John F. Petruccione – Pásztori-Kupán István, The Correspondence of Theodoret of Cyrus. The Collectio Sirmondiana (Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2025), 302p
John F. Petruccione – Pásztori-Kupán István, The Correspondence of Theodoret of Cyrus. The Collectio Sirmondiana (Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2025), 302p

Summary/Abstract: The Correspondence of Theodoret of Cyrus; The Collectio Sirmondiana, volumes 4 & 5 published in 2025 includes the correspondence of Theodoret of Cyrus (393–457 B.C.) collected by Jacques Sirmond (1559–1651) on a reliable philological basis, with scholarly commentary and a uniform critical apparatus. The textual introduction, critical notes, and English translations are by John F. Petruccione, and a historical / theological introduction is by István Pásztori-Kupán. The joint work of the two authors includes the philological apparatus accompanying the complete critical text, explanatory notes related to the letters, as well as various indexes and a bibliography. The publication is a modern reworking of the Collectio Sirmondiana tradition, based on the tools of digital philology. The publication is not merely a collection of sources, but also an interpretative work, striving to strike a balance between philological accuracy, fidelity to the original text, and theological comprehensibility. It is a useful resource for researchers in classical philology, theology, church history, and philosophy. It is expected to serve as a fundamental work for further study of the history of Eastern and Western Christianity in the 4th and 5th centuries.

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