Apocalypse of Methodius (text) - [ Syriac Not Available ]
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Incipit (Opening Line)
“ܢܘܕܥ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܪܝܫ ܡܠܬܢ ܠܝܕܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܦܘܪܫܢܐ: ܟܕ ܢܦܩ ܐܕܡ ܘܚܘܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ.”
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“Faisons donc savoir au début de notre propos aux connaisseurs du discernement: quand Adam et Ève sortirent du Paradis, tous deux étaient vierges.”
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Explicit (Closing Line)
“ܘܠܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܫܘܐ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܫܡܝܢܝܬܐ ܥܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܨܒܝܢܗ. ܘܢܣܩ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܣܓܕܬܐ ܘܪܘܡܪܡܐܿ. ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܠܥܠܡܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.”
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“Quant à nous, que notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ nous juge dignes de son Royaume céleste avec tous ceux qui auront fait sa volonté, et puissions-nous faire monter la louange, l’honneur, l’adoration et l’exaltation, maintenant, en tout temps et pour les siècles des siècles. Amen.”
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Editions
Reinink, G.J.Die syrische Apokalypse des Pseudo-Methodius: Louvain, 1993, p. 1-48., : Louvain, 1993, p. 1-48.
(Edition from manuscript witness 1. See below.)
Suermann, H.Die geschichtstheologische Reaktion auf die einfallenden Muslime in der edessenischen Apokalyptik des 7. Jahrhunderts: Francfort-Berne-New York, 1985, p. 34-85., : Francfort-Berne-New York, 1985, p. 34-85.
(Edition from manuscript witness 2. See below.)
Martinez, F.J.Easter Christian Apocalyptic in the Early Muslim Period: Pseudo-Methodius and Pseudo-Athanasius: Washington (Diss. CUA), 1985, p. 58-92., : Washington (Diss. CUA), 1985, p. 58-92.
(Edition from manuscript witness 3. See below.)
Modern Translations
Syriac Manuscript Witnesses
ms Vatican, Syr. 58, f. 118v-136v + ms New Haven, Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Syr. 10, f. 225-236 + mss Mardin, Évêché syrien orthodoxe, cod. 368, cah. 20, f. 4 - cah. 22, f. 7v (mutilé du début) + cod. 891 + cod. A, f. 180-183v
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ms Vatican, Syr. 58, f. 118v-136v
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ms Vatican, Syr. 58, f. 118v-136v
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1716.
- 2 Die geschichtstheologische Reaktion auf die einfallenden Muslime in der edessenischen Apokalyptik des 7. Jahrhundertspp: 129-161., pp: 129-161.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Apocalypse of Methodius (text).” In Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2015. Entry published November 5, 2015. http://syriaca.org/work/1779.About this Entry
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- This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
- This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne