[B-Greek] What to read -Enchiridion Christian Paraphrases
Louis Sorenson
llsorenson at hotmail.com
Fri Jul 18 00:45:22 EDT 2008
Mark Lightman wrote: > I agree that the Enchiridion (Encheiridion, Manual, Handbook) is also worth reading.? There is a recent critical edition which includes the Christian paraphrases, which I would recommend because they are a little easier than the originial. <
The work he mentions is by Gerard Boter, 1999. The Encheiridion of Epictetus and its Three Christian Adaptations: Transmission & Critical Editions. Leiden: Brill ($280). It contains the Enchiridion Greek text and English translation and the Greek text of the three Christian adaptations of the Enchiridion. GoogleBooks Preview
There is a commentary in French on the Paraphrasis Christiana: Spanneut, Michel. 2007. Commentaire sur la Paraphrase chrétienne du
Manuel d'Epictète. France: Les Editions du Cerf
(http://www.editionsducerf.fr -- I believe it has the Greek text). Worldcat Le Éditions du Cerf
Johann Schweighauser's 1800 Epicteteae Monumenta Tomus V GoogleBooks has of both the Paraphrasis Christian and Saint Nilus' adaptation. The Greek text of both adaptations be found in clear new scans on the LetsReadGreek Enchiridion bibliography page (http://www.letsreadgreek.com/Epictetus/bibliography.htm#christianadaptations). Paraphrasis Christiana LetsReadGreek pdf extract and Nilus' Enchiridion LetsReadGreek pdf extract
Louis Sorenson
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