The Syriac version of John Chrysostom's commentary on John

Description

"Syriac text and English translation of St. John Chrysostom's Exegetical Homilies on the Gospel of John, typically known in Syriac as Chrysostom's Commentary on John, Homilies (Mêmrê) 1-43. The text is edited on the basis of the extant main manuscripts, from the 6th-8th centuries, in addition to excerpts preserved in various collections. Introductions to the two volumes explore the Syriac manuscript tradition, the origin and technique of the translation, its value as a witness to the Greek text, the nature of its many biblical citations, and the impact of the version on the Syriac tradition."--Publisher's description.

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Series Statement

• Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium -- vol. 651-652 -- Scriptores Syri -- tomus 250-251