brief Christi in seinen morgenländischen versionen und rezensionen”, Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Classe, vol. 51.1, pp. 1-240, 1906.
- G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944.
86. The Tiburtine Sybil [Back to Top]
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Garshuni and Arabic (Parts I-V
- A. Rzach, “Sibyllen”, in Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, vol. II.A.2, 1923, pp. col. 2169-2183.*
- M. Erbetta, Ed., Gli Apocrifi del Nuovo Testamento, 3 vol. Torino: Marietti, 1969.*
- M. J. L. Young, “An Unrecorded Arabic Version of a Sibylline Prophecy”, Orientalia christiana periodica, vol. 43, pp. 297-307, 1977.*
- M. J. L. Young, “A Newly-discovered Version of the Arabic Sibylline prophecy”, Oriens Christianus, vol. 60, pp. 84-94, 1976.*
- J. Schleifer, “Die Erzählung der Sibylle. Ein Apokryph nach den karschunischen, arabischen und äthiopischen Handschriften zu London, Oxford, Paris und Rom veröffentlicht”, Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, vol. 53.1, pp. 1-80, 1910.
- G. Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944.
87. The Apocalypse of Paul [Back to Top]
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Syriac
- G. Ricciotti, “Apocalypsis Pauli syriace”, Orientalia, vol. 2, pp. 1-25, 120-149, 1933. Pp. 1-25 and 120-149.
- “Vat. sir.180”. 2016.
- “Borg. sir. 39”. 2016.
- G. Ricciotti, L'Apocalisse di Paolo Siriaca. I. Introduzione, traduzione e commento, vol. 1, 2 vol. Brescia: Morcelliana, 1932.
- G. Ricciotti, L'Apocalisse di Paolo Siriaca. II. La cosmologia della Bibbia e la sua transmissione fino a Dante, vol. 2, 2 vol. Brescia: Morcelliana, 1932.
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English Translation
- J. Perkins, “The Revelation of the Blessed Apostle Paul”, Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 8, pp. 183-212, 1866.
- J. Perkins, “The Revelation of the Blessed Apostle Paul”, Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical Record, vol. 6, pp. 372-401, 1865.
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German Translation
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Manuscripts
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Arabic (Unedited)
88. Syriac Apocalypse of Mary [Back to Top]
89. Arabic Apocalypse of Mary [Back to Top]
90. Apocryphal Apocalypse of John [Back to Top]
**91. Gospel of the 12 Apostles [Back to Top]
**92. Apocalypse of Simon Kepha [Back to Top]
**93. Apocalypse of James [Back to Top]
**94. Apocalypse of John, the Younger Brother of James [Back to Top]
