Philoxenus, Ascetic Discourses (1894) pp.i-xvi. Title Page, Preface, Contents
Philoxenus, Ascetic Discourses (1894) pp.xviii-xxxi. The Life of Philoxenus
Philoxenus, Ascetic Discourses (1894) pp.xlviii-lxvi. List of works of Philoxenus
Philoxenus, Ascetic Discourses (1894) pp.lxxiii-xciii. Summary of the Discourses of Philoxenus
Philoxenus, Ascetic Discourses (1894) pp.clxxxvii-clxxxviii. Errata
Philoxenus, Ascetic Discourses (1894) pp.xlviii-lxvi. List of works of Philoxenus
The following is a list of the works of Philoxenus preserved in London, Paris, Rome, and Oxford.
I. A literal translation of the Old and New Testaments which was completed about A.D. 508 1 . This great work was completed with the assistance of the chorepiscopus, Polycarp 2 , and was well received by the Jacobite church. Moses of Aggêl 3 , |xlix who flourished about the middle of the VIth century refers to Philoxenus' version of the New Testament and of the Psalms as the standard work of the day 4 . The British Museum MS. Add. 17,106 (foll. 74-87) 5 contains portions of Isaiah (ch. xxviii. 3-17, xlii. 17-xlix. 18, and lxvi. 11-23) 6 , and a manuscript of the XIth or XIIth century at Rome contains the text of the Gospels; Dr. Wright was inclined to think that the Beyrût MS. described by the Rev. Isaac Hall also contained the Gospels in this version 7 .
II. A Commentary on the New Testament. Fragments of the Commentary on Saint Matthew are preserved in Add. 17, 126 8 ; Add. 14,646, fol. 202b (IXth century) 9 ; Add. 14,613, fol. 162a (IXth or Xth century) 10 ; Add. 17,193, fol. 97a (dated A.Gr. 1185 =A.D. 874) 11 ; Add. 12,154, fol. 64a (VIIIth or IXth century) 12 ; fragments of the Commentary on Saint Luke are preserved in Add. 17,126, fol. 3 8 ; Add. 17,267, fol. 20a (XIIIth century) 13 ; Add. 14,727, fol. 120a |l (XIIIth century) 14 ; fragments of the Commentary on Saint John are preserved in Add 14,534, fol. 16a ff. (early Vlth century) 15 , and in Add. 14,538, fol. 23 b (Xth century) 16 ; and a fragment of the Commentary on 1 John v. 6 is extant in Add. 17,193, fol. 94b (dated A. Gr. 1185=A. D. 874) 17 ).
III. An Order of Holy Baptism, [Syriac] 18 .
IV. A lesser Order of the Consecration of Water for Baptism, to be used in the case of a child who will certainly die, and cometh to be baptized, [Syriac] Add. 14,499, fol. 25a (Xth or XIth century) 19 .
(a) "When a man wisheth to draw nigh to the Holy Mysteries let him pray thus: To Thee, O Christ, the Lamb of God, I pray at
this time in fear." [Syriac]
(b) "Another prayer [to be said] when a man taketh the living Body in his hands: Thee, O living God, Who hast become embodied
in bread, do I bear [in my hands]
20 ."
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(a) Anaphora beginning: [Syriac] Add. 14,690, fol. 133a (dated A. Gr. 1493=A. D. 1182)
21 .
(b) Anaphora beginning: [Syriac] Add. 17,229, fol. 2b (dated A. Gr. 1529 = A. D. 1218)
22 ; Add. 14,694, fol. 87a (XIIIth century)
23 .
(c) Anaphora beginning: Add. 17,229, fol. 56a (XIIIth century)
24 .
VII. An exposition on the parable of the ten talents 25 .
VIII. A treatise showing that one Person of the Holy Trinity became incarnate and suffered for us. The title runs: ---- 26 [Syriac] |lii This is followed in the MS. by extracts from the treatise of an anonymous writer against Philoxenus, which caused the latter to write the above discourse: [Syriac] and after this comes a copy of the letter to the monks against which the anonymous writer composed his treatise, and a collection of extracts from the works of the Fathers which support the views of Philoxenus 27 .
IX. Three Discourses on the Trinity and on the Incarnation : [Syriac]. 28
X. Thirteen Discourses on the Christian life and character: ----[Syriac]. 29 |liii
XI. A tract on various heresies (Manes, Marcion, Eutyches, Diodorus, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Theodoret, Nestorius, etc .), and a profession of faith: [Syriac] Add. 14, 529, fol. 65b (VIIth or VIIIth century) 30 .
XII. Twelve Chapters against those who maintain two natures in Christ and one Person: [Syriac]. Add. 14,597, fol. 91a (dated A. Gr. 880=A.D. 569) 31 .
XIII. Twenty Chapters against the Nestorians: [Syriac] Add. 14,597, fol. 98b.
XIV. Seven Chapters against Nestorius, Diodorus of Tarsus, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and those who hold the doctrine of two natures, and accepting the Henoticon and the twelve Chapters of Cyril: [Syriac] Add. 14,529, fol. 66b (VIIth or VIII century) 32
XV. Five Chapters against the Nestorians : [Syriac] |liv Add. 14,604, foll. 67a - 68a, and foll. 111b - 113 a (VIIth century) 33 .
XVI. A Discourse against the Nestorians and Eutychians: [Syriac]
XVII. A Disputation with a Nestorian scribe concerning Jesus Christ: [Syriac] 34
XVIII. Ten chapters against those who divide our Lord after His indivisible union: [Syriac] 35 Add. fol. 14,597, fol. 105b (dated A. Gr.880= A.D. 569) 36 .
XIX. Seven chapters against those who say that what is bad in the doctrine of heretics should be cursed, but not the heretics themselves and their whole doctrine : [Syriac] |lv Add. 14,604, fol. 113 a (VIIth century) 37 .
XX. Three additional Chapters against heresies: [Syriac] Add. 14,529, fol. 6o a (VIIth or VIIIth century) 38 .
XXI. On the Union of the two Natures; Add. 14,670, fol. 22a (VIth or VIIth century) 39 .
XXII. A confession of Faith: [Syriac] Add. 17,201, fol. 6a (VIth or VIIth century) 40 .
XXIII. A confession of Faith: [Syriac] Add. 17,216, foll. 32,33 (XIIIth century) 41 .
XXIV. The Faith of Philoxenus: [Syriac] 14,621, fol.172b(datedA.Gr.1113=A.D.802) 42 .
XXV. A Confession of Faith, in ten sections, directed against the Council of Chalcedon: [Syriac] Add. |lvi Add. 14,529, fol. 68a (VIIth or VIIIth century) 43 .
XXVI. A Confession of Faith, beginning [Syriac] 44
XXVII. A Definition of Faith: [Syriac] 45
XXVIII. A Discourse on Faith: [Syriac] 46
XXIX. A Reply to be made by anyone, when questioned as to his belief: [Syriac] Add. 14,529, fol. 69b 47 .
XXX. A Declaration of the One Nature in Christ [Syriac] 48
XXXI. On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin: [Syriac] Add. 14,727, fol. 26a (XIIIth century) 49 .
XXXII. A Discourse addressed to one who asked him, whether the Holy Ghost departs from |lvii a man when he sins, or returns to him when he repents: [Syriac] Add. 17,193, fol. 18a (dated A. Gr. 1185 = A. D. 874) 50 .
XXXIII. A paraenetic discourse: [Syriac] Add. 17,206, fol. 54a (XIth or XIIth century) 51 .
XXXIV. A Funeral Sermon: [Syriac] Add. 14,520, fol. 123b (VIIIth or IXth century) 52 .
XXXV. A Prayer to be used when a man riseth from his couch: [Syriac] Add. 14,499, fol. 430 (Xth or XIth century) 53 .
XXXVI. A penitential Prayer: [Syriac] Add. 14,621, fol.160b (dated A. Gr. 1113 = A.D. 802) 54 .
XXXVII. A Prayer to be said whenever a man pleaseth : [Syriac] Add. 17,262, fol. 71b (XIIth century) 55 .
XXXVIII. A Prayer: [Syriac] beginning [Syriac] Add. 14,583, fol. 178a (XIth century) 56 . |lviii
XXXIX. A Prayer of Supplication 57 .
XL. Prayers for the seven canonical Hours [Syriac] 58
XLI. Morning Prayer: [Syriac] 59
XLII. Terce: [Syriac] Add. 14,723, fol. 78b 60 , and Add. 17,221, fol. 52b 61 .
XLIII. Compline: 62 [Syriac].
XLIV. Letter to the Monks of Sënûn, concerning the Incarnation and Faith, etc., written during his second exile at Philippopolis : [Syriac] Add.14,597, fol.35b (dated A.Gr. 880 = A.D.569) 63 .
XLV. Two Letters to the Monks of Teleda 64 : [Syriac] |lix
XLVI. Letter to Patricius, the Edessene monk, on purity of the soul and how it may be acquired, etc.: [Syriac ]Add. 12,167, fol. 144b (dated A. Gr. 1187 = A. D. 876) 65 . Other copies of this letter are extant in Add. 14,649, fol. 180a 66 ; Add. 14,621, fol. 39a 67 ; Add. 14,623, fol. 70b 68 ; Add. 14,580, fol. 89b 69 ; Add. 17,185, fol. 33a 70 .
XLVII. Letter to the Monks of Amid on zeal: 71 [Syriac]
XLVIII. Letter to Abraham and Orestes, Priests of Edessa, concerning Stephen bar Sudh-ailê: [Syriac] 72 |lx
XLIX. Letter to Abu Nafîr of al-Hîra on Nestorius, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Eutyches, and others: [Syriac] Add. 14,529, fol. 61a (VIIth or VIIIth century) 73 .
L. Letter to the Emperor Zeno on the Incarnation of God the Word: [Syriac] 74
LI. Letter to John II. of Alexandria: [Syriac] Add. 14,670, fol. 21a (VIth or VIIth century) 75 .
LII. Two Letters to the Monks of Bêth Gôgal: [Syriac]
LIII. Letter to a monk who had recently become converted: [Syriac] Add. 14,649, fol. 200b (IXth century) 76 .
LIV. Letter to a disciple, on the forsaking of the world |lxi and on the monastic life: [Syriac] Add. 14,728, fol. 76b 77 , and Add. 14,729, fol. 131a 78 .
LV. Letter to the Christians at Arzôn 79 .
LVI. Letter to a convert from Judaism: [Syriac] Add. 14,726, fol. 10 a (Xth century) 80 .
LVII. Letter to Maron the lector, of Anazarba: [Syriac] Add. 14,726, fol. 19b (Xth century) 81 .
LVIII. Letter to one of his disciples : [Syriac] [Syriac] Add. 12,167, fol. 179b (dated A. Gr. 1187 = A.D. 876) 82 , and Add 18,817, fol. 147a (XIIth century) 83 .
LIX. Letter to the Recluses: [Syriac] Add. 14,577, fol.101b (IXth century) 84 .
LX. Letter on the duties of the ascetic life: [Syriac] |lxii Add. 17,262, fol. 420 (XIIth century) 85 .
LXI. Letter to a lawyer who had become a monk: [Syriac] Add. 12,167, fol. 278a (dated A.Gr. 1187 = A.D. 876) 86 .
LXII. Letter against Habib: [Syriac]. 87
LXIII. Letter to Simon, the Archimandrite of Teleda ---- a fragment: [Syriac] Add. 14,533, fol. 48b (VIIIth or IXth century) 88 .
LXIV. Letter to the orthodox monks in the East: [Syriac] Add. 14,533, fol. 50a 88 .
LXV. Tract on Chastity ---- a fragment 89 .
LXVI. The Book of Sentences ---- an extract from the fifth Chapter: [Syriac] Add. 17,191, fol.64b (IXth or Xth century) 90 , and Add. 17,214, fol. 88a (VIIth century) 91 .
LXVII. On the tranquillity of the convent life: [Syriac] |lxiii Add. 17,181, fol. 24b (VIth century) 92 ; Add. 17,173, fol. 80a (VIIth century) 93 ; Add. 14,604, fol. 95b (VIIth century) 94 ; Add. 14,617, fol. 49b (VIth or VIIth century) 95 ; and Add. 14,726, fol. 11b (Xth century) 96 .
LXVIII. Rules for the Monastic Life: [Syriac] Add. 17,262, fol. 72a (XIIth century) 97 .
LXIX. On the Fear of God----an extract: [Syriac] Add. 14,577, fol. 130a (IXth century) 98 .
LXX. On Humility----an extract: [Syriac] Add. 14,582, fol. 179a 99 .
LXXI. On Repentance----an extract: [Syriac] Add. 14,582, fol. 179b 99 .
LXXII. On Prayer: [Syriac] Add. 14,582, foll. 181a, 182a 100 ; Add. 18,817, fol. 71b 101 .
LXXIII. On Prayer: Add. 12,167, foll. 182b, 183a 102 . |lxiv
LXXIV. On Prayer ---- two extracts Add. 14,611, fol. 1b 103 ; Add. 14,522, fol. 39a 104 ; Add. 14,614, fol. 70b 105 ; Add. 14,728, fol. 187a and b 106 .
LXXV. Against passions in the soul: [Syriac] Add. 17,153, fol. 127b (VIIth century) 107 .
LXXVI. On the tonsure: [Syriac]. Add. 14,613, fol. 141b 108 ; and Add. 17,193, fol. 83b 109 .
LXXVII. On Virginity: [Syriac] Add. 17,215, fol. 43a 110 .
LXXVIII. On the Quotations in the Epistles of Saint Paul: [Syriac] Add. 17,193, fol. 3b 111 .
LXXIX. On the man who wilfully transgresseth the prohibition of the priests: [Syriac] 112 .
LXXX. A hymn on the Nativity: [Syriac] 113
Extracts from the writings of Philoxenus are also found in Add. 17,173, fol. 80a; Add. 14,522, fol. 38b; |lxv Add. 14,614, fol. 70a; Add. 17,180, fol. 21a; Add. 17,178, foll. 72a, 90a; and Add. 14,538, fol. 80a 114 .
(a) Arabic.
I. The Discourses on Christian Life and Character
115 .
II. Daily Prayers : [Syriac]
116
(b) Ethiopic.
I. A Hymn, beginning [Ethiopic] Brit Mus. MS. Orient. No. 539, fol. 218a
117 .
II. A Hymn, beginning, [Ethiopic] Brit. Mus. MS. Orient. No. 594, fol. 193a
118 .
III. Prayers in seven sections: [Ethiopic] Add. 19,658, fol. 41a
119 .
IV. A Prayer which Christians may pray for the saving of their souls : [Ethiopic]
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Brit. Mus. MS. Orient. No. 578, fol. 223a
120 .
V. The first part of a Series of questions and answers on the History of the Egyptian Monks [Ethiopic] attributed to Philoxenus
[Ethiopic] Brit. Mus. MSS. Orient. Nos. 759, fol. 81a, 760, fol. 40, 761, fol. 3a
121 .
VI. Commentary on the Gospels
122 .
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