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Corpus Christianorum Series Graeca, vol. 96
- Pages: approx. 600 p.
- Size:155 x 245 mm
- Illustrations:1 col., 15 tables b/w.
- Language(s):Greek, Armenian, Georgian
- Publication Year:2027
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- ISBN: 978-2-503-58863-6
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Eight sermons of Severian of Gabala which are preserved not only in Greek, but also in Armenian and Georgian
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BIO
Sergey Kim, Ph.D. at the Sorbonne University and the Institut Catholique de Paris (2014), is an Orthodox priest who studies the patristic and liturgical heritage preserved in Latin and Greek, in Old Georgian, Classical Armenian and Coptic, in Syriac, Arabic and Slavonic, as well as in Ethiopic. He has worked in France (CNRS, Sources Chrétiennes), Switzerland (Basel University), Germany (Munich University; Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences) and is a member of the Moscow Theological Academy.
Summary
The volume is devoted to the edition of eight homilies by Severian of Gabala, a prominent preacher in early fifth-century Constantinople, preserved in the two ancient Caucasian languages, Georgian and Armenian. Where extant, the Greek originals are presented in newly established critical editions. Three sermons are thus offered in facing Greek–Georgian editions: De caeco nato (CPG 4236a.4), In illud: Genimina viperarum (CPG 4236.3), and De pace (CPG 4214). The sermon In illud: Christus est Oriens (CPG 4235) survives only in Georgian, apart from two Greek fragments. The homily De adventu Domini super pullum (CPG 4246.1/4287) is published in a new parallel Armenian–Georgian edition, accompanied by the Greek testimony from a recent discovery at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai. Two substantial Armenian fragments, De Davide (CPG 4246.2) and In illud: Confiteor tibi, Domine (CPG 4295.17a, including its short Syriac portion), as well as the Armenian homily In venerabilem trinitatem (CPG 4248) are transmitted in extremely sparse manuscript traditions. French translations accompany all texts preserved solely in the ancient Caucasian versions.
The General Introduction describes the manuscript witnesses in detail, presents the results of our research on the textual history of each sermon across the various linguistic traditions, and provides the corresponding stemmata codicum. It also examines previous editions and includes targeted comparisons presented in several tables. The volume concludes with three indexes: biblical quotations, sources and literary parallels, and manuscripts.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Edition
De caeco nato (CPG 4236a.4)
In illud: Genimina viperarum (CPG 4236.3)
De pace (CPG 4214)
In illud: Christus est Oriens (CPG 4235)
De adventu Domini super pullum (CPG 4246.1/4287)
De Davide (CPG 4246.2)
In illud: Confiteor tibi, Domine (CPG 4295.17a)
In venerabilem trinitatem (CPG 4248)
Indices
