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Syriac at Revelation 16:5
In 2014, Gorgias Press published, “The Syriac Bible with English Translation: Revelation,” with the English translation by Jerome A. Lund, and the text prepared by George A. Kiraz. The translations of 11:17 (reflecting the non-insertion of “the coming one”), 15:4 (for a comparison translation of hosios) and 16:5 are of particular interest. At 11:17 (p.…
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Theophilos of Landra | Theophile of Landra | Theofil of Landra or of Libado (aka Theoteknos of Livias?) on the Assumption of Mary
Some thoughts and comparison between the Arabic homily attributed to “Theophilos of Landra,” seemingly a Coptic author, and the Greek homily attributed to “Theoteknos of Livias.” Title/Citation: HOMILY FOR THE 16TH OF MESORÉ, THEOPHILOS OF LANDRA Ms. Vatican Arabic 698; ff 41v-48v. For the contents of the manuscript (which also includes two other assumption-related works),…