An Early Ḥarklean Version in a Syriac Gospel Fragmentary Manuscript (MS Or. 403)
In this article, I examine a fragmentary Syriac manuscript (MS Or. 403) identified in the Oriental Manuscripts collection of the Library of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest. Analysis of the folios indicates that the manuscript is part of the oldest known Ḥarklean version of the gospels, dating to t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2024, Volume: 143, Issue: 4, Pages: 717-747 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Textual criticism
/ Handwriting
/ Syriac language
/ Syriac writing
/ Peshitta
/ Gospels
/ Rumänische Akademie Bukarest, Secţia de Ştiinţe Istorice şi Arheologie
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa TD Late Antiquity TE Middle Ages |
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| Summary: | In this article, I examine a fragmentary Syriac manuscript (MS Or. 403) identified in the Oriental Manuscripts collection of the Library of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest. Analysis of the folios indicates that the manuscript is part of the oldest known Ḥarklean version of the gospels, dating to the late seventh century. Additionally, I address several complex issues. First, the study reveals that a manuscript previously believed by scholars to have been lost—referred to as Museum Collection 3683 (formerly Archaeological Society MS 1)—still exists. Second, it demonstrates that MS Or. 403 and MS Museum Collection 3683 are fragments of the same original manuscript, the oldest extant Ḥarklean version of the gospels, which was subsequently utilized as part of a lectionary. I include here an edition and study of this fragmentary manuscript, alongside a comprehensive history of its transmission. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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