London, British Library, Or. 682

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Physical description: vellum, 37 × 29 cm, 195 fols., 3 cols.

Language(s): Geez

Date: 18th cent.

Provenance: Church of the Savior, Magdala; copied between 1730 and 1755 (fol. 2^r)

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 2^r–10^r)

Acts of Peter by Clement (fols. 10^r–29^r)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 29^r–31^r)

History of the Contending of Paul (fols. 31^r–85^r)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 85^r–87^r)

Epistle of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite to Timothy (fols. 87^r–92^v)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 92^v–93^v)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 93^v–94^v)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 94^v–95^v)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 95^v–97^v)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 97^v–108^v) ~ short version

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 108^v–112^v)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 112^v–114^r)

Acts of Thomas (portion) (fols. 114^r–122^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 122^r–127^r)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 127^r–129^r)

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 129^r–131^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 131^r–134^r)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 134^v–117^v)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 135^v–145^v)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 145^v–147^v)

Acts of Thomas (portions) (fols. 147^v–155^v)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 155^v–164^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 164^r–167^r)

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

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 167^v–174^r) ~ long version

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 174^r–175^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 175^v–177^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 177^v–179^r)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 179^r–181^r)

Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin (fols. 181^r–188^v)

Martyrdom of Thomas (fols. 188^v–191^r)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 191^r–194^v)

Genealogies of the Twelve Apostles (fols. 194^v–195^r)

Dates of the Deaths of the Apostles (fols. 195^r)

Additional Contents: none

Catalogs:

Bausi, Alessandro. “Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt.” Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli 60–61 (2001–2002): 77–114 (p. 93).

Wright, William. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired Since the year 1847. London: British Museum, 1877 (pp. 67).

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University, 20 March 2024.