Edgbaston, University of Birmingham, Mingana Syr. 40

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Physical description: paper, 220 × 152 mm, 245 fols.

Language(s): Garšūnī

Date: ca. 1750

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 3^v–16^v)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 17^r–23^v)

Preaching of Paul in the City of Ignorance (=History of the Contending of Paul 13; fols. 24^r–36^r)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 36^r–42^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 42^v–52^v)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 53^r–72^v)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 72^v–75^v)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 76^v–84^v)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 84^v–88^r)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 88^r–93^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 93^v–96^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 96^r–113^v)

Dormition of John (fols. 113^v–119^v)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 119^v–125^v)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 125^v–128^v)

Acts of Thomas (Preaching [=Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin], fols. 128^v–147^r; Martyrdom, fols. 147^r–152^v)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 152^v–164^r)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 164^r–167^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 167^v–168^v)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 168^v–171^r)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 171^r–172^v)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 172^v–180^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 180^r–194^r)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 194^r–197^r)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 197^r–199^r)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 199^r–203^v)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 203^v–230^r)

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 230^v–235^r)

Acts of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (fols. 235^r–244^v)

Additional Contents: an account of the Widow of Nain.

Catalogs/Studies:

Bausi, Alessandro. “Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt.” Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli 60–61 (2001–2002): 77–114 (discussion, p. 100).

Esbroeck, Michel van. “Une collection de 35 apocryphes apostoliques.” ParOr 24 (1999): 179–99.

Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Mingana Collection of Manuscripts Now in the Possession of the Trustees of the Woodbrooke Settlement, Selly Oak, Birmingham. 3 vols. Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, Ltd., 1933 (vol. 1, cols. 104–108).

Other online databases: University of Birmingham, Mingana Collection

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 12 October 2020.