Two Old English Apocrypha and their Manuscript Source
In the course of this book Professor Cross presents the discovery of the actual manuscript source for the Old English versions of two biblical apocrypha, namely The Gospel of Nichodemus and The Avenging of the Saviour. In collaboration with four other scholars, Professor Cross explores the implications of this discovery, at present unique in the field of Anglo-Saxon studies. Here for the first time parallel editions of the relevant Latin and Old English texts are given, together with modern English translations.
- Presents the discovery of a manuscript source for the Old English versions of two biblical apocrypha
- Parallel editions of the relevant Latin and Old English texts are given together with modern English translations
- Illustrated with photographs of certain manuscript folios
Product details
January 1997Hardback
9780521561945
324 pages
229 × 152 × 22 mm
0.65kg
4 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- List of plates
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Part I. Discussion:
- 1. Introduction J. E. Cross
- 2. The manuscript: Saint-Omer, Bibliothèque Municipale, 202 J. E. Cross and Julia Crick
- 3. The Euangelium Nichodemi and Vindicta saluatoris in Anglo-Saxon England Thomas N. Hall
- 4. Saint-Omer 202 as the manuscript source for the Old English texts J. E. Cross
- 5. The style of the texts and the translation strategy Andy Orchard
- Part II. Texts and Translations:
- 6. Editorial and translation procedure J. E. Cross, Denis Brearley and Andy Orchard
- 7. Euangelium Nichodemi: Latin text and translation J. E. Cross, Denis Brearley and Andy Orchard
- 8. Euangelium Nichodemi: Old English text and translation J. E. Cross, Denis Brearley and Andy Orchard
- 9. Vindicta saluatoris: Latin text and translation J. E. Cross, Denis Brearley and Andy Orchard
- 10. Vindicta saluatoris: Old English text and translation J. E. Cross, Denis Brearley and Andy Orchard
- Bibliography Thomas N. Hall
- Index.