MÂNTUIREA PĂCĂTOȘILOR (MS. BAR 2517, MS. BAR 494) – TRANSLATION ATTRIBUTED TO NICOLAE SPĂTARUL MILESCU
MÂNTUIREA PĂCĂTOȘILOR (MS. BAR 2517, MS. BAR 494) – TRANSLATION ATTRIBUTED TO NICOLAE SPĂTARUL MILESCU

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this study aim to establish the identity of the author who, towards the end of the 17th century, has decided to translate entirely a sophisticated Christian book of morality, such as „Amartolon sotiria”, the book of Agapie Landos. As a result of the research, the origin of this scholar can not be proven, since none of the manuscripts known so far contain the translator's signature or any explicit specification of his identity. Regarding this subject the reseachers made some assumptions. These assumptions are based on a note written by the author of one of the romanian manuscripts (this manuscript is a copy from the 18th century of the text translated into Romanian at the end of the 17th century). Also, these assumptions are based on identifying common linguistic features between the oldest text of the translation, kept in manuscripts (ms. BAR 2517, ms. BAR 494). Through this linguistic analysis the researchers tried to prove that Nicolae Spatarul Milescu translated the third part of the greek text and also the first two parts of the text – Agapie Landos' entire book. This was the age when the whole world was discussing religious subjects. It is assumed that Nicolae Spatarul Milescu initiated this translation stimulated by the cultural climate of the time, when in Constantinople, and probably also in Moldova, discussions on theological themes were common.

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