In his edition and translation of the monastic rules of Shenoute (Canons of Our Fathers: Monastic... more In his edition and translation of the monastic rules of Shenoute (Canons of Our Fathers: Monastic Rules of Shenoute, 2014), Bentley Layton included chapters summarizing evidence for the organization of the communities that comprised the White Monastery Federation. The federation included a central men’s monastery (White Monastery), a smaller men’s community to the north (Red Monastery), and a women’s community near Atripe. In this book, Layton also published a translation of the Naples fragment, which narrates the founding of the Red Monastery by Pshoi, who was guided by rules formulated by Pcol for the use of the White Monastery. Biblical language and themes in the Naples fragment, including vocabulary from Sirach and imagery from Exodus, shape a master narrative of the monastery as the “encampment of God.” Greek loanwords such as parembole and cynapope, and Old Testament passages in which they are used, appear in some of the works of Shenoute and in the Naples fragment. The White ...
The world of scholarship on early Egyptian Christianity has been transformed since the beginning ... more The world of scholarship on early Egyptian Christianity has been transformed since the beginning of the career of David W. Johnson, S.J., to whom this volume is dedicated.The contributions to the book underscore the importance of Father Johnson’s work for the increasing significance of Egypt (especially documents from Egypt that survive in Coptic, Arabic, and Syriac languages) to our larger understanding of late-antique religion.
The Seventh North American Syriac Symposium will take place at the Catholic University of America... more The Seventh North American Syriac Symposium will take place at the Catholic University of America, June 21-24, 2015. Held every four years since 1991, the North American Syriac Symposium brings together university professors, graduate students, and scholars from the United States and Canada as well as from Europe, the Middle East, and India, in particular from the State of Kerala. The Symposium offers a unique opportunity for exchange and discussion on a wide variety of topics related to the language, literature, and cultural history of Syriac Christianity, which extends chronologically from the first centuries CE to the present day and geographically from Syriac Christianity’s homeland in the Middle East to South India, China, and the worldwide diaspora. This year’s conference boasts a program of 65 papers plus 4 keynote speakers as well as an evening Forum on Preserving Cultural Heritage.
Gorgias Press is launching a new series on Coptic Christianity. The series consists of monographs... more Gorgias Press is launching a new series on Coptic Christianity. The series consists of monographs, collected volumes, and texts and translations of Coptic documents from Antiquity to modern times. We welcome submissions dealing with all aspects of Coptic Christianity, Literature, and Language, except studies dealing exclusively with Nag Hammadi and Manichaean materials. We are particularly interested in studies on Coptic monasticism, liturgy, hagiography, architecture, and Copto-Arabic relations. Please send your submission either to Maged S.A. Mikhail (mmikhail@fullerton.edu) or Tuomas Rasimus (tuomas.rasimus@helsinki.fi) and cc to submissions@gorgiaspress.com. Editorial Board: David Brakke, Lance Jenott, Hugo Lundhaug, Maged S.A. Mikhail, Tuomas Rasimus, Janet Timbie.
In his edition and translation of the monastic rules of Shenoute (Canons of Our Fathers: Monastic... more In his edition and translation of the monastic rules of Shenoute (Canons of Our Fathers: Monastic Rules of Shenoute, 2014), Bentley Layton included chapters summarizing evidence for the organization of the communities that comprised the White Monastery Federation. The federation included a central men’s monastery (White Monastery), a smaller men’s community to the north (Red Monastery), and a women’s community near Atripe. In this book, Layton also published a translation of the Naples fragment, which narrates the founding of the Red Monastery by Pshoi, who was guided by rules formulated by Pcol for the use of the White Monastery. Biblical language and themes in the Naples fragment, including vocabulary from Sirach and imagery from Exodus, shape a master narrative of the monastery as the “encampment of God.” Greek loanwords such as parembole and cynapope, and Old Testament passages in which they are used, appear in some of the works of Shenoute and in the Naples fragment. The White ...
The world of scholarship on early Egyptian Christianity has been transformed since the beginning ... more The world of scholarship on early Egyptian Christianity has been transformed since the beginning of the career of David W. Johnson, S.J., to whom this volume is dedicated.The contributions to the book underscore the importance of Father Johnson’s work for the increasing significance of Egypt (especially documents from Egypt that survive in Coptic, Arabic, and Syriac languages) to our larger understanding of late-antique religion.
The Seventh North American Syriac Symposium will take place at the Catholic University of America... more The Seventh North American Syriac Symposium will take place at the Catholic University of America, June 21-24, 2015. Held every four years since 1991, the North American Syriac Symposium brings together university professors, graduate students, and scholars from the United States and Canada as well as from Europe, the Middle East, and India, in particular from the State of Kerala. The Symposium offers a unique opportunity for exchange and discussion on a wide variety of topics related to the language, literature, and cultural history of Syriac Christianity, which extends chronologically from the first centuries CE to the present day and geographically from Syriac Christianity’s homeland in the Middle East to South India, China, and the worldwide diaspora. This year’s conference boasts a program of 65 papers plus 4 keynote speakers as well as an evening Forum on Preserving Cultural Heritage.
Gorgias Press is launching a new series on Coptic Christianity. The series consists of monographs... more Gorgias Press is launching a new series on Coptic Christianity. The series consists of monographs, collected volumes, and texts and translations of Coptic documents from Antiquity to modern times. We welcome submissions dealing with all aspects of Coptic Christianity, Literature, and Language, except studies dealing exclusively with Nag Hammadi and Manichaean materials. We are particularly interested in studies on Coptic monasticism, liturgy, hagiography, architecture, and Copto-Arabic relations. Please send your submission either to Maged S.A. Mikhail (mmikhail@fullerton.edu) or Tuomas Rasimus (tuomas.rasimus@helsinki.fi) and cc to submissions@gorgiaspress.com. Editorial Board: David Brakke, Lance Jenott, Hugo Lundhaug, Maged S.A. Mikhail, Tuomas Rasimus, Janet Timbie.
Survey of the origins and development of Christianity in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria down to th... more Survey of the origins and development of Christianity in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria down to the Council of Chalcedon (451 CE), along with excursus on Armenia and Ethiopia. The course deals primarily with major figures as well as literary works, and emphasis is placed on the historical and cultural contexts. Themes treated include diversity within Christianity, the construction of orthodoxy and heresy, monasticism and asceticism, the relationship between Christians and the ruling political powers (especially the [Eastern-]Roman and Sasanian empires), and the interaction of Christians with other religions.
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