stephan huller

I am going through Clement of Alexandria's references to 1 Corinthians and found that Methodius's readings often agree with Clement's against Origen. That is my interest in the material and also accounts for my interest in Pseudo-Cyprian. Nevertheless it is odd that no one has placed this stuff online before as it is from the third century.

Roger Pearse

The material that is online is mainly from 19th century translations, and I suspect that this material by Methodius was inaccessible in 1860, when these were (in the main) done.

I'm still wondering whether the actual text in Old Slavonic has been published.

All the best,

Roger Pearse

Roger Pearse

I've written a blog post on what survives of Methodius here.

stephan huller

Roger, when I was talking today with a manuscript expert Methodius came up. Trobisch said that Methodius was a passion of his when he was younger for the same reason I find Methodius interesting (the citation of Pauline material). He told me though the Greek and the Slavonic texts don't always match

Roger Pearse

Interesting.

Mind you, the Old Slavonic has never been published, for most of the works of Methodius. The introduction to the edition of "On free will" in the Patrologia Orientalis indicates that the Old Slavonic there is very literal -- so much so, that we can see the corrections in the margin of the Greek copy that was used by the translator into Old Slavonic.

I've put out a commission to translate the 24 pages of De Lepra. I've pretty much given up on obtaining the Old Slavonic text. Instead it would be a translation of Bonwetsch -- mostly in German (representing the Old Slavonic), with interspersed Greek chunks. I've had the silliest responses, mostly, and very silly prices quoted. But I have one half-way possible quote.

All the best,

Roger Pearse

Roger Pearse

Just a postscript to this dead thread to say that it inspired me to get some of Methodius translated. The opening portion of "De lepra" (on leprosy) is here:

http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/me...s_de_lepra.htm

Unfortunately the ecclesiastical jargon was rather beyond the translator, and I ended up terminating the commission after 6 pages, and just paying for that much.

This translation is public domain; do whatever you wish with it.

All the best,

Roger Pearse

stephan huller

It is most interesting indeed Roger! Any idea what letter Methodius thinks Paul wrote to the Jews? Is this a citation of Hebrews?

stephan huller

Bonswetch says that this:

For in order to keep the disease from spreading and to reveal it to everyone, we ought “to heal” through the songs of the gospel and see “if there is someone, who lacks God’s mercy, whether there is an upward growing root causing damage and whether many are becoming defiled”, the Apostle says, writing to the Jews

Comes from Hebrews 12.13,15:

is "Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

Roger Pearse

I probably ought to add biblical references to it, but I was frankly exhausted from dealing with it!

stephan huller

No problem. You made my life better at the very least just by publishing it!