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Or 739

Record Id:

032-003346660

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003346660

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100035884397.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100054873930.0x000001

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 739

Title:

ዮሐንስ አፈ ወርቅ The Commentary of John Chrysostom.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

The Commentary of John Chrysostom.

f. 1r አፈ ወርቅ ዘቅዱስ መድኃኔ ዓልም.. The Commentary of John Chrysostom. On the Epistle to the Hebrews,

f. 5v; proceeded by a table of contents, f. 1r, and the introduction of Chrysostom, f. 3r.II. II. The book entitled Kerlos or Cyril, I. e., works of Cyril of Alexandria and other writers.

1. The treatise of Cyril, addressed to the emperor Theodosius, de Becta Fide, f. 119r.

2. The ninth dialogue of Cyril to Hermias, Quod Christus sit unus, f. 158r.

3. Various homilies and extracts ; viz.

Theodotus of Ancyra, f. 180r.

f. 182v.ዘቄርሎስ Cyril,

f. 183v ዘርጊኖስ Rlieginus of Constantia in Cyprusf.

f. 183v. ዘቄርሎስ Cyril,

f. 184v ዘአውሴብዮስ Eusebius of Heraclea in Pontus.

f. 184v ዘቴዋዶጦ Theodotus of Ancyra

f. 185v. ዘፍርሞስ Eirmus of Caesarea in Cappadocia

f. 185v. መጽሐፈ ሲኖዶስ Epistle of the Synod of Ephesus to John of Antioch

f. 185v. ዘቄርሎስ Cyril

f. 186r. መጽሐፈ ዘጸሐፈ ዮሐንስ ጳጳስ…ለዘቄርሎስ ሊቀ ጳጳስት Epistle of John of Antioch to Cyril

f. 186v. መጽሐፈ ዘጸሐፈ ቄርሎስ…ለዮሐንስ Epistle of Cyril to John

f. 187v. ዘኤጲፋንዮስ Epiphanius

f. 189r. ዘኤጲፋንዮስ Epiphanius

f. 189v. ዘጵርቅሎስ Proclus of Cyzicus

f. 191r.ዘሳዊ Severianus of Gabala

f. 193v. ጎርጎርዮስ Gregory (Thaumaturgus) of Neocsesarea

f. 194r. ዘቄርሎስ Cyril

f. 195r Another homily of Cyril on Melchizedek

f. 196v On Melchizedekf.197r.On the Council of Nicaea and the Nicene Creed

f. 198r. Colophon, ተፈጸመ ጽሕፈተ ድርሳን ዘቅዱስ ቄርሎስ በረድኤተ እግዚአብሔር ለዓለም ዓለም አሜን ወአሜን.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

18th century

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 355 x 304 mm. ff. 198. (ii+198+ii). In 3 columns, 29 or 30 lines. In the original boards, covered with stamped leather and lined with yellow flowered silk.

Custodial History:

Usage Statement: The Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be derogatory or offensive to the Ethiopian communities for whom they are of special cultural importance.

Finding Aids:

For a more detailed catalogue entry see:

Wright, William, Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847 (London: The British Museum, 1877), pp 205-208.

Publications:

Cowley, R. W. (2014). Traditional interpretation of the apocalypse of st john in the ethiopian orthodox church. [Place of publication not identified], Cambridge Univ Press.

Cowley, R. W. (1988). Ethiopian biblical interpretation: a study in exegetical tradition and hermeneutics. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.John Chrysostom, & Morris, J. B. (2012). The homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on the Epistle of S. Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Memphis, USA, General Books LLC.

John, C., 1923. Tagsās ̣za-qeddus Yohạnnes afa warq. Addis Ababa: Ras Tafari Makonnen Press.

Getatchew, H. (2017). The Ethiopian Orthodox Church's tradition on the Holy Cross.

Mayer, W & Allen, P., 2000. John Chrysostom. London ; New York: Routledge.

Mersha Alehegne. (2011). The Ethiopian commentary on the Book of Genesis: critical edition and translation. Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

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