- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 New Ostraca from Thebes -
2. Coptic Textual Finds from the Macquarie University Excavations at Dra Abu Al-naga (TT233) -
3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos -
4 The ‘Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi’ and the Faw Qibli Excavations -
5 Once More: Nabis, Bishop of ′Aidhab/Berenike1 -
6 The Life and Miracles of Abraham of Farshut Community Disaster and the Making of a Saint -
7 Coptic Texts from Western Thebes -
8. Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar -
9 Christianity in Dandara and Medamud -
10 Esna Martyrs -
11 Indexing of Manuscripts for the Churches of Naqada and Qus -
12 Coptic Legal Documents, with Special Reference to the Theban Area -
13 Notes On Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts Related to Upper Egypt -
14 Epigraphy and History in the Theban Region -
15 The Arabic Lives of St. Pachomius1 -
16 Athanasius of Qus and His Time -
17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna -
18 Some Coptic Reliefs Purportedly from Coptos -
19 The Portrait of Apa Abraham of Hermonthis -
20 The Esna Monasteries: Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri -
21 The Coptic Monasteries Multi-media Database Project -
22 Excavating Christian Western Thebes: A History1 -
23 The Monasteries of Naqada -
24 Tell Al-Qubeba: An Unknown Monastic Site? -
25 How to Save the Wall Paintings of Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri - Bibliography
Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos
Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos
The Recently Discovered Sahidic Version from Shaykh Abd al-Qurna
- Chapter:
- (p.21) 3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos
- Source:
- Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt
- Author(s):
Gawdat Gabra
Hany N. Takla
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
Pesynthios's biography is preserved in Sahidic, Bohairic, and Arabic manuscripts, which will subsequently be referred to by means of sigla. Pesynthios, who did not aspire to the episcopal office, fled to the districts of Jeme (Western Thebes), but the clergy found him and brought him to Damian, patriarch of Alexandria (569–605), who ordained him bishop. Pesynthios probably continued to dwell in the Monastery of Tsenti, and was reputed for his prophetic gift and charity. The Sahidic, Bohairic, and Arabic versions display considerable variation in their titles and attribution. According to Górecki, Tomb 1151 may have served as a chapel, and Tomb 1152 appears to have been inhabited. In front of the entrance to this tomb was a tower almost six meters in height and built of mud bricks.
Keywords: Pesynthios, sigla, Damian, Monastery of Tsenti, Coptos
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 New Ostraca from Thebes -
2. Coptic Textual Finds from the Macquarie University Excavations at Dra Abu Al-naga (TT233) -
3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos -
4 The ‘Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi’ and the Faw Qibli Excavations -
5 Once More: Nabis, Bishop of ′Aidhab/Berenike1 -
6 The Life and Miracles of Abraham of Farshut Community Disaster and the Making of a Saint -
7 Coptic Texts from Western Thebes -
8. Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar -
9 Christianity in Dandara and Medamud -
10 Esna Martyrs -
11 Indexing of Manuscripts for the Churches of Naqada and Qus -
12 Coptic Legal Documents, with Special Reference to the Theban Area -
13 Notes On Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts Related to Upper Egypt -
14 Epigraphy and History in the Theban Region -
15 The Arabic Lives of St. Pachomius1 -
16 Athanasius of Qus and His Time -
17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna -
18 Some Coptic Reliefs Purportedly from Coptos -
19 The Portrait of Apa Abraham of Hermonthis -
20 The Esna Monasteries: Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri -
21 The Coptic Monasteries Multi-media Database Project -
22 Excavating Christian Western Thebes: A History1 -
23 The Monasteries of Naqada -
24 Tell Al-Qubeba: An Unknown Monastic Site? -
25 How to Save the Wall Paintings of Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri - Bibliography