An Unknown Slavic Text of a Catena to the Psalter, in Two Manuscripts from the Hilandar Monastery Cover Image

Неизвестен славянски текст на катена към Псалтира в два ръкописа от Хилендар
An Unknown Slavic Text of a Catena to the Psalter, in Two Manuscripts from the Hilandar Monastery

Author(s): Ivona Karachorova
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Language and Literature Studies, Ancient World, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies, Translation Studies, History of Religion
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Slavonic Psalter; biblical commentary; catena; Hilandar monastery;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents a hitherto unknown catena to the Psalter. It is divided in two parts, placed in two manuscripts: in Manuscript No. 116 (psalms 1 through 76), and in Manuscript No. 117 (the remaining psalms). The catena contains commentaries of more than 15 Byzantine authors. The article then goes on to compare the Psalter text accompanying the catena with texts of other editions. It becomes clear that the text of the Hilandar manuscripts is very close to the texts of the Mount Athos edition and of Cyprian’s edition, although it has its own characteristics. The newly found catena is the most voluminous catena translated into a Slavic language. The discovery of the text will lead to new researches into the history of the Slavic Psalter and the Slavic translations of the Bible.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 82-102
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Bulgarian