‘The Chapters on Knowledge’ of Rabban Aphnīmāran. The Syriac and Arabic Manuscripts Traditions. Part I. A Critical Edition, Translation from Syriac and Arabic and Notes
https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2020-1-5-15-64
Abstract
The current publication is divided into two parts. The first part contains a de scription of the manuscript tradition of the Chapters on Knowledge of Rabban Aphnīmāran, an East Syriac mystical writer of the 7th c. For the first time a description of the newly identified West Syriac manuscript tradition of Rabban Aphnīmāran’s Chapters, as well as a description of the Arabic version of this text is provided (the Arabic version was identified in 2019 by the authors of the present paper). The second part contains a critical edition of the first thirteen chapters of Aphnīmāran’s work, as well as the Anonymous commentary on them, and a Russian translation of Syriac and Arabic texts. This publication will be continued with other articles that finally will cover the rest of the Chapters on Knowledge.
About the Authors
M. G. Kalinin
Moscow Theological Academy; SS. Cyril and Methodius School for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maxim G. Kalinin - MA in Theology, Senior Teacher, Researcher
4/2, building 1 Pyatnitskaya, Moscow 115035
A. M. Preobrazhensky
Publishing house «Poznaniye»
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander M. Preobrazhensky - scientific editor
4/2, building 5 Pyatnitskaya, Moscow 115035
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Kalinin M.G., Preobrazhensky A.M. ‘The Chapters on Knowledge’ of Rabban Aphnīmāran. The Syriac and Arabic Manuscripts Traditions. Part I. A Critical Edition, Translation from Syriac and Arabic and Notes. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2020;5(1):15-64. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2020-1-5-15-64
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