(The List of Chapter Titles of the Gospel of John in Early Printed Cyrillic Liturgical Tetraevangelions)

Abstract: This article presents the results of a text-critical analysis of the list of chapter titles (ta. kefalai,a) of the Gospel of John in the early printed Cyrillic liturgical Tetraevangelions. The research was carried out on the basis of 94 (out of the total 109 copies) of the Tetraevangelions issued from 1512 to 1800 in the Middle-Bulgarian, Serbian and East Slavonic redactions of the Church Slavonic Language. All of the Tetraevangelions issued in 16th and 17th centuries were researched along with 48 editions from the 18th century. The text-critical analysis proved the existence of textual readings in the list of chapter titles of the Gospel of John and the possibility of dividing the Gospel of John into 24 chapters instead of 18 (which was confirmed by Michal Sliozka’s two Lvov editions). However, this manner of dividing the text is not found in any other known Church Slavonic, Greek and Latin manuscript or early print containing the Gospel of John. On the basis of textual readings, all of the studied Tetraevangelions were divided into three main groups and several subgroups

Authors: Ostapczuk, Jerzy

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2021.14.2.109-125

Publication order reference: dr hab. Jerzy Ostapczuk, prof. ChAT; Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw, Faculty of Theology, ul. W. Broniewskiego 48, 01-771 Warszawa, Poland; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID: 0000-0002-7659-3936

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2021, vol.: 14, issue: 2, pages: 109-125 (PDF file)

Keywords: CHAPTER TITLES, GOSPEL OF JOHN, TETRAEVANGELION, EARLY PRINTED CYRILLIC BOOK

Language: RUSSIAN