Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Arabe 81

Images: Gallica

Other shelf number(s): A. 47 (Séguier), N. 242 (Saint-Germain-des-Prés), Supplément arabe 88

Physical description: paper, 16 × 11 cm, 241 fols., 1 col.; fols. 200–240 are by a different hand

Language(s): Arabic

Date: 16th cent.

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 1^r–4^r)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 4^v–26^r)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 26^v–30^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 31^r–36^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 36^v–39^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 39^v–61^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 61^v–68^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 68^v–74^r)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 74^v–78^r)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 78^v–86^r)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 86^r–89^v)

Acts of Thomas (Preaching [=Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin], fols. 90^r–107^v; Martyrdom, fols. 108^r–114^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (114^v–127^r)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 127^r–131^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 131^r–132^r)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 132^v–134^v)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 135^r–136^r)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 136^v–144^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 144^r–157^r)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 157^v–160^v)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 161^r–163^r)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 163^r–168^r)

Homily on Mark by Severus of Naswara (fols. 168^v–195^r)

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 195^v–198^v)

History of Philip (fols. 236^r–240^v)

Additional Contents: History of Saint Macarius the Great and Saint Macarius of Alexandria.

Catalogs/Studies:

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

Graf, Georg. Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur. 5 vols. Rome: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1944 (discussion, vol. 1, p. 261).

Haase, Felix. Apostel und Evangelisten in den orientalischen Überlieferungen. Neutestamentliche Abhandlungen 9. Münster: Aschendorff, 1922 (p. 6).

Troupeau, Gérard. Catalogue des manuscrits arabes, première partie: Manuscrits chrétiens. 2 vols. Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1972–1974 (vol. 1, pp. 61–64).

Other online databases: BnF

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 4 August 2020.