Question of Interpretation of a Part of the Text in the Life of Saint Simeon Written by Saint Sava (IX H 8 [Š 10]) Cover Image

Питање рашчитавања једног места у Житију Светог Симеона од Светог Саве (IX H 8 [Š 10])
Question of Interpretation of a Part of the Text in the Life of Saint Simeon Written by Saint Sava (IX H 8 [Š 10])

Author(s): Tihon Rakićević
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Historical Linguistics, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Матица српска
Keywords: Saint Sava; Theodore the Studite; ancient Greek manuscripts; Serbian Church Slavonic copies; interpretation

Summary/Abstract: Saint Sava wrote in 1206/7 the Life of Saint Simeon (Žitije Svetog Simeona) preserved as the copy no. IX H 8 [Š 10]. Saint Sava did not complete this work, but it was, to a large extent, taken from a sermon of Theodore the Studite (written before 826 AD). So far there have not been any ambiguities regarding this text, starting from the issue of Pavol J. Šafárik from 1851 onwards. However, due to the lack of a full stop between two sentences in the final part of the Life of Saint Simeo, there is a possibility of different interpretations of that part (sheet 116a, line 4). When comparing the aforementioned part of the text (sheet 116a, line 4) with the oldest Serbian Church Slavonic (Hilandar 387; Dečani 87; HAZU IV d 4) and ancient Greek (Ambrosianus gr. C 02 sup.; Parisinus gr. 1018; Ottobonianus gr. 251; Ambrosianus gr. E 101 sup.) manuscripts containing Studite’s sentences, which Sava followed as models, previous interpretations can be questioned.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 152
  • Page Range: 451-469
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Serbian