Syriac Version of the Life of St. James of Palestine
https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2019-3-3-196-212
Abstract
«The Life of St. James of Palestine» (James of Carmel, James the Fasting) is one of the most famous monuments of Byzantine hagiographic literature. The article examines the history of the Syriac version of the Life. As a method, a comparative analysis of the discrepancies in the three oldest Syriac manuscripts of the Life, dated 688–875, is used on the basis of the data obtained, the author shows that the earliest manuscript can not be considered a protograph, which allows to shift the upper limit of the creation of the Syriac translation. This conclusion is also supported by external and internal evidence.
About the Author
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 of the Biblical Studies department; Research Assistant
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For citations:
Kalinin M.G. Syriac Version of the Life of St. James of Palestine. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2019;(3):196-212. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2019-3-3-196-212
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