‘The Chapters on Knowledge’ of Isaac of Nineveh. Part I”. Syriac Text, Translation and Notes by Maxim G. Kalinin, Tatiana B. Lidskaya, Alexander M. Preobrazhensky, Sergey S. Turkin.
https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2020-2-6-15-33
Abstract
The present paper opens a series of articles that will precede the critical edition of the «Chapters on Knowledge» of Isaac of Nineveh (to be published in «The Bible and Christian Antiquity. Supplementum» book series). In these articles, all the existing Russian translations of the «Chapters on Knowledge» will be revised; further, there will be provided a critical edition of the chapters based on all the known manuscripts, as well as historical and philological notes to the text. In the present article, the Syriac text of the chapters 1–10 against the Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms syr. e. 7, as well as the revised version of Sergey Turkin’s Russian translation are provided.
About the Authors
M. G. Kalinin
Moscow Theological Academy; Cyril and Methodius School for Post-Graduate and Doctoral Studies
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maxim G. Kalinin - MA in Theology, Senior Teacher; Researcher of the SS
T. B. Lidskaya
Russian Federation
Tatiana B. Lidskaya - Independent Scholar
A. M. Preobrazhensky
Publishing house «Poznaniye»
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander M. Preobrazhensky - scientific editor
S. S. Turkin
Сергей Сергеевич Туркин - доктор теологии (PhD), независимый исследователь
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey S. Turkin - PhD in Theology, Independent Scholar
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Kalinin M.G., Lidskaya T.B., Preobrazhensky A.M., Turkin S.S. ‘The Chapters on Knowledge’ of Isaac of Nineveh. Part I”. Syriac Text, Translation and Notes by Maxim G. Kalinin, Tatiana B. Lidskaya, Alexander M. Preobrazhensky, Sergey S. Turkin. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2020;(2):15-33. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2020-2-6-15-33
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