Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Arabe 4770

Images: Gallica

Other shelf number(s): Supplément arabe 2615

Physical description: paper, 25 × 18 cm, 334 fols., 1 col.; defective at start

Language(s): Arabic

Date: 19th cent.; copied by Muḥammad ʿIzzat

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 1^v–8^v)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 8^v–16^r)

Preaching of Paul in the City of Ignorance (=History of the Contending of Paul 13; fols. 16^r–33^r)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 33^r–40^v)

Preaching of Paul on the Island of Hypocrisy (similar to History of the Contending of Paul 14; fols. 40^v–46^v)

Mission of Paul on the Island of Impiety (= History of the Contending of Paul 14; fols. 47^r–56^r)

Epistle of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite to Timothy (fols. 56^r–68^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 68^v–82^v)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 82^v–108^v)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 109^r–113^r)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 113^r–119^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 119^r–122^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 122^r–146^r)

Story of Peter and Paul in Antioch (fols. 146^r–172^v)

Dormition of John (fols. 173^r–181^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 181^r–188^v)

History of Philip (fols. 188^v–200^v)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 201^r–205^r)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 205^r–214^r)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 214^r–218^v)

Acts of Thomas (Preaching [=Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin], fols. 218^v–240^r; Martyrdom, fols. 240^r–247^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (shorter version; fols. 247^v–272^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 272^r–286^v)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 286^v–291^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 291^r–292^v)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 292^v–295^v)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 295^v–297^v)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 297^v–306^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 306^r–322^v)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 322^v–326^r)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 326^r–329^r)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 329^r–334^r)

Additional Contents: none

Catalogs/Studies:

Bausi, Alessandro. “Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt.” Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli 60–61 (2001–2002): 77–114 (discussion, p. 97).

Vajda, Georges. Notice manuscrits Arabe 4755–4799 (pp. 19–20).

Troupeau, Gérard. Catalogue des manuscrits arabes, première partie: Manuscrits chrétiens. 2 vols. Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1972–1974 (vol. 2, pp. 18–21)

Other online databases: BnF

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 24 August 2020.