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87 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 18,636–18,752, pdf pp. 241-243 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of Homily on Christian Charity by Gregory Theologus (ruling WORK-1: a container is read inside the compositions it holds). Only this range is shown here; the whole file holds every part. Fragment only: this is the only copy of the work served on this site, and it is a fragment of the work.
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| 1 | B. GREGORY THEOLOGUS |
| 2 | Homily on Christian Charity. |
| 3 | Parchment. A single leaf (Cairo, no. 63), 33 x 27.5 cm., paged (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ⲕ︦ⲏ︦, 34 lines to the page. The script |
| 4 | (see Plate XIV A) is regular, square, and of good size: it is perhaps identical with the hand of No. xvi, |
| 5 | Frags. 1, 2. Owing to decay the leaf is riddled with innumerable holes. |
| 6 | The text corresponds to the Greek of Migne’s P.G. xxxv, 860 ⲃ «ai pdpTus Tis mioTews 'ABpady to 860 A |
| 7 | kai ⲙⲱⲣⲧⲱⲣⲟϭⲓ Mwiafs cai ⲇ. Further leaves from the same ms. are:—(Ax), Ak (Cod. Tisch. XX1v, |
| 8 | 8:= 861 ⲥ fo 864 ⲃ of the Greek text); Av, Aa (id. xxv, ⲫ and (ⲝ︦ⲅ︦), z= (Rylands Library, Copt. no. [42] |
| 9 | ϯ) The text of the Cairo leaf is here printed in full, since the frail original is liable to break up; but |
| 10 | considerations of space forbid the publication of the other leaves. |
| 11 | (Cairo, no. 63). |
| 12 | O[role ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲙⲉⲛ ϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ |
| 13 | ⲃⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲁⲃ- |
| 14 | ⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉ ⲁⲩⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ |
| 15 | ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 16 | ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲱⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣ[ⲟⲣⲡ |
| 17 | ⲕ︦ |
| 18 | ϫⲉ ⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲃ[ⲏⲟ]ⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛ... |
| 19 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ ⲉ. QP. ⲱⲡ |
| 20 | ⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲉ . ⲉⲟ. ⲟⲉ ) |
| 21 | Ⲁ[ⲗⲗ]ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ces |
| 22 | 5 ..]ⲉϫⲏⲡⲓ .. ⲛϫⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦... |
| 23 | ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϥ... ⲉ ⲙ̄ⲫⲣⲁ(ⲛ) . ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲑ... WIT |
| 24 | ⲙⲡϭ︦︦ⲥ︦] ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ [ⲉⲑ]ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧ[ⲏ‐ ..ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲑ[.].. mea ⲉⲑⲛⲁ .]ⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ‐ |
| 25 | ⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲣ[ⲓⲥⲓ] ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯ‐ ..ⲣϣ ⲉⲧⲭ[ ...ⲛⲉ |
| 26 | ϩⲉⲗⲡ|ⲓⲥ Ⲛ[ⲁ]ⲡⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ |
| 27 | ⲓⲟ Ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑ‐ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ |
| 28 | ⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ[ⲑ‐ ⲙ]ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ .... ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲉ |
| 29 | ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ ⲁ]ϥⲉⲣ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ [. .] ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ Hen |
| 30 | ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡ]ϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲥⲏϥⲓ |
| 31 | Ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓ ⲫⲙⲁϣϫ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̃ⲫⲏ |
| 32 | I5 ϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑ[ⲙⲏ]ⲓ 15 ⲉϥϯ } ⲩⲧⲉⲣⲣⲉ .... ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅‐ |
| 33 | ⲗⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟ‐ ⲕ]ⲉⲥⲟⲛ |
| 34 | ⲇⲟⲙⲁ [ⲁ]ⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲓⲧⲏⲥ Ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲟ[ⲛ] ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ‐ |
| 35 | ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉ[ⲛ ⲡ]ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ToT ⲁϥⲧⲁ‐ |
| 36 | Ⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱ[ⲥ ⲇⲉ] ⲟⲛ ⲣⲁⲁⲃ ϯⲛⲟⲣⲛⲏ ϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ϯⲙⲉ[ⲧⲣ]ⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ |
| 37 | 20 ⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲑ[ⲣⲉ ⲉ] ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ϣⲉⲙ‐ 20 ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛ[ⲑⲣ]ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ |
| 38 | ϣⲓ ⲣⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ |
| 39 | ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱ‐ |
| 40 | ⲉⲩⲑ[ⲙ]ⲁⲓⲟ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ[ⲓⲅⲣ]ⲁⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ wel. ] ⲉϥ‐ |
| 41 | ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲥ . |
| 42 | 25 Ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ‐ 25 ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ[ⲉ]ⲙⲓ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ[ⲡ]ⲟⲕ |
| 43 | ⲉ[ⲣ] ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ‐ ⲩⲣⲉ ⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲑ[ⲉ]ⲃⲓ- |
| 44 | ST ⲓ]ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩⲏⲧ |
| 45 | ϫ]ⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ Ⲥⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ |
| 46 | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ϥⲛⲁϣⲟⲛⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϥⲛⲁ‐ |
| 47 | 30 ⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ 30 ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ [ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ |
| 48 | Ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ[ⲙⲁⲓ] ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟϥ of) |
| 49 | ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ |
| 50 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲁ[ⲣ]ⲉⲧⲏ ϧⲉⲡ ⲡϫⲓⲛ‐ |
| 51 | ⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁ(ⲛ) |
| 52 | 1 Some short work must have preceded this homily, |
| 53 | for the lost beginning (cp. the Greek) together with the |
| 54 | title can have occupied only a single leaf (two pages). |
| 55 | ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ € ⲧⲉ[ϥⲥ]ⲙⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ‐ |
| 56 | ⲡⲗ[ⲁ]ⲧⲓⲁ |
| 57 | Ⲙⲱ[ⲩ]ⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛ‐ |
| 58 | ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ] ⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩ‐ |
| 59 | 2 For the Tischendorf fragments see Leipoldt, loc. cit. |
| 60 | PP. 390, 401, where, however, they are not identified. |
| 61 | 3 See Crum, Rylands Cat., p. 217. This leaf is clearly |
| 62 | part of Tattam’s find. |
| 63 | 181 |
| page 242 | |
| 64 | ϫ ⲣ. 27) |
| 65 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 66 | *And unto Faith beareth witness the Patriarch Abraham who was justified because of it.! And unto Hope |
| 67 | beareth witness Endés—for he was the first who hoped, calling on the name of the Lord,>—and all the holy |
| 68 | ones who suffered affliction in hope. And unto Charity also beareth witness the holy Apostle, saying, “God is |
| 69 | ⲟⲩⲉ. |
| 70 | Excellent is the love of strangers; and unto it beareth witness righteous Lot. This man was (dwelling) |
| 71 | in Sodom, but he was not a man of Sodom in his conduct. Likewise also Rahab the harlot beareth witness |
| 72 | unto love of strangers—she who was delivered because of it and was justified in the Scriptures? because of |
| 73 | it. Excellent is the love of brethren unto which Our Lord Jesus the Christ beareth witness. For not only hath |
| 74 | He made us His brethren, but also He endured death for the sake of us all. Excellent is the love of mankind. |
| 75 | He again, Our Lord Jesus the Christ, is witness unto this virtue in that He not only loved Man *. . . works of |
| 76 | ⲉ that He might give grace unto him. . . ; but in that He, the Lord, became. . .a way. . . |
| 77 | Excellent is long-suffering. For it is He again, Our Lord, who beareth witness unto this (virtue). For |
| 78 | [not] only did He. . . Peter when he smote with the sword, but also He restored his ear unto him (Malchus). . . |
| 79 | into its place again. Likewise also Stephen the disciple of . . . also exalted long-suffering in that he prayed for |
| 80 | them who stoned him. Excellent is meekness. Our Savior exalted it, saying: “Learn of Me, for I am meek |
| 81 | and lowly in My heart.” And again it is written concerning Him: *“ He shall not strive nor cry; neither shall |
| 82 | any man hear His voice in the streets.”® And Moses also and David. . . |
| 83 | 1 See Romans 1v, 22. 4 See Hebr. x1, 31. |
| 84 | 2 Cp. Gen. 1v, 2. 5 Matth. x1, 29. |
| 85 | 3 1 John iv, 8. 6 Isaiah ⲭ. Matth. X11, 19. |
| 86 | 182 |
| page 243 | |
| 87 | HOMILETIC FRAGMENTS |
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- public domain — Hugh G. Evelyn-White (d. 1924), completed by W. Hauser (d. 1959) and W. E. Crum (d. 1944), The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition 1926; public domain in the United States by age (published before 1930) AND in Canada by the LICENCES.md §7 author-death-year rule (died ≤ 1971); scan from archive.org, identifier monasteriesofwdi01evel, fetched 2026-09-23; the item states: nothing — no licenseurl, no rights, no possible-copyright-status (Princeton Theological Seminary Library scan; the alternate copy monasteriesofwad0000evel states nothing either; the Met's own MetPublications page could not be read by script, HTTP 429)
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XXXV B. Gregory Theologus, Homily on Christian Charity — lines 18636–18752, pdf pp. 241-243 (Evelyn-White, The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (1926) — OCR). corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/monasteriesofwdi01evel.pdf (staged 2026-09-23 by worker W-BOH; provenance, terms as fetched and SHA-256 in corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/README.md); OCR by tools/batch_ocr.py (A5d, tools/run_a5d.sh), model coptic+eng; page files: L0/ocr/Incoming/monasteriesofwdi01evel/pages. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/new-coptic-texts-from-the-monastery-of-saint-macarius-evelyn-white-1926/evelyn-white-the-monasteries-of-the-wadi-n-natrun-part-i-new-coptic-texts-from-t-69082f/L18636-18752/.
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