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Explore ancient Coptic texts edited with care and clarity.
This scholarly edition presents a selection of Coptic apocrypha and related writings, offering a window into early Egyptian Christianity. The text is drawn from a mutilated but historically valuable manuscript, with plates and notes that illuminate its form, dates, and linguistic features.
This volume collects translations and introductions that frame the material, including accounts linked to Saint John, Saint Bartholomew, and other early figures. It highlights linguistic quirks, manuscript history, and the way these apocrypha were read and interpreted in their own time.- Contextual introductions that explain the manuscript’s origin, dating, and significance.
- Face-to-face translations of key passages, with notes on linguistic and textual details.
- Appendices and plates showing facsimile pages to aid study and comparison.
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