Repose (Dormition) of John the Evangelist

Dormitio Iohannis / Metastasis Iohannis · Anonymous · manuscript 990 CE (Budge's MS Oriental 6782) · apocryphon · CMCL cc0572

Coptic · domain: biblical-apocryphal · researched 2026-11-13

translated. A complete English translation exists. This dossier is included as a control, not as a gap; it shows what the register counts as translated.

Why this is in the register

Budge, Coptic Apocrypha in the Dialect of Upper Egypt (1913), prints the Coptic text and an English translation of 'The Repose of Saint John the Evangelist and Apostle' (MS Oriental 6782, dated 990) and this remains the only English translation: the NASSCAL e-Clavis entry for the Metastasis of John covers the Greek/Slavic text and lists no English translation at all (https://www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-christian-apocrypha/metastasis-of-john/), and HOLLIS 'Dormition of John Coptic' returns only Festschriften, not a translation (https://hollis.harvard.edu/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Dormition%20of%20John%20Coptic&tab=Everything&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&vid=01HVD_INST:HVD2&offset=0 Coptic Scriptorium's TT metadata names Budge as the translation.

Included as an 'older translation only' entry. The Coptic narrative has John prepare his grave at Ephesus and disappear from it; Budge's is the sole English rendering. NASSCAL's separate 'Metastasis of John' entry (Greek/Slavic) has no English section, so the Greek recension is an additional gap outside this Coptic file.

Existing translations recorded

Edition / series
Coptic Apocrypha in the Dialect of Upper Egypt · E. A. Wallis Budge · 1913

Electronic text

Source and licence
Coptic Scriptorium · TEI XML · CC-BY 4.0 urn:cts:copticLit:misc.dormition_john.budge

Scanned witnesses

Scan search: not checked. Not searched in the scan pass: this dossier was outside the 121-work scan target set.

Harvard Hollis

Hollis query: Repose of John the Evangelist — 5 record(s); match basis author_title_unquoted.

Record	Citation
Coptic apocrypha in the dialect of Upper Egypt · 1977 · eng	"Coptic apocrypha in the dialect of Upper Egypt." New York : AMS Press, 1977. https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990007437950203941
Art in the Frick Collection : paintings, sculpture, decorative arts · 1996 · eng	"Art in the Frick Collection : paintings, sculpture, decorative arts." New York : Harry N. Abrams, in association with the Frick Collection, c1996. https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990072551810203941
Coptic apocrypha in the dialect of upper Egypt Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 · 1913 · eng	Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. "Coptic apocrypha in the dialect of upper Egypt." London : Printed by order of the Trustees, sold at the British museum [etc.], 1913. https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990063465780203941
List of wood-carvings · 1925 · eng	"List of wood-carvings." New York, The Hispanic Society of America, 1925. https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990050775760203941
Manuscript music by British, American, and European composers, 1793-1950 · 1793-1950 · eng, fre, ita, ger, spa	"Manuscript music by British, American, and European composers, 1793-1950." 1793-1950. https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990144373160203941

Sources checked

Cite: Tergwame, “Repose (Dormition) of John the Evangelist” (coptic gap dossier), 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-dormition-john