Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Sbath 124

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Physical description: paper, measurements not provided, 238 fols., 1 col.

Language(s): Garšūnī

Date: 16th cent.

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 1^r–9^v)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 9^v–15^v)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 15^v–21^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 21^r–31^r)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 31^r–50^r)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 50^v–53^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 53^v–58^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 58^v–61^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 61^r–79^v)

Dormition of John (fols. 79^v–86^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 86^r–92^v)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 92^v–96^v)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 96^v–105^r)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 105^r–109^r)

Acts of Thomas (Preaching [=Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin, fols. 109^v–126^r]; Martyrdom, fols. 126^v–132^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 132^r–143^v)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 143^v–147^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 147^v–148^v)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 149^r–151^v)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 151^v–153^r)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 153^r–160^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 160^v–172^v)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 172^v–175^v)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 175^v–177^r)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 177^v–181^r)

Homily on Mark by Severus of Naswara (fols. 181^r–206^v)

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 206^v–212^r)

Additional Contents: History of the Church of St. Elijah; Ephrem, Homily on Elijah.

Catalogs/Studies:

Bausi, Alessandro. “Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt.” Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli 60–61 (2001–2002): 77–114 (discussion, p. 101).

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

Sbath, Paul. Bibliothèque de Manuscrits Paul Sbath Prêtre Syrien d’Alep. 3 vols. Cairo: Friedrich & Co. 1928 (vol. 1: 67–70).

Other online databases: Vatican Catalog

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