Nicephorus of Constantinople, Brief Chronography

Marcian and Valentinian, 29 years. In whose reign the fourth holy council of the 630 holy fathers took place in Chalcedon. Leo the Great, 10 years. Le

until the end of Abraham, 70 years. In total, 3268 years. From Abraham until the exodus of the sons of Israel, 430 years. From the exodus until the bu

he wrought murders in the house of Ahab, but that his descendants would hold the kingdom of Israel until the fourth generation, for 4 months. 15th Sha

Christ, having been revealed, began the preaching and the signs. But Gratus the Roman, having deposed Annas, appointed another, Ishmael. 41st, Eleazar

of the king, ιʹ years. κδʹ Alexander lived ηʹ years and was bishop κγʹ years. κεʹ Paul the Confessor, γʹ years. cast out by Constantius. κʹ Eusebius,

10 months. 68. Paul, from the laity, an asekretis, 6 years, 8 months. 69. Kallinikos, presbyter and skeuophylax of Blachernae, 12 years. was blinded b

Mark, 8 years. 17. Cassian, 5 years. 18. Publius, 5 years. 19. Maximus, 4 years. 20. Julian, 2 years. 21. Gaianus, 3 years. 22. Symmachus, 2 years. 23

Demetrianus, 4 years. 10. Paul of Samosata, 8 years. 17. Domnus, 2 years. 18. Timaeus, 10 years. 19. Cyrillus, 15 years. 20. Tyrannus, 13 years. Up to

of the apostles, 6 lines. of Clement, 32, 2600 lines. 7. of Ignatius, Polycarp, the Shepherd and Hermas.

Demetrianus, 4 years. 10. Paul of Samosata, 8 years. 17. Domnus, 2 years. 18. Timaeus, 10 years. 19. Cyrillus, 15 years. 20. Tyrannus, 13 years. Up to this point, the emperors and persecutors were from the Greeks. And these are the patriarchs after the emperors became Christian: 21. Vitalius, 20 years. 22. Philogonius, 5 years. 23. Paul, 5 years. 24. Eustathius, a leader at the first council of Nicaea, who was also exiled by the Arians, 18 years. After him, Arians, 20 years. 25. Eulalius, 3 years. 20. Euphronius, 8 years. 131 27. Flacillus, in whose time was the dedication of the great church of Antioch, 12 years. 28. Stephen, 3 years. 29. Leontius, 8 years. 30. Eudoxius, 2 years. 31. Ananius, 4 years. 32. Meletius the confessor, who was also exiled by Valens, 25 years. 33. Euzoius the Arian, ... years. 34. Meletius again, at which time the [second] council of Constantinople also convened. 35. Flavian, 22 years. 30. Porphyrius, .... years. 37. Alexander, .... years. 38. Theodotus, 4 years. 39. John, who was at the third council of Ephesus, 18 years. 40. Domnus, who was at the robber [council], the second of Ephesus, 8 years. 41. Maximus, who was at the fourth council in Chalcedon, who was also deposed for a fault, 4 years. 42. Basil, 2 years. 43. Acacius, in whose time the city fell, 1 year. 44. Martyrius, 13 years. 45. Julian, 15 years. 40. Peter the Fuller, who was also exiled by Zeno, 3 years. 47. John, who was exiled after three months. 132 48. Stephen, 3 years. 49. Stephen another, 1 year. 50. Calendion, 4 years. 51. Peter the Fuller again, [3 years]. 52. Palladius, 10 years. 53. Flavian, who was exiled by the emperor Anastasius, .... ................... 7 years. 54. Paul, under the same, 3 years. 55. Euphrasius, who was buried in the fall of the city, 5 years. 50. Ephraemius, who was in the time of Justinian, 18 years. 57. Domnus, 14 years. 58. Anastasius, 11 years. 59. Gregory, 24 years. 60. Anastasius a second time, 20 years. 61. Anastasius another, 9 years. And these are the divine scriptures read in church and canonized, and their stichometry is thus. 1. Genesis, 4300 stichoi. 2. Exodus, 2800 stichoi. 3. Leviticus, 2700 stichoi. 4. Numbers, 3530 stichoi. 5. Deuteronomy, 3100 stichoi. 6. Joshua, 2100 stichoi. 7. Judges and Ruth, 2450 stichoi. 8. Kingdoms 1 and 2, 1240 stichoi. 133 9. Kingdoms 3 and 4, 2203 stichoi. 10. Chronicles 1 and 2, 5500 stichoi. 11. Ezra 1 and 2, 5500 stichoi. 12. Book of Psalms, 5100 stichoi. 13. Proverbs of Solomon, 1700 stichoi. 14. Ecclesiastes, 507 stichoi. 15. Song of Songs, 280 stichoi. 10. Job, 1800 stichoi. 17. Isaiah the prophet, 3800 stichoi. 18. Jeremiah the prophet, 4000 stichoi. 19. Baruch, 700 stichoi. 20. Ezekiel, 4000 stichoi. 21. Daniel, 2000 stichoi. 22. The twelve prophets, 3000 stichoi. Total books of the Old Testament: 22. Of the New Testament. 1. Gospel according to Matthew, 2500 stichoi. 2. Gospel according to Mark, 2000 stichoi. 3. Gospel according to Luke, 2600 stichoi. 4. Gospel according to John, 2300 stichoi. 5. Acts of the Apostles, 2800 stichoi. 6. 14 Epistles of Paul, 5300 stichoi. 7. Catholic Epistles: James 1, Peter 2, John 3, Jude 1, total 7 .... Total books of the New Testament: 20. 134 And these are the disputed books of the Old Testament. 1. 3 Maccabees, 7300 stichoi. 2. Wisdom of Solomon, 1100 stichoi. 3. Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach, 2800 stichoi. 4. Psalms and Odes of Solomon, 2100 stichoi. 5. Esther, 350 stichoi. 6. Judith, 1700 stichoi. 7. Susanna, 500 stichoi. 8. Tobit and Tobias, 700 stichoi. And the disputed books of the New Testament. 1. Apocalypse of John, 1400 stichoi. 2. Apocalypse of Peter, 300 stichoi. 3. Epistle of Barnabas, 1360 stichoi. 4. Gospel according to the Hebrews, 2200 stichoi. And the apocryphal books of the Old Testament. 1. Enoch, 4800 stichoi. 2. Patriarchs, 5100 stichoi. 3. Prayer of Joseph, 1100 stichoi. 4. Testament of Moses, 1100 stichoi. 5. Assumption of Moses, 1400 stichoi. 6. Abraham, 300 stichoi. 135 7. Eldad and Modad, 400 stichoi. 8. Of the prophet Elijah, 310 stichoi. 9. Of the prophet Zephaniah, 600 stichoi. 10. Of Zechariah, father of John, 500 stichoi. 11. Pseudepigrapha of Baruch, Habakkuk, Ezekiel and Daniel. And the apocryphal books of the New Testament. ........................ 1. Circuits of Peter, 2750 stichoi. 2. Circuit of John, 2600 stichoi. 3. Circuit of Thomas, 1600 stichoi. 4. Gospel according to Thomas, 1300 stichoi. 5. Didache

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