The Scriptorium · translations
| Work | Author | Passages | Words | Commentary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagiography17 works | |||||
001 This Coptic hagiography recounts the life and sayings of Abba Antony, the renowned desert father, through a series of edifying anecdotes and teachings. The text presents… | Anonymous | 31 | 6,566 | 178 9 kinds | machine-draft |
002 The work is a hagiographical narrative recounting the life and martyrdom of Apa Psote, a Coptic saint. It survives in a single fragmentary parchment codex from the Monas… | Anonymous | 15 | 2,868 | 88 7 kinds | machine-draft |
003 The Fragments of John Kolobos are a collection of brief Coptic monastic sayings and anecdotes attributed to the fourth-century Egyptian desert father John Kolobos. Prese… | Anonymous | 12 | 2,549 | 70 8 kinds | machine-draft |
004 The Life of Paul of Tamma is a Coptic hagiography celebrating the ascetic hermit Paul, who is presented as the first desert monk, preceding even Antony. The text follows… | Anonymous | 14 | 2,729 | 81 9 kinds | machine-draft |
005 The Life of John Kolobos is a Coptic hagiography celebrating the ascetic virtues and miracles of John Kolobos, a presbyter and hegumenos of Scetis. The text, surviving o… | Anonymous | 96 | 20,942 | 565 10 kinds | machine-draft |
006 The Life of Macarius of Alexandria is a Coptic hagiography narrating the ascetic trials and miracles of a fourth-century Egyptian monk. The text survives in a single lac… | Anonymous | 27 | 6,182 | 155 9 kinds | machine-draft |
007 The Life of Macarius the Great is a Coptic hagiography recounting the life of Abba Macarius, a fourth-century Egyptian desert father renowned for his asceticism and spir… | Anonymous | 74 | 15,625 | 412 9 kinds | machine-draft |
008 The Life of Maxime and Domece is a Coptic hagiography recounting the virtues and miracles of two Roman saints, Maximos and Dometios, said to be sons of King Valentinos.… | Anonymous | 53 | 11,525 | 302 10 kinds | machine-draft |
009 The Martyrdom and Miracles of Mercurius is a Coptic hagiography that recounts the martyrdom of Saint Mercurius, a 3rd-century Roman soldier, and collects posthumous mira… | Anonymous | 50 | 8,349 | 280 9 kinds | machine-draft |
010 The Martyrdom of Cyril of Jerusalem is a Coptic hagiography that narrates the trial, torture, and execution of Cyril, presented as archbishop of Jerusalem. The text foll… | Anonymous | 26 | 4,099 | 139 8 kinds | machine-draft |
011 This Coptic hagiography recounts the martyrdom of Saint George, a popular figure in Christian tradition. The text opens with a trinitarian invocation and identifies the… | Anonymous | 45 | 10,023 | 251 9 kinds | machine-draft |
012 The Martyrdom of Isaac of Tiphre is a Coptic hagiographic narrative recounting the passion and death of a twelve-year-old boy, Isaac, from the village of Tiphre in the d… | Anonymous | 19 | 4,464 | 110 8 kinds | machine-draft |
013 The Martyrdom of Jacob the Persian is a Coptic hagiographic account narrating the trial, torture, and execution of Jacob, a eunuch and servant in the Persian royal palac… | Anonymous | 68 | 11,123 | 376 10 kinds | machine-draft |
014 The Martyrdom of Luke the Evangelist is a Coptic hagiographical account that presents Luke, traditionally Paul's disciple and secretary, as a martyr. The narrative follo… | Anonymous | 12 | 2,190 | 68 9 kinds | machine-draft |
015 The Martyrdom of Mercurius is a Coptic hagiography recounting the passion of Saint Mercurius, a Roman general turned Christian martyr. The narrative follows standard Cop… | Anonymous | 43 | 7,737 | 243 10 kinds | machine-draft |
016 The Martyrdom of Polycarp is a hagiographic account of the death of Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, in the mid-2nd century. The Coptic version, translated from Greek, surviv… | Anonymous | 20 | 3,033 | 106 7 kinds | machine-draft |
017 The Vita Iohannis Zedazadnensis (Red. G) is an anonymous Georgian hagiographical text recounting the life of Iohannes of Zedazadeni, one of the legendary Thirteen Syrian… | Anonymous | 4 | 212 | 16 7 kinds | machine-draft |