An edition of The Lausiac History of Palladius. I & II
(1898)
The Lausiac History of Palladius. I & II
A Critical Discussion Together With Notes on Early Egyptian Monachism.
by Edward Cuthbert Butler
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Table of Contents
The Lausiac History of Palladius. I
§ 1.
Introductory
Page 1
The Historia Lausiaca of Palladius and the Historia Monachorum in Aegypto, the chief sources of early Egyptian monastic history--Palladius' career--Verdicts on his work.
PART I. TEXTUAL CRITICISM.
§ 2.
Redactions of the 'Historia Lausiaca'
Page 6
A Long Recension and a Short Recension.
§ 3.
The 'Historia Monachorum in Aegypto'
Page 10
The fact hitherto overlooked that the Hist. Mon. exists in Greek--The Greek the original, the Latin a translation by Rufinus.
§ 4.
Relations between the three Documents--the two Recensions of the 'Historia Lausiaca' and the 'Historia Monachorum'
Page 15
The Long Recension of the Hist. Laus. made up of the Short Recension and the Hist. Mon.--The Lond Recension currently received--The Short Recension will be shown to be the genuine Hist. Laus.
§ 5.
Comparison of the Greek texts in selected cases
Page 22
John of Lycopolis--Paul the Simple--Amoun of Nitria.
§ 6.
Organic Corruptions in the Long Recension of the 'Historia Lausiaca'
Page 38
Doublets--Anachronisms--Contradictions.
The Long Recension of the Hist. Laus. made up of the Short Recension and the Hist. Mon.--The Lond Recension currently received--The Short Recension will be shown to be the genuine Hist. Laus.
§ 7.
The Short Recension not an Abridgment of the Long, nor the Long an Author's Second Edition of the Short
Page 46
Lucius' estimate of the Short Recension.
§ 8.
Sozomen and the 'Historia Lausiaca'
Page 51
Lucius' theory of a lost Greek source used by Rufinus, Palladius and Sozomen--This theory excluded by foregoing investigations--Analysis of Sozomen VI. 28--31--He used Hist. Laus. (i.e. the Short Recension) and Hist. Mon.
§ 9.
The Latin Versions of the 'Historia Lausiaca'
Page 58
Latin Version I: the Paradisus Heraclidis (App. I in Rosweyd)--The printed text an early revision--The original version preserved in a few MSS.--Probably dates from fifth century.
Latin Version II: (App. II in Rosweyd)--Corrupt--Not later than seventh century.
Note on the Biblical Texts represented by the Latin Versions. (By F. C. Burkitt, M.A.)
§ 10.
The Syriac Versions
Page 77
Anan-Isho's 'Paradise of the Fathers.'
Syriac Version I--List of MSS.
Syriac Version II--MSS.--Date.
Life of Evagrius--Three translations.
Syriac Redactions of the Hist. Laus.--Classification of MSS. connected with Palladius' name in Wright's Catalogue--Only one Redaction in Syriac.
List of portions of Syriac Versions in print.
§ 11.
The Armenian Version. (By Professor Armitage Robinson.)
Page 97
Serapion--Eulogius--Evagrius--Colophon of Armenian Life of Evagrius and that of Codex Hpaul.
§ 12.
The Coptic Version
Page 107
Amélineau's theory that the Coptic is the Original.
The Original Language--Shown to be Greek.
The Coptic Additional Matter--Traced to Greek Sources--Longer and Shorter forms of the Life of Evagrius in Greek--Hypotheses discussed.
Date of the Coptic Version.
§ 13.
The Ethiopic and Arabic Versions of the Rule of Pachomius
Page 155
The Ethiopic Version--The Three Rules of Pachomius, their relation--Ethiopic Rule I, a translation from the Greek of Hist. Laus.
The Arabic Version--Redactions of the Vita Pachomii--Their relations--The Arabic of the Rule derived from the Greek of Hist. Laus.
Summary of Results of Part I.
Page 172
PART II. HISTORICAL CRITICISM.
§ 14.
The Theological Character of Palladius
Page 173
Origenism--St Jerome--Evagrius.
§ 15.
Historicity of the Lausiac History
Page 178
Weingarten's objections considered.
Palladius' Chronology of his own Life.
General Chronology of the Lausiac History.
Geography of the Lausiac History.
Palladius' general picture of Monastic Life in Egypt--Austerities and Fasts--Not an idealising of the Monastic Life--Stands the usual tests of Historicity.
The Miracles of the Lausiac History--General Considerations on this subject.
Not a Romance.
§ 16.
Other Sources of Early Egyptian Monastic History
Page 196
List of Sources.
The Historia Monachorum in Aegypto--Preuschen's theory of the nature of the book discussed--The Author made the Journey.
Cassian's Institutes and Collations--Their substantial Historicity.
The Apophthegmata Patrum--Redactions--Date--Origin--Historical Character.
§ 17.
Recent Theories concerning St Anthony
Page 215
Date of the Beginning of Christian Monachism--Witnesses to St Anthony's Existence and Date--The Vita Antonii.
§ 18.
Origin and Character of Early Christian Monachism in Egypt
Page 228
Precursors.
Beginnings of Christian Monachism--St Jerome's Vita Pauli.
Two types of Egyptian Monachism:
(a) the Antonian or semi-eremitical;
(b) The Pachomian or cenobitical.
The Spirit of Egyptian Monachism--Rivalry in asceticism--Strong individualism.
Condition at the present day.
§ 19.
Epilogue
Page 239
Early Oriental Monachism--Development of corporal austerities.
Early Greek Monachism--St Basil--Mitigation of austerities.
Early Monachism in Western Europe--Gaul--Ireland--Italy--Its predominantly Egyptian Character.
St Benedict--Eliminates austerities--Merges the Individual in the Body.
APPENDICES.
I.
Historia Monachorum in Aegypto
Page 257
The Original Language--Greek, not Latin.
The Latin Version.
The Syriac and other Oriental Versions.
The History of the Text.
The Authorship.
II.
Lucius' Theory on the Sources of early Egyptian Monastic History
Page 278
III.
Amélineau's Theory of Coptic Originals
Page 283
IV.
Redactions of the 'Vita Pachomii'
Page 288
V.
Preuschen's Chronology of Palladius' Life
Page 293
The Lausiac History of Palladius. II
INTRODUCTION ON THE SOURCES OF THE TEXT.
§ 1.
Present Opinion of Critics as to Early Egyptian Monachism
Page ix
§ 2.
The Greek MSS. of the Lausiac History
Page xiv
§ 3.
The Printed Editions of the Greek Text
Page xxiv
§ 4.
History of the Text: Citations by later Writers
Page xxvi
§ 5.
" " The Versions
Page xxxvi
§ 6.
" " Internal Evidence
Page xliv
§ 7.
Contents and Structure of the later portion of the Book
Page xlviii
§ 8.
Relations of the Textual Sources
Page lvi
§ 9.
The Documents
Page lxvi
§ 10.
Method of Editing
Page lxxxi
Map of Monastic Egypt, 400 A.D.
Page xcviii
Chronological Table
Page c
List of Chapters
Page cii
TEXT AND NOTES.
Greek Text
Page 1-169
Readings of Wake MS. 67
Page 170
Alterations and Corrections in Text and Apparatus
Page 178
List of Words corrupt, &c.
Page 181
Notes Critical and Historical
Page 182
APPENDICES
(continued from Part I).
V ii.
Chronology of Palladius' Life reconsidered
Page 237
VI.
Palladius' Literary Sources
Page 248
VII.
Schedules of Readings (Introd. § 8)
Page 251
VIII.
Addenda and Corrigenda in Part I
Page 258
INDEX.
I.
Beliefs and Practices
Page 263
II.
Scripture Citations
Page 264
III.
Personal Names
Page 265
IV.
Geographical Names
Page 268
V.
Greek Words
Page 270
Additions to Notes 69 and 94
Page 277
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