The life and works of Severus of Antioch in the coptic and copto-arabic tradition : texts and commentaries

"Severus of Antioch is by far the most prolific and well known theologian of the non-Chalcedonian churches. Although his life and writings came to our knowledge in Syriac, gaining him the title 'Crown of the Syriac Literature,' many texts relating to his life and works survived in the Coptic and Copto-Arabic tradition, as well as a number of other texts that were traditionally attributed to him. This book provides an analysis of the remaining texts in Coptic and in Copto-Arabic, as well as the texts ascribed to Severus. The last part of the book deals with the veneration of Severus of Antioch in the Coptic Church."-- Back cover TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Acknowledgements 9 Introduction 11 Part I 13 Chapter I. A Quotation from a Work Related to Severus of Antioch 13 Chapter II. Severus of Antioch in Scetis 23 Chapter III. Severus of Antioch in the History of the Patriarchs 47 Chapter IV. A Contribution to the Coptic Biography of Severus of Antioch 73 Part II 95 Chapter I. The Coptic Catena on the Four Gospels According to Severus of Antioch 95 Chapter II. Arabic Manuscripts of the Philalethes of Severus of Antioch 131 Chapter III. A Coptic Version of the Homily 28 of Severus of Antioch 139 Chapter IV. The Coptic Marian homilies of Severus of Antioch 147 Chapter V. Fragments of the Coptic Version of the Sixtieth Homily of Severus of Antioch 165 Chapter VI. Notes on the Traditions Concerning the Trisagion 169 Chapter VII. Coptic Fragment of a Letter of Severus of Antioch 181 Chapter VIII. A Letter of Severus of Antioch to Anastasia the Deaconess 189 Chapter IX. Some Patristic Quotations of Severus of Antioch in Coptic and Arabic Texts 207 Chapter X. The Quotations of Severus of Antioch in the Book of the Professions of the Fathers 217 Part III 281 Chapter I. Text Attributed to Severus of Antioch on the Thief 281 Chapter II. The Homily on the Archangel Michael Attributed to Severus of Antioch Revisited 301 Chapter III. Recommendations to the Priests Severus of Antioch or Severus of Ashmunain 317 Chapter IV. The Encomium of St Philotheus, Ascribed to Severus of Antioch 329 Chapter V. The Pseudo Severi 389 Part IV 397 Chapter I. Severus of Antioch in the Coptic Liturgical Books 397 Chapter II. The Role of Severus of Antioch in the Dialogue between Greek, Coptic and Syriac Cultures 407 Chapter III. Severus of Antioch as Seen by Modern Coptic Historians 429 Bibliography 441 Severus of Antioch is by far the most prolific and well known theologian of the non-Chalcedonian churches. Although his life and writings came to our knowledge in Syriac, gaining him the title “Crown of the Syriac Literature,” many texts relating to his life and works survived in the Coptic and Copto-Arabic tradition, as well as a number of other texts that were traditionally attributed to him. This book provides an analysis of the remaining texts in Coptic and in Copto-Arabic, as well as the texts ascribed to Severus. The last part of the book deals with the veneration of Severus of Antioch in the Coptic Church. 0