«Alternative Prologue» to the Greek Text of Ben Sira
https://doi.org/10.31802/BCA.2020.7.3.006
Abstract
The article approaches a little-known «Alternative Prologue» to Ben Sira. The «Alternative Prologue» is attested in one of the most important minuscules as a preface, it probably came from the «Synopsis» of Athanasius of Alexandria. Even though the «Alternative Prologue» influenced the history of first printed European Bibles it is neglected by the scholars remaining practically unknown. In this article, we offer a Russian translation supplying it with some historical and philological notes.
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About the Author
A. V. Sizikov
St. Petersburg Theological Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr V. Sizikov, PhD in Philology, acting head of the Department of Biblical Studies
University embankment 7-9-11, St. Petersburg 199034
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For citations:
Sizikov A.V. «Alternative Prologue» to the Greek Text of Ben Sira. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2020;(3):197-208. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/BCA.2020.7.3.006
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