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BnF syr. 235 |
1,200 CE |
Syriac |
See catalog entry here
Collection of Saints' Lives
- f. 1r-2 History and preaching of St. John the Evangelist at Ephesus
- f. 3-12r History (attributed to St. Ephrem) of Abraham Qidunaya and his niece
- f. 12v-15 History of the man of God (St. Alexei) who died at Edessa in the time of Bishop Mar Rabbula
- f. 16-18 Second part of the history of St. Alexei
- f. 19-24 History of Bishop Paul and of the priest, John
- f. 25v-31 History of Julian Saba (by Theodoret)
- f. 32-51r History of Maximus and Domitius, by Abba Bishoy
- f. 51v-55r Letter of St. Dionysius the Areopagite to St. Timothy
- f. 55v-60r History of the preaching of the apostle Philip at Carthage
- f. 60v-66 History of Archelides of Constantinople
- f. 67-73r History of a saint (attributed in one copy to St. John Chrysostom)
- f. 80v-81 History of a solitary who was living on a tree
- f. 82-84r History of Martinianus
- f. 84v-91r Vision of Zosimus
- f. 91v-124 History of John the younger (translated from Arabic?)
- f. 125-142r History of Ephrem Syrus
- f. 142v-143r History of Dioscorus, the priest (by Palladius)
- f. 143v-146 Histor of Jacob the Lame
- f. 147-160r History of Hanania, addressed to Philotheus, by Jacob of Sarug
- f. 160v-174 History of Daniel, the anchorite of Galash, by Jacob of Sarug
- f. 175-204r History of Serapion
- f. 204v-209r History of Andronicus and of Athanasius, his wife, from Antioch
- f. 209v-230r History of Antigonus and his wife Euphraxia and their daughter, Euphraxia
- f. 230v-242r History of St. Onesima, the princess
- f. 242v-250r History of Euphrosina
- f. 250v-251r History of a virgin from Jerusalem
- f. 251v-260r History of Domitius the doctor
- f. 260v-264 History of Dionysius the Aereopagite
- f. 265-274 History of Mark the Christian merchant of Antioch, and of the pagan Gaspard from a country of the east
- f. 275v-312r History of John the chaplain, patriarch of Alexandria
- f. 312v-315r History of Moses the Ethiopian
- f. 315v-325 History of Jacob Burd'oyo, Bishop of Edessa, by John of Ephesus
- f. 326-335 History of the seven sleepers of Ephesus
- f. 336v ff Martyrdom of St. Barbara and of St. Julienne
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BnF syr. 62 |
1,100 CE |
Syriac |
See catalog entry here (especially for the date of the ms)
- f. 1-89 Didascalia Apostolorum (Teaching of the 12 apostles; with excerpt from the prayer of Manasseh)
- f. 90-102r Books I-VII of the Apostolic Constitutions attributed to St. Clement
- f. 102v-107 Extracts from the Teaching of Addai
- f. 108-112 Collection of all the canons of the holy apostles and of the synods of the Holy Fathers
- f. 113-121r Book VIII of the canons of Clement
- f. 121v-128 The great and holy ecumenical council of Nicaea, metropolis of Bithynia, composed by the 318 fathers
- f. 129-132r The 24 canons fixed at Ancyra in Galatia through the synod which was assembled there
- f. 132v-133 Twelve other canons from the council assembled at Neo-caesarea
- f. 134-137r The eight canons established at Gangra
- f. 137v-146 The council which as gethered at ἐγχαινίοις, at the dedication of the church of Antioch: 28 canons.
- f. 147-149 Fifty-nine other canons established at Laodicaea in Phrygia
- f. 150-152 The seventh council, that of Constantinople
- f. 153 Two canons established at the holy council gathered at Ephesus during the time of Thedosius
- f. 154-170 Council of the 87 bishops gathered at Carthage during the time of Cyprian
- f. 171-172 Other canons from a letter written from Italy to the bishops of the East which were sent to the bishops reunited at Antioch
- f. 173-175r Selected sentences in the letters of the Epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch
- f. 175v-183r Extracts from the instruction of St. Peter, bishop of Alexandria and martyr
- f. 183v-184 Questions addressed to Timothy the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria
- f. 185-191 Synodicon of Sardis
- f. 192-194r Letter of St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria to Abbot Ammon, on obligation of celibacy to monks
- f. 194v Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to the priest Paregorius
- f. 195 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Chorbishops, on the defense of conferring ordination for donations
- f. 196-197 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to the priest, Diodore, in which is a declaration of the legality of marriage of a man with his step-sister
- f. 198-207r Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
- f. 207v-212 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
- f. 213 Another letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
- f. 214-218r The 27 canons of the council of Chalcedon
- f. 218v Sentences of Philoxenus of Mabbug
- f. 218v Sentences of St. Basil regarding heretics who persecute the orthodox
- f. 219 Sentences of St. Gregory the Theologian
- f. 219 Extracts of the third letter of St. Damassus
- f. 219-225 Letter of St. Gregory, bishop of Nyssa to Litoios, bishop of Melitene
- f. 226-229r Canons of St. Rabbula, bishop of Edessa
- f. 229v-237r Definition regarding certain chapters addressed to the east in the form of Questions to Holy Fathers
- f. 237v-241 Various canons and rites established by the council of persian bishops who met at Seleucia-Ktesiphon
- f. 242 Letter of John, bishop of Egypt, sent to the isle of Cyprus rejecting the council of Chalcedon
- f. 243-244 Canons established in the time of the persection at the time of Patriarch Severus
- f. 245r Extracts from a letter addressed to the holy fathers on the two priests and archimandrites named Paul
- f. 245v Extracts of a letter of St. Constantine, metropolitan of Laodicaea
- f. 246-247r Extracts of a letter written by a bishop to his friends
- f. 247v-248r Letter written from Constantinople to Martyrius, Bishop of Antioch
- f. 248v-253 Extracts from various letters of Severus, patriarch of Antioch
- f. 254 Five canons of the holy Theodosius, pope of Alexandria
- f. 254v-255r Letter of St. Anthimus, bishop of Constantinople to Jacob of Edessa
- f. 255v Definitions on the punishments with monks regarding various sins by St. Basil, bishop fo Caesarea
- f. 266 Letter of St. Cyril of Alexandria to the monks
- f. 257 Extracts of the letter of St. Celestine, bishop of Rome, to the clergy at people of Constantinople
- f. 258 More extracts from the acts of the council of Ephesus
- f. 261 Four canons about excommunicated clerics, by Sergius, bishop of Amphiator
- f. 262-266 Recommendations and precepts of the canons regarding clerics, by John Bar-Cursus, Bishop of Tella
- f. 267-271 Questions on diverse subjects, addressed to the priest Sergius by Mar John Bar-Cursus, Bishop of Tella
- f. 272 Letter of Patriarch Athanasius on the defense of Christians eating meat sacrificed by Arabs which currently abound
- f. 273-284 Questions addressed by the priest, Addai Philoponos, to Jacob of Edessa and the response of the same
- f. 285 Extract from the 107th homily of Gregory the Theologian, on the Gospel passage, "The Pharisees came to find him to test him"
- f. 286 ff. Precepts which God gave to Moses on abominations
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