Nersēs of Lambron: commentary on the dormition of Saint John : Armenian text and annotated translation

This is the first translation of the twelfth century Armenian commentary on the death of John the Evangelist as found in the 'Acts of John'. The last section of the apocryphal life of the Evangelist became detached from the whole, and circulated widely in the churches of east and west. The...

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Subtitles:Commentary on the dormition of Saint John
Main Author: Nerses, von Lambron, Tarsus, Erzbischof 1153-1198 (Author)
Contributors: Thomson, Robert W. 1934- (Editor, Translator)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Armenian
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Published: Leiden Boston BRILL [2017]
In: Armenian texts and studies (volume 1)
Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Nerses von Lambron, Tarsus, Erzbischof, 1153-1198, Commentary on the Dormition of Saint John] (2020) (Paschke, Boris, 1976 -)
Series/Journal:Armenian texts and studies volume 1
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nerses of Lambron 1153-1198 / Armenian language / Apocryphon of John
Further subjects:B Apocryphal books
B Commentary
B Dormition of Saint John Commentaries
B Nerses ; of Lambron, Saint ; 1153-1198 ; Criticism and interpretation
B Nerses of Lambron, Saint (1153-1198)
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This is the first translation of the twelfth century Armenian commentary on the death of John the Evangelist as found in the 'Acts of John'. The last section of the apocryphal life of the Evangelist became detached from the whole, and circulated widely in the churches of east and west. The Armenian version was included in service books, Bibles, and collections of saints? lives. Yet no medieval commentary on that brief text is known in any other language. 0Nerses of Lambron [1153-1198], Archbishop of Tarsus, was a prolific author and an influential player in the ecclesiastical politics of his era. He used this work as a medium for spiritual reflection, and for an exposition of the Armenian tradition as opposed to the theologies of the Greek and Syrian churches
Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Nersēs and the Dormition -- Theological Terminology -- Some Patristic Sources -- Conclusion -- Manuscripts of Nersēs' Commentary on the Dormition -- The Dormition in Armenian Bibles -- Nersēs and His Biblical Commentaries -- Life of Nersēs from the 1736 Edition -- Memorial of the 1736 Edition -- Translation of Nersēs' Commentary with Notes -- Note to the Armenian Text -- [Nersēs' Own Introduction] -- [Nersēs' Commentary on the Dormition] -- Variant Text of M in 112 -- Nersēs' Armenian Text of the Dormition -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- Armenian Texts -- Greek Texts -- Secondary Literature -- Index of Biblical Quotations and Allusions -- General Index
ISBN:9004343210