Theophilus of Antioch

Theophilus of Antioch (d.183-185) [1]. The earliest studies on him were conducted in the 19th century (Harnack 1883 & Otto 1859) [3].

“The only extent manuscript of Theophilus which possesses independent value is Cod. Marcianus gr. 496 (f. 160v-185r), copied in the late tenth or early eleventh century, in a hand which Gardthausen calls the “middle minuscule”. A note in the hand of Cardinal Bessarion reveals that the manuscript belonged to him.” – Robert M. Grant [2, p151]

Theophilus’ MSS:

1 – Venezia, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, gr. Z. 496.
f. 160v*-185: Ad Autolycum I-III.
Dated to the 11th century.
Surfaced from obscurity in the 15th century.

2 – Oxford, Bodleian Library, Auct. E. 1. 11.
f. 243-286: Ad Autolycum I-III.
Dated to the 15th century.

3 – Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, grec 887.
f. 42-113*: Ad Autolycum III.
Dated to the 16th century.

4 – Oxford, Bodleian Library, Sancroft 93.
Dated to the 17th century.

Theophilus’ Fragments:

1 – Napoli, Biblioteca Nazionale, II F 20.
Ad Autolycum: Fragmenta 1 et 3 (ed. Greffcken, Die Oracula Sibyllina, Leipzig, 1902, p. 227-232).
Dated to the 16th century.

2 – Istanbul, Patriarchikê Bibliothêkê Panaghia, ms. 64.
Excerptum : In Cant. III, 9 (ed. M. Richard, Rev. bibl. 47, 1938, p. 392, fr. 11, l. 1-3).
Dated to the 19th century?

Theophilus’ Printed Editions:

Frisius 1546

Morel 1615

Maran 1747

Otto 1861

Albocicade 2010

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References:

[1] – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophilus_of_Antioch. Accessed 24 July 2020.

[2] – Grant, Robert M. “The Textual Tradition of Theophilus of Antioch.” Vigiliae Christianae, vol. 6, no. 3, 1952, pp. 146–159. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1582702. Accessed 24 July 2020.

[3] – https://libraryguides.helsinki.fi/c.php?g=669056&p=4748014. Accessed 24 July 2020.

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