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ACTA    MYTHOLOGICA 
APOSTOLORUM 


aonDon:  C.  J.  CLAY  and  SONS, 

CAMBRIDGE    UNIVERSITY   PRESS   WAREHOUSE, 

AVE    MARIA    LANE. 

50,   WELLINGTON    STREET. 


lL£ip>ig:     F.    A.    BROCKHAUS. 
ip.thj  ?|ork:    THE   MACMILLAN  COMPANY. 
Bombag  anti  Calcutta:   MACMILLAN  AND  CO.,  Ltd. 


{All  Kighfs  re-served] 


HORAE  SEMITICAE  No.  Ill 


ACTA    MYTHOLOGICA 
APOSTOLORUM 

TRANSCRIBED   FROM   AN   ARABIC    MS    IN   THE   CONVENT   OF 

DEYR-ES-SURIANI,    EGYPT,    AND    FROM    MSS    IN   THE 

CONVENT   OF   ST   CATHERINE,   ON    MOUNT    SINAI 


WITH   TWO   LEGENDS   FROM  A  VATICAN   MS 

BY    PROF.    IGNAZIO   GUIDI, 

AND    AN   APPENDIX   OF   SYRIAC   PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS 

OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS 

FROM   COD.    SIN.   SYR.  30 


BY 
AGNES    SMITH    LEWIS    M.R.A.S. 

HON.D.D.    (HEIDELBERG);    LL.D.    (ST   ANDREWS); 
PH.D.   (HALLE-WITTENBERG) 


LONDON 

C.  J.  CLAY   AND   SONS 

CAMBRIDGE    UNIVERSITY    PRESS    WAREHOUSE 

AVE    MARIA    LANE 

1904 


Cambridge : 

PRINTED    BY   J.    AND   C.    F.    CLAY, 
AT   THE    UNIVERSITY    PRESS. 


LITTERARUM    UNIVERSITATI    RUPERTO    CAROLO 

HEIDELBERGAE    BADARUM 

HUNC    LIBRUM 

GRATO   ET    REVERENTE   ANIMO 

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APPENDIX. 

Those  words  which  confirm  emendations  made  by  the  late  Prof.  .WiUiam 
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L.  A. 


THE    MYTHOLOGICAL   ACTS 
OF    THE   APOSTLES 


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HORAE   SEMITICAE   No.  IV 


THE  MYTHOLOGICAL  ACTS 
OF  THE  APOSTLES 


TRANSLATED   FROM   AN    ARABIC   MS.    IN   THE   CONVENT   OF 

DEVR-ES-SURIANI,    EGYPT,    AND    FROM    MSS.    IN   THE   CONVENT 

OF   ST   CATHERINE   ON   MOUNT   SINAI   AND   IN   THE   VATICAN   LIBRARY 


WITH    A   TRANSLATION    OF   THE    PALIMPSEST    FRAGMENTS 
OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS    FROM   COD.    SIN.    SYR.    30 

"^  BY 

^»  AGNES    SMITH    LEWIS,    M.R.A.S. 


^ 

^ 


HON.  D.D.    (HEIDELBERG);    LL.D.    (ST   ANDREWS); 
PH.D.    (HALLE-WITTENBERG) 


LONDON 

C.    J.    CLAY    AND    SONS 

CAMBRIDGE    UNIVERSITY    PRESS   WAREHOUSE 

AVE    MARIA   LANE 

1904 


Cambritfgc : 

PRINTED    BY   J.    AND   C.    F.    CLAY, 
AT   THE    UNIVERSITY    PRESS. 


CONTENTS. 


Introduction 

Bibliography 

The  Preaching  of  Andrew 

The  Acts  of  Andrew  and  Bartholomew 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Andrew 

The  Story  of  James,  Son  of  Zebedee 

The  Martyrdom  of  James 

The  Travels  of  John,  Son  of  Zebedee 

The  Death  of  Saint  John 

The  Preaching  of  Philip 

The  Martyrdom  of  Philip 

The  Preaching  of  Bartholomew 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Bartholomew 

The  Preaching  of  Thomas 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Thomas 

The  Acts  of  Matthew 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Matthew 

The  Martyrdom  of  James,  Son  of  Halfai 

The  Preaching  of  Simon,  Son  of  Cleophas 

The  Martyrdom  of  Simon 

The  Preaching  of  Thaddeus   . 

The  Preaching  of  Saint  Matthias 

The  Martyrdom  of  Matthias  . 

The  Preaching  of  James  the  Just 

The  Martyrdom  of  James,  the  Lord's  Brother 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Mark 


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VI 


CONTENTS. 


The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Luke 

The  Story  of  John,  Son  of  Zebedee 

The  Death  of  the  Apostle  John 

Praise  of  the  Apostle  John     . 

The  Story  of  Peter  and  Paul 

The  Martyrdom  of  Peter  and  Paul 

The  Martyrdom  of  Peter 

The  Martyrdom  of  Paul 

Palimpsest  Fragments  of  the  Acts  of  Judas  Thomas 

Index  I.     Scriptural  Quotations    .... 

Index  II.     References  to  Scripture 

Index  III.     Proper  Names 


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256 


ERRATUM. 
Page  181,  margin, /<?r  Ex.  xvi.  23  read  Ex.  xvi.  33 


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INTRODUCTION. 

The  manuscript  from  which  I  have  taken  most  of  these  stories  was 
found  by  Mrs  Gibson  and  myself  in  the  Coptic  Convent  of  Deyr-es-Suriani, 
or  St  Mary  Deipara,  in  the  Wady  Natron,  Egypt,  the  monastery  from  which, 
fifty  years  ago,  a  great  treasure  of  Syriac  MSS.  was  conveyed  to  the 
British  Museum  by  Messrs  Tattam  and  Pacho.  We  photographed  it 
ahnost  completely  during  our  first  visit  to  the  Convent  in  1901,  but  as 
some  of  our  films  came  to  grief  in  the  process  of  development,  we  returned 
in  the  spring  of  1902,  and  by  accepting  the  kind  hospitality  of  the 
Egyptian  Salt  and  Natron  Company  at  Bir  Hooker,  we  were  enabled  once 
more  to  pitch  our  tent  outside  the  gate  of  the  Convent,  and  by  making  use 
of  a  dark  room  kindly  lent  to  us  by  the  monks,  to  change  our  film-cells 
several  times,  and  fill  up  most  of  the  gaps  of  our  series  in  the  space  of 
a  single  day. 

From  Egypt,  in  1902,  we  proceeded  for  the  fifth  time  to  Mount  Sinai, 
and  there,  in  the  Convent  of  St  Catherine,  I  copied,  and  we  together  photo- 
graphed, four  of  the  stories  in  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  539,  from  which  Mrs  Gibson 
had  already  drawn  some  of  the  texts  edited  by  her  in  Studia  Sinaitica, 
No.  V. 

When  these  photographs  had  been  developed  by  us  in  Cambridge, 
I  was  disappointed  to  find  that  there  were  still  several  pages  more  which 
I  had  not  secured.  Four  of  these,  ff.  4I^  43^  49^  and  103^,  and  some  few 
lines  elsewhere,  I  filled  up  very  easily  from  two  MSS.  in  the  Bibliotheque 
Nationale,  Paris,  Fonds  Arabe  75  and  81.  But  I  found,  to  my  great  chagrin, 
that  owing  to  a  mistake  I  had  totally  neglected  to  take  the  last  seven 
extant  pages  of  the  Deyr-es-Suriani  MS.  Without  their  text  my  list  of 
apocryphal  stories  would  have  been  incomplete ;  and  I  therefore  applied 
to  the  distinguished  Arabist,  Professor  Ignazio  Guidi  of  Rome,  to  ascertain 
for  me  if  an  Arabic  text  of  the  Martyrdom  of  St  James  the  Just  exists  in 
the  Vatican  Library.  He  replied  by  sending  me  a  copy  of  the  legend  from 
the  Roman  Codex  694,  and  at  the  same  time  he  offered  to  furnish  me 
with  the  Martyrdom  of  St  Paul,  from  the  same  MS.  These  will  be  found 
on  pp.   I  rr— I  ro   and    |At— |a^    of  No.   HI. 

L.  A.  ^ 

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viii  INTRODUCTION. 

I  then  thought  of  searching  in  several  parcels  of  unused  photographs, 
taken  by  my  sister  Mrs  Gibson  during  our  second  visit  to  Sinai  in 
1893,  and  laid  aside  because  she  deemed  their  texts,  or  rather  the 
photographs  of  them,  imperfect.  A  little  re-arrangement,  in  one  case 
with  the  help  of  Tischendorf's  Greek  text,  in  another  through  a  careful 
study  of  the  little  strips  of  neighbouring  pages  which  so  often  intrude 
into  the  results  of  amateur  photography — an  eye-sore  to  the  professional, 
but  a  joy  to  the  puzzled  editor — I  found  myself  in  possession  of  the 
Martyrdoms  of  SS.  Peter  and  Paul  from  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  405  ;  and 
of  a  story  which  Mrs  Gibson  had  already  entitled  a  j*^  of  the  same 
Apostles,  without  indicating  from  which  manuscript  she  had  taken  it. 
The  fact  of  there  being  only  twelve  lines  in  each  page  negatives  the  idea 
that  it  belongs  to  Codd.  Sin.  Arab.  405,  475,  or  553,  and  in  these,  moreover, 
Mrs  Gibson  has  called  the  story  either  a  *La5  or  a  Sj.^,  I  presume 
from  their  respective  titles.  The  only  other  books  mentioned  in  her 
"  Catalogue  of  the  Arabic  MSS.  in  the  Convent  of  St  Catherine\"  which 
contain  a  j*»-  of  Peter  and  Paul  are  those  numbered  441  and  O  respec- 
tively. O  is  described  on  pp.  130,  131  at  the  end  of  the  book,  and  is 
apparently  a  manuscript  which  had  lost  its  label  before  the  catalogue  was 
made.  We  shall  run  but  a  slight  risk  of  mistake  if  we  attribute  the  tale  on 
pp.  I  C)  ♦  —  M  t  to  that  source.  Two  of  its  pages  are  unfortunately  missing  ; 
and  the  efforts  which  I  have  made  to  obtain  these  from  the  Sinai  Convent 
have  been  unsuccessful. 

Description  of  the  several  Manuscripts. 

I.  The  Deyr-es-Suriani  MS.  is  a  paper  one,  imperfect  at  the  end. 
It  has  therefore  no  visible  date  ;  but  the  script  has  been  pronounced  by 
Professors  Guidi,  E.  G.  Browne,  and  Seybold  to  be  undoubtedly  of  the 
14th  century,  and  therefore  within  a  hundred  years  of  the  period  when  the 
Coptic  legends  of  the  Apostles  were  translated  into  Arabic.  The  facsimiles 
given  in  No.  III.  will  enable  my  readers  to  perceive  the  resemblance 
between  its  script  and  that  of  the  Vatican  Codex  694.  Its  likeness  to 
that  of  the  Paris  Codex  75  is  equally  strong. 

It  contains  148  leaves,  divided  into  14  quires  of  10  leaves  each,  with  the 
exception  of  the  first  quire,  which  has  only  8  leaves,  and  is  of  a  much  later 
period  as  regards  both  paper  and  script.  Another  restoration  has  been 
made  in  the  middle  of  the  volume  which  embraces  ff  59 — 68,  and  therefore 

'   Stiulia  Sinaitica,  No.   III. 


INTRODUCTION.  fx 

the  greater  part  of  the  story  of  St  John.  The  leaves  measure  23^  by 
16  centimetres,  and  contain  each  about  17  Hnes.  Their  edges  have  been 
carefully  mended  with  strips  of  paper  pasted  over  the  margins.  These 
prevented  us  from  ascertaining  whether  there  are  any  quire-marks  ;  and 
they  also  occasionally  hide  half  a  line  of  the  text.  In  such  cases  the 
lacunae  have  been  supplied  from  the  Paris  MSS.  75  and  81.  On  f.  i** 
there  is  a  table  of  contents  written  in  a  sprawling  hand  of  a  much  later 
period.  Ff  2^—19'^  contain  a  legend  of  St  Peter  so  nearly  similar  to 
the  one  already  published  by  Mrs  Gibson  in  Studia  Sinaitica,  No.  V.  that 
I  have  not  thought  proper  to  include  it  in  my  volume.  F.  148^  where  the 
Martyrdom  of  St  James  ends,  contains  also  the  beginning  of  the  story  of 
St  Mark.  I  have  followed  the  sequence,  taking  that  story  from  the  Sinai 
Codex  539. 

The  legends  of  James,  son  of  Alphaeus,  and  of  Simon  have  also  been 
published  by  Mrs  Gibson  in  Studia  Sinaitica,  No.  V.  from  Cod.  Sin. 
Arab.  539.  But  as  I  was  unwilling  to  make  my  own  series  imperfect 
through  their  omission,  I  have  given  a  collation  of  Mrs  Gibson's  text  along 
with  that  of  the  Suriani  MS.  I  have  done  the  same  with  a  text  of  the 
story  of  Thaddeus,  which  I  found  in  both  MSS.  All  we  know  about  the 
history  of  this  manuscript  is  contained  in  the  colophon  at  the  foot  of  f.  44^ 
This  tells  us  that  it  was  written  in  Deyr-es-Suriani  in  the  Monastery  of 
Our  Lady. 

The  rubrics  which  occur  in  the  unpublished  part  are : 

^i^\  L*^  O^  «su'iLo  Juw«^mt 
•■.•  0'*««l  Uat«  jj^JCj  Aj'iLo  w^'  '•• 

Oni^'    VJ^'   ><»'^— J    .-.^1    0-*    ^^i  J"*-^    A-JUj    (^    ^-oJ    J^JJI 

f.  147  a  ^  Ajjju^NlL,  ,^.*a^'N)t  ^5;^  S^l^ 


X  INTRODUCTION. 

II.  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  539,  from  which  I  have  taken  the  stories  of  Saint 
Mark  and  Saint  Luke,  with  a  version  of  the  legend  of  Saint  John,  similar 
to  that  published  in  Syriac  by  Dr  Wright^  has  been  already  described  by 
Mrs  Gibson  in  her  "  Catalogue  of  the  Arabic  MSS.  in  the  Convent  of 
St  Catherine."  It  is  a  paper  manuscript  of  the  sixteenth  century,  containing 
277  leaves,  each  having  17  lines  and  measuring  20  centimetres  by  13. 
Many  of  its  pages  bear  Syriac  numerals ;  and  I  observe  that  these  differ 
from  those  which  we  have  given  them  by  one  figure  only.  Mrs  Gibson  has 
quite  recently  ascertained  the  date  of  the  manuscript  to  be  A.l).  1579.  The 
writing  is  cramped  and  difficult  to  read. 

III.  Cod.  Vat.  Arab.  694,  from  which  Dr  Guidi  has  supplied  me  with 
the  Martyrdoms  of  St  James  the  Just  and  of  St  Paul,  is  a  paper  manuscript 
of  the  fourteenth  century,  containing  161  leaves.  It  measures  16  centimetres 
by  12,  each  page  having  15  lines  of  writing.  The  original  numeration  of 
the  leaves  is  in  Coptic- Arabic  cyphers.  The  script  of  K  i  —  30,  which 
include  the  Martyrdom  of  Paul,  is  larger  than  that  of  the  rest  of  the 
manuscript.  A  description  of  it  will  be  found  in  Mai,  Script.  Vet.  Nova 
Collcctio,  Vol.  IV.  p.  598. 

IV.  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  405,  from  which  I  have  taken  the  Martyrdom 
of  St  Paul  and  St  Peter,  has  also  been  described  in  Mrs  Gibson's  catalogue. 
It  is  an  undated  paper  MS.  probably  of  a  late  period,  containing  236  leaves, 
each  measuring  33  centimetres  by  21,  with  21  lines  to  the  page.  The 
script  is  very  clear,  but  as  the  texts  which  I  have  given  from  it  were  found 
by  me  amongst  my  sister's  photographs  only  after  our  last  visit  to  Sinai, 
I  am  unable  to  give  any  further  details  about  the  manuscript. 

V.  The  same  may  be  said  of  the  Sinai  manuscript  marked  O,  from 
which  I  have  taken  the  j.**-.  It  is  paper,  is  imperfect  at  the  beginning, 
and  contains  224  leaves.  From  the  script,  if  Mrs  Gibson's  photographs 
indeed  belong  to  O,  we  judge  that  it  belongs  to  some  period  between  the 
twelfth  and  the  fifteenth  century. 

VI.  Cod.  Paris.  Fonds  Arabe  81  is  a  paper  MS.  of  241  leaves, 
measuring  22  cm.  by  15.  It  has  11,  12  or  13  lines  on  each  page.  Its 
script,  which  is  that  of  the  sixteenth  century,  is  punctuated  by  red  stops. 
I  have  used  it  to  make  good  the  loss  of  my  Suriani  photographs,  ff.  41'^ 

43',  49". 

VII.  Cod.  Paris.  Fonds  Arabe  75,  from  which  I  have  filled  in  the 
lacuna  of  f  I03'\  is  a  paper  MS.  of  125  leaves,  measuring  each  22  cm. 
by   15.     It   has    15   lines   on   the   page.     It   is  assigned   to  the   fourteenth 

1  Apocryphal  Acts  of  the  Apostles,   pp.    4 — 72. 


INTRODUCTION.  xi 

century,  and  its  script  bears  a  strong  resemblance  to  that  of  the  Suriani 
MS. 

VIII.  Cod.  Sin.  Syr.  30,  from  which  I  have  copied  thirty-seven  pages 
of  the  Acts  of  Judas  Thomas  in  Syriac,  is  too  well  known  to  need  any 
further  description  than  that  which  I  have  already  published  ^  I  need 
only  recapitulate.  John  the  Stylite  of  Beth  Mari  Qanon,  [in]  Ma'arrath 
Mesrin  the  city  Kurab  [or  Kaukab]  of  Antioch,  in  the  year  A.D.  778, 
turned  a  fourth  century  Syriac  manuscript  of  the  Four  Gospels  into  a 
palimpsest  by  writing  above  its  sacred  text  a  collection  of  biographies  of 
Holy  Women.  As  the  Gospel  manuscript  did  not  suffice  for  his  purpose, 
he  made  use  of  portions  torn  from  other  MSS.  one  of  these  being  the 
Acts  of  Judas  Thomas,  which  furnished  him  with  twenty  leaves — forty 
pages.  Eight  of  these  pages,  viz.  ff.  146^  146*^,  I59^  166^,  i6y^,  i68'^ 
169%  170^  have  been  already  partly  deciphered  from  my  photographs  by 
Mr  Burkitt,  and  published  in  Studia  Sinaitica,  No.  IX.  The  text  of  these 
will  be  found  almost  complete  in  my  Appendix.  Three  pages  only,  out 
of  the  forty  extant,  have  wholly  baffled  my  efforts.  It  must  be  well  under- 
stood that  wherever  Mr  Burkitt  says  (Studia  Sinaitica,  No.  IX.  pp.  35 — 39): 
6'  illegible,  he  is  referring  only  to  my  photographs,  and  not  to  the  manu- 
script. 

The  interest  of  these  fragments  lies,  as  Mr  Burkitt  has  already  pointed 
out,  in  the  fact  that  they  furnish  us  with  a  text  at  least  four  hundred  years 
earlier  than  any  hitherto  known  :  and  I  trust  that  by  placing  the  variants 
in  Dr  Wright's  text,  which  is  from  a  MS.  of  the  tenth  century,  on  the  same 
page  as  the  Sinai  one,  I  shall  enable  scholars  to  see  at  a  glance  on  what 
principles  the  process  of  amplification  and  of  would-be  improvement 
proceeded. 

As  a  just  tribute  to  the  memory  of  a  great  scholar  and  an  esteemed 
friend,  I  have  indicated  by  a  star  those  words  in  which  the  ancient  text 
agrees  with  a  conjecture  of  Dr  Wright's,  whilst  he  was  editing  the  later 
one.  These  have  come  to  light  without  the  slightest  design  on  my  part, 
for  I  made  no  use  of  his  marginal  notes  while  I  was  copying  from 
the  palimpsest. 

It  is  worth  noticing  that  the  reading  r<'ix^x..i  in  f.  164  a,  col.  a,  1.  12 
was  originally  in  Dr  Wright's  MS.;  and  so  were  ^^k*  1-  3  ;  f-»i:s>9r<'  in 
f,  157  a,  col.  b,  1.  6 ;  ri<\\-»j->To  in  f.  141  b,  col.  a,  1.  14;  and  ^-»^^03  in 
f.  169a,  col.  b,  1.  I. 

^  See  The  Four  Gospels  in  Syriac,  transcribed  from  the  Sinaitic  Palimpsest.    By  Robert  L.  Bensly, 
J.  Rendel  Harris  and  F.  Crawford  Burkitt.     Introduction,  p.  xvi. 


xii  INTRODUCTION. 


Value  of  the  Apocryphal  Acts  of  the  Apostles. 

The  Apocryphal  Acts  of  the  Apostles  in  their  original  Greek  form  have 
been  edited  and  examined  by  many  competent  scholars,  such  as  Lipsius, 
Thilo,  Tischendorf,  Zahn,  etc.,  in  their  Syriac  version  by  Dr  William 
Wright,  and  in  their  Ethiopic  version  by  Malan  and  Budge,  but  in 
Coptic  and  Arabic  we  have  had  until  now  only  a  few  fragments  due  to 
the  zeal  and  diligence  of  Zoega,.  Mingarelli,  Guidi,  von  Lemm,  and  Carl 
Schmidt.  The  subject  is  a  fascinating  one,  where  the  legends  do  not 
attempt  to  cover  the  same  ground  as  that  already  occupied  by  the 
canonical  narrative  of  St  Luke ;  partly  because  we  are  not  without  the 
hope  that  some  grains  of  historical  fact  may  be  detected  amongst  a  mass 
of  fanciful  adventures  ;  and  partly  because  we  have  here  specimens  of  the 
kind  of  history  that  might  have  appeared  in  the  New  Testament,  if  that 
priceless  little  library  of  books  had  come  to  us  from  a  purely  human  source. 

The  great  labour  of  investigation  being  thus  for  the  most  part  spared 
to  me,  I  cannot  do  better  than  prefix  to  my  own  remarks  a  few 
quotations  from  the  writings  of  some  of  the  great  scholars  whom  I  have 
already  nartied. 

Dr  Guidi  says :  "  Probably  in  the  fifth  or  sixth  century  some  Greek  texts 
containing  apocryphal  Acts  of  the  Apostles  were  translated  into  Coptic.  Afterwards 
imitations  and  local  legends,  of  Egyptian  origin,  were  added  to  them.  More  texts 
of  these  Acts  were  gradually  formed,  not  in  the  Sahidic  dialect  alone,  but  one  also 
in  the  sub-Sahidic  or  Middle  Egyptian  dialect.  When  the  Coptic  language  had 
died,  a  translation  was  made  into  the  language  which  was  then  generally  understood 
in  Egypt,  that  is,  into  the  Arabic ;  and  this  was  occasioned  by  that  ecclesiastical 
and  literary  movement  which  may  be  observed  in  the  thirteenth  century,  in  the 
Patriarchate  of  Alexandria.  The  Ethiopic  translation  was  made  from  the  Arabic  in 
its  turn.  The  book  now  forms  a  systematically  arranged  whole;  it  comprehends 
the  Apostles  and  the  livangelists,  and  of  each  it  relates  separately  the  Preaching  and 
the  Martyrdom.  It  has  served  also  as  a  source  for  later  works,  like  the  Synaxaria, 
etc.  We  have  therefore  a  special  group  of  Apocryphal  Acts  belonging  exclusively 
to  the  Alexandrian  Patriarchate,  in  its  own  three  languages,  Coptic,  Arabic,  and 
Ethiopic,  a  group  whose  Coptic  texts,  being  the  most  ancient,  are  incomparably  the 
most  important  and  most  deserving  of  being  generally  known'." 

Of  those  legends  which  have  been  imitated  from  the  Greek  rather  than 
translated  by  Coptic  authors  Dr  Guidi  mentions  specially  the  Acts  of 
St  Philip,  those  of  St  Andrew  and  St  Bartholomew,  and  those  of  Judas 
Thaddeus. 

^  Gli  Atti  apocrifi  degli  Aposioli,  page  1 4. 


INTRODUCTION.  xiii 

Lipsius  says:  "As  early  as  the  second  century  numerous  legendary  reports 
concerning  the  fates  of  the  Apostles  were  in  circulation,  in  part,  at  least,  of  a  very 
romantic  character.... Not  a  few  of  such  narratives  owe  their  origin  simply  to  an 
endeavour  to  satisfy  the  pious  curiosity  or  taste  for  the  marvellous  in  members  of 
the  primitive  church;  while  others  subserved  the  local  interests  of  particular  towns  or 
districts  which  claimed  to  have  derived  their  Christianity  from  the  missionary  activity  of 
one  of  the  Aposdes,  or  their  line  of  bishops  from  one  immediately  ordained  by  him. 
It  likewise  not  infrequently  happened  that  party  spirit,  theological  or  ecclesiastical, 
would  take  advantage  of  a  pious  credulity  to  further  its  own  ends  by  manipulating 
the  older  legends,  or  inventing  others  entirely  new,  after  a  carefully  preconceived 
form  and  pattern.  And  so  almost  every  fresh  editor  of  such  narratives,  using  that 
freedom  which  all  antiquity  was  wont  to  allow  itself  in  dealing  with  literary 
monuments,  would  recast  the  materials  which  lay  before  him,  excluding  whatever 
might  not  suit  his  theological  point  of  view— dogmatic  statements,  for  example, 
speeches,  prayers,  etc.,  for  which  he  would  substitute  other  formula  of  his  own  com- 
position; and  further  expanding  or  abridging  after  his  own  pleasure,  as  the  immediate 
object  which  he  had  in  view  might  dictate.  Only  with  the  simply  miraculous  parts 
of  the  narrative  was  the  case  different.  These  passed  unaltered  and  unquestioned 
from  one  hand  to  another 

"Although  therefore  these  fables  originated  for  the  most  part  in  heretical 
quarters,  we  find  them  at  a  later  period  among  the  cherished  possessions  of  ordinary 
Catholics;  acquaintance  with  them  being  perpetually  renewed,  or  their  memory 
preserved  in  Catholic  Christendom,  partly  by  the  festal  homilies  of  eminent  fathers, 
and  pardy  by  religious  poetry  and  works  of  sacred  art 

"  From  all  this  it  is  clear  that  any  comprehensive  critical  examination  of  the 
apocryphal  Acts  of  the  Apostles  will  have  great  difficulties  to  contend  with'." 

We  find  the  titles  of  some  of  these  legends,  together  with  those  of  the 
Protevangelmm  Jacobi  and  Transitus  Marice  included  in  the  Roman  Index 
Librorum  Prohibitonmi,  sometimes  ascribed  to  Pope  Gelasius  (a.d.  494)  or 
to  Hormisdas  (514)  but  more  probably  of  the  8th  century,  and  especially 

Actus  nomine  Andreae  apostoli ; 

Actus  nomine  Thomas  apostoli  libri  decem  ; 

Actus  nomine  Philippi  apostoli,  apocryphi ; 

and 

Libri  omnes  quos  fecit  Leucius  discipulus  diaboli-. 

"In  the  second  century"  (I  quote  from  Lipsius),  "there  were  not  only  numerous 
apocryphal  legends  of  the  Apostles  in  circulation,  but  also  many  written  statements, 
which  are  still  preserved  in  a  more  or  less  revised  condition  ;  Ebionistic  K-qpyyixaA 
and  Trepio^oL  are  to  be  found  in  the  extensive  Pseudo-Clementine  literature.... But 
the  histories  of  the  Apostles  which  arose  in  Gnostic  circles  have  a  much  greater 
importance  for  Church  History.     Gnostic  Acts  of  Peter  and  Paul  were  certainly, 

^  Smith  and  Wace's  Dictionary  of  Christian  Biography,  vol.  i.  pp.  i8,  19. 

2  See  Rev.  W.  E.  Scudamore  in  Smith  and  Wace's  Dictionary  of  Christian  Antiquities   vol.  11 
pp.  1721,  1722.  ' 


XIV  INTRODUCTION. 

Gnostic  Acts  of  John  were  probably,  read  in  the  second  century.  From  the  fourth 
century  we  meet  with  distinct  traces  of  a  collection  of  irepLoSoi  twv  aTroa-T6\<av  widely 
diffused  in  Gnostic  and  Manichrean  circles,  which  probably  had  the  same  compass 
from  the  beginning,  as  Photius  (bibl.  cod.  114)  expressly  testifies  to  us.  According 
to  him,  it  comprehended  the  Acts  of  Peter,  John,  Andrew,  Thomas,  and  Paul. 
This  collection,  which  is  attributed  to  Leucius  Charinus,  is  considered  to  be  a 
heretical  fabrication,  by  the  unanimous  decree  of  the  Church  teachers.... 

But  "the  use,  which  Church  writers  like  Clement  of  Alexandria,  and  the  author 
of  the  so-called  second  letter  of  the  Roman  Clement,  make  of  some  Apocryphal 
Gospels,  as,  for  example,  of  the  evayyeXLov  Kar'  AlyvTrTLov<;,  establishes  a  fact 
important  for  the  history  of  the  second  century,  viz.,  that  there  was  a  time  when 
the  Gnostic  Docetism  and  Modalism  were  not  yet  excluded  from  the  Church,  and  in 
which  also  the  products  of  Gnostic  Hterature  were  used  in  Church  circles. 

"  Therefore  these  Apocryphal  Acts  of  the  Apostles  claim  a  place  as  noteworthy 
documents  of  Christian  antiquity.  But  not  only  are  they  of  importance  for  the 
history  of  dogmas  and  sects,  but  also  for  the  history  of  the  Canon,  for  that  of  ritual 
and  of  ecclesiastical  use^ 

"  Recent  investigations  have  shown,  that  some  genuine  recollections  have  been 
preserved  in  a  great  portion  of  these  Apocryphal  histories  of  the  Apostles.  These 
refer,  with  a  few  exceptions,  not  to  the  Apostolic  legends  themselves,  but  to  their 
setting,  to  the  pre-supposed  secular  historical  background,  to  the  geographical  and 
ethnographical  scenery,  sometimes  also  to  local  forms  of  heathen  worship...." 

"  Attempts  to  derive  profit  in  any  comprehensive  way  from  these  legends  for  the 
history  of  the  Apostles  and  of  the  Apostolic  age,  have  until  now  almost  always 
proved  futile"." 

But  heretical  fancies  are  not  the  only  forces  which  have  influenced  the 
composition  of  these  Acts.  Paganism  has  been  as  hard  to  kill  as  the 
Lernean  Hydra  ;  and  its  re-appearance  in  a  baptized  world  may  frequently 
be  detected.  The  Stoic  philosophy,  taking  advantage  of  some  of  our  Lord's 
sayings  which  are  recorded  in  the  Gospel,  and  isolating  them  from  the  rest 
of  New  Testament  teaching,  perpetuated  itself  in  those  ultra-ascetic 
practices  which  we  find  emphasized  on  ff.  81  a,  95  a,  io6b  of  our  manuscript. 
It  is  not  the  Ephesian  Artemis  alone  who  has  lent  her  virgin  attendants, 
her  perpetual  maidenhood,  her  power  of  bestowing  fertility  upon  the  fields 
of  her  worshippers,  and  of  healing  their  diseases,  her  candles,  her  gilded 
crown  and  brocaded  mantle-^  to  the  humble  Galilean  maiden  whose  real 
and  immortal  glory  no  such  tinsel  can  adorn  ;  but  as  Dr  Rendel  Harris 
has  lately  shewn  us,  the  Heavenly  Twins,  Castor  and  Pollux,  have  been 
made  to  transfer  their  power  and  their  attributes  to  Judas  Thomas,  and  to 
his  Divine   Master'*.-    The  parallels  which  Dr  Harris  has  shewn  to  exist 

'  Die  apocryphen  Apostelgeschichten  und  Apostellegenden,  vol.  I.  pp.  2 — 5. 

■■^  Ibid.  pp.  10,  II.  »  See  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  539  f.  98  a. 

■*   The  Dioscuri  in  C/iristian  Liferalior,  p]).  20 — 41. 


INTRODUCTION.  XV 

between  the  legend  of  the  heathen  Twins  and  that  of  Judas  Thomas,  such 
as  that  of  both  practising  the  craft  of  carpentry  and  architecture,  their 
being  drivers  or  tamers  of  wild  asses,  and  having  India  assigned  to  them 
as  their  sphere  of  operations,  will  apply  equally  well  to  the  legend  which 
has  come  to  us  from  the  Greek  through  a  Coptic  version  and  to  that  which 
is  supposed  to  have  a  Syriac  origin.  The  hypothesis  of  a  Pagan  source 
for  this  story  will  account  more  readily  than  any  other  for  the  monstrous 
figment  that  Judas  Thomas  was  the  "  Twin  of  the  Christ."  And  quite 
possibK'  Dr  Harris  may  be  right  in  thinking  that  all  endeavours  to  verify 
the  names  of  localities  and  of  persons  which  are  found  in  some  of  these 
legends  will  only  lead  to  disappointment :  their  true  origin  being  in  the 
unhistorical  regions  of  myth  and  romance. 

These  stories  have  long  borne  the  title  of  Apocryphal  Acts.  But  the 
adjective  "  mythological "  surely  gives  us  a  more  correct  idea  of  their 
character.  For  the  Apocrypha  of  the  Old  Testament  bear  some  sort  of 
relation  both  to  the  Hebrew  canonical  books  and  to  historic  fact,  whereas 
in  these  legends  the  Apostles  of  Him  Who  never  wrought  a  miracle 
merely  for  effect  are  degraded  to  the  level  of  the  heathen  wizards 
for  whom  we  are  so  frequently  told  that  they  were  mistaken.  And 
there  is  a  family  likeness  in  the  doings  of  them  all.  They  are  represented 
as  adepts  in  the  art  of  causing  people  to  be  suspended  in  the  air,  of  making 
the  earth  swallow  up  their  enemies,  and  of  restoring  the  dead  to  life. 
Some  of  these  ideas  are  borrowed  from  Old  Testament  History,  and  some 
from  the  Gospels  ;  but  only  one  legend,  the  Preaching  of  Matthew,  has  the 
faintest  touch  of  that  convincing  simplicity  and  congruity  with  the  con- 
ditions of  actual  human  life  which  we  find  in  the  Lucan  "Acts  of  the 
Apostles." 

NOTES  ON  THE  ARABIC  TEXT. 

We  may  safely  assume  that  all  the  tales  contained  in  the  Deyr-es-  Deyr-es- 
Suriani  MS.  are  translated  from  the  Coptic.  We  judge  this  from  the  ms.^"' 
occurrence  of  the  Coptic  names  of  the  months,  and  of  the  Egyptian  word 
for  temple  bjj,  pi.  ^ji^j^,  which,  as  Dr  Guidi  has  pointed  out,  is  a  corruption 
of  the  Sahidic  irep-Tre.  The  letter  i  in  the  MS.  and  the  5  distinctive  of 
feminine  words,  are  written  without  their  diacritical  points,  but  I  have 
generally  supplied  these  in  the  printed  text,  as  the  reader  might  otherwise 
have  found  it  perplexing  to  distinguish  the  one  from  >  and  the  other  from 
the  pronominal  suffix  o.  I  have  also  supplied  dots  to  final  ^S  when  it  is  a 
possessive  pronoun.     The  vowel  points  are  for  the  most  part  clearly  and 

L.  A.  c 


xvi  INTRODUCTION. 

correctly  written  ;  but  considerations  of  economy  have  prevented  me  from 
reproducing  them  in  print. 

Owing  to  the  loss  of  three  photographic  negatives,  I  have  had  to  fill  in 
the  text  of  f  41  b  in  the  u^^-o-^j-f^  ^^^jj>J\  Jl-o^',  f.  43  b  in  the  ^^^jj^\  S^l^ 
and  f  49  b  in  the  {^^j  O-^'  V^**:!  ^>\r^  from  the  Paris  Codex,  Fonds 
Arabe  81,  and  of  f.  103  b  in  the  ^^^  5>V^  from  Fonds  Arabe  75. 

In  f.  45  b  and  elsewhere  the  final  Alif  in  the  3rd  person  plural  masculine 
of  the  preterite  verb  is  frequently  omitted. 

In  f.  54  a  I  am  indebted  to  Mr  A.  Cowley  of  the  Bodleian  Library, 
Oxford,  for  restoring  a  line  at  the  foot  of  the  page  which  my  camera 
had  failed  to  include.  The  words  supplied  by  him  are  taken  from  f  31^ 
of  Cod.  Bodl.  Or.  541,  a  very  late  manuscript. 

The  word  which  I  have  printed  >JJ^  on  p.  ri,  1.  24,  is  from  Fonds 
Arabe  81.  It  is  Ajj^^  in  the  Sudani  text,  and  does  not  exist  in  the 
Bodleian  one.  I  could  not  have  edited  ajjj^  without  making  nonsense, 
as  any  one  will  perceive  who  attempts  to  translate  the  passage.  Dr  Budge 
renders  the  word  "Fort"  in  his  translation  from  the  Ethiopic.  It  had 
evidently  given  trouble  to  more  than  one  Arab  scribe,  seeing  that  some 
have  made  it  quite  unintelligible. 

The  name  which  I  have  translated  Domna  in  the  story  of  John  is  in 
the  Suriani  MS.  sometimes  written  <iLUJ,  sometimes  d-u>.  I  have  adopted 
the  latter,  because  it  is  the  form  used  in  the  Roman  Codex  694.  This  will 
be  seen  from  the  fragment  edited  by  Professor  Guidi  in  G/i  Atti  apocrifi 
degli  Apostoli,  p.   10,  1.   i. 

The  later  quire  which  has  been  inserted  in  the  storj^  of  John,  ff.  59^ — 68^, 
presents  many  difficulties  to  an  editor,  owing  to  inaccuracies  of  spelling, 
which  I  have  corrected  without  drawing  attention  separately  to  them.  It 
will  suffice  to  say  that  O  is  generally  written  5  and  vice  versa,  that  words 
and  sentences  are  frequently  repeated,  and  that  there  is  no  punctuation 
except  what  I  have  introduced. 

In  f.  66  a  (1.  6  of  p.  1 1 )  a  word  has  been  omitted  by  the  scribe.  In 
Cod.  Arab.  Vat.  694  this  word  is  j^j>Ul^  and  in  Fonds  Arabe  81   it  is 

L»>U^.  In  Dr  Budge's  translation  from  the  Ethiopic  it  is  "  Kamadagi." 
The  name  ^j-^^^S  is  so  frequently  treated  as  that  of  a  male  divinity  in 
these  legends  that  in  f.  67  a,  1.  i,  we  are  pleased  to  find  it  furnished  with  a 
feminine  adjective.  .The  mistake  of  making  this  goddess  masculine  is  very 
difficult  to  account  for  on  the  theory  of  the  stories  being  originally  Greek. 
We  suspect  that  the  passages  where  it  occurs  have  been  manipulated  by 
ignorant  Egyptians. 


INTRODUCTION.  xvii 

In  f.  68  a  (p.  ^a,  11.  3,  4)  I  have  ventured  to  treat  the  phrase  beginning 
iL^UwJI  o'i'^b  0^t«^^  ^  SjA^Ji  O^  ^h  not  as  a  direct  negative,  but  as  an 
example  of  the  Semitic  idiom  to  which  attention  has  been  drawn  in  the 
Expository  Times,  vol.  XI.  pp.  429,  439  etc.,  by  Dr  F.  Hommel  in  connection 
with  Jeremiah  vii.  22  and  Luke  xiv.  12;  also,  I  may  add,  John  vi.  27. 
Here  the  introduction  of  the  word  "  only  "  after  "  not  "  materially  alters  the 
sense ;  but  I  think  that  it  gives  the  meaning  of  the  supposed  speaker. 

In  f.  72  b  (page  c  r,  1.  1)  there  is  the  uncommon  word  Oij^-a^^  which 
I  have  failed  to  find  elsewhere.     It  is  very  distinct  in  my  photograph. 

In  f.  74a  (p.  or,  1.  6)  we  have  j^  Jlt<^  ju*j  ^>swJ,  "we  worship  the 
statue  of  a  man."  Here  the  Arabic  which  lies  behind  Dr  Budge's 
Ethiopic  text  must  have  had  j-J  Jli«j,  "  the  statue  of  an  eagle." 

In  f.  loi  a  (p.  vv,  1.  19)  the  phrase  jiM  Ail  is  twice  repeated.  This 
points  to  the  conclusion  that  the  scribe  of  the  manuscript  was  copying 
an  earlier  one  and  was  not  translating  from  another  language.  There 
is  a  similar  repetition  at  the  foot  of  f.  115  b  and  the  top  of  f  116  a  of 
.iUiUt  ^^^j-  4,1^1  ^3U,«  U  \^  aJ  J15_3.  The  word  ^^  having  been 
dropped  in  f   nib  (p.  av,  1.   10)  is  additional  evidence  of  the  fact. 

In  ff.  119  b,  120  a,  ^>^jU  and  aAJI  ^^iaJ  in  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  539  are 
in  a  later  hand. 

In  f.  1 20  a  the  scribe  of  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  539  has  not  understood  the 
Coptic   month  ^^-^t  (Aiexip)  and    therefore   he    has    turned    it    into  ^ 

In  f.  122  a  the  name  of  the  bishop  appointed  by  Simon  is  given  in  the 
Suriani  text  as  ^-J-j-o  and  in  the  Sinai  one  as  ^j^^JJijs. 

In  f.  122  b  it  is  stated  that  Simon's  martyrdom  took  place  o^  ^«  "  i 
w^-ji,  while  the  Sinai   MS.  has  jljt  j^  ,j^  j>\A   lyLe.  ^h. 

In  f  126  b  the  readings  of  the  Suriani  text  are  not  so  good  as  those  of 
the  later  Sinai  ones  marked  v,  w,  and  z. 

In  f  127  a  (p.  I  .  1,  1.  6)  the  word  U^c  is  written  above  the  line.  This 
is  an  indication  that  the  text  of  the  Suriani  MS.  was  copied  from  an 
older   one. 

In  f  133  a  the  name  J^,j  Js.\j  for  w'^^J.JbiJ  is  quaint  and  appropriate. 

At  the  beginning  of  f.  140  a  two  lines  which  I  have  failed  to  include 
in  my  photograph  of  the  Suriani  MS.  have  been  kindly  supplied  to  me  by 
my  friend  M.  Leon  Dorez,  of  the  Bibliotheque  Nationale,  Paris,  from  Fonds 
Arabe  81.  From  the  same  source  I  copied  a  missing  line  at  the  end 
of  140  b. 

The   Sinai    Arabic   MS.  539   has   a   script  which    is  very  difficult    to   ^"i-  ^^^b. 

539- 


XVllI  INTRODUCTION. 

decipher,  being  cramped  and  too  often  devoid  of  diacritical  points. 
I  copied  the  stories  of  St  Mark  and  St  Luke  and  the  variants  in  that  of 
Thaddeus  from  the  manuscript  itself.  But  for  the  story  of  St  John  I  have 
had  to  depend  on  photographs,  some  of  which  were  very  far  from  being 
successful,  and  it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  the  text  of  this  tale  has 
cost  me  more  labour  than  that  of  all  the  other  tales  together.  I  regret 
that  a  few  lines  are  at  present  beyond  my  power  to  recall. 

This  legend  of  St  John  has  certainly  come  to  us  through  the  Syriac. 
It  is  only  what  we  should  expect,  from  the  fact  of  our  already  possessing 
the  Syriac  version  edited  by  Dr  Wright.  But  we  also  find  in  it  Syriac 
words  for  which  the  translator  has  not  given  us  an  Arabic  equivalent. 
Such  are  l>J-«  on  f  99  a  and  ^LauJ  on  f.   106  b. 

In  f  99  a  O'^*-*^'  is  evidently  a  mistake  for  j^j^'^\,  because  the  Syriac 
version  has  K'Hrd**   ia. 

In  f  99a  (p.  I  n,  1.  15)  several  words  have  evidently  been  dropped  by 
the  scribe;  the  Syriac  equivalent  for  them  being  ."^a.:^  Kls^l  A^o 
(Wright,  p.  CO.,  1.  8). 

The  blanks  and  defects  in  ff.   loi  a,  102  a,  103  a,  104  a  and  105  a  are 
due  to  imperfections  in  my  photographs, 
j-j*.         The  j^  of  Peter  and  Paul  is,  as  I  have  already  said,  very  imperfect. 
I  have  been  unable  to  find  another  MS.  which  contains  it. 

In  the  last  line  of  f.  10^  we  find  the  Syriac  word  Kl\,flQjo,  J*~>5  which 
I  have  ventured  to  translate  "  cup." 

Another  Syriacism  occurs  in  the  last  word  of  f.  15^  the  last  line  of  f.  ig**, 

and  elsewhere.     I  have  found  a  difficulty  in  deciding  whether  to  translate 

^3j  and  >65jJI  as  "Romans"  or  as  the  Palestinian  Syriac  word  .^t^ajni, 

which  is  used  in  Matthew  viii.  9,  xxvi.  57  and  other  passages  (see  Schwally's 

Idioticon^  p.  88). 

Sin.  Arab.  In  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  405,  p.  19,  the  Vizier  of  Agrippa  is  called  u-5»'j''J'. 

405. 

I  can  only  conjecture  that  this  is  a  corruption  of  the  Greek  word  vavapyo^- 

Marcus  Vipsanius  Agrippa  was  appointed  to  the  command  of  the  Roman 

fleet  in  32  B.C.^     He  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished  and  important  men 

of  the  age  of  Augustus  ;  and  quite  possibly  one  of  his  sons  or  nephews  may 

have  held  a  similar  position. 

In  Cod.  Vat.  Arab.  694,  3,  5,  and   )o  are  always  written  without  dots  ; 

and  Dr  Guidi  has  preferred  to  leave  them  so,  excepting  in  the  case  of  j^J^M 

and  of  words  jJij  and  other  words  where  the  meaning  might  have  been 

misunderstood. 

^  Smith's  Dictionary  of  Greek  and  Roman  Biography,  vol.  I.  p.  79. 


INTRODUCIFON.  xix 


NOTES   ON    THE    ENGLISH    TRANSLATION. 

The  Preaching  of  Andrew. 

It  is  satisfactory  that  the  Arabic  text  agrees  with  the  Ethiopic  one  in 
placing  Andrew's  missionary  activity  among  the  Kurds'.  But  it  differs  from 
it  in  sending  both  Andrew  and  Philemon  to  jJ,  which  a  reference  in  f.  19  a 
to  Peter's  activity  plainly  shows  to  be  Lydda  in  the  plain  of  Sharon,  as 
against  the  Ledya  or  Lydia  of  the  Ethiopic  version^ 

We  meet  with  Rufus  and  Alexander  again  in  the  story  of  Saint 
Matthias  f.  134  a.     Tintaran  is  Tittaran  in  Dr  Budge's  Ethiopic  text. 

Rufus  the  Governor  is  Rokos  or  Raukas  in  the  Ethiopic. 

The  name  of  the  negro  in  f.  26  a  is  Magana.  In  the  Ethiopic  it 
is  Makar. 

Both  Eu.sebius  (//.  E.  ill.  25)  and  Epiphanius  {Hacr.  lib.  II.  tom.  i, 
xlviii.  i;  Ixi.  i;  Ixiii.  2)  inform  us  that  the  Acta  Andreae  is  the  work  of 
heretics.     As  such  it  was  condemned  in  the  Decretum  Gelasii. 

This  legend  is  not  the  same  as  the  Acta  Andreae  edited  by  Tischendorf 
{Acta  Apost.  Apoc.  pp.  105 — 131). 

The  Acts  of  Andrew  and  Bartholomew. 

The  city  in  which  these  two  disciples  together  preached  bears  in  the 
Ethiopic  version  the  name  of  Bartos.  This  is  evidently  a  corruption  of 
Parthos,  which  is  found  in  Coptic  manuscripts^.  I  have  resisted  the 
temptation  to  assimilate  the  Arabic  name,  which  is  always  either  Barbaros, 
or  El-Barbar,  to  this. 

We  again  meet  with  the  name  El-Barbar,  as  the  city  where  Andrew 
preached,  in  the  Acts  of  Matthew,  f.  107  b,  and  in  the  Preaching  of  Saint 
Matthias,  ff.  130  a,  139  b,  of  the  Sudani  MS.  Here  the  Ethiopic  version 
has  "the  country  of  the  Greeks^,"  and  Tischendorf's  Greek  text  has  in  the 
first  place  kv  rrj  %<«/)«,  y  rjv  8iB/ktk(ov  6  'Av8pea<i,  and  in  the  second  eh 
rr)v  ')((i)pav  rwv  ^ap^dpwv.  Dr  Guidi  tells  us  that  the  cities  of  El-Barbar 
are  mentioned  by  Abu-1-Barakat  ibn  Kabar  (MS.  Vat.  Arab.  106)  as  one 
of  the  places  in  which  Andrew  preached^ 

1  Malan's  text  has  Acradts,  p.  99.  ^  Budge,  Contemiings  of  the  Apostles^  vol.  11.  p.  163. 

*  Lipsius,  Apostelgcschichten,  vol.  n.  part  2,  p.  76. 

■*  Budge,  Conlendings  of  the  Apostles,  vol.  II.  pp.  269,  2S7. 

*  Atti  apocrifi,  p.  7. 


XX  INTRODUCTION. 

The  country  of  the  Oases  is  rendered  in  the  Ethiopic  version  by  "  the 
city  (or  country)  of  Sewa  which  is  called  'Alwah."  This  is  identified  by 
Dr  Budge  with  the  Oasis  of  Siwah,  or  of  Jupiter  Ammon,  in  the  Libyan 
desert  not  far  from  Asyut\  Mactaran  is  evidently  the  same  as  the  Ethiopic 
Makatran  and  Gharyanus  as  'Azreyanos. 

It  is  difficult  to  explain  how  the  city  of  El-Betas  has  become  Mekos. 

We  find  the  name  of  Macedonia  in  both  Arabic  and  Ethiopic,  and  if 
the  name  Bartos  be  a  corruption  of  Parthos,  we  can  only  wonder  at  the 
wide  range  of  Bartholomew's  travels — from  the  Libyan  desert  to  Parthia, 
and  thence  to  Macedonia.  But  if  El-Barbar  be  the  true  name,  it  may 
possibly  apply  to  Thrace,  whose  inhabitants  were  still  at  that  period 
notorious  for  their  ferocity. 

Either  Parthia  or  Thrace  would  be  in  harmony  with  the  statement  at 
the  beginning  of  the  Ethiopic  version  of  St  Andrew's  martyrdom,  that  he 
continued  to  travel  about  in  the  country  of  'Askatya  (Scythia). 

In  the  Martyrdom  of  St  Andrew  the  name  Aknis  bears  a  very  distant 
resemblance  to  'Askatya ^  Behind  Arganqus  or  Argyanos  we  are  told  by 
Lipsius  to  find  Achaia^.  The  Safras  of  the  Arabic  version  and  the  Sukes 
or  Sakos  of  the  Ethiopic  one  mean  the  same  place,  but  we  cannot 
identify  it. 

The  Story  of  James  the  Son  of  Zebedee. 

In  the  story  of  James,  son  of  Zebedee,  we  have  a  gleam  of  historical 
truth  in  the  statement  that  the  lot  of  John  his  brother  was  Asia,  although 
the  dense  cloud  of  human  ignorance  through  which  it  comes  to  us  has 
distorted  the  province  into  a  city.  After  preaching  and  founding  a  Church 
in  the  "city  of  India"  James  is  evidently  confounded  with  his  namesake, 
the  Lord's  brother,  and  author  of  the  canonical  Epistle,  for  he  goes 
out  to  the  scattered  Twelve  Tribes,  who  all  still  remain  under  the  dominion 
of  Herod.  He  is  put  to  death  by  that  potentate,  in  accordance  with  the 
narrative  in  Acts  xii.  2.  Herod  Agrippa  I  died  in  A.D.  44,  and  Nero  did 
not  succeed  to  the  imperial  throne  till  A.D.  54,  so  the  linking  of  their 
names  together  in  this  legend  is  a  glaring  anachronism.  The  Arabic 
version  says  that  the  Apostle  was  buried  in  Niqta,  which  is  called  Ravina ; 
the  Ethiopic  in  Kot,  of  Mamreke  =  Marmorica.  Niqta  and  Kot  may  have 
something  in  common,  but  no  successful  attempt  has  been  made  to  identify 
any  of  these  places.  We  should  have  thought  that  James's  burial-place 
was  to  be  looked  for  near  Jerusalem. 

'  Ibid.  p.  183.  ^  Malan,  Asacatia,  p.  113.  ^  Apostelgeschichten,  vol.  i.  pp.  621,  622. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXI 

It  is  worthy  of  remark  that  this  legend  contains  no  mention  of  the 
beautiful  story  told  by  Clement  of  Alexandria  in  a  lost  book,  the  7th  of  his 
Hypotyposes,  and  recorded  by  Eusebius  {H.  E.  II.  9) ;  according  to  which 
the  accuser  of  James  was  so  moved  by  witnessing  his  confession  that  he 
declared  his  belief  in  Christianity,  and  after  receiving  the  Apostle's  kiss 
was  beheaded  along  with  him.  In  this  case  verily  truth  is  more  romantic 
than  fiction. 

Malan's  translation  from  the  Ethiopic  gives  Antioch  as  the  scene  of 
James's  preaching,  Bagte  and  Marke  as  the  place  of  his  burial.  In  Bagte 
we  recognize  our  Arabic  Niqta,  in  Marke  Dr  Budge's  Mamreke. 

The  Travels  of  John  the  Son  of  Zebedee. 

The  Greek  of  this  story  will  be  found  in  Zahn's  Acta  Joannis,^^.  3 — 44. 
It  is  said  to  have  been  written  by  Prochorus,  one  of  the  seven  deacons 
whose  election  by  the  multitude  of  the  disciples  and  ordination  by  the 
Apostles  is  recorded  in  Acts  vi.  5.  Dr  Budge's  Ethiopic  version  says 
that  he  was  of  the  family  of  St  Stephen,  the  Arabic  versions  that  he 
wrote  it  "because  of  St  Stephen^"  As  Stephen  died  before  St  John 
was  established  in  Ephesus,  this  may  mean  that  Prochorus  had  become 
aware,  through  the  early  death  of  his  colleague,  that  all  the  disciples  were 
not  to  remain  until  the  second  coming  of  our  Lord  ;  and  so  for  the  benefit 
of  posterity  he  recorded  in  a  written  document  the  narrative  of  his 
experiences  with  St  John.  The  discrepancy  betwixt  the  Arabic  and  the 
Ethiopic  in  this  passage  shows  the  kind  of  alteration  to  which  these 
legends  have  been  subjected  in  the  process  of  translation  from  one  language 
into  another. 

We  learn  from  Lipsius^  that  the  Greek  text  of  these  Trpa^et?  ^Iwdvvov 
was  first  published  by  Michael  Neander  in  an  Appendix  to  Martin  Luther's 
small  Catechism,  with  a  Latin  translation  by  Sebastian  Castalio  (Basel, 
1567,  pp.  526 — 663).  Two  fragments  in  the  Coptic  version  were  published 
by  Mingarelli  in  1785.  Thilo,  Tischendorf,  and  Usener  have  all  worked  at 
the  Greek  text,  and  critical  editions  of  it  have  been  published  by  the 
Archimandrite  Amphilochius,  Zahn,  and  Bonnet. 

The  text  of  the  Ethiopic  version  has  been  published  by  Dr  Budge 
(1901),  the  translation  of  it  into  English  by  Malan  (1871)  and  Budge 
(1901). 

This  legend  is  fundamentally  different  from   the  Leucian  "  History  of 

^  Malan,  "Companion  of  St  Stephen." 
^  Apostelgeschkhten,  vol.  i.  pp.  355  ff. 


XXll  INTRODUCTION. 

St  John  at  Ephesus,"  whose  Syriac  version  was  published  by  Dr  Wright 
in  1 87 1,  the  corresponding  Arabic  and  Engh'sh  of  which  will  be  found  on 
pp.  |r^^__|^^  of  No.  III.  and  pp.  157 — 171.  Yet  they  have  several 
features  in  common.  Both  begin  with  an  address  of  Peter  to  the  assembled 
Apostles ;  both  narrate  the  arrival  of  Saint  John  at  Ephesus,  and  how  he 
became  a  servant  to  the  keeper  of  a  bath-house.  But  in  one  story  this 
keeper  is  a  man,  in  the  other  a  redoubtable  woman.  In  both  a  young 
man  is  slain  and  then  restored  to  life.  But  here  the  resemblance  ends. 
The  tale  of  the  youth  Damis  has  nothing  in  common  with  that  of  the 
youth  Menelaus,  nor  is  the  story  of  the  blazing  oil  in  the  least  like  that 
of  the  weeping  devil.  The  Decease  of  Saint  John  which  follows  is  sub- 
stantially the  same  in  both  texts,  and  this  makes  us  hope  that  underneath 
both  there  may  be  a  substratum  of  truth.  In  the  narrative  attributed  to 
Prochorus,  Lipsius  points  out  that  the  dislike  of  John  to  go  to  Asia  (f.  5 1  b) 
when  commanded  by  the  Lord  to  do  so  was  a  stereotyped  Gnostic  idea, 
appearing  also  in  the  Acts  of  Thomas  (f  89  a),  in  those  of  Andrew  and 
Matthias  (f.  130  a),  and  in  the  Syriac  version  of  the  Acts  of  Philip  (Wright, 
vol.  II.  p.  69). 

This  story  contains  some  of  those  incidental  allusions  to  heathen 
customs  which  give  to  these  legends  their  abiding  value.  The  story  of 
the  living  girl  in  f.  57  a,  who  had  been  buried  beneath  the  foundation-stone 
of  Dioscorides'  bath-house,  has  lately  received  a  remarkable  confirmation 
from  the  exploration  at  Ta'annek  in  Palestine  conducted  by  Professor 
Sellin.  Here  not  only  under  temples  and  public  buildings,  but  under 
the  foundations  of  ten  private  houses,  human  skeletons  were  discovered  ; 
silent  witnesses  to  the  iniquity  of  their  own  Canaanite  and  perhaps  early 
Israelite  countrymen.  And  at  Gezer,  Mr  Stewart  Macalister  has  found 
unmistakeable  relics  of  foundation-sacrifices  in  the  skeletons  of  five  adults 
and  of  at  least  ten  children — all  Amorite. 

That  this  horrible  practice  was  once  widely  prevalent  amongst  heathen 
nations  we  have  abundant  proof  through  the  researches  of  scholars  and 
missionaries.  In  a  treatise  by  P.  Sartori  in  the  ZeitscJirift  fiir  Ethnologie 
(XXX.  1898,  pp.  5 — 19),  we  learn  that  the  name  "Dahomey"  springs  from 
the  story  of  Tacudonu,  King  of  Foy,  in  the  17th  century,  having  buried 
his  benefactor,  King  Da,  of  Canna,  alive  under  a  new  palace,  whose  name 
was  extended  over  the  surrounding  district,  and  that  there  the  custom 
still  prevails. 

In  Siam,  quite  lately,  human  victims  were  buried  under  the  new  gates 
of  cities.     At  Tavoy  in  Tenasserirn    about  the  middle  of  the  nineteenth 


INTRODUCTION.  xxiii 

century  a  criminal  was  placed  under  every  post  of  a  gate  and  his  spirit 
was  expected  to  become  a  protecting  demon.  In  Mandalay,  in  Rangoon, 
in  Cambodia,  in  Shanghai',  in  Alaska',  and  in  Japan,  the  unholy  rite  has 
been  recently  observed.  At  Sialkot  in  the  Punjab  and  Suram  in  Georgia 
the  only  son  of  a  widow  had  to  be  sacrificed  for  the  stability  of  a  fortress. 
Even  in  Calcutta,  so  late  as  1800,  a  report  was  spread  that  the  Govern- 
ment intended  to  slay  a  number  of  human  beings  during  the  construction 
of  a  new  harbour.  Persian  tradition  speaks  of  a  town-wall  in  which  a  layer 
of  bricks  was  made  to  alternate  with  a  layer  of  corpses.  And  the  petrified 
body  of  the  Blessed  slave  Geronimo,  built  into  the  concrete  of  the  city- 
walls  in  the  sixteenth  century,  may  still  be  seen  at  Algiers. 

Crossing  the  Atlantic,  we  find  that  the  temple  of  Chibchos  in  Sagamozo 
(Colombia)  stood  upon  people  who  had  been  buried  alive,  and  a  palace  in 
Bogota  upon  the  corpses  of  girls. 

The  custom  was,  and  perhaps  is  still,  widely  prevalent  in  New  Zealand 
and  the  islands  of  the  Pacific.  Mr  John  Jackson  saw  at  Rewa  in  the  Fiji 
group,  when  a  house  was  being  built  for  the  chiefs  son,  slaves  who  were 
made  to  jump  into  the  holes  prepared  for  the  foundation-posts.  Earth 
was  then  heaped  over  them,  and  the  posts  fixed  above.  Sometimes  these 
posts  were  held  in  the  arms  of  these  buried  men. 

Traces  of  the  custom  have  been  observed  in  the  history  of  ancient 
Rome  and  of  Carthage.  When  Seleucus  Nicator  founded  the  city  of 
Antioch  on  the  Orontes,  a  maiden  was  slain  in  the  centre  of  the  river 
by  the  high-priest,  and  was  supposed  to  become  the  Fortune  of  the 
city.  Alexander  the  Great  offered  another  when  he  founded  Alexandria. 
A  virgin  named  Gregoria  was  sacrificed  by  Augustus  for  Ancyra  ; 
another  named  Antigone  by  Tiberius  for  the  theatre  at  Antioch  ; 
and  another  named  Calliope  for  the  restored  city  itself  after  the  great 
earthquake  ^ 

Traces  of  the  same  rite  have  been  observed  at  Copenhagen,  at  the 
cloister  of  Maulbronn  in  Wiirtemberg,  the  Castle  of  Liebenstein  in 
Thuringia\  Scutari  in  Asia  Minor',  the  Bridge  Gate  of  Bremen',  the 
Cathedral  of  Strassburg,  a  castle  at  Novgorod,  a  bridge  at  Visegrad  in 
Bosnia,  and  one  over  the  Struma  in  Bulgaria,  at  Mostar  in  Herzegovina, 
at  Arta  in  Epirus,  the  Monastery  of  Curtea_  de  Argis,  in  Wallachia',  and 
in  the  tower  of  Cettinje  in  Montenegro.     At  Winneburg,  on  the  Moselle, 

'  See  H.  Clay  Trumbull,  The  Threshold  Covenant,  pp.  45 — 52. 
^  See  Lasaulx,    The  Sacrifices  of  the  Greeks  and  Romans,  p.  247. 

L.  A.  V 


XXIV  INTRODUCTION. 

the  ancient  seat  of  the  Metternichs,  the  architect's  daughter  lies  beneath  the 
foundation-stone. 

The  classical  example  in  Scotland  is  the  burial  of  the  living  Oran, 
by  St  Columba,  while  the  monastery  at  lona  was  being  built^ 

In  1 841  the  people  of  Halle  believed  that  a  child  would  be  immured 
in  the  new  Elizabeth  bridge,  and  those  of  Goltschthal  near  Reichenbach 
thought  that  this  had  really  been  done  in  the  case  of  a  railway  bridge.  For 
a  curious  recent  illustration  from  Asia  Minor,  I  am  informed  by  Dr  Rendel 
Harris  that,  after  the  laying  of  the  foundation-stone  of  a  new  Protestant 
Church  near  Harpoot  by  the  American  missionaries,  the  native  workmen 
sacrificed  a  lamb  in  the  trench,  and  placed  its  head  in  the  foundation-stone. 
We  have  there  the  first  stage  of  the  abandonment  of  the  human  sacrifice 
by  the  substitution  of  an  animal ;  a  later  stage  will  be  the  placing  of 
ransom  money  in  the  stone,  a  custom  which  prevails  at  the  present  time. 

Lipsius  considers  that  the  prayer  of  John  whilst  breaking  the  bread 
reported  on  f.  69b  is  unmistakeably  Docetic.  "Who  permitteth  Himself 
to  be  called  by  that  name,"  points  to  the  doctrine  that  the  union  of  the 
Godhead  with  the  manhood  of  Jesus  was  only  a  temporary  arrangement 
for  the  benefit  of  man-.  And  there  is  a  Gnostic  idea  in  the  disappearance 
of  John's  body  f.  71  b  (Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  539,  ff.  109  a,  109  b). 

Zahn  places  the  first  written  form  of  this  story  quite  400  years  after 
the  death  of  John^',  but  considers  that  it  arose  certainly  before  A.D.  160,  and 
probably  before  A.D.  I40^  and  that  a  material  gain  for  our  historical 
knowledge  may  be  won  by  a  rigid  separation  of  what  can  be  proved  in  it 
and  what  is  only  imaginary.  "  Romance,"  he  says,  "  has  laid  hold  of  the 
forms  of  the  Apostles  at  a  time  when  reliable  information  about  them  was 
still  abundant ;  at  a  time  also  when  romance  would  find  acceptance  with 
their  contemporaries  only  by  a  close  alliance  with  unforgotten  historical 
facts«." 

He  considers  the  Liturgy  of  the  Lord's  Supper  in  f.  69  b  as  of  equal 
antiquity  with  the  oldest  prayer  of  the  Church  and  the  oldest  sermon". 


^  This  is  a  most  curious  tale.  The  devil  thretv  down  the  walls  of  the  chapel  as  fast  as  they  were 
being  built.  Colu>?iba,  having  been  told  in  a  vision  that  the  only  way  to  prevent  this  was  to  bury  a 
human  victim,  accepted  the  voluntary  offer  of  his  disciple  Oran  to  be  the  sacrifice.  Oran  zvas 
accordingly  buried,  but  Columba! s  conscience  rvould  not  let  him  sleep.  Oran  was  resuscitated,  and 
forthwith  proceeded  to  describe  his  experiences  in  such  a  manner  that  it  was  evident  he  had  been  in  the 
wrong  place.      The  monks  were  therefore  glad  to  silence  him  by  putting  him  again  beneath  the  sod. 

^  Apostelgeschichten,  vol.   I.   p.  535. 

^  Acta  Joannis,   Einleitung,  p.  ii. 

*  Ibid.  p.  cxlviii.  ^  Ibid,  p.  ii.  **  Ibid.   p.   cl. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXV 

TIic  Pjieachiiig  and  Martyrdom  of  Philip. 

This  story  has  no  resemblance  to  that  in  Tischendorf's  Greek  text  {Acta 
Apost.  Apoc.  p.  75  sqq.),  nor  to  the  Acta  Philippi  published  by  Bonnet, 
nor  to  the  Syriac  text  of  Dr  Wright.  It  contains  no  local  names,  neither 
in  the  Arabic  nor  in  the  Ethiopic  version,  except  those  of  Africa,  the  scene 
of  his  labours^  and  Martagena  or  Cartagena  as  the  place  of  his  burial. 

If  these  localities  point  to  a  correct  tradition,  the  legends  which  place 
his  ministry  in  HierapoHs  of  Phrygia  probably  refer  to  Philip  the  Deacon- 
evangelist,  father  of  the  four  virgins  which  did  prophesy  (cf.  Acts 
vi.  5  ;    xxi.   8,  9). 

But  we  must  not  overlook  the  one  noteworthy  coincidence  with  which 
Dr  Wright's  Syriac  text  furnishes  us.  There  we  are  told  that  Philip 
went  and  preached  in  the  city  of  Carthagena,  which  is  in  Azotus.  Dr 
Wright  says  that  though  the  name  is  written  re^i,\V  ^n  yet  Carthage  is 
intended,  and  not  Cartagena  in  Spain.  Azotus  is  evidently  an  echo  of 
Acts  viii.  40,  and  the  geographical  muddle  has  arisen  from  the  Apostle 
Philip  and  the  Deacon-evangelist  being  treated  as  one  and  the  same 
person. 

The  Preaching  and  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Bartholomew. 

Several  nations  and  several  localities,  Phrygia,  Lycaonia,  Parthia, 
Media,  Persia,  Armenia,  India,  claim  the  honour  of  having  been  evangelized 
by  St  Bartholomew.  Some  legends  connect  his  missionary  activity  with 
that  of  Matthew,  and  some  with  that  of  Andrew.  This  one,  which  has 
come  to  us  through  the  Coptic,  assigns  to  Peter  the  credit  of  having  been 
Bartholomew's  guide,  and  leads  him  in  the  very  opposite  direction,  to 
the  West  instead  of  to  the  East,  to  the  Oases  of  the  African  desert,  till  at 
last  he  is  martyred  by  being  put  into  a  hair  sack  and  thrown  into  the  sea. 
Our  Arabic  text  gives  no  name  to  the  place  where  this  occurred  ; 
Dr  Budge's  Ethiopic  text  gives  Niendos  or  Naidas. 

Tischendorf's  Greek  text  of  the  Martyrdom    agrees  with  our  Arabic 

one  in  a  very  few  particulars.     The  name  of  the  king  'Aarpri'yr}^  is  not 

very    like    Agrippus.     The    unbelieving   Greeks    do    the    work    attributed 

to  the  wicked  man  in  f.  88  a.     In  both  texts  the  saint  is  thrown  into  the 

sea :    and   the   Greek   gives   the    island   of  Lipari  as    the   place   to  which 

the  sea  bore  his  remains.     This  surely  harmonizes  better  geographically 

with  our  legend  than  with  any  other. 

1  The  Ethiopic  text  translated  by  Malan  gives  the  city  of  Assakia  as  the  scene  of  Philip's 
labours,  but  Afrikia  as  the  place  of  his  martyrdom. 


XXvi  INTRODUCTION. 

It  is  also  worthy  of  note  that  these  Acts  of  Bartholomew  fall  into  line 
with  the  preceding  Acts  of  Philip,  by  making  the  two  friends  wander  forth 
in  the  same  direction.  The  Passio  Bartholoviaci  published  by  Bonnet  is 
quite  a  different  legend. 

The  Preaching  and  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Thomas. 

The  story  of  Thomas  in  this  cycle  of  legends  has  many  points  of 
resemblance  to  that  of  Bartholomew.  Both  are  sold  into  slavery,  the  one 
by  Saint  Peter,  the  other  by  our  Lord  Himself  Both  are  skilled  workmen, 
the  one  as  a  vine-dresser,  the  other  as  an  architect  and  carpenter.  One 
story  has  evidently  borrowed  something  from  the  other,  but  it  would 
be  difficult  to  apportion  their  mutual  indebtedness. 

The  appearance  of  our  Lord  and  His  speech  to  Thomas  in  f.  97  b 
contains  the  remarkable  allusion  which  is  more  fully  developed  in  the 
Syriac  Acts  of  Judas  Thomas,  as  edited  by  Dr  Wright  :  "  For  thou  art 
called  the  Twin."  This  points  to  the  strange  tradition  that  Thomas,  the 
doubting  disciple,  bore  that  cognomen  (Tauma — the  Twin)  because  he  was 
a  twin-brother  of  the  Christ,  Judas  being  his  proper  name.  By  far 
the  most  satisfactory  way  of  accounting  for  the  origin  of  this  idea  is 
the  theory  put  forth  by  Dr  Rendel  Harris  in  The  Dioscuri  in  Christian 
Literature,  that  we  have  here  a  recrudescence  of  Paganism  ;  that  wher- 
ever the  cult  of  the  heavenly  Twins,  Castor  and  Pollux,  had  prevailed, 
a  pair  of  Christian  saints  came  to  take  their  place  in  a  system  of  baptized 
Paganism  :  and  so  at  Edessa,  in  Macedonia,  in  Parthia,  in  Media,  in  India, 
and  wherever  the  feet  of  the  Apostle  Judas  Thomas  are  supposed  to  have 
gone,  one  need  not  try  to  verify  either  statements  or  personal  names  in  the 
light  of  true  history,  for  the  whole  legend  is  a  myth  and  nothing  else. 

The  Syriac  form  of  the  story,  the  full  text  of  which  has  been  edited  by 
Dr  Wright,  and  of  which  fragments  from  the  Sinai  Syriac  MS.  No.  30 
will  be  found  in  the  appendix  to  No.  III.,  contains  many  points  of 
resemblance  to  our  Arabic  text,  but  also  many  differences  of  detail.  Both 
narratives  begin  with  the  division  of  the  world  amongst  the  Apostles;  both 
make  Thomas  travel  to  India  and  recount  how  he  was  sold  as  a  slave  ; 
both  make  him  a  mason  and  a  carpenter  (a  strong  point  of  resemblance  to 
the  Dioscuri);  both  make  him  build  a  spiritual  instead  of  a  material  palace. 

But  there  is  nothing  in  the  Egyptian  story  about  the  ass  that  spake, 
nor  about  the  black  snake,  nor  about  the  demon  which  dwelt  in  the 
woman,  nor  about  the  team  of  wild  asses. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXvil* 

The  Syriac  story,  on  the  other  hand,  makes  no  mention  of  Thomas's 
flayed-ofif  skin. 

Towards  the  close  of  the  Martyrdom  we  find  a  few  further  resemblances. 
Mastaus  or  Matthaus,  the  king  in  our  text,  is  evidently  identical  with 
Mazdai  of  the  Syriac  one;  Tertia  and  Tartanai,  Sifur  and  Sirfur  must  have 
a  common  origin.  In  both  the  saint  is  taken  up  to  a  high  mountain  and 
stabbed  by  several  soldiers  at  once,  his  last  words  to  them  being  nearly 
the  same.  And  he  was  buried  by  the  brethren  in  the  grave  of  the  ancient 
kings.  Judas  reappears  after  his  death  in  both  stories  with  the  same 
message,  and  casts  a  devil  out  of  the  king's  son.  The  king  is  in  conse- 
quence converted,  and  so  both  stories  end. 

Why  they  should  begin  and  finish  in  the  same  manner,  and  yet  be  so 
unlike  in  the  main  course  of  their  narrative,  is  a  question  which  I  shall  not 
attempt  to  solve. 

The  Indian  legend  identifies  Thomas  with  Judas  the  brother  of  our 
Lord^  (Matt.  xiii.  55).  For  my  own  theory  that  he  may  have  been  the 
twin-brother  of  James  the  Just  see  The  Expository  Times  for  June,  1903. 

The  legend  translated  by  Malan  is  the  same  as  this  one,  but  in  the 
passage  which  corresponds  to  fQia  our  Lord  directs  the  purchaser  of 
Thomas,  whose  name  is  not  given,  to  dress  him  as  a  guardsman  of 
Cantacoros,  king  of  Indian  Lucius  becomes  Vecius,  and  Arsanuni 
Arsenia,  and  the  city  of  Cantoria  Ouantaria.  Zabadka  becomes  Actabodi 
in  Macedonia  ;  Margita  Marna;  Masasawi  Maiturnos  ;  Matthaus,  Mastius ; 
Hersanus  Ziriaos  ;  Tartanai  Tartabania  ;  Atbania  Athona.  To  Malan's 
legend  a  portion  from  the  Syriac  Acts  of  Judas  Thomas  is  appended, 
pp.   206 — 214. 

In  f  102  a,  "Mary,  the  Lord's  Mother,"  becomes  "Mary  who  gave  birth 
to  God,"  in  one  form  of  the  Ethiopic  version — a  natural  progression  in 
her  cult^ 

The  Greek  text  published  by  Thilo  does  not  correspond  with  this 
text,  but  with  Dr  Wright's  Syriac  one  to  the  end  of  the  Sixth  Act. 

The  Acts  of  Matthew. 

The  Arabic  text  of  this  story  corresponds  to  the  Ethiopic  version 
published  by  Budge  in  the  Contendings  of  the  Apostles,  and  to  Malan's 
translation.     But  while  both  place  the  Apostle's  activity  in  the  country  of 

^  Lipsius,  Apostelgeschichteti,  vol.  I.  p.  227. 

^  Malan's  Conjlicts  of  the  Holy  Apostles,  p.    190. 

^  Budge,  vol.  II.  p.  345;    Malan,  "Mary  who  gave  birth  to  our  Lord,"  p.  205. 


XXVlll  INTRODUCTION. 

the  Kahenat,  or  priests,  the  Ethiopic  states  that  Peter  and  Andrew  met 
with  him  on  their  return  from  Greece',  and  the  Arabic  "  from  the  country 
of  El-Barbar."  The  text  of  the  Suriani  manuscript  is  thus  in  harmony 
with  itself  (see  ff.  28  a,  130a).  The  name  of  the  city  from  which  Matthew 
came  is  in  the  Ethiopic  Perakomnos,  i.e.  Prokumenos.  In  the  Arabic  it  is 
"  the  country  of  the  Blessed." 

There  is  a  confusion  in  the  manuscripts  between  the  names  of  Matthew 
and  Matthias,  but  the  task  of  separating  them  is  not  a  difficult  one. 
This  legend  of  Matthew,  so  far  as  I  can  judge,  has  more  beauty  both 
of  a  moral  and  a  literary  kind  than  any  of  the  other  mythological  Acts. 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Matthew. 

Lipsius  considers  that  there  is  no  connection  between  the  story  of  the 
Acts  and  the  story  of  the  Martyrdom,  because  in  the  latter  the  scene 
is  transferred  from  the  city  of  Kahenat  to  Parthia'l 

He  also  thinks  that  the  Egyptian  tale  of  this  Martyrdom  strengthens 
a  tradition  that  the  Apostle  preached  in  Parthia.  That  his  body  was 
given  for  food  to  the  fowls  of  heaven,  f.  118  b,  was  quite  according  to  the 
custom  of  the  country  of  Zoroaster.  In  f.  ii6b  (as  in  ff.  48  b,  77  a)  we 
have  an  indication  that  both  the  Arabic  and  the  Ethiopic  version  were 
made  after  the  council  of  Chalcedon  (A.D.  451),  for  the  translator  could 
not  refrain  from  explaining  that  the  two  natures  in  the  God-man  were  not 
confounded  ^ 

An  epitome  of  this  legend  of  the  Acts  and  Martyrdom  of  Matthew  will 
be  found  in  the  Synaxarium  of  the  Coptic  Church  (ed.  WUstenfeld,  p.  65), 
for  the  1 2th  of  Babeh  (Phaophi). 

The  Martyrdom  of  James  the  Son  of  Halfai. 

This  James  is  in  all  the  legends  confounded  with  James  the  Lord's 
brother,  so  that  it  is  impossible  to  know  whether  any  trustworthy 
tradition  concerning  him  exists.  The  Egyptian  story  presents  us  with 
another  element  of  confusion  by  stating  that  he  was  brought  before  the 
Emperor  Claudius,  though  he  was  immediately  afterwards  buried  beside 
the  temple  in  Jerusalem''. 

In  this  story,  and  in  that  of  Simon,  which  follows  it,  I  have  adopted 
Mrs  Gibson's  translation  so  far  as  the  variants  will  allow  me. 

^  Malan,   "Syria." 

*  Apostelgeschichten,  vol.  ii.  part  ii.  p.  117.  '^  Ibid.  p.  129. 

■*  Malan,  "within  the  Church  at  Jerusalem." 


INTRODUCTION.  XXIX 

The  Preaching  and  Martyrdom  of  Simon  the  Son  of  Cleophas. 

There  is  a  still  greater  confusion  in  the  traditions  relating  to  Simon. 
He  is  said  by  some  to  be  identical  with  Simon  Zelotes,  by  others  to  be  a 
nephew  of  Joseph,  but  not  an  Apostle.  Our  text,  like  the  Ethiopic  one, 
calls  him  also  Jude,  and  Nathanael  the  Zealot. 

By  some  he  is  said  to  have  preached  on  the  shores  of  the  Black  Sea,  by 
some  in  Babylonia  and  Persia,  by  some  in  Egypt  and  North  Africa,  and 
by  some  in  Britain'.  Our  text  makes  him  succeed  James  the  Just  as 
Bishop  of  Jerusalem.  He  is  put  to  death  in  Jerusalem  by  the  express 
order  of  the  Emperor  Trajan,  ff.  123  a,  1 23  b.  The  Suriani  MS.  states  that  the 
martyrdom  of  Simon  took  place  "on  the  ninth  of  Abib  "  (July),  the  Sinai 
MS.  on  "the  tenth  day  of  the  month  of  Ayyar"  (May).  The  Bishop 
appointed  by  Simon  is  Marcellus  in  the  Suriani  MS.  f  122  a,  Cornelius 
in  the  Sinai  one.  We  cannot  attempt  to  unravel  so  many  tangled  threads. 
This  story  is  the  same  as  that  of  St  Simeon,  translated  from  the  Ethiopic 
by  Malan. 

The  Preaching  of  Thaddeus. 

Tradition  links  Simon  and  Thaddeus  together  in  their  missionary 
activity,  and  these  legends  in  particular  give  to  both  the  additional  name 
of  Judas,  identifying  them  with  Jude,  one  of  our  Lord's  brothers.  They 
assign  to  Thaddeus  the  regions  of  Syria  and  Mesopotamia  ;  and  though 
they  say  nothing  about  Abgar,  king  of  Edessa,  they  are  not  in  any 
discrepancy  with  the  Syriac  tradition  concerning  him.  There  is  a  local 
tradition  which  would  place  the  death  of  Thaddeus  at  Ararat  in  Armenia. 
The  Acta  TJiaddaei  edited  by  Lipsius  and  by  Tischendorf  are  a  totally 
different  legend,  but  the  Conflict  of  St  Judas  (Thaddeus)  translated  by 
Malan  is  the  same  (pp.  221 — 229). 

The  incidents  of  Peter  making  the  old  man's  field  to  sprout,  of  the 
woman  being  suspended  in  the  air,  and  of  the  camel  passing  through  the 
needle's  eye,  will  be  found  in  the  Acta  Petri  et  Andreae  published  by 
Bonnetl     There  the  deeds  of  Thaddeus  are  attributed  to  Andrew. 

The  saying  of  our  Lord  reported  in  ff.  125  a,  127  b,  which  gives  the 
negative  form  of  Matt.  vii.  12,  is  a  Western  reading  found  in  Codex  Bezae, 
Acts  XV.  29.  It  is  attributed  to  Hillel  in  the  Talmud  of  Babylonia,  tractate 
Sabbath  f  31  a;    and  will  be  found   in  Tobit  iv.  15. 

^  Lipsius,  Apostelgeschichten,  vol.  11,  part  ii.  p.  143. 

^  Lipsius,  Acta  Apost.  Apoc.  vol.  \\.  part  i.  pp.  117 — 127. 


XXX  INTRODUCTION. 

TJie  Preaching  and  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Matthias. 

This  is  the  same  story  as  that  of  the  Greek  text  published  by 
Tischendorf,  pp.  132 — 166,  and  the  Syriac  one  by  Dr  Wright  in  Apocryphal 
Acts  of  the  Apostles,  pp.  .-tn — oajs.  Dr  Wright  calls  the  Apostle  Mar 
Matthew,  and  Lipsius  is  of  opinion  that  all  the  legends  whose  texts  we 
have  printed  ff.  107  b — 1 19  a  and  ff.  129  a — 139  b  sqq.  refer  to  Matthew  the 
publican,  and  that  no  special  tradition  about  Matthias  has  ever  existed  in 
the  Greek  Church^  He  may  be  right ;  but  the  remark  at  the  beginning  of 
the  Martyrdom,  f  140  a,  which  was  probably  unknown  to  Dr  Wright,  has 
led  me  in  this  story  to  prefer  the  name  Matthias.  The  references  to 
Andrew  in  both  stories,  ff  107  b,  130  a— 139  b,  certainly  lead  to  the  inference 
that  both  relate  to  the  same  person  ;  and  if  I  am  mistaken  in  considering 
'  Matthias '  as  the  evangelist  of  the  City  of  the  Cannibals  I  can  only  plead 
that  the  evidence  about  him  is  very  conflicting,  and  that  both  Tischendorf 
and  Malan  have  adopted  the  name  of  Matthias  in  this  legend. 

The  Greek  text  edited  by  Tischendorf  and  by  Lipsius  is  substantially 
the  same  as  the  Egyptian  one,  though  it  differs  in  some  of  its  details.  It 
does  not  mention  the  name  of  the  city  in  which  Andrew  was  preaching 
when  he  was  summoned  to  help  Matthias.  Malan's  translation  from  the 
Ethiopic  gives  to  this  the  name  of  "  Syria,"  and  Budge's  gives  "  Greece." 

The  Ethiopic  version  has  "  He  placed  a  few  loaves  of  bread  upon  the 
grass  and  the  grass  became  bread '*,"  an  amplification  of  the  simple  statement 
in  f  132  a. 

Tischendorf's  Greek  text  has  "AixarjX  for  the  name  of  the  devil  whom 
Andrew  rebuked  (f.  136  a).  If  this  be  a  truncated  form  of  Samil,  and  be 
derived  from  a  Semitic  word  (Syriac  relxJSJi-Jto),  it  would  seem  as  if  the 
Greek  text  were  not  the  earliest  form  of  this  legend. 

Dr  Rendel  Harris  suggests  that  it  may  be  Sammael,  the  well-known 
evil  angel  of  the  Jews. 

In  the  same  text  and  also  in  Bonnet's  we  find  Mvpvrj  as  the  name 
of  the  cannibal  city^  and  Malan's  translation  has  Ba'alatsaby  (pp.  147,  149). 

The  scene  of  Matthias's  martyrdom  is  Damascus  in  the  Ethiopic  text, 
and  the  place  of  his  death  is  Pelwon*  in  the  Ethiopic  and  Malawan  in  the 
Arabic.     Both  are  very  difficult  to  identify. 

^  Apostelgeschichten,  vol.  II.  part  ii.  pp.  136,  259. 

^  Budge,  Translation^  p.  274. 

^  Tisch.,  p.  169.     Lipsius,  Acta  Apost.  Atoc.  vol.  il.  part  i.  p.  220. 

*  Malan,   "Phalaon." 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXI 

TJic  Preaching  and  Martyrdom  of  James  the  Just. 

All  these  legends  agree  with  the  Canonical  Acts  in  placing  the  scene  of 
James's  ministry  in  Jerusalem.  The  most  interesting  feature  in  this  story 
is  the  account  of  his  relation  to  the  Lady  Mary  in  f  150  a.  There  he  is 
described  as  the  youngest  of  the  four  sons  of  Joseph  by  a  first  wife.  We 
should  have  imagined  from  Matthew  xiii.  55  that  he  was  the  eldest. 

These  legends  are  the  same  as  those  translated  from  the  Ethiopic  by 
Malan.  There  Theopiste,  wife  of  the  Prefect,  becomes  Piobsata,  wife  of  the 
Judge  Aumanius  (f  149  a). 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Mark. 

This  legend  appears  to  have  more  historical  fact  behind  it  than  any  of 
the  others.  We  are  disposed  to  believe  that  the  lot  of  St  Mark  did  come 
out  unto  Egypt,  but  we  find  it  strange  that  the  story  makes  no  mention 
of  the  saint's  travels  in  Cyprus  with  Paul  and  Barnabas  (Acts  xiii.  5 — 13) 
nor  of  his  sojourn  in  Rome  (Col.  iv.  10).  Nor  does  it  explain  from  which 
of  the  three  cities  which  have  been  identified  with  Babylon,  Peter  sent  his 
salutations  to  the  strangers  scattered  about  in  Asia  Minor  (i  Peter  v.  13). 
We  are  thankful  for  the  crumbs  of  confirmation  offered  to  us  by  Eusebius 
{H.  E.  II.  15,  16).  Anianus,  who  is  mentioned  in  f  202  b,  is  the  traditional 
successor  of  Mark  as  Bishop  of  Alexandria  (//.  E.  II.  24). 

Dr  Chase  thinks  that  the  description  of  Mark's  person  in  i.  204  a  is 
partly  borrowed  from  that  of  Paul  in  the  History  of  TJiecla^.  The  Arabic 
coincides  with  this  less  than  the  Greek  does. 

Malan's  translation  says  that  Mark  was  the  first  to  preach  the  Gospel  in 
the  cities  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  Zalonia,  Markia,  Tamurcke  and  Barkel 
The  men  of  Barke  send  him  in  a  boat  to  Alexandria,  where  the  incident  of 
the  cobbler  occurred. 

As  Mark  is  said  to  have  been  martyred  under  Tiberius  (f.  204  b),  who 
died  in  March  A.D.  37,  the  period  of  this  wonderful  activity  cannot  have  ex- 
ceeded four  years,  and  this  would  include  his  visits  to  Cyprus  and  to  Rome. 

The  quotation  from  1  Cor.  iii.  19  in  f  202  b  is  much  more  correct  in  the 
Arabic  version  than  in  the  Ethiopic.  There  we  read  :  "  The  wisdom  of  the 
world  is  that  which  is  with  the  word  of  God^." 

*  Hastings'  Dictionary  of  the  Bible,  vol.  in.  p.  248. 

-  Malan,  p.  181. 

^  Budge,  Translation,  p.  312. 

L.  A.  « 


XXXII  INTRODUCTION. 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Luke. 

Lipsius  tells  us  that  this  legend  of  St  Luke  is  quite  peculiar  to  the 
Arabic  Synaxarium  of  the  Coptic  Church,  and  to  the  Ethiopic  "  Conflicts 
of  the  Apostles,"  which,  as  we  have  already  seen,  were  translated  from  the 
original  Greek,  not  directly,  but  through  the  Coptic  and  Arabic.  According 
to  that  text,  Luke,  in  prospect  of  death,  gave  his  writings  for  safe  custody 
to  an  old  fisherman  named  Silas\  It  might  be  possible  to  read  the  word 
Silaus  into  the  Arabic  text  of  f.  206  a,  but  my  own  conviction  is  that  it  is 
Theophilaus.  The  fac-simile  of  the  page,  which  I  have  given  on  p.  I  Tl  of 
No.  in.  will  enable  scholars  to  judge  of  this  point  for  themselves.  The 
Theophilus  of  the  canonical  Gospel  and  Acts  was  evidently  not  a  fisherman, 
but  a  man  of  distinction,  who  was  entitled  to  be  addressed  as  KprntaTe. 
If  the  word  Thabilaus  were  written  in  Arabic  without  its  diacritical  points, 
the  Ethiopic  translator  might  easily  read  Silaus,  and  then  drop  the  last  long 
vowel. 

Lipsius  thinks  that  the  passage  where,  in  the  Ethiopic  version,  Titus  is 
said  to  be  of  the  city  of  Galila,  and  Luke  of  the  country  of  Dalmatian 
is  simply  an  amazing  misreading  of  2  Tim.  iv.  10.  But  this  remark  cannot 
apply  to  the  Arabic  text,  for  in  f.  204b  of  our  MS.  Luke  is  said  to  be  from 
the  city  of  Antioch,  and  this  agrees  with  the  statement  of  Eusebius  {H.  E. 
III.  4),  Kovica<i  Be  TO  /xev  ryivo<i  wv  twv  avr'  ^AvTw^^eta';,  and  brings  a  ray  of 
historical  truth  into  the  legend. 

The  reading  of  Codex  Bezae  in  Acts  xi.  28  avvearpafifxevfov  Se  rjfxwv, 
revertentibus  autem  nobis,  is  supposed  to  confirm  indirectly  the  statement 
of  Eusebius.  The  Praefatio  Lucae  given  in  Wordsworth-White's  Vulgate, 
p.  269,  and  ascribed  by  Harnack  to  the  3rd  century,  says:  ''Lucas  Syrus 
natione  Antiochensis  arte  niedicus  disciptdus  apostolorum','  etc.  The  same 
authority  states  that  Luke  died  in  Bithynia,  not  in  Rome,  as  our  legend 
has  it. 

•    The  Story  of  John  the  Son  of  Zebedee. 

Our  Arabic  text  is  probably  a  translation  of  the  Syriac  version  of  this 
story,  which  has  been  edited  by  Dr  Wright^  and  is  attributed  to  Leucius 
Charinus.  Lipsius  considers  it  less  valuable  than  some  of  the  other  legends 
concerning  John.  Tradition  says  that  Eusebius  of  Caesarea  was  the 
translator  of  it  from  Greek  into  Syriac,  and  it  claims  for  itself  that  he 
found  it  in  the  archives  of  the  godless  Emperor  Nero  (f.  98  a). 

^  See  Budge,  vol.  11.  p.  141.     Malan,  pp.  60,  63.  -  Budge,  p.  137. 

^  Wright's  Translation,  pp.  2 — 60. 


INTRODUCTION.  xxxiii 

Lipsius  places  the  date  of  its  composition  between  the  first  half  of  the 
fifth  century  and  the  beginning  of  the  sixth.  The  Syriac  version  contains 
traces  of  the  Nicene  Creed  which  are  less  distinct  in  the  Arabic,  such 
as  "Light  of  light";  "the  Son  of  God,  Who  was  eternally  with  His 
Father";  "the  Spirit  of  holiness,  Who  proceeded  from  the  Father."  The 
baptism  of  children,  described  in  the  Syriac ^  but  wanting  in  the  xA^rabic, 
Was  not  yet  customary  in  the  East  at  the  close  of  the  fourth  century. 
The  anointing  with  oil  before  baptism  (ff.  104  a,  104  b)  is  in  accordance 
with  a  Catholic  form  of  the  rite  used  since  the  fourth  century^  The  Lord's 
Supper  is  not  called  the  "  Body  of  God^ "  in  the  Arabic  version,  as  it 
is  in  Dr  Wright's  text.  These  things,  together  with  the  greater  conciseness 
of  the  Arabic,  suggest  that  our  text  is  translated  from  a  Syriac  MS.  older 
than  Add.  MS.  17,192  of  the  British  Museum,  or  even  than  the  sixth 
century  St  Petersburg  MS.  used  by  Dr  Wright. 

Lipsius  considers  that  the  tale  must  have  been  composed  before  the 
hut  of  St  John  (or  the  little  church  on  its  site),  which  stood  on  a  hill 
to  the  east  of  the  city  above  the  temple  of  Artemis  at  Ephesus^  was 
replaced  by  the  magnificent  church  of  Justinian  (A.D.  527 — 565). 

The  use  of  the  dung  of  animals  for  the  stove  of  the  bath-house  (f.  98  b) 
corresponds  with  the  habits  of  the  peasants  in  Thessaly  and  Macedonia, 
as  we  have  ourselves  observed  them.  In  inland  districts  where  neither 
coal  nor  wood  can  be  procured  bread  is  still  baked  over  a  very  insanitary 
kind  of  fuel. 

The  incident  of  the  fire  which  flashed  from  the  four  limbs  of  John's 
cross  (f.  loi  b)  and  the  description  of  John's  means  of  living  are  considered 
by  Lipsius  to  be  quite  in  accordance  with  Gnostic  ideas''. 

Lipsius  thinks  that  the  story  of  John  writing  his  Gospel  in  a  single 
night,  f  1 06 a  (the  Syriac  version  says  "in  one  hour"),  cannot  be  ascribed 
to  Gnostic  influence,  but  must  have  sprung  from  a  desire  to  emphasize  the 
opinion  that  the  Gospel  of  John  is  an  amplification  of  the  first  three 
Gospels^.  He  also  considers  that  the  tradition  of  John  living  to  the  age 
of  120  years  is  merely  an  imitation  of  the  story  of  Moses  (Deut.  xxxiv.  7). 
In  f  104  b  the  number  of  those  whom  John  baptized  in  one  day  is  given 
as  39,005  souls:  less  by  200  than  that  in  the  Syriac  version^. 

^  Wright's   Translation,  p.  42. 

2  Lipsius,  Apostelgeschichtcn,  vol.  I.  p.   434.  s  Wright's   Translation,  pp.  37,  44. 

*  This  was  the   fxaprvpiov  of  St  Jolin,  mentioned   in  the  Acts  of  the  Councils  of  Ephesus, 
A.D.  431,  449. 

^  Apostelgeschichten,   vol.    I.  p.  437. 

fi  Ibid.  p.  440.  7  Wright,  p.   ClSn,   I.   j2. 


XXXIV  INTRODUCTION. 


The  Death  of  St  John. 

Lipsius  considers  that  this  story  is  a  Gnostic  one,  but  that  it  has  been 
revised  by  the  hand  of  more  than  one  orthodox  Cathohc\  Perhaps  it  is 
from  this  latter  source  that  we  have  the  description  of  a  Eucharist  celebrated 
in  one  kind  only  (D.  S.  f.  69  b). 

Zahn  thinks  that  the  TreptoSoi,  which  form  the  basis  of  this  legend, 
must  be  ascribed  to  the  second  century,  before  a.d.  160,  perhaps  about 
A.D.  130.  The  common  possession  and  use  of  these  Acts  among  Catholics 
and  Gnostics  shew  that  these  writings  {i.e.  the  Leucian  Acts  of  John, 
Andrew,  and  Thomas)  are  an  heirloom  from  the  time  when  both  these 
parties  were  still  existing  in  the  bosom  of  the  mother  Church. 

Lipsius  remarks  that  notwithstanding  the  fall  of  the  temple  of  Artemis, 
reported  in  fif.  64b,  nob,  it  remained  standing  long  after  the  time  of  John, 
and  was  finally  destroyed  by  the  Goths  in  A.D.  262'-'. 

The  litany  or  hymn  in  f.  104  a,  which  was  sung  or  said  on  the  occasion 
of  the  Governor's  baptism,  is  especially  interesting  as  a  record  of  some  early 
form  of  that  service. 

Lipsius  finds  Gnostic  doctrine  in  the  idea  expressed  distinctly  in  the 
Greek^  and  in  the  Syriac  version,  that  our  Lord  is  said  to  have  revealed 
Himself  even  among  the  beasts.  But  in  our  Arabic  text  of  f.  108  a 
this  may  be  taken  metaphorically,  as  about  men  who  had  the  nature 
of  brutes. 

Zahn  and  Fabricius^  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  name  Byrrhus 
(Berus  or  Verus  in  Greek),  f.  107  b,  is  identical  with  the  name  of  an 
Ephesian  deacon  mentioned  in  the  Epistles  of  Ignatius",  who  accompanied 
the  writer  on  a  journey  through  Asia  Minor.  "  No  sensible  person,"  says 
Zahn,  "  would  take  this  man  and  the  deacon  who  helped  to  dig  the  grave 
of  the  Apostle  John  in  the  year  A.D.  100  for  two  separate  persons."  He 
thinks  it  impossible  that  Leucius  Charinus,  the  presumed  author  of  the 
legend  of  Prochoru.s,  should  have  borrowed  from  Ignatius,  or  vice  versa. 
We  have  therefore  here  an  undesigned  coincidence.  Zahn  finds  a  difficulty 
in  believing  that  Byrrhus  should  have  been  a  young  deacon  in  A.D.  100, 
and  in  A.D.  138,  when  perhaps  about  seventy  years  old,  should  not  have 


^  Apostelgeschichlen,  vol.  I.  p.  355.  ^  Ibid.  p.  519. 

^  Zahn,  ActaJoan7iis,  p.  246.     Bonnet,  vol.  11.  part  i.  p.  211. 
■*  Zahn,  Acta  Joaiinis,  p.  CLH  ;  Fabricius,  II.  584. 
*  Ignatius,  Ephes.  11.;  Philad.  XI.;  Smyrn.  xii. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXV 

been  advanced  to  the  dignity  of  presbyter.  The  difficulty  will  disappear 
if  we  recollect  that  the  diaconate  was  not  originally  instituted  as  a  step 
to  the  presbyterate,  but  for  a  totally  different  and  distinct  service  (cf  Acts 
vi.  I — 6).  It  is  easy  to  create  these  difficulties  by  reading  into  the 
New  Testament  narrative  the  ideas  of  a  period  subsequent  to  that  in 
which  it  was  written  ^ 

Zahn  considers  that  these  Ephesian  legends  of  the  Apostle  John, 
originating  as  they  did  before  A.D.  i6o,  may  perhaps  have  given  a  mortal 
blow  to  the  "  Eusebian  myth  "  of  a  presbyter  John,  who  is  supposed  to 
have  shared  in  the  authorship  of  the  Fourth  Gospel.  If  such  an  one 
had  existed,  side  by  side  with  the  great  Apostle,  Leucius,  the  author  of 
this  legend,  who  probably  lived  in  the  second  century,  could  not  have  failed 
to  mention  him-. 

The  Greek  of  this  story  from  f  io6b  almost  to  the  end  of  f.  io8b 
will  be  found  in  Zahn  {Acta  Joannis,  pp.  238 — 249)  and  in  Bonnet  (Lipsius, 
Acta  Apost.  Apoc.  vol.  11.  part  i.  pp.  203 — 215). 

In  f.  108  b  the  reference  to  John  having  been  blind  for  two  years 
is  clearly  an  imitation  of  the  story  of  St  Paul  (Acts  ix,  9 — 18). 


TJie  Story  of  Peter  and  Paul. 

This  legend  has  so  little  resemblance  to  the  others  that  I  have  hesitated 
about  the  propriety  of  printing  it  along  with  them.  It  seems  to  belong  to 
the  series  of  the  Thousand  and  One  Nights  rather  than  to  that  of  the  Acts 
of  the  Apostles,  even  when  mythological.  We  search  in  vain  for  any 
Emperor  of  Rome  who  was  named  Bar'amus,  but  the  prefect  of  the  Prae- 
torians, Burrhus  Afranius,  who  with  Seneca  had  charge  of  the  education  of 
Nero,  is  no  doubt  the  person  indicated.  Perhaps  Gnostic  doctrine  appears 
on  f  3  b.  There  we  are  told  that  our  Lord,  after  His  resurrection,  told  the 
divine  secrets  to  His  Apostles,  before  sending  them  to  preach  about  His 
kingdom.  This  seems  to  correspond  with  the  "  esoteric  theology  of  which 
the  popular  creed  of  multitudes  of  deities,  with  its  whole  ritual  of  sacrifice 
and  worship,  was  but  the  exoteric  form^."  The  idea  was  further  developed 
by  the  Jewish  Kabbalists  in  the  tenth  century,  being  by  them  applied  to  a 
secret  "  system  of  theosophy  which  claims  to  have  been  transmitted  unin- 

^  See  Life  of  Bishop  JVestcott,  vol.  i.  p.  139.  -  Zahn,  Acta  Joannis,  p.  CLiv. 

^  King,  The  Gnostics  and  their  Remains,  p.  5. 


XXXvi  INTRODUCTION. 

terruptedly  by  the  mouths  of  patriarchs  and  prophets  ever  since  the 
creation  of  man\" 

Possibly  the  phrase  does  not  refer  to  Gnostic  teaching,  but  rather  to  the 
doctrine  embodied  in  a  decree  of  the  Council  of  Trent  (Sess.  IV.  De  Canon. 
Script.).  "  It  teaches  that  the  truth  of  Christ  is  contained  partly  in  the 
Bible,  partly  in  unwritten  tradition  received  by  the  Apostles  from  Christ  or 
from  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  entrusted  by  them  to  the  Church ;  and  that 
Scripture  and  tradition  (the  latter  of  course  only  when  proved  Apostolic) 
are  to  be  reverenced  alike ^" 

If  the  number  of  bishops  said  on  f.  24  a  to  have  been  ordained  by  the 
Apostles  in  Rome  were  intended  to  rule  the  Church  in  that  city  the  state- 
ment would  be  in  the  highest  degree  remarkable,  as  shewing  the  antiquity 
of  the  legend.  But  we  suspect  that  the  statement  refers  to  the  Catholic 
Church  of  the  world. 

The  Martyrdom  of  Peter  and  Paul. 

This  story  is  virtually  the  same  as  the  Passio  sanctorum  Petri  et  Pauli 
attributed  to  Linus  and  published  by  Lipsius  and  Bonnet.  From  the 
beginning  of  p.  8  almost  to  the  end  it  is  like  the  Acta  Petri  et  Paidi 
published  by  Thilo. 

The  first  mention  of  Simon  Magus  will  be  found  in  Acts  viii.  9,  10,  where 
we  are  told  that  the  people  of  Samaria  believed  him  to  be  "  the  great  power 
of  God."  There  seems  to  be  some  historical  truth  in  the  legend  that  he 
preached  also  in  Rome,  though  Justin  Martyr^  was  mistaken  when  he 
told  of  a  statue  which  was  erected  to  him  there,  on  an  island  in  the 
river,  between  the  two  bridges,  bearing  a  Latin  inscription,  "  SiiJiofii  Deo 
Sancto."  The  statue  was  discovered  in  A.D.  1574  and  it  is  to  a  Sabine 
deity. 

Justin  tells  us  that  a  woman  named  Helena  was  his  companion,  that 
she  at  first  stood  upon  a  roof  (in  Tyre  of  Phoenicia),  and  that  she  was 
called  the  "  first  Thought "  {rr^v  TrpcorTjv  "Evvotav). 

Irenaeus  tells  us  that  both  Simon  and  Helena  were  honoured  with 
incense,  sacrifices,  and  libations. 

The  rites  of  their  worship  were  too  impure  to  be  described,  and  are 
perhaps  alluded  to  in  2  Tim.  iii.  6,  7,  13^ 

^  Ginsburg,  Encyclopedia  Britannica,  vol.  xin.  p.  81 1. 
-  Catholic  Dictionary,  p.  885. 

^Justin,    Apologia    I.    59,    77,    Dialogtis    ciii/t    TrypJione    214,    Apologia    n.    98;    Irenaeus, 
Dissertatio  i.  96 — 104. 

*  Eusebius,  H.  E.  11.  13  ;  Eplphanius,  Ilaer.  lib.  i.  torn.  2,  xxi. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXVll 

Lipsius^  says: 

"The  statements  that  Simon  was  honoured  as  the  tt^wtos  ^eo'?,  and  his  companion 
Helena  as  the  Trpwrr;  ewoia,  are  easily  understood  to  be  characteristic  features  of  a 
Gnostic  system,  whose  agent  Simon  was  considered  to  be  in  the  time  of  Justin.  In 
this  system  Simon  appears  as  the  representative  of  the  Gnostic  idea  of  salvation, 
certainly  not  as  the  Eternal  God  enthroned  in  hidden  silence,  but  as  His  highest 
Power,  or  most  perfect  Revelation,  as  the  "Existing"  (o  i(rTw<;),  who  shall  exist,  that 
is,  as  the  Imperishable,  remaining  changeless  in  a  perishing  world  (Clem.  //om.  n.  24; 
J^eco^n.  II.  11).  At  his  side  stands  the  Universal  Mother,  whom  he  has  allowed  to 
proceed  from  him  as  his  highest  thought,  who  is  also  called  Wisdom  (2o0ta),  Lady 
Ruler,  Holy  Spirit  and  Prunikos,  but  who  usually  receives  the  name  of  "Efvoia.  She 
plays  the  same  part  in  this  system  as  the  2o<^ia  or  'Axa/xw'^  does  in  the  Ophitic  or 
Valentinian  Gnosis.  She  sinks  from  the  highest  heaven  to  the  lower  regions,  where 
she  gives  birth  to  angels  and  powers,  the  most  remarkable  amongst  them  being  the 
Demiurgus  and  the  Lawgiver  of  the  Jews.  Being  detained  by  the  might  of  these 
world-ruling  angels,  she  is  prevented  from  returning  to  her  father's  kingdom,  but 
after  many  sufferings  and  vicissitudes  of  fortune  she  is  delivered  by  the  eo-rws.  He 
descends  from  the  highest  heaven  for  her  salvation,  becomes  apparently  man.  allows 
himself  to  be  apparently  crucified,  and  redeems  the  souls  who  had  been  imprisoned 
with  evvota,  those  whose  origin  was  in  heaven,  by  the  communication  of  the  true 
Gnosis." 

The  legend  of  Simon  Magus's  teaching  in  Rome,  of  his  conflict  with 
Peter,  and  of  his  pretending  that  he  would  rise  again  on  the  third  day, 
is  to  be  found  in  the  Philosophiimena  of  Hippolytus,  vi.  20  (Miller's 
edition). 

Lipsius  considers  that  the  martyrdom  of  Peter  and  Paul  which  has 
come  down  to  us  under  the  name  of  Linus  shows  many  remains 
of  Gnostic  teaching,  although  it  has  been  revised  in  a  Catholic  sense. 
Chief  of  these  is  a  long  speech  made  by  Peter  as  he  is  approaching  the 
cross  on  which  he  was  to  suffer,  but  this  does  not  occur  at  all  in  our 
Arabic  version-. 

The  existing  text  of  these  Acts  cannot  be  traced  to  a  period  earlier 
than  the  fifth  century.  But  Cyril  of  Jerusalem,  who  died  a.d.  386, 
Sulpicius  Severus,  who  died  A.D.  425,  in  his  Chronica  (11.  28),  and 
Asterios  of  Amaseia,  who  preached  a  sermon  about  A.D.  400,  all  relate 
incidents,  such  as  that  of  Simon's  fall,  which  can  have  been  taken  from 
no  other  source^ 

Lipsius  considers  that  the  following  passages  are  interpolations :  the 
conversion  of  Livia  and  Agrippina,  p.  4  ;  Agrippa's  suggestion  that  Paul 

'  Apostelgeschichten,  vol.  11.  part  i.  p.  35. 

2  Ibid.  p.  258. 

3  Ibid.  pp.  331,  332. 


XXXviii  INTRODUCTION. 

should  die  a  less  cruel  death  than  Peter,  p.  19;  and  the  embassy  from 
Jerusalem,  p.  21  ^ 

The  reversed  crucifixion  of  Peter  is  mentioned  by  Origen  m  Genes. 
vol.  III.      It  belongs  equally  to  the  Catholic  and  the  Gnostic  tradition. 

Lipsius  thinks  that  the  emphasis  laid  upon  the  fraternal  unity  and 
complete  harmony  between  the  two  Apostles,  together  with  the  quarrels 
and  discussions  between  the  Jewish  Christians  and  the  Gentile  ones,  place 
us  in  the  atmosphere  of  the  second  century". 

The  account  which  Paul  gives  of  his  own  teaching  on  pp.  12,  13,  is 
certainly  quite  Apostolic.  Peter's  explanation  on  p.  16  strongly  resembles 
the  beginning  of  the  Nicene  Creed,  or  rather  of  an  earlier  one  reported  by 
Irenaeus  {Haer.  I.  10.  i). 

Lipsius^  considers  it  a  mark  of  high  antiquity  that  the  name  "Christians" 
occurs  only  once  in  this  story  ;  the  terms  "  believers,"  "  those  who  believed," 
"  the  pious"  or  "devout  people"  being  used  to  designate  them. 

He  also  calls  attention'*  to  the  fact  that  the  name  Claudius  is  given  as 
that  of  the  Emperor  to  whom  the  report  of  Pilate  about  the  crucifixion  of 
our  Lord  was  sent  (p.  7).  It  ought  of  course  to  be  Tiberius.  This  story 
is  first  mentioned  by  Tertulliah  {Apolog.  2 1 ). 

The  Church  of  San  Paolo  fuori  le  mura  stands  near  the  second  mile- 
stone on  the  Via  Ostiensis,  and  the  Liber  Pontificalis  of  the  year 
A.D.  530  says  that  the  body  of  Paul  was  buried  near  the  place  where  he 
was  decapitated^  But  tradition  points  likewise  to  the  Church  and  Abbey 
delle  Tre  Fontane  (ad  aquas  Salvias),  which  are  two  kilometres  further  out 
on  the  same  road. 

The  Church  of  San  Pietro  in  Montorio  on  the  Janiculum  disputes  with 
the  great  Basilica  on  the  Vatican  the  honour  of  standing  upon  the  site  of 
Peter's  martyrdom.  St  Jerome  mentions  that  Peter  was  buried  on  the 
Vatican ;  no  place  named  Naumachia  has  been  found  there.  The 
traditional  spot  where  Simon  fell  is  on  the  Via  Sacra,  near  the  Church 
of  SS.  Cosma  e  Damiano^ 


The  Martyrdom  of  Peter. 

This  legend  is  the  same  as  that  published  in  Arabic  by  Mrs  Gibson,  in 
Studia  Sinaitica,   No.   V.    pp.    0 1  —  II,   52 — 59,   under   the  title   of   The 

1  Afoste/geschichten,  vol.  II.,  part  i.  pp.  334,  335.  -  Ibid.  p.  352. 

•'  Ibid.  p.  356.  *  Ibid.  p.  365. 

*  Ibid.  p.  399.  ®  Ibid.  p.  417. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXix 

Preaching  of  Peter.  The  difference  between  the  two  texts  is  too  great 
to  make  a  collation  of  one  with  the  other  either  possible  or  desirable. 
Mrs  Gibson's  text  is  from  the  Sinai  Arabic  MS.  445,  which  is  dated 
A.D.  799,  and  is  therefore  probably  much  older  than  that  from  Sin.  Arab. 
405.  The  conversation  between  the  Christ  and  Peter  is  considerably 
shorter  in  the  more  ancient  text ;  the  father  of  the  leprous  girl  who  finds 
Peter  is  a  rich  man,  not  a  gate  keeper  ;  Peter's  meeting  with  his  fellow- 
disciples,  Thomas,  Andrew  and  John,  is  not  mentioned  ;  the  address  of 
the  Emperor's  son  to  Peter  is  given  more  fully;  and  the  youth  reports 
that  he  has  seen  the  aged  Apostle  standing  before  the  Throne  in  Heaven. 

The  Martyrdom  of  Paid. 

This  story,  as  Lipsius  remarks^,  contains  traces  of  Gnostic  doctrine. 
The  Apostle's  last  prayer  being  in  the  Hebrew  language,  the  milk  that 
issued  from  his  neck,  the  wonderful  light  and  the  sweet  scent  which  were 
diff'used  around  it  (in  the  Latin  text),  and  his  reappearances  before  Nero 
after  death,  point  in  this  direction. 

It  is  also  attributed  to  Linus.  The  Latin  text  published  by  Lipsius 
and  Bonnet-  is  the  same,  with  considerable  differences. 

The  story  of  Patricius  falling  from  a  window  is  evidently  an  imitation 
of  that  of  Eutychus  as  told  in  Acts  xx.  9 — 12.  The  statement  that  Titus 
was  from  Dalmatia  is  a  mere  echo  of  2  Tim.  iv.  10.  Lipsius  thinks  that 
the  alarm  expressed  by  the  citizens  lest  the  armies  of  Rome  should  be 
weakened  by  the  Emperor's  wholesale  executions,  with  the  frequent 
references  to  Roman  law,  and  to  military  habits,  point  to  the  author  of 
this  legend  being  a  Romanl 

Patricius  is  called  Patroclus  in  the  Latin  version. 

The  lacuna  at  the  end  of  f  14  b  is  evidently  only  that  of  a  few  lines. 

The  Syriac  Acts  of  fiidas   Thomas. 

In  reading  the  text  of  a  palimpsest,  it  is  often  impossible  to  see  the 
seyyame  points  on  a  plural  word,  or  the  dot  over  the  pronominal  suffix  co 
which  marks  the  feminine.  I  have  not  ventured  to  insert  these  where 
I  did  not  see  them,  but  in  translating  I  have  always  assumed  that  they 
exist  where  they  are  required  by  the  context. 

1  Apostelgeschichten,  vol,  ii.  part  i.  p.  270.  2  Acta  Apost.  Apoc.  vol.  I.  pp.  23—44. 

^  Apostelgeschickten,  vol.  n.  part  i.  p.  283. 
L.  A.  /■ 


xl  INTRODUCTION. 

On  f.  158  b,  col.  a,  1.  22,  p.  \']  C>,  Dr  Rendel  Harris  proposes  the  following 
reconstruction  : 

col.  b  col.  a 

.      r  -1 

I — 1  r  n 

nc'^  rtlx^flo     >  en  O,  vs^s  .1 
T<'ia.^  vA    ^lAjaortf' 


reLra-.."! 

*          *          *           *           * 

XJSO 

r^  \    ^-•K'       CTi_\ 

r^\    ^ 

rfV-M.T 

OcnA        i    A— ^ 

K'ooo 

r 
«        »        *        *        * 

rCia^^ 

In  f.  161  b,  col.  a,  1.  18,  p.  I  ^  v,  the  last  word  ought  probably  to  be 
^aAr^Jt.  But  .TaAr<'.i  is  distinctly  the  reading  of  the  manuscript.  In 
a  transcript  from  a  Berlin  MS.' of  the  Sachau  collection  now  in  the  Cam- 
bridge University  Library  the  reading  of  this  passage  is  : 

orA    r^i.i^^a    K'.icn    )CDa.L^    ^a^i.t    A!l^?3   rtf'Art' 

In  f  167  b,  col.  b,  1.  2,  p.  r  ♦  ♦ ,  the  words  cn.T^rc'  pafloo  have  evidently 
been  dropped  through  Jiomceoteleiiton,  and  this  points  to  our  MS.  being  the 
copy  of  an  older  one. 

On  {.  167a,  col.  a,  1.  20,  p.   r»  I,  »<lij*    is  probably  a   misspelling  of 

In  f  164  b,  col.  a,  1.  5,  p.  r»  r,  the  word  ^^jTna^^rc*  was  guessed  by 
Dr  Wright,  for  he  translates  "(we  are  commanded  to  do)"  Vol.  II.  p.  219, 
1.  25.  In  line  6  of  the  same  column  I  am  somewhat  doubtful  about  r^aco. 
The  three  final  letters  may  be  seen  in  my  photograph,  but  there  is  a  possi- 
bility that  the  word  ought  to  be  r^-rjo,**.  Dr  Nestle  suggests  reAnao 
and  this  would  make  excellent  sense,  but  the  last  letters  are  distinctly 
■rar^,  no  room  being  left  for  a  A.  K'^K'i  in  col.  b,  1.  5,  is  also  his  con- 
jecture, T<::nT^^  "  mother,"  in  the  preceding  line,  referring  to  Eve.  But  my 
photograph  is  here,  like  the  sense  of  the  passage,  very  obscure. 

In  f.  157  b,  col.  a,  11.  5,  6,  p.  T  ♦  ^,  I  read  jcnorc'^vucv,  although  it  is  un- 
usual to  find  a  word  thus  divided  between  two  lines. 

On  f.  169a,  col.  b,  1.  II,  p.  r  I  I,  Dr  Wright  says  (Vol.  II.  p.  270)  that 


INTRODUCTION.  xH 

perhaps    something   has   been   omitted.      The   "something"    is   probably 
rcl>ioa%T<*,  which  is  suppHed  by  our  text. 

We  observe  that  an  adverb  such  as  ov»r<lx^.T  in  the  later  text  sometimes 
takes  the  place  of  an  adjective  (r<iA^."»)  in  the  earlier  one  (see  f.  157  b, 
col.  b,  1.  13,  p.  r»  ^  and  f.  154a,  col.  a,  1.  23,  p.  r  I  D.  We  notice  also  that 
the  later  text  is  better  furnished  with  those  connecting  particles  which 
make  a  sentence  dependent  on  its  predecessor.  Several  instances  of  this 
will  be  found  in  f.  146  b,  col.  a  and  in  the  first  lines  of  col.  b,  p.  r  T*.  The 
earlier  style  seems  to  me  to  be  more  in  accordance  with  Semitic  usage. 

In  f.  146a,  p.  r  r  I,  my  translation  differs  somewhat  from  Mr  Burkitt's. 
But  I  have  to  thank  him  for  reading  rtlu.inwo,  col.  b,  1.  3,  from  my 
photograph. 

On  f.  159  b,  col.  a,  11.  7,  8,  p.  T  M,  we  find  a  form  which  has  caused  some 
difficulty  to  the  transcribers  of  the  Old  Syriac  Gospels  from  the  same 
manuscript.  Here  it  is  K'i^K'  r^i-szj.  On  f.  146  b,  col.  a,  11.  18,  19,  p.  T  f  ♦ , 
we  have  nilxii  K'ioax.rj.  And  in  Mark  xiv.  14  K'^a.rj  r<'i.i»a\  oi.snK'o, 
Luke  xiv.  21  rc'^vxrs  r<'i-»i  000  v\^i  ^.Tacn.  We  ought  therefore 
probably  to  regard  it  rather  as  an  archaism,  than  as  a  mistake  in  grammar. 
The  correct  form  K'o\x=j.t   cnv^fl   appears  in  Luke  xiii.  25. 

On  f  159  a,  cola,  1.  3,  p.  r  I  V,  Mr  Burkitt  translates  i-iAj^^J  rClcn 
"  this,  (who)  is  freed."  This  is  certainly  better  grammar  than  Dr  Wright's 
"  this,  who  setteth  free."  But  it  is  not  better  sense ;  so  I  have  adhered  to 
the  latter  rendering. 

The  variants  between  our  text  and  Dr  Wright's  have  been  caused 
chiefly  by  a  process  of  amplification  in  the  case  of  the  latter.  But  in 
f.  141  b,  col.  a,  1.  5,  p.  r  ♦  A,  I  think  that  the  word  r^i-aa  makes  K'^iiwK' 
refer  to  the  possessions  which  the  forsaker  of  earthly  things  shall  find  now, 
in  this  life,  and  not  to  other  sayings  of  Judas.  Also  on  f  150  a,  at  the 
foot  of  col.  b,  p.  r  ♦  ^  ,  the  absence  of  the  word  k'v».a»o  points  to  a  com- 
munion in  one  kind,  such  as  we  find  also  described  in  the  Death  of  John 
(Cod.  Deyr-es-Suriani  f  69  b).  K'T-SajjO  is  omitted  also  at  this  place  in 
the  Cambridge  transcript,  though  found  in  Dr  Wright's  text.  The  cup, 
however,  is  restored  to  the  laity  on  fol.  168  b,  col.  a,  I.  10,  p.  T  T  a. 

We  notice  also  the  addition  of  the  words  -^V5«  .1^  "  mingled "  to 
Dr  Wright's  text  in  the  same  passage  (Wright,  p.  .l^x.,  1.  6).  We  can 
hardly  argue  from  the  omission  of  this  detail  in  the  older  manuscript 
that  the  custom  of  mixing  water  with  the  wine  is  not  an  ancient  one,  for  it 
is  mentioned  by  Justin  (Apo/.  i.  65,  6y)  as  customary  in  his  day. 


xlii  INTRODUCTION. 

It  will  be  interesting  to  compare  these  fragments  with  Dr  Bonnet's 
new  edition  of  the  Greek  Acts  of  Thomas. 


Are  the  Acts  Gnostic? 

In  an  important  and  interesting  work  lately  published,  Die  alien 
Petriisakten,  Dr  Carl  Schmidt,  in  agreement  with  Dr  Harnack,  contests 
the  opinion  of  Lipsius,  Zahn,  and  James,  that  these  Apocryphal  Acts 
sprang  from  a  Gnostic  source.  There  is,  he  says,  absolutely  no  trace  in 
them  of  any  teaching  about  a  dual  God,  or  that  the  God  of  the  Old 
Testament  is  not  also  the  God  of  the  New.  No  Gnostic  would  have 
represented  Simon  Magus,  the  founder  of  his  sect,  as  a  magician,  a  cheat 
and  a  malefactor  (cf  Sin.  Arab.  405,  p.  18).  Dr  Schmidt  considers  that  the 
legends  arose  in  the  bosom  of  the  Catholic  Church,  probably  in  the  reign 
of  Septimius  Severus\  about  the  beginning  of  the  third  century,  at  a 
time  when  Gnostic  views,  in  a  .hazy  form,  were  widely  held,  and  had  not 
yet  taken  a  shape  definite  enough  to  provoke  the  hostility  and  condemna- 
tion of  orthodox  Church  councils.  The  proof  of  this  lies  in  the  fact  that 
events  related  in  the  legends,  especially  those  connected  with  the  martyr- 
doms, have  now  a  secure  place  in  the  Roman  calendar.  The  name  of 
Leucius  Charinus  is  a  fictitious  one  ;  perhaps  adopted  because  a  disciple  of 
the  Apostle  John  really  bore  it ;  perhaps  for  the  sake  of  its  resemblance  to 
Lucas,  the  author  of  the  Canonical  Acts.  The  Acts  of  John  is  the  only 
one  of  these  legends  which  can  certainly  be  traced  to  his  pen ;  the  Acts  of 
Peter  is  a  more  or  less  conscious  imitation  of  it;  but  as  the  Acts  of  Andrew, 
Thomas  and  Paul  (the  last  of  which  Dr  Zahn  has  proved  to  be  free  from 
any  taint  of  heresy)  came  to  be  included  with  these  two  in  one  volume,  the 
name  of  Leucius  was  transferred,  through  successive  transcriptions,  to  the 
whole  book.  The  legends  arose  to  satisfy  a  perfectly  legitimate  craving 
of  third  century  Christians,  and  their  condemnation  in  the  eighth  century 
became  necessary  because  of  the  frequent  appeals  to  their  authority  which 
were  made  by  various  schools  of  heretics.  The  only  really  Gnostic  portion 
of  them  is  the  Hymn  which  has  been  inserted  in  the  Syriac  Acts  of 
Thomas  and  is  not  extant  in  the  fragments  from  Syr.  Sin.  30. 
Dr  Schmidt  gives  to  these  legends  the  very  suitable  title  of  "  Wahrheit 
und  Dichtung." 

^  Die  alten  Petntsakten ^  p.  102. 


INTRODUCTION.  xllH 


Conclusion. 

I  have  endeavoured  to  give  in  Index  II.  a  list  of  those  passages 
which  shew  how  far  the  authors  of  these  legends  were  acquainted  with  the 
canonical  books  of  Scripture,  and  this  surely  bears  witness  to  the  wide 
diffusion  of  the  sacred  writings  at  the  time  when  they  came  into  existence. 
The  list  is,  I  fear,  not  an  exhaustive  one,  but  a  glance  at  the  number  of 
passages  cited  intensifies  our  wonder  that  they  should  be  mingled  with 
incidents  so  grotesque  as  those  narrated  on  ff.  36—39  of  the  Deyr-es- 
Suriani  MS.  and  f  25''  of  Sin.  Arab.  O.  This  Index  does  not  include 
the  Syriac  fragments  of  the  Acts  of  Thomas. 

We  are  also  surprised  to  find  very  little  allusion  to  the  mother  of  our 
Lord,  and  none  at  all  to  any  intercession  having  been  addressed  to  her, 
except  a  manifest  interpolation  in  the  Sinai  Arabic  Codex  539. 

I  have,  in  conclusion,  to  express  my  gratitude  to  Professor  Seybold  of 
Tubingen,  and  to  my  sister,  Mrs  Margaret  Dunlop  Gibson,  who  have  both 
revised  my  Arabic  proofs  ;  to  Dr  Nestle,  of  Maulbronn,  who  has  read  my 
Syriac  ones  ;  to  Dr  Rendel  Harris,  for  several  valuable  suggestions  ;  to 
Professor  Ignazio  Guidi,  of  Rome,  for  supplying  me  with  two  excerpts 
from  the  Vatican  Arabic  Codex  694;  also  to  M.  Leon  Dorez,  of  the 
Bibliotheque  Nationale,  Paris,  and  to  Mr  Cowley  of  the  Bodleian  Library, 
Oxford,  for  helping  me  to  fill  up  lacunae. 


AGNES  SMITH  LEWIS. 


Castle-brae, 
Cambridge. 

February,  1904. 


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THE    PREACHING    OF    ANDREW   THE    BLESSED   DISCIPLE 
AMONGST   THE   CITIES    OF   THE    KURDS. 

hi  the  name  of  God,  the  Creator,  the  Living,  the  Speaking.     The  Preaching  f.  i8  b 
of  Afidrew  the  Blessed  Disciple — disciple  of  fesus  the  Christ,  xvhich  took  place 
in  the  cities  of  the  Kurds,  and  at  Lydda.     In  the  peace  of  tJie  Lord.     Amen! 

And  when  the  disciples  went  out  into  the  world  to  preach  the  Gospel 
of  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven,  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them,  and  spake  unto 
them,  saying  thus  :  "  Peace  be  unto  you,  O  my  brethren,  and  my  beloved  ! 
heirs  of  the  Kingdom.  Know  that  I  will  never  separate  myself  from  you, 
I  will  strengthen  you."  And  He  turned  to  Matthias  and  commanded  him 
to  go  to  the  city  of  the  Cannibals  ;  and  Andrew  his  brother  was  to  pass 
to  Lydda  to  preach  in  it,  he  and  his  disciple  Philemon,  the  son  of  Philip; 
"  for  I  have  many  people  in  it  whom  I  have  chosen." 

""       And   the   disciples    replied,  saying,    "  Be    Thou    with    us,  O   Lord !    in 
every  place  whither  Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  go," 

And  the  Lord  gave  them  [the  salutation  of]  peace,  and  ascended 
to  Heaven  whilst  they  were  looking  at  Him.  Thereafter  Peter  went 
to  the  place  which  the  Lord  had  commanded  him  [to  go  to].  And 
Matthias  asked  Andrew  if  he  would  allow  his  disciple  Rufus  and 
Alexander  to  go  with  him  to  Tintaran.  But  Andrew  and  Philemon  went  f-  19  a 
to  Lydda.  Now  Philemon  had  a  melodious  voice,  there  was  none  like  it, 
and  he  had  learned  wisdom  by  the  strength  of  the  Holy  Spirit  which 
rested  upon  him  ;  and  there  was  not  one  among  the  disciples  superior 
to  him  in  wisdom,  except   Peter  and  John. 

And  when  the  disciples  were  gathered  together,  they  chose  these 
two  men  to  stand  and  recite  the  praises  [of  God]  that  [men]  might  hear 
the  sweetness  of  their  voices.  And  Andrew  went  to  Lydda,  he  and 
Philemon  ;  for  one  half  of  the  city  had  believed  through  the  instrumen- 
tality of  Peter\  and  the  other  half  remained  unbelievers.     And  Andrew 

^  Cf.  Acts  ix.  35. 
L.    A.  A 


2  THE    PREACHING   OF   ANDREW. 

came  to  the  church  of  the  Nazarenes  which  was  in  Lydda ;  and  they 
went  out  to  meet  him  with  branches  of  trees  in  their  hands,  rejoicing  ; 
and  he  went  into  the  church  and  sat  down  on  the  Bishop's  chair;  and 
he  commanded  Philemon  to  mount  into  the  pulpit,  and  recite  the  hymn 
Alleluia,  and  the  congregation  repeated  it  after  him. 

And  when  the  priests  of  the  heathen  heard  the  voice  of  the  multitude, 
they  said  one  to  the  other,  "  What  is  going  on  in  the  city  to-day  ? "  [The 
people]  answered  them,  "  A  disciple  of  Jesus  the  Christ  is  in  the  church 
of  the  Nazarenes,  teaching  them  and  commanding  them  to  reject  the  gods, 
f.  19b  and  not  to  appear  in  the  temple."  And  they  took  their  swords  and  ap- 
peared in  the  church  that  they  might  listen,  [so  that]  if  they  [the  Christians] 
should  insult  their  gods  they  might  kill  them.  And  they  heard  the 
pb.  cxv.  sweetness  of  Philemon's  voice  reading  and  saying  thus :  "  The  gods  of 
the  nations  are  gold  and  silver,  the  work  of  men's  hands.  Having  eyes, 
they  see  not ;  and  ears,  they  hear  not ;  and  noses,  they  smell  not ;  and 
feet,  they  walk  not.  They  have  mouths,  and  they  speak  not ;  and  like 
unto  them  are  they  who  worship  them." 

And  when  the  priests  heard  things  like  this  in  the  speech  of  Philemon, 
and  the  sweetness  of  his  voice,  they  wept  and  went  into  the  church  :  and 
they  embraced  Philemon's  feet.  And  when  the  congregation  saw  them, 
they  said  unto  Andrew,  "  O  our  father !  these  are  some  of  the  temple- 
priests."  And  Andrew  made  a  sign  to  the  congregation  to  be  silent  until 
they  had  finished  the  praises,  for  they  were  greatly  afraid  of  them,  when 
they  saw  that  they  had  swords  ;  and  they  were  silent  till  the  song  of 
praise  was  finished. 

And  Andrew  rose  first  and  prayed  for  them.  And  when  he  had  con- 
cluded his  prayer  he  said  to  the  temple-priests,  "  Sit  down."  And  when 
Gal.  iv.  19  they  were  seated,  he  said  .  "  O  my  children  !  whom  I  would  embrace,  whom 
I  would  have  begotten  [again],  how  have  ye  come  to-day  into  this  church  ? 
f.  20a  Every  day,  when  the  Nazarenes  pass  you,  ye  draw  away  your  garments 
lest  ye  should  touch  theirs."  The  company  of  the  priests  answered  him, 
saying,  "  O  our  father  Andrew  !  we  will  tell  thee  the  truth.  When  we 
heard  that  thou  wert  come  into  this  city  to  teach,  and  we  listened  to  the 
voices  of  the  multitude,  we  asked  what  was  going  on  in  the  church  of  the 
Nazarenes  to-day.  And  they  told  us  that  thou  wert  come  to  it ;  and  we 
agreed  one  with  the  other,  fifty  thousand  men  of  us :  and  we  went  as  thou 
hast  seen  us  to  hear  if  they  would  insult  our  gods  ;  that  we  might  kill 
every  man  in  tiie  church.  And  now  we  have  been  present  as  thou  seest 
us.     And  when  \  we  heard  the  sweetness  of  this  youth's  voice,  our  hearts 


THE   PREACHING   OF  ANDREW.  3 

were  turned  towards  him,  and  we  came  unto  thee.  We  ask  thee,  O 
disciple!  that  thou  wouldst  give  us  to-day  what  thou  hast  given  to  this 
congregation  :  that  we  may  be  worthy  to  approach  thy  God ;  and  we  shall 
be  glad  if  we  are  not  separated  from  this  youth." 

And  when  Andrew  knew  this  he  kissed  the  head  of  Philemon,  saying, 
"Truly  thou  art  he  about  whom  the  Holy  Spirit  spake  aforetime,  that 
a  sweet  voice  shall  gather  the  multitude  to  it[self].  Truly  it  is  meet 
that  thou  shouldest  be  called  a  saviour  of  souls.  As  the  Lord  hath 
changed  our  names  and  made  others  for  us,  so  is  it  with  thee  also."         f.  20b 

And  when  Andrew  saw  the  congregation,  they  thronged  him,  [and] 
he  commanded  them  to  go  to  a  wide  place,  and  they  went  to  the  sea-shore. 
Andrew  answered  and  said  to  the  believers,  "Whoso  amongst  you  de- 
sireth  [to  please]  God,  let  him  come  and  be  bathed  by  my  hand."  And 
the  multitude  came,  and  he  baptized  them  all  in  the  name  of  the  Father, 
and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  One  God.  And  the  number 
of  those  who  were  baptized  was  four  thousand  and  four  hundred  souls. 
And  he  baptized  the  fifty  priests  also. 

After  this  Satan  came  to  the  town  [and]  found  two  young  men  playing. 
One  of  them  was  the  son  of  John,  sheikh  of  the  city,  and  the  other  was 
the  son  of  a  nobleman  of  the  city.  And  whilst  they  were  playing,  the 
young  man,  the  son  of  John,  struck  the  other  a  blow,  [and]  he  straightway 
fell  down  dead.  And  his  father  laid  hold  of  John  and  said  unto  him, 
"  Deliver  to  me  thy  child  that  I  may  slay  him  as  he  slew  my  child.  And 
if  not,  I  will  deliver  thee  up  to  Rufus  the  Governor,  that  he  may  kill  thee 
in  the  stead  of  my  son  whom  thy  son  hath  slain." 

And  John  wept  with  a  great  weeping  in  the  presence  of  the  crowd,  and 
the  crowd  said  unto  him  :  "  If  money  is  desired  of  thee,  we  would  pay  it  for 
thee,  but  it  is  thy  life  that  is  required."  John  said  unto  them  :  "I  desire  not 
gold,  from  you,  nor  silver,  but  that  one  of  you  should  give  a  pledge  for  f.  21  a 
my  presence  until  I  go  to  Andrew  in  Lydda,  that  he  may  appear  and 
raise  him  from  the  dead." 

And  the  multitude  gave  a  pledge  to  the  father  of  the  young  man 
until  John  should  go  to  Lydda  to  Andrew  the  Apostle  of  Jesus  the  Christ, 
so  that  he  might  come  and  make  his  son  alive  for  him.  And  he  replied 
to  their  speech,  and  sat  down  and  mourned  for  his  son.  And  John  went 
to  Andrew  and  found  him  baptizing  the  multitude.  And  he  fell  down 
and  did  obeisance  unto  him  and  said,  "  Have  pity  on  my  great  age,  and 
let  me  not  die."  And  Andrew  raised  him  up  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Fear 
God,  and  be  not  afraid,  tell  me  all  that  hath  befallen  thee."     And  he  told 


4  THE    PREACHING   OF   ANDREW. 

him  his  misfortune.  And  Andrew  replied  to  him  :  "  I  cannot  go  with 
thee  at  this  time,  because  of  this  multitude  which  I  am  baptizing ;  but 
take  Philemon  with  thee,  and  he  will  raise  the  dead  man."  And  he  sent 
Philemon  with  him  that  he  might  raise  him  from  amongst  the  dead. 
And  the  two  went  out  towards  the  city.  And  as  they  were  journeying, 
Satan  took  the  likeness  of  an  old  man,  and  went  to  the  Governor  of  the 
city,  and  cried  unto  him,  saying :  "  O  Rufus !  art  thou  sitting,  and 
murdered  people  are  thrown  down  in  the  streets  of  the  city .''  Rise,  and 
seek  the  murderer  ;  and  if  not,  lo  !  I  appeal  and  go  to  the  king,  and  will 
tell  him  of  it." 

And    when    Rufus    heard    this    speech,   he  arose    in    great  wrath    and 
commanded  them  to  saddle  his  horse,  and  he  rode,  being  very  angry, 
f.  21  b  And  when  the  people  of  the  city  heard  this,  not  one  of  them  remained 

in  it,  save  the  dead  man.  Then  John  and  Philemon  approached,  [coming] 
from  Andrew,  and  they  found  the  multitude  outside  of  the  city.  And 
they  said  unto  John,  "  Thou  hast  been  long  in  coming,  and  we  were  afraid, 
and  lo  !  the  Governor  has  made  captive  the  city." 

And  John  wept,  saying,  "Alas!  what  shall  I  do.''  the  dead  one  is  not 
buried."  Philemon  replied  :  "  Weep  not,  I  will  go  and  raise  him."  The 
multitude  said  unto  him :  "  Do  not  go  into  the  city,  that  the  Governor 
slay  thee  not."  Philemon  said  unto  them  :  "  I  am  not  able  to  oppose  my 
master ;  nay,  I  will  go  and  I  will  raise  him  up  ;  as  my  teacher  commanded. 
Sit  ye  down  in  your  places,  and  if  ye  hear  that  I  have  been  killed, 
send  to  my  master,  that  he  may  appear  and  raise  me  up,  me  and  the 
dead  man." 

And  Philemon  entered  the  city,  and  went  to  [the  place]  where  the 
Governor  was,  and  cried,  saying,  "  O  Rufus  !  thou  dost  rule  this  city  to 
lay  it  waste.  Where  are  the  people  of  the  city  ?  they  did  not  meet  thee 
at  thy  entrance  into  it."  And  the  Governor  heard  his  speech,  and 
[he  commanded]  his  soldiers  to  lay  hold  of  him  and  hang  him  in 
the  place  of  punishment.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Perhaps  this  is 
he  who  hath  slain  the  dead  man,  and  therefore  his  blood  will  not  leave 
him  alone."  And  the  soldiers  laid  hold  of  him,  and  set  him  up  in  the 
place  of  punishment.  And  Philemon  replied:  "O  Rufus  the  Governor! 
f.  22  a  do  not  torture  me,  for  I  am  an  infant,  I  have  not  sinned,  and  I  do  not 
deserve  a  condemnation.  I  am  like  our  father  Adam,  when  he  was  in 
Paradise,  before  Eve  came  out  of  his  side.  Where  is  my  master  Andrew  ? 
that  he  may  see  what  is  being  done  to  his  disciple.  Is  there  no  pity 
in  thy  heart,  O  thou  Governor!   when  thou  seest  that  I  am  an  infant?     Hast 


THE   PREACHING   OF   ANDREW.  5 

thou  no  child  ?  that  ye  may  have  mercy  on  me  ?  and  as  thou  lovest  thy 
son,  so  doth  my  father  love  me." 

And  he  turned  his  face  towards  the  soldiers,  and  said  unto  them  :  "  Is 
there  no  merciful  man  amongst  you,  to  have  pity  on  me,  and  to  go  to 
Lydda,  to  my  master  Andrew,  and  tell  him  that  his  disciple  has  been  set 
up  for  torture  }  " 

And  when  the  soldiers  heard  this,  they  wept  because  of  the  sweetness 
of  his  speech.  He  said  also:  "Is  there  no  bird  in  this  city  which  I  could 
send  to  Lydda  to  my  master  Andrew  .-*  that  he  may  come  and  that  I  may 
see  him  before  I  die."  And  when  he  had  said  this,  many  birds  assembled 
about  him  and  they  talked  to  him  as  they  did  to  Noah  of  old.  And 
they  said  unto  him  :  "  Here  we  are,  which  of  us  dost  thou  wish  to  send  .'' " 
And  a  little  sparrow  came  near  him  and  said,  "  I  am  lighter  in  body  than 
these,  I  will  go,  and  will  bring  thy  master  to  thee."  Philemon  said  unto 
him  :  "  Thou  art  a  fornicator,  thou  wilt  not  hasten  [thy]  return,  for  if  thou 
meet  a  hen  of  thy  kind  thou  wilt  stop  with  her,  and  wilt  not  hasten  [thy] 
return."  And  the  raven  arose  and  said  unto  him  :  "  I  will  go."  Philemon  f.  22  b 
said  unto  him  :  "  The  first  time  that  thou  wast  sent  thou  didst  not  return 
with  thy  report  to  Noah  who  had  sent  thee,  and  I  shall  not  send  thee." 

And  he  called  the  dove,  and  said  unto  her,  "  O  [thou  of]  honourable 
race !  whom  God  hath  called  gentle  beyond  all  other  birds,  who  didst 
come  with  the  news  to  Noah  when  he  was  in  the  ship,  at  the  time 
of  the  Flood,  and  the  Just  One  blessed  her,  go  to  Lydda,  to  my  master 
Andrew  and  say  unto  him  :  '  Come  and  see  thy  disciple  Philemon,  for  he 
is  set  up  for  torture.' "  And  the  dove  answered  him,  saying,  "  Be  strong, 
lo !  Andrew  will  come  ;  he  is  here,  and  he  will  hear  thy  speech." 

And  when  Rufus  heard  it,  he  arose  in  haste  and  loosed  Philemon  with 
his  own  hands  from  the  torture  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Truly  if  there  were 
ten  murdered  men  in  this  city  I  would  leave  off  enquiring  about  them 
for  thy  sake."  And  when  Satan  knew  that  Rufus  had  believed,  he 
summoned  his  hosts,  and  said  unto  them :  "  Rufus  has  believed,  and  he 
is  our  friend,  and  all  the  city  disbelieve  in  us.  And  I  command  you 
that  one  of  you  shall  go  to  the  house  of  Rufus,  and  shall  lay  hold  of 
his  wife  that  she  may  become  like  a  mad  woman,  with  no  sense  in  her : 
and  incite  her  to  attack  her  children,  and  kill  them."  And  straightway 
Satan  did  what  Iblis  had  commanded,  and  went  to  the  house  of  the 
Governor,  and   made  his  wife  mad  and  incited  her  to  kill  her  children."  f.  23  a 

And  when  her  servants  knew  what  she  had  done,  they  came  together 
and  laid  hold  of  her,  and  put  her  into  a  strong  place,  and  they  sent  to 


6  THE   PREACHING   OF  ANDREW. 

their  master  and  told  him  of  her  state,  and  of  the  murder  of  her  children. 
And  the  Governor  said  unto  those  who  were  about  him  :  "  If  the  house 
had  fallen  upon  them  and  all  who  were  in  the  court  were  dead,  I  would 
not  forsake  this  boy."  And  Rufus  the  Governor  returned  to  Philemon, 
and  said  unto  him  :  "  O  my  lord  !  hast  thou  not  heard  what  this  messenger 
saith  ?  I  ask  thee  to  go  with  me  to  my  abode,  and  if  thou  wilt  not  go 
I  will  not  go."  Philemon  replied  to  him :  "  Let  us  finish  what  we  are 
doing  here,  and  after  that  we  will  go  to  the  house." 

And  Philemon  called  the  dove,  and  said  unto  her:  "Go  to  the  house 
of  Rufus,  and  say  to  those  in  his  abode :  '  Do  nothing  in  my  house, 
till  I  am  present.' "  And  the  dove  went,  and  brought  the  message.  And 
when  the  crowd  heard  the  dove  speaking,  they  wondered  greatly. 

And  Philemon  asked  the  Governor  to  send  and  bring  the  people  of 
the  city,  that  he  might  raise  the  dead  man.  And  the  Governor  sent 
his  soldiers  to  bring  the  multitude.  And  when  they  had  approached, 
they  went  together  to  the  place  of  the  dead  man.  And  they  found 
Andrew  within  the  city.  Philemon  said  unto  him  :  "  Come,  O  my  master  ! 
that  thou  mayest  raise  the  dead."  Andrew  said  unto  him  :  "  Truly  it  is 
thou  who  shalt  raise  him." 
f.  23  b  And  Philemon  went  to  where  the  dead  man  was,  and  knelt  upon  his 
knees,  and  entreated  the  Lord   thus  : 

"  Hearken  unto  me,  O  Lord  our  God  !  the  Good  Shepherd,  who  will 
not  leave  us  as  a  pledge  in  the  hand  of  the  Enemy,  but  has  delivered 
us  by  His  pure  blood.  Hearken  unto  me,  I  am  thy  servant,  I  ask  from  the 
abundance  of  Thy  mercy  that  my  prayer  may  be  heard  ;  and  that  this 
dead  man  may  arise  in  the  power  of  Thy  name."  Then  he  lifted  up  his 
head,  and  stood,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice:  "In  the  name  of  Jesus 
the  Christ,  the  Nazarene,  arise,  O  dead  man ! "  And  straightway  the 
dead  man  arose. 

And  when  the  crowd  saw  the  dead  man  standing  alive  their  faith  in  the 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  increased  greatly.  And  Philemon  told  Andrew  the 
state  of  the  Governor's  wife  and  her  deed  to  his  children.  And  every- 
one who  was  present  went  with  Andrew  and  Philemon  to  the  dwelling 
of  Rufus:  and  the  widows  and  the  orphans  followed  them,  hoping  that 
they  would  receive  alms.  And  when  Andrew  went  to  the  Governor's  house, 
he  found  his  son,  and  round  him  a  great  company  weeping  for  him  ; 
and  the  dove  standing  at  his  head.  And  Andrew  said  unto  the  dove, 
"What  age  art  thou?"  She  said  unto  him,  "Sixty  years."  Andrew  said 
unto  her,  "  Since  thou  hast  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Philemon  my  disciple. 


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THE   PREACHING   OF   ANDREW.  7 

go  out  into  the  desert,  and   thou  shalt  be  allowed  to  go  free  from  the  f.  24  a 
service  of  the  people  of  the  world  ;    no  man   amongst  men  shall  have 
power  over  thee."     And   she  went  out   into  the  desert  as  he  had  com- 
manded her. 

And  Andrew  called  the  dead  man,  saying :  "  In  the  name  of  Jesus 
the  Christ  who  has  sent  us  into  the  world  to  preach  in  His  holy  name  ; 
arise,  live."  And  straightway  the  dead  man  arose,  and  did  obeisance 
before  Andrew.  And  he  raised  him  up,  and  said  unto  him:  "Believe  in 
God,  O  my  son  ! "  And  he  replied,  "  I  have  believed  :  and  I  ask  thee, 
O  my  father  Andrew !  if  thou  wilt  allow  me  to  tell  what  I  have  seen  ? " 

He  said  unto  him,  "  Speak."  And  the  boy  said  unto  his  father,  "  O  my 
father!  if  thou  wouldest  give  the  half  of  what  thou  possessest  to  the  orphans 
and  to  the  widows  and  the  poor.  Wilt  thou  not  repay  something  of 
what  is  fitting  for  the  gift  of  God  which  abides  with  thee  ?  For  what 
thou  hast  given  to  the  needy,  thou  hast  given  it  for  thyself  Know, 
O  father !  in  the  hour  when  my  mother  rose  up  against  me  and  slew 
me  there  was  a  great  good  in  it  for  us.  For  people  came  to  me  who  had 
wings  like  the  eagles  ;  and  they  took  my  soul  to  a  place  which  is  called 
Gehenna.  And  I  looked  at  a  large  house  being  built  with  sulphur  and 
pitch.  And  the  number  of  the  builders  was  thirty  ;  and  they  had  great  f.  24  b 
burning  lamps.  And  [some  people]  called  out  commanding  them  about 
the  building.  '  How  long  shall  we  build  this  house  ?  We  are  commanded  to 
set  it  on  fire  with  these  lamps.'  He  said  unto  them :  '  Will  ye  burn  it 
before  its  building  is  finished  ?  for  by  the  time  that  its  owner  dies 
then  you  shall  burn  it.'  Said  the  angel  who  had  charge  of  my  soul, 
'Hast  thou  seen  these  things?'  I  said  unto  him,  'Yea,'  and  I  asked  him 
for  whom  this  house  was  built,  and  why  it  was  built  with  sulphur  and 
pitch.  And  he  said  unto  me,  '  These  are  the  sins  of  thy  father  which  he 
hath  committed  ;  and  it  will  be  built  until  the  time  when  he  shall  die. 
They  will   toss  him   into  it.' 

"  And  when  I  heard  these  things  about  thee,  I  wept  sore  and  I  said  : 
'Woe  is  me!  how  shall  I  let  my  father  know  the  like  of  this?'  And 
while  I  was  weeping,  he  who  was  walking  with  me  said  unto  me, 
'  Weep  not.'  And  when  he  had  spoken,  he  approached  with  an  aged 
man,  and  a  hundred  men  followed  him,  and  a  young  man^  whose 
age  was  twelve  years,  very  beautiful  in  appearance,  and  he  conversed 
with  the  master  of  the  builders  in  a  speech  which  I  did  not  understand. 
And   thereafter  he  commanded   that  the   house  should   be  pulled   down  ; 

1  Cod.  +  followed  him. 


8  THE   PREACHING   OF   ANDREW. 

and  he  commanded  the  angel  who  was  walking  with  me  to  bring  me 
out  to  a  very  wide  place.  And  another  man  came  with  a  golden  reed  in 
f.  25  a  his  hand  of  three  colours,  and  he  laid  the  foundations  of  a  large  house 
in  thy  name,  the  height  of  each  of  its  walls  was  a  hundred  reeds  at  the 
further  end ;  and  its  breadth  and  its  length  the  same. 

"  And  the  angel  said  unto  him  :  '  Are  the  hundred  reeds  finished  .-' ' 
The  master  of  the  building  replied :  'It  is  not  yet  finished ;  for  the 
wheat  has  not  come  into  the  storehouse,  and  when  it  arrives  we  will 
finish  it.'" 

Said  Andrew  to  Rufus,  "  Hear  what  thy  child  says  ;  for  if  a  stranger 
had  spoken  like  this,  thou  wouldst  not  have  believed  it ;  but  he  is  thy 
son."  Rufus  replied  :  "  Andrew,  I  ask  thee,  O  thou  true  man,  that  thou 
wouldest  take  all  that  belongs  to  me,  and  divide  it  amongst  the  poor  and 
the  needy."  And  Andrew  said  unto  him  :  "  Arise,  take  this  my  disciple  to 
thy  house,  that  he  may  cure  thy  wife." 

And  Philemon  did  as  Andrew  had  commanded,  and  he  [Rufus]  went 
to  his  dwelling,  he  and  Philemon.  And  he  found  his  wife  standing, 
passive  as  a  statue,  her  hand  holding  a  black  man  by  the  hair  ;  and  he  was 
running  away  from  her  hands,  and  she  would  not  let  him  go.  And  he  took 
hold  of  her  right  hand,  and  came  with  her  to  where  Andrew  was ;  she 
holding  the  black  man  with  her  left  hand.  And  when  the  multitude  saw 
the  black  man  they  were  greatly  agitated,  and  they  cried  out  and  became 
like  a  flock  of  sheep  when  the  wolf  has  come  into  their  midst, 
f.  25b  And  Andrew  said  unto  them:  "Fear  not,  come  near  to  me  and  let 
your  hearts  be  strong  until  we  learn  who  he  is."  And  Andrew  commanded 
[her]  to  let  him  go,  and  made  the  sign  of  the  cross  in  her  face.  And 
he  laid  his  hand  upon  her  head,  and  said:  "In  the  name  of  Jesus  the 
Nazarene,  Whose  name  I  preach,  let  thy  senses  be  silent,  and  let  thy  reason 
return."  And  she  became  quiet  and  sat  down  before  the  disciple.  And 
the  disciple  turned  to  the  negro,  and  said  unto  him:  "  What  is  thy  name? 
and  [what]  is  the  reason  that  this  woman  hath  clung  to  thee  ?"  The  negro 
said  unto  him  :  "  I  will  be  true  with  thee.  When  a  strong  youth  dwelleth 
with  a  weak  king  and  he  maketh  war  with  him,  and  the  strong  youth  is 
victorious  in  the  war,  the  victory  belongeth  not  to  him,  but  to  the  king. 
Thus  I  have  great  power  amongst  the  devils,  and  behold,  I  sojourn  in  thy 
house." 

And  Andrew  said  unto  him:  "What  shall  I  say  about  thee,  O  thou 
unclean  one  .■'  and  thy  wicked  character  .'*  for  the  time  of  prayer  is  come. 
But  thou  shalt  be  hung  up  outside  the  city  to-morrow."     And  Andrew 


THE    PREACHING   OF   ANDREW.  9 

began  his  prayer,  and  finished  it ;   and  gave  of  the  holy  mysteries  to  the 
beHevers.     And  he  sent  them  away  in  peace. 

And  when  the  morrow  was  come,  the  multitude  were  assembled.  And 
Andrew  was  present,  and  called  to  the  negro,  saying :  "  I  will  expose  thee, 
O  thou  foul  unclean  negro!  thou  unjust  spirit,  I  will  reveal  thy  state  to  this  f-  26a 
multitude  that  they  may  all  see  thee  "  The  negro  answered  him  :  "  Thou 
art  not  he  who  shall  judge  me,  or  do  this  thing  to  me.  Yet  my  deeds 
are  evil,  for  I  have  lost  my  glory,  and  have  ruined  my  honour."  Andrew 
said  unto  him  :  "  O  unclean  one  1  unjust  one  !  hadst  thou  any  honour?  "  He 
said  unto  him  :  "  Thou  sayest  that  I  am  black,  unjust.  Dost  thou  not  know 
my  nature,  whence  it  is .''  and  if  it  be  thy  will  to  show  this  multitude 
who  I  am,  woe  is  me  !  what  will  save  me  from  this  [plight]  in  which  I 
am?"  And  he  began  to  call  on  the  names  of  the  powers  in  the  height. 
Andrew  said  unto  him:  "Be  quiet,  and  refrain  from  speaking,  except 
thou  sayest  to  this  multitude  who  thou  art."  He  replied  saying :  "  I  am 
one  of  the  two  hundred  angels  who  were  sent  to  see  the  earth.  And 
when  we  had  seen  it,  we  disturbed  it,  we  rebelled ;  and  we  did  not  return 
to  Him  who  had  sent  us.  And  my  name  is  Magana."  He  answered  him : 
"  Thy  wound  is  great,  and  thy  grief,  and  thy  shame  shall  return  upon  thee. 
And  thine  arrogance  shall  be  thy  ruin.  In  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ,  flee  to  Gehenna,  and  do  not  show  thyself  again  for  ever." 
And  from  that  hour  no  person  has  ever  seen  him. 

And  Rufus  the  Governor  said  unto  Andrew:  "Dost  thou  command  f.  26b 
me  to  distribute  all  my  property  to  the  poor  and  needy.'*"  And  he 
brought  all  his  goods  to  Andrew  and  he  distributed  it  as  he  had  said. 
And  the  news  reached  the  king  that  Rufus  the  Governor  had  distributed 
his  property  amongst  the  poor,  and  had  resigned  his  office,  and  he  doth 
not  oversee  any  of  the  citizens  nor  judge  between  them,  but  saith  "  Would 
that  I  could  judge  mine  own  self!  for  what  I  have  done  ignorantly."  And 
when  Seleucus,  the  vizier  of  the  king,  saw  that  the  king  desired  his  ruin  and 
to  kill  him,  he  entreated  him  to  desist  from  it.  And  he  said  unto  him :  "If 
he  hath  gone  with  the  good  man  who  is  one  of  the  servants  of  God, 
who  worketh  miracles,  [who  is]  from  the  cities  of  the  Hebrews,  thou  canst 
do  nothing  against  him.  But  write  to  him  that  if  he  be  a  devotee  of  this 
faith,  he  shall  deliver  up  all  his  goods  that  they  may  be  in  the  king's 
treasury."  And  he  wrote  letters  and  they  were  sent  to  Rufus  the  Governor; 
and  he  was  not  found  in  his  dwelling  ;  and  messengers  were  sent  to  where 
he  was  with  Andrew,  who  was  teaching  a  new  learning,  not  the  learning  of 
the  Romans.     And  they  appeared  in  the  street  of  the  city ;  and  they  found 

L.  A.  i 


lO  THE   PREACHING   OF   ANDREW. 

Andrew  and  Rufus ;  and  he  was  casting  a  devil  out  of  a  man  who  had 

f.  27  a  been  possessed  by  it  for  seventy  years.     And  when  the  envoys  of  the  king 

saw  the  wonder,  they  believed  in  God  and  they  delivered  up  the  letters  to 

Rufus,  and  he  read  them. 

And    when    he    heard    that    all    his    goods   were   taken    to    the    king's 

treasury,  Andrew  laughed  and  said  to  Rufus  :  "  Is  thy  heart  sad  because 

the   king    is    taking    all    thy    property?"     Rufus    answered    him:    "Thou 

knowest  how   my   heart   is,  and    that    I    will    not   separate   from    thee,  to 

whatsoever   place   thou    mayest   go.     What  need    have    I    of   the   things 

that  perish }     From  destruction  they  are  gathered  ;  [and]  unto  it  is  their 

Eccles.  i.  7  return."     Andrew  said   unto   him:    "All  the  waters   return  unto  the  sea, 

Mt.  XV.  17   ^^^  j|-  jg  j^Q^.  filled,  and  everything  [which  is  put]  into  the  stomach  goeth 
Mk.  vll.  19  ,        ,        ,, 

to  the  dust. 

And  while  Andrew  was  conversing  with  Rufus,  a  voice  called  him, 
commanding  him  to  dismiss  the  assembly,  and  to  go  into  the  city 
which  was  before  him  ;  knowing  that  in  it  there  was  a  great  community 
for  him,  and  a  noble  and  glorious  service.  And  afterwards  he  returned 
to  this  city  ;  and  it  was  revealed  to  him  that  there  would  be  toil  in  it  for 
him,  and  great  persecution  from  the  king ;  because  of  the  messengers 
who  had  believed  :  "  and  let  your  hearts  be  strengthened  by  My  name,  and 
you  shall  learn  that  I  am  with  you,  and  dwell  within  you." 

And  Andrew  blessed  the  multitude,  saying :  "  May  the  Lord  make 
you  firm  in  the  right  faith,  you  and  your  sons  and  your  daughters  to  the 
f.  27  b  uttermost  end.  Amen."  The  multitude  answered,  "  Go  in  peace ;  but  do 
not  prolong  [thine  absence]  from  us  ;  for  we  have  heard  the  voice  calling 
thee  that  great  persecution  from  the  king  shall  come  upon  this  city, 
because  of  the  messengers  who  have  believed."  And  Andrew  strengthened 
their  hearts  and  said  :  "  Fear  not ;  the  Lord,  in  Whom  ye  have  believed, 
is  strong,  and  He  hath  power  to  keep  it  from  you."  And  when  he  had 
said  this  he  went  forth  away  from  them  in  peace. 

Praise  be  to  God,  always  and  for  ever. 


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THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW. 

The  Acts  of  the  Disciples  Andrezv  and  Bartholomezv,  which  they  did  in 
the  city  of  Barbaros,  after  their  return  from  the  country  of  the  Oases ;  in  the 
peace  of  the  Lord  fesus  the  Christ.     Atnen. 

After  the  Resurrection  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  from  amongst  the 
dead — He  not  ceasing  to  be  King  over  the  heaven  and  the  earth — He 
appeared  unto  Bartholomew  in  the  city  of  the  Gentiles,  in  the  regions  of 
Mactaran,  which  is  the  city  of  Gharyanus.  And  He  said  unto  him  ;  "  Peace 
be  unto  thee,  O  Bartholomew,  and  love,  and  victory,  in  every  place  where 
thou  shalt  dwell.  Fear  not ;  for  he  who  vvorketh  is  worthy  of  reward,  and 
layeth  up  for  himself  everlasting  life.  Ye  are  the  trusty  reapers  who  reap 
the  field  of  their  Lord  ;  and  when  ye  go  out  of  this  period  of  time,  ye  shall  f-  28  a 
receive  your  wages.  Arise,  O  my  chosen  Bartholomew !  go  to  the  city  of 
El-Barbar.  Preach  the  Gospel  in  it;  and  thou  shalt  teach  the  way  of  salva- 
tion ;  that  they  may  leave  off  their  wicked  works  and  the  service  of  idols  ; 
and  repent,  that  they  may  inherit  everlasting  life.  Behold,  I  will  tell  thee 
beforehand  what  shall  come  upon  thee  in  this  city.  Before  thou  shalt  enter 
it  thy  body  shall  be  burnt  with  fire  three  times.  Thou  shalt  be  crucified 
many  times  ;  thy  body  shall  be  sawn  asunder  with  saws ;  thou  shalt  be 
thrown  to  the  wild  beasts  that  they  may  eat  thee.  Thy  feet  shall  be  tied 
with  stones,  and  thou  shalt  be  thrown  into  the  sea.  But  take  heed  lest  thou 
fear ;  rather  be  strong  ;  thou  art  the  conqueror  ;  no  one  can  prevail  over 
thee.  Be  patient,  O  my  chosen  one  !  and  remember  what  the  tribe  of  the 
Jews  did  unto  Me  ;  these  wicked  things  which  they  did  unto  Me,  when  I 
was  hanging  upon  the  Cross.  And  I  did  not  recompense  them,  for  I  am  a 
merciful  Lord.  I  forgive  the  sins  of  those  who  return  unto  Me  ;  and  I  will 
accept  their  repentance.  Behold,  I  will  direct  Andrew  towards  thee ;  he 
shall  bring  thee  to  this  city ;  and  many  mighty  deeds  and  wonders  shall 
be  shown  by  you  ;  and  many  people  shall  believe  by  means  of  you."  And 
when  the  Lord  had  finished  His  speech  to  Bartholomew,  He  gave  him 
[the  salutation  of]  peace,  and  ascended  to  Heaven  in  glory.  And  f.  28  b 
Bartholomew  turned  towards  the  city  unto  which  the  Lord  had  commanded 
him  to  go. 

And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  Andrew  at  midnight  in  the  town  where 
he  was ;  and  commanded  him  to  go  to  the  town  of  Gharyanus  to 
Bartholomew,  and  they  should  go  to  the  city  of  Barbaros  and  preach  in 


12  THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW. 

it  the  tidings  of  tlie  Gospel  "  which  I  have  given  them,  that  they  may 
leave  off  the  evil  of  their  deeds  and  their  worship  of  idols,  and  repent,  so 
that  they  may  inherit  everlasting  life.  And  beware  lest  thou  be  alarmed  by 
them,  but  increase  [thy]  patience,  and  use  long-suffering.  Remember  that 
I  am  thy  Master  and  thy  Lord — thou  knowest  all  the  pains  that  came 
upon  Me  from  the  Jews;  and  I  did  not  requite  them  for  what  they  did 
unto  Me,  but  I  was  long-suffering  with  them,  that  they  might  be  saved 
from  their  sins.  And  fear  not  now,  O  my  child,  and  let  not  thy  spirit  be 
oppressed  ;  be  patient,  until  thou  shalt  have  turned  them  from  error  to 
faith  by  the  greatness  of  thy  patience  with  them.  But  I  will  send  you  a 
man  fearful  in  appearance  like  the  face  of  a  dog.  And  through  fear  of 
him  they  will  believe ;  and  through  your  speech  he  will  follow  you,  and 
will  become  your  disciple  all  the  days  of  your  preaching  the  Gospel.  And 
when  the  people  of  Barbaros  have  believed,  take  him  out  with  you  to  the 
city  of  El  Betas,  and  they  also  shall  believe  through  the  number  of  the 

f.  29a  wonders  and  the  mighty  deeds  which  shall  take  place  through  you."  And 
when  the  Lord  had  finished  His  commandments  to  Andrew  He  ascended 
into  Heaven  in  glory. 

And  on  the  morrow  Andrew  arose,  and  his  two  disciples  Rufus  and 
Alexander  ;  [and]  they  went  out  of  the  city  in  which  they  were,  desiring 
to  go  to  the  city  of  Gharyanus,  to  Bartholomew,  that  they  might  go 
together  to  the  city  of  Barbaros,  and  El  Betas,  that  they  might  preach  in 
them  the  good  tidings  of  the  Holy  Gospel,  as  the  Lord  had  commanded. 
And  when  they  arrived  at  the  sea,  they  did  not  find  a  boat  to  convey 
them.  And  Andrew  was  greatly  alarmed  and  anxious  ;  and  they  stood 
on  the  shore  of  the  sea  for  three  hours  of  the  day.  And  Andrew  said  unto 
his  disciples,  "Arise,  O  my  brethren,  let  us  stretch  out  our  hands  unto  God, 
and  entreat  him  to  make  our  way  easy.  For  I  believe  that  He  will  not 
forsake  us."  And  they  stood  together  and  prayed  a  prayer  in  Hebrew; 
and  when  they  had  finished  the  prayer,  they  sat  down  on  the  shore  of  the 
sea  beneath  a  tree,  and  sleep  overcame  them,  and  they  slept.  And  God 
permitted  a  large  fish  to  come  up  out  of  the  sea  ;  and  it  opened  its  mouth 
and  swallowed  Andrew  and  his  two  disciples,  whilst  they  were  asleep:  and 
they  were  not  aware  of  it.  And  they  remained  in  its  inside  for  three  days 
and  three  nights,  and  it  journeyed  with  them  by  the  will  of  God  and  threw 
them  out  outside  the  harbour  of  the  city  of  Gharyanus,  at  a  distance  of 

f.  29b  forty  days'  journey  before  it  arrived  [there]  and  they  awoke  and  were  not 
aware  of  it.  And  Andrew  said  unto  his  two  disciples,  "  O  my  brethren  ! 
how  long  shall  we  remain,  and    no  boat  come  towards  us   to  convey  us 


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to  the  city  of  Gharyanus?  and  my  spirit  is  oppressed."  And  he  spake  thus: 
"  Was  it  not  thou,  O  Lord!  Who  didst  appear  unto  me  and  didst  command 
me  to  journey  to  the  city  of  Gharyanus.-'"  And  he  said  unto  his  two  disciples, 
"  Return  to  the  city  until  the  Lord  permit  us  to  go,  and  direct  a  boat 
towards  us  that  will  carry  us."  They  said  unto  him  :  "  Let  it  be  as  He 
willeth."  And  while  he  was  talking  with  them,  Rufus,  one  of  the  two 
disciples,  looked,  and  lo  !  a  ship  approached  in  the  midst  of  the  sea.  And 
he  told  it  to  Andrew  his  master.  And  he  rejoiced  at  it  with  great  joy. 
And  they  all  arose  to  welcome  it.  And  when  it  reached  the  shore,  they 
asked  the  owner  of  the  ship,  "Where  dost  thou  wish  [to  go?]"  But  the 
Lord  had  made  for  them  a  spiritual  ship  :  and  in  it  there  were  sailors  and 
a  captain  of  the  boat,  before  it  came  unto  them.  And  Andrew  arose  and 
welcomed  the  boat,  and  gave  a  greeting  of  peace  to  the  captain  :  "  The 
Lord  be  with  thee,  O  thou  good  captain  of  the  ship  !  "  The  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ,  who  was  like  the  captain  of  the  boat,  replied  unto  him :  "  On 
thee  be  the  peace  of  the  Lord,  O  thou  beloved  brother  !  "  f.  30  a 

Andrew  said  unto  him  :  "  To  what  town  art  thou  going  .-' "  The  man, 
who  was  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  replied  unto  him:  "By  the  will  of  God, 
to  the  city  of  El-Barbar."  Andrew  said  unto  him:  "O  thou  good  man,  hast 
thou  not  lost  thy  way  in  the  sea  ?  this  is  the  city  of  El-Barbar,  thou  art 
in  it."  He  replied  unto  him:  "This  is  not  the  city  of  El-Barbar:  this  is 
the  city  of  Gharyanus,  and  this  is  the  third  day  since   I  arrived  at  it." 

And  while  they  were  continuing  the  conversation  men  came  from 
Macedonia,  seeking  [lo  go  to]  the  city  of  Gharyanus,  directed  to  Bar- 
tholomew, that  he  might  go  with  them  and  cast  out  a  devil  with  which 
the  wife  of  the  King  of  Macedonia  was  possessed.  And  they  saw  the 
Lord  and  Andrew  on  the  shore  of  the  sea.  And  he  said  :  "  What  is  this 
city  .-•"  The  men  replied  unto  him  :  "  This  is  the  city  of  Gharyanus."  He 
replied  unto  them  :  "  What  is  the  reason  of  your  presence  in  it  ?  "  They 
said :  "  The  chief  of  the  city  hath  sent  us  to  Bartholomew,  that  he  may  go 
with  us  to  Macedonia  [and]  cast  out  a  devil  by  which  his  wife  is  possessed." 
And  the  astonishment  of  Andrew  increased  ;  and  the  men  went  into  the 
city,  and  they  remained  only  for  a  little,  until  they  came,  and  Bartholomew 
with  them.  And  when  Bartholomew  and  the  men  arrived  at  the  ship  and  f.  30b 
saw  the  Saviour  sitting  in  it,  they  thought  that  it  was  he  who  conveyed 
people  over  to  Macedonia.  He  [Jesus]  replied  unto  them,  saying  :  "  We  want 
to  go  to  the  district  of  Barbaros,  but  go  ye  to  those  men  who  are  sitting 
under  the  tree,  perhaps  they  are  the  ferry-men."  And  Bartholomew 
went  to  the  tree  ;  and  he  saw  Andrew  and  his  two  disciples  sitting.     And 


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when  Andrew  saw  him,  he  hastened  to  meet  him  ;  and  he  kissed  him 
and  said  unto  him:  "Whence  comest  thou?  and  what  city  is  this?" 
Bartholomew  said  unto  him  :  "  This  is  the  city  of  Gharyanus,  which  came 
out  as  my  lot  that  I  should  preach  in  it."  And  Andrew  was  greatly 
astonished,  and  said  unto  Bartholomew  :  "  What  thanks  and  what  praise 
shall  my  tongue  pay  to  the  noble  Lord,  who  hath  done  this  great  deed 
unto  me,  and  hath  brought  me  to  this  far-off  city  in  one  night ;  and  hath 
brought  me  and  thee  together  that  I  might  go  to  the  city  of  Barbaros  and 
El  Betas,  that  we  may  preach  in  them  the  good  news  of  the  Gospel."  Then 
the  Lord  came  from  the  ship,  and  they  asked  what  would  be  their  fare 
to  the  coast  of  Macedonia,  because  the  wife  of  the  chief  had  assembled  to 
herself  the  poor  and  needy  of  the  city  to  give  them  alms ;  and  whilst  she 

f.  31a  was  among  them,  a  wicked  spirit  took  possession  of  her;  and  she  brought 
together  and  stoned  with  stones  every  one  who  was  in  her  house.  "  And 
the  chief  laid  hold  of  her  and  put  her  into  a  strong  place ;  and  he  hath 
sent  us  to  this  city,  to  Bartholomew,  a  disciple  of  the  Lord,  that  he  may 
come  and  cast  the  devil  out  of  her."  The  Lord  said  unto  Andrew: 
"  Every  man  who  forsaketh  what  is  in  this  world,  and  followeth  the  Lord 
Jesus  and  becometh  His  disciple,  he  shall  cast  out  devils  like  you." 
Andrew  said  unto  him :  "  Truly  it  is  so,  and  if  he  saith  to  this  mountain 
Markxl.23  '  Be  removed,'  it  shall  indeed  be  removed." 

The  Lord  said  :  "  And  if  I  renounce  this  world  with  all  that  is  in  it,  and 
carry  my  cross,  shall  I  be  able  to  cast  out  this  devil  from  this  woman  ? " 
Andrew  said  unto  him :  "  The  Holy  Ghost  the  Teacher,  hath  not  rested 
upon  thee  ;  but  sell  this  boat,  and  distribute  its  price  among  the  poor,  and 
the  widows,  and  the  orphans,  and  follow  us  to  any  place  whither  we  are 
going.  Thou  shalt  do  whatsoever  we  do."  The  Lord  said  in  answer : 
"Arise,  and  let  us  entreat  in  the  name  of  Jesus  that  each  one  of  us  may  do 
his  miracle." 

And  Andrew  stood  and  stretched  out  his  hands,  and  prayed  thus : 
saying,  "  In  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  transport  me,  O  thou 

f.  31  b  sea,  and  every  one  who  is  with  me  here,  and  make  us  reach  the  coast  of 
Macedonia."  And  straightway  the  water  of  the  sea  overflowed  ;  and  it 
came  to  where  they  were,  and  it  circled  round  them,  they  being  in  the 
midst  of  it  like  a  boat,  and  it  made  them  reach  the  shore.  And  the 
multitude  said  unto  Andrew:  "  Truly  thou  art  servant  to  a  good  Lord." 
And  the  envoys  did  obeisance  unto  him,  and  they  said  :  "  There  is  no  God 
but  thy  God." 

And    Bartholomew  arose   [and]   prayed    thus,  saying   in    his   speech : 


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"  O  my  Lord  and  my  God,  Jesus  the  Christ !  send  Thy  good  angel  to  the 
abode  of  the  chief  in  Macedonia  ;  and  may  he  cast  the  devil  out  of  the 
woman  and  bring  her  to  us  before  we  arrive  at  the  city."  And  Michael 
came  down  from  heaven  at  that  moment,  and  entered  the  chief's  house. 
And  he  took  the  woman  and  her  husband  and  the  people  of  her  household, 
and  came  with  them  to  the  sea,  where  the  disciples  and  the  Lord  were. 
And  when  the  devil  saw  the  Lord  Jesus,  he  wished  to  cry  out,  and  let  the 
crowd  know  ;  but  [the  Lord]  rebuked  him  and  commanded  him  not  to 
speak  about  that,  but  to  come  out  of  the  woman. 

Bartholomew  said  unto  Andrew,  "This  woman  in  whom  there  is  a  devil, 
rise  thou,  and  cure  her  in  the  name  of  the  Lord."  He  replied  unto  him  : 
"  Do  thou  cure  her."  He  said  unto  him  :  "  Arise,  lay  thy  hand  upon  me, 
and  bless  me,  and  I  will  do  according  to  what  thou  hast  commanded  me."  f.  32  a 
Andrew  said  unto  him  :  "The  Lord,  that  sweet  name  in  which  all  blessings 
are  completed,  bless  us  all  together." 

And  Bartholomew  arose  and  drew  nigh  to  the  woman,  and  he  said 
unto  the  bad  spirit :  "  In  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ :  come  out 
of  this  woman,  and  get  thee  down  into  the  depths  of  the  sea  until  the  day 
when  the  Lord  shall  pass  judgment  upon  thee  and  thy  father  Satan, 
and  do  not  return  to  her  for  ever."  And  immediately  the  woman  was 
made  whole  and  she  arose  and  did  obeisance  to  the  disciples,  she  and 
her  husband,  and  all  her  household,  saying :  "  There  is  no  God  but 
Thee,  O  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Living,  the  Eternal  God,  Lord 
of  Heaven  and  earth."  And  the  disciples  blessed  them,  and  the  woman 
asked  them  :  "  If  I  have  found  grace  with  you,  come  with  me  to  the  city, 
and  rest  in  the  house  of  your  servant."  And  she  sent  on  her  servants 
before  her  to  arrange  the  dwelling. 

Then  the  Lord  said  :  "  I  also  will  do  a  miracle  in  the  name  of  your 
God."  Then  He  said:  "In  the  name  of  Jesus  the  Christ,  let  the  wind 
carry  me  and  Andrew,  and  Bartholomew,  and  their  disciples,  and  make 
us  reach  [the  place]  whither  they  desire  [to  go]."  And  straightway  the 
disciples  received  shining  wings,  and  they  arrived  at  the  city  of  Barbaros. 

And   our   Lord  Jesus  the   Christ  went  before   them;    and   they  knew   f.  32  b 
not  that  it  was  the  Lord.     And  they  halted  upon  the  top  of  the  theatre 
which  belonged  to  the  city  where  the  crowd  was  assembled.     And  that 
day  was  the  festival  of  the  idol  which  the  people  of  the  city  worshipped  ; 
and  they  were  all  together  eating  and  drinking  and  rejoicing. 

And  when  the  crowd  saw  the  disciples  standing  upon  the  theatre 
they  were  greatly  amazed.     And  Gallion  the  Governor  was  not  present ; 


l6  THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW. 

but  the  people  were  waiting  for  him.  And  Andrew  said :  "  Tell  me  who 
thou  art,  and  [what  is]  thy  faith  by  which  thou  hast  said  this."  And  the 
Lord  smiled  and  said  unto  him :  "  Were  not  your  hearts  heavy^  ?  Open 
your  eyes,  and  know  that  I  am  He."  And  He  appeared  unto  them  with 
the  countenance  which  they  knew.  And  He  said  unto  them  :  "  Be  strong 
and  brave,  O  my  holy  disciples  !  I  will  dwell  with  you  wheresoever  ye 
are.  I  commanded  the  whale  to  snatch  you  away  whilst  you  were  asleep  ; 
and  ye  did  not  know  it  until  it  made  you  arrive  at  the  coast  of  the  city 
of  Barbaros.  Be  ye  patient  and  long-suffering  with  the  great  people  which 
is  in  this  city,  for  they  will  not  all  believe  quickly,  but  by  many  signs 
which  shall  be  [done]  by  you."  And  He  gave  them  [the  greeting  of] 
peace,  and  revealed  Himself,  going  up  to  Heaven  in  great  glory. 

And  lo  !  the  disciples  were  standing  on  the  top  of  the  theatre,  and 
all  the   crowd   gazing  at  them  and   saying : 

f.  33a  "How  are  these  people  at  such  a  great  height?"  And  some  of  them 
said  :  "  These  are  the  gods  of  this  city  ;  they  wish  to  do  wonderful  things. 
Or  the  priests  have  neglected  them,  and  they  are  angry,  and  wish  to  go 
out  of  the  city  ;  but  let  us  tell  the  Governor  speedily  about  their  affair." 
And  behold  !  whilst  they  were  talking,  Gallion,  the  king,  drew  nigh,  riding, 
and  all  his  army  with  him.  And  he  sat  down  upon  his  seat ;  and  the 
crowd  appealed  to  him.  And  he  rebuked  them,  thinking  that  the  thing 
had  taken  place  in  the  temple.  And  they  said  unto  him  :  "  Lift  up  thine 
eyes^  in  the  direction  of  the  gods ;  they  wish  to  go  forth  from  the  city. 
Inquire  about  this,  lest  the  priests  have  diminished  their  service.  And  if 
they  go  out  of  our  city  our  foes  will  conquer  us,  and  slay  us,  and  there  will 
be  none  to  help  us." 

And  the  Governor  commanded  the  priests  to  be  brought,  and  that 
the  gods  should  be  present.  And  they  put  on  their  finest  raiment.  And 
they  carried  the  four  idols,  and  brought  them  to  the  theatre  ;  and  their 
trumpets  in  their  hands,  till  they  had  seated  them  according  to  their 
rank.  And  when  the  crowd  saw  them  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  and 
gave  them  glory  :  and  it  was  on  the  day  of  their  festival.  And  when  the 
disciples  saw  that  the  crowd  which  was  in  the  city  had  gone  into  the 
theatre  they  came  down  on  that  day  from  the  height. 

f.  33b  And  when  the  multitude  saw  them  they  laid  hold  of  them,  and  brought 

them  into  the  presence  of  the  Governor.  And  the  Governor  asked  them, 
"Who  are  ye?    O  ye  men!"     Andrew  answered  him:  "We  are  disciples 

^  Luke  xxiv.  32.     This  is  the  reading  of  the  Old  Syriac  version  ;  and  of  the  Sahidic. 
^  Literally  "  thy  sight." 


THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW.  IJ 

of  a  good  Lord  ;  his  name  is  Jesus."  Some  of  the  multitude  said:  "These 
are  the  twelve  wizards  who  journey  among  the  cities,  and  separate  women 
from  their  husbands.  Put  them  away  from  us,  lest  they  should  bewitch 
us,  and  separate  us   from  our  wives  and  our  children." 

The  Governor  said  to.  the  crowd :  "  Be  patient,  and  I  will  go  up ;  and 
do  not  make  a  disturbance  until  I  have  proved  them  with  questions." 
And  he  said  unto  the  disciples  :  "If  your  God  be  God  in  truth,  doing 
what  He  will,  do  a  sign  or  a  miracle  before  me,  that  I  may  know  the 
truth  of  your  speech." 

And  Andrew  went  near  to  where  the  idols  were ;  and  he  commanded 
the  crowd  to  be  silent.  And  they  held  their  peace.  And  he  cried  with 
a  loud  voice  to  the  idols:  "Are  ye  gods?  as  this  multitude  thinks 
about  you  ?  " 

Loud  voices  from  them  replied  unto  him,  saying  :  "  We  are  no  gods, 
but  false  things,  the  work  of  men's  hands,  they  deceive  by  means  of  us." 
He  replied  to  them  :  "  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son 
of  the  Living  God,  King  of  all  kings.  Go  up  to  the  top  of  this  theatre 
until  I  command  you  to  come  down  to  Gehenna."  And  immediately  they 
went  up. 

And  Andrew  said  unto  the  multitude  :  "  If  they  were  gods  and  if  they  f.  34a 
had  power,  and  hearkened  to  their  priests,  they  would  return  and  remain  in 
their  places."  And  when  the  multitude  saw  that,  they  were  greatly  ashamed ; 
and  the  Governor  said  unto  the  priests :  "  Call  on  your  gods,  that  they  may 
return  and  remain  in  their  places."  And  the  priests  multiplied  their 
entreaties  to  their  gods  that  they  should  come  down  ;  but  they  moved  not 
from  their  places.  And  the  devils  who  dwelt  in  them  spake  by  their 
mouths :  "  O  people  of  the  city !  if  ye  lay  not  hold  of  these  men  and  burn 
their  bodies  with  fire,  we  will  go  out  from  this  city.  Hearken  not  unto  the 
speech  of  these  seditious  men,  who  have  turned  the  world  upside  down. 
And  if  we  go  forth  from  amongst  you,  the  city  will  be  laid  waste.  And 
do  not  receive  their  words." 

And  when  the  multitude  had  heard  that  from  the  devils,  they  were 
very  angry,  and  they  took  stones  and  stoned  the  disciples.  And  the 
Governor  commanded  that  they  should  bind  the  disciples  with  chains  of 
iron,  and  they  hung  them  upon  the  gallows^  to  burn  them  in  the  fire 
'  in  the  presence  of  their  idols.  And  straightway  an  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  down  and  rescued  them  from  their  hands,  and  loosed  them  from 
the  chains.     And  the  devils  returned  the  speech  :  "  Not  thus  is  it  fitting 

^  Literally  "  wood." 
L.  A.  C 


1 8  THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW. 

f.  34  b  that  they  should  be  burnt  ;  but  cast  them  into  the  furnace  until  they 
be  consumed."  And  they  did  unto  them  as  the  devils  had  commanded. 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down  to  the  furnace  and  rescued  them  from 
the  burning.  And  the  multitude  cried  out  with  a  mighty  cry,  and  they 
were  standing  opposite  him,  [and]  the  angel  of  the  Lord  brought  out 
the  disciples  and  set  them  in  the  midst  of  the  multitude,  without  their 
seeing  them.  And  they  talked  and  rebuked  them  and  derided  the  devils 
who  were  in  them.  And  the  Governor  said  unto  the  multitude :  "  What 
shall  we  do  with  these  men  ?  Lo  !  three  times  he  hath  burnt  them  with 
fire;  and  it  hath  not  consumed  them  nor  hath  it  hurt  them  at  all. 
Behold  !  they  are  going  far  from  us ;  we  shall  not  find  them  to  accomplish 
our  will  with  them." 

Andrew  replied  :  "  Lo  !  we  are  standing  in  your  midst ;  either  over- 
come us,  or  we  shall  overcome  you,  by  the  power  of  our  Lord." 

The  Governor  answered  and  said :  "  It  is  not  meet  for  us  to  corrupt 
this  law  of  the  gods."  Then  the  commandant  and  all  the  soldiers  laid  hold 
of  them  and  took  them  before  the  tribunal  of  justice^  and  the  multitude 
threw  many  stones  at  them.  And  Andrew  waxed  wroth  in  spirit,  and 
would  fain  have  cursed  the  city  and  all  who  were  within  it  that  they  should 
go  down  to  hell  for  their  little  faith  ;  but  he  was  patient  and  remembered 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  which  He  spake :  "  Do  not  requite  them 
for  their  little  faith."  And  the  Governor  commanded  the  multitude  to 
f.  35a  be  silent.  And  he  said  unto  the  disciples:  "What  hateful  deeds  are  these 
with  which  ye  lead  the  people  astray?  I  will  strip  off  your  skins,  and 
will  throw  you  to  the  ravening  wild  beasts,  that  they  may  eat  you." 

Andrew  replied  unto  him  :  "  For  what  cause  wilt  thou  do  this  unto 
us .'' "  The  Governor  said  unto  him :  "  Because  ye  have  come  into  our 
city,  and  when  our  gods  saw  you,  they  went  forth  out  of  it." 

Andrew  replied  unto  him :  "  Your  gods  are  no  gods,  as  ye  suppose,  but 
are  made  by  men's  hands.  There  is  no  God  but  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost."  And  when  the  multitude  heard  this  speech,  they 
said  unto  the  Governor :  "  Either  thou  shalt  slay  these  men,  or  if  not,  we 
shall  slay  thee  and  all  thy  household." 

And  when  the  Governor  saw  the  chief  men  and  the  multitude  shouting, 
and  their  voices  getting  louder,  he  said  unto  them  :  "  What  do  ye  wish 
me  to  do  with  them  .? "  They  said  unto  him :  "  Thou  shalt  saw  them 
with  saws,  or  cast  them  into  a  copper  furnace  till  their  bodies  melt,  and 
thou  shalt  throw  them  into  the  sea." 

1  Or  *'  Court  of  Session." 


THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW.  I9 

And  the  Governor  commanded  that  the  holy  ones  should  return,  and 
they  fastened  them  to  a  wooden  wheel,  and  turned  it  round  upon 
them.  And  they  brought  the  large  saw  that  they  might  saw  them 
asunder.  And  while  they  were  busy  sawing,  their  hands  were  withered 
and  they  could  not  move  them  :  and  they  screamed,  saying :  "  Woe  unto 
us  !    we  have  no  strength  for  it." 

The  Governor  said  unto  the  multitude :  "  What  do  ye  wish  me  to  do 
with  them  ?   I  have  no  power  over  them." 

Then  he  commanded  the  wheels  to  be  set  up,  and  the  holy  men  to  f.  35  b 
be  laid  upon  them  and  tied  with  ropes  and  dragged  with  them  in  the 
streets  of  the  city  ;  and  afterwards  be  thrown  into  the  sea,  being  bound  to 
the  wheels.  And  when  the  servants  of  the  king  wanted  to  take  hold  of 
the  ropes,  their  bodies  were  dislocated  and  their  hands  were  cut  off  from 
their  elbows,  and  fell  upon  the  ground.  And  there  was  great  grief  and 
much  sore  weeping  in  the  city.  And  on  that  day  the  Governor  said  unto 
the  multitude  :  "  What  do  ye  wish  me  to  do  with  these  men  ?  Ye  have 
seen  what  we  have  done  with  them  ;  and  we  can  do  nothing  with  them 
in  the  way  of  ill-treatment." 

The  multitude  said  unto  him  :  "  Arise  thou  :  [and]  we  will  go  together 
and  ask  them  if  they  will  consent  to  our  request  and  will  go  forth  out  of 
our  city." 

And  the  Governor  did  what  the  multitude  had  asked  him,  he  and  they 
[both]  drew  nigh  to  the  disciples,  and  he  said  unto  them  :  "  O  ye  blessed 
brethren,  what  money  do  ye  wish  that  we  should  pay  you,  and  go  ye  out 
of  our  city  ;  so  that  our  gods  may  return  unto  us?  And  if  ye  will  not  do 
it,  all  our  city  will  perish." 

The  disciples  replied  unto  them :  "  We  have  no  need  of  gold  nor  of 
silver." 

And  the  multitude  were  wroth,  and  drove  the  disciples  outside  of  the  city. 
And  they  pelted  them  with  stones  and  left  them  thrown  down  like  dead  men. 

Then  did  the  Lord  Jesus  appear  unto  them  and  said  :  "Arise,  O  my  f.  36a 
holy  disciples !  be  patient  and  fear  not,  for  in  this  city  there  is  a  great 
tumult  because  of  you  ;  but  go  ye  out  to  this  desert,  I  am  abiding  with 
you,  fear  ye  not,  I  will  direct  a  man  towards  you  whose  face  is  like  the 
face  of  a  dog,  and  whose  appearance  is  frightful  exceedingly.  Take  him 
with  you  to  the  city." 

And  after  the  Lord  had  given  them  this  commandment  He  departed 
from  them,  going  up  to  heaven  in  glory. 

And   the  disciples  went  out  to  the  desert,  grieving  because  the  city 


20  THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW. 

did  not  believe  ;  and  they  stayed  only  a  little  while  to  rest ;  and  they 
slept;  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord  lifted  them  up  and  brought  them  to 
the  city  whose  people  were  cannibals,  and  left  them  beneath  a  rock  of 
the  mountain,  and  departed  from  them.  And  when  they  awoke,  they 
were  astonished,  and  glorified  God.  And  whilst  they  were  talking  beneath 
the  mountains,  behold  !  a  man  had  come  out  of  the  city  whose  people 
were  cannibals,  seeking  a  man  whom  he  might  eat.  And  he  had  remained 
all  that  day  without  finding  anything  to  eat.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  him,  saying  unto  him  :  "  Help,  O  thou  man  whose 
face  is  like  the  face  of  a  dog.  Lo !  thou  shalt  find  two  men,  and  two 
disciples  with  them,  and  they  are  sitting  beneath  this  rock.  And  when  thou 
shalt  have  reached  them,  let  nothing  unpleasant  from  thee  come  to  them ; 
for  they  are  the  servants  of  God  ;  lest  their  God  be  wroth  with  thee  and 
f.  36b  cut  thee  in  twain."  And  when  the  man,  who  was  like  a  Dog's  Head, 
heard  speech  like  this,  he  trembled  exceedingly,  and  replied,  saying  to 
the  angel :  "  Who  art  thou  ?  I  know  thee  not ;  and  I  know  not  the  Lord  ; 
but  tell  me  who  is  God  the  Lord,  of  whom  thou  speakest  unto  me." 

The  angel  replied  unto  him,  saying:  "  He  it  is  Who  created  the  heaven 
and  the  earth,  He  is  God  of  a  truth.  This  heaven  is  a  tabernacle  above  thy 
head,  and  thou  treadest  on  the  earth,  and  He  created  them,  and  the  sun, 
and  the  moon,  and  the  stars,  and  the  sea,  and  all  that  is  therein  ;  the  wild 
beasts,  and  the  birds,  and  all  the  cattle,  and  the  fowls,  He  created  them 
all.  And  He  hath  power  to  take  [away]  the  breaths  of  them  all."  Dog's 
Head  replied  to  him,  saying:  'T  desire  a  sign  from  Him,  that  I  may  believe 
all  that  I  have  heard  from  thee." 

And  straightway  fire  came  down  from  heaven  and  surrounded  Dog's 
Head,  and  he  could  not  get  out  of  it.  And  he  stood  in  the  midst  of  it, 
escape  being  impossible  ;  and  he  feared  greatly.  And  he  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying :  "  O  thou  God  whom  I  have  not  known  !  save  me  from  this 
affliction  in  which  I  am,  and  I  will  believe  in  Thee."  The  angel  answered, 
and  said  unto  him  :  "  If  God  save  thee  from  this  affliction  of  fire,  wilt  thou 
follow  His  disciples  to  every  place  whither  they  shall  journey,  and  wilt  thou 
hearken  unto  all  that  they  shall  say  unto  thee  .'' "  Dog's  Head  replied  and 
f-  37  a  said  unto  him  :  "O  my  lord,  I  am  not  like  most  men  ;  for  my  appearance 
is  not  like  the  appearance  of  most  people ;  and  I  know  not  their  talk. 
And  if  I  were  to  walk  with  them,  what  could  they  do  about  my  food  ? 
And  if  I  were  hungry,  where  shall  I  find  men  to  eat  ?  I  should  turn 
round  upon  them  and  eat  them.  Lo  !  I  have  made  known  my  state  unto 
thee,  lest  I  should  do  them  evil,  and  their  God  should  be  angry  with  me." 


THE   ACTS   OF    ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW.  21 

The  angel  said  unto  him  :  "  God  will  give  unto  thee  the  nature  of 
man,  and  will  strip  from  thee  the  nature  of  the  wild  beast."  And 
immediately  the  angel  stretched  out  his  hand,  and  pulled  Dog's  Head 
out  of  the  fire,  and  signed  him  with  the  sign  of  the  cross,  and  called 
on  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  And 
then  the  nature  of  the  wild  beast  went  out  of  him,  and  he  became 
gentle  as  a  lamb.  And  the  angel  said  :  "  Arise,  go  near  to  this  mountain  ; 
thou  wilt  find  four  men  sitting  beneath  the  shadow  of  a  rock,  follow  them  ; 
and  let  no  unpleasant  thing  from  thee  come  near  them.  For  it  is  the 
Lord,  Who  hath  sent  thee  to  work  miracles  in  every  place  whither  they 
shall  go."     And  the  angel  departed  from  him. 

And  Dog's  Head  arose,  and  went  to  where  the  disciples  were,  rejoicing 
and  glad,  in  the  knowledge  of  the  right  faith.  And  his  appearance  was  f.  37  b 
fearful  exceedingly;  his  height  was  four  cubits;  his  face  was  like  the  face  of 
a  large  dog,  and  his  eyes  like  lamps  of  burning  fire,  and  his  back  teeth 
like  the  tusks  of  the  wild  boar  ;  and  his  [front]  teeth  like  the  teeth  of 
a  lion  ;  and  the  nails  of  his  feet  like  a  curved  scythe  ;  and  the  nails 
of  his  hands  like  the  claws  of  a  lion,  and  his  whole  appearance  frightful, 
terrifying. 

And  when  the  disciples  awoke  from  their  sleep,  with  hearts  sorrowful 
because  of  this  city  and  the  little  faith  of  its  people,  whilst  they  were 
sitting,  behold !  Dog's  Head  arose  upon  them.  And  when  Alexander, 
the  disciple  of  Andrew,  perceived  him  coming  nigh  to  him,  he  became 
like  a  dead  man  from  fear  of  him.  And  the  disciples  thought  that  he 
was  possessed  with  a  bad  spirit,  and  they  made  a  sign  upon  him  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  and  traced  a  cross  over  his  face.  And  after  that 
Andrew  looked  at  Dog's  Head,  and  trembled  greatly  at  his  appearance, 
and  he  motioned  to  Bartholomew  with  his  hand.  And  when  Bartholomew 
saw  him  they  ran  away  together,  and  left  the  two  disciples  under  the  cliff', 
Rufus  and  Alexander. 

And  Dog's  Head  came,  and  found  the  disciples  like  dead  men  from 
fear  of  him.  And  he  took  hold  of  the  hands  of  both,  and  said:  ''Fear  f.  38  a 
not,  O  my  spiritual  fathers  ! "  And  God  took  away  the  fear  of  him  from 
their  hearts,  and  sent  upon  them  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they 
were  not  afraid  of  his  appearance.  And  Dog's  Head  did  obeisance  to 
them,  and  begged  them  to  call  their  fathers  ;  that  they  might  tell  them 
all  that  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  had  commanded  him.  And  they 
sought    eagerly    for    Andrew    and    Bartholomew.     And    when    they    had 

1  Or  "rock." 


22  THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW. 

found  them,  they  said  unto  them  :  "  The  man  whose  face  hath  made  you 
sorrowful  is  calHng  you."  And  the  two  disciples  came  [to  the  place] 
where  Dog's  Head  was.  And  they  were  not  able  to  look  at  his  person, 
for  he  was  very  fearful.  And  when  Dog's  Head  saw  them,  he  did 
obeisance  to  them,  down  to  the  ground  ;  and  he  said  unto  them  :  "  Fear 
not  my  appearance,  O  servants  of  the  Most  High  God  !  Your  God  hath 
sent  me  to  you,  that  I  may  go  with  you  to  every  place  that  you  desire. 
And  I  will  obey  you  in  whatsoever  ye  command  me.  And  the  disciples 
marvelled  at  Dog's  Head.  Andrew  said  unto  him  :  "  May  the  Lord  bless 
thee,  O  my  child  !  I  believe  that  we  shall  have  a  great  consolation  in 
thee  ;  but  tell  us  thy  name." 
f.  38  b  Dog's  Head  said  :  "  My  name  is  '  Bewitched.'  "  Andrew  said  unto  him  : 
"  Truly  a  secret  is  hidden  in  thy  name.  And  it  is  sweet  and  it  is  honour- 
able, but  from  this  day  thy  name  shall  be  '  Christian.'" 

And  they  prayed  and  went  forth  out  of  that  city.  And  the  Lord  sent 
His  angel  as  a  guide  along  with  them^  And  on  the  third  day  they 
arrived  at  the  city  of  Barbaros.  And  they  sat  down  outside  the  city  to 
rest.  And  Satan  got  to  the  city  before  them,  and  he  was  in  the  likeness 
of  a  rich  man  of  the  city,  and  he  went  into  the  presence  of  the  Governor, 
and  with  him  were  all  the  chief  men  of  the  tribe.  And  he  said  unto 
him:  "The  men  whom  ye  have  driven  out  of  the  city  with  stones  have 
appeared  again,  seeking  to  enter  it.  And  if  our  gods  were  to  know  of  their 
approach  they  would  go  forth  out  of  our  city.  And  the  nations  will  hear, 
and  will  rise  up  against  us  and  take  us  captive,  we  and  our  children." 

And  when  the  Governor  heard  this  he  commanded  all  the  gates  of 
the  city  to  be  shut,  and  he  placed  guards  over  them.  And  when  the 
disciples  sought  to  enter  into  the  city.  Dog's  Face  said  unto  them  :  "  Cover 
up  my  face  before  I  go  into  the  city,  lest  the  people  see  me  and  flee  from 
me."     And  they  covered  his  face. 

And  Andrew  arose  and  prayed,  saying :  "  O  Lord  !  hearken  unto  my 
f-  39a  supplication.  And  he  drew  nigh  unto  the  gate  of  the  city  and  said:  "In  the 
Is.  xiv.  2  j^^p^g  Qf  ^.j^g  Lord  ^esus  the  Christ,  Who  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 
and  cut  in  pieces  the  bars  of  iron,  let  this  city  be  speedily  opened."  And 
when  he  had  said  this,  the  gates  of  the  city  fell,  and  the  disciples  entered, 
Dog's  .Head  being  with  them.  And  the  gate-keepers  hastened  to  tell  the 
Governor  and  all  the  people  of  the  city  what  had  happened.  And  when 
they  heard  it  they  were  perturbed  exceedingly.  And  they  all  hastened, 
bearing  the  weapons  of  war — he  who  had   a  sword,  and  he  who   had   a 

^  Literally  "between  their  hands." 


THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW.  2$ 

spear,  each  man  according  to  his  ability.  And  they  went  out  to  meet 
the  disciples  that  they  might  slay  them.  And  the  Governor  commanded 
them  to  lead  the  disciples  forward  into  the  midst  of  the  crowd,  and 
to  bring  wild  beasts  of  prey  against  them,  so  that  they  might  let 
loose  seven  lions  and  three  lion-whelps,  and  a  lioness  which  was  bringing 
forth  young,  and  two  tigers,  against  them.  And  the  guards  of  the  king 
seized  Andrew  that  the  wild  beasts  might  kill  him.  And  when  Dog's 
Face  saw  what  they  were  going  to  do  unto  him,  he  said  unto  Andrew  : 
"  Command  me  '  O  good  servant ! '  to  uncover  my  face."  Andrew  said 
unto  him  :  "  Whatsoever  I  command  thee,  do."  And  Dog's  Head  prayed, 
saying  thus :  "  I  entreat  thee,  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  Who  didst 
turn  me  from  hardness  of  heart  into  meekness,  and  didst  make  me  meet  f.  39b 
to  be  the  companion  of  Thy  disciples,  I  entreat  Thee  that  thou  wouldst 
restore  to  me  my  original  nature,  so  that  this  crowd  may  see  me:  and 
strengthen  me  by  Thy  power,  that  they  may  know  that  there  is  no  God 
beside  Thee."  And  straightway  he  returned  to  his  original  nature  which 
was  in  him ;  and  he  waxed  exceeding  wroth,  and  was  filled  with  rage,  and 
he  uncovered  his  face,  and  looked  upon  the  crowd  with  great  anger.  And 
he  sprang  upon  all  the  lions  [that  were]  amongst  the  multitude,  and  began 
to  slay  them  ;  and  tore  their  hides,  and  ate  their  flesh.  And  when  the 
people  of  the  city  saw  this  they  trembled  greatly,  and  were  disturbed 
and  fled,  and  sought  to  get  out  of  the  city.  Because  of  the  violent  pressure 
of  the  crowd  one  against  the  other  six  hundred  men  and  three  noblemen 
died.  And  of  the  remainder,  he  who  was  safe  sought  for  a  place  to  hide 
himself;  and  they  went  out  of  the  city.  And  the  Lord  sent  a  great  fire 
[which]  surrounded  the  city ;  and  not  one  of  them  could  flee  from  it. 

And  the  Governor  and  the  chiefs  assembled,  and  drew  nigh  unto  the 
disciples,  weeping  in  fear  and  trembling,  saying:  "We  believe  and  we  f.  40  a 
know  that  there  is  no  God  in  heaven  nor  on  earth,  save  your  God,  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ.  We  entreat  you  to  have  compassion  on  us,  and  deliver 
us  from  this  death  which  surroundeth  us  from  two  sides,  from  the  fire, 
and  from  the  dread  of  Dog's  Head."  And  the  disciples  took  pity  on 
them,  and  besought  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  that  He  might  take  the 
fire  from  off  them.  And  Bartholomew  said  unto  the  Governor:  "Assemble 
the  people  of  the  town  unto  us,  men  and  women.  And  let  them  bring  to 
us  whatsoever  idols  are  in  their  houses  ;  that  they  may  know  that  they 
are  no  gods,  but  are  made  by  men's  hands ;  stones,  there  are  no  souls 
in  them."  And  the  Governor  commanded  the  multitude  about  that, 
and  they  brought  them.     And  the  disciples  arose  and  prayed,  and  their 


24  THE   ACTS   OF   ANDREW   AND   BARTHOLOMEW. 

feet  smote  the  earth,  saying  :  "  O  God  !  Who  at  that  time  didst  com- 
mand the  earth,  [and]  it  opened  and  swallowed  up  Dathan  and  Abiram 
and  all  their  host  who  withstood  Thy  Name,  let  the  earth  open  at  this 
hour,  and   may  these  idols  be  swallowed  up  ;    and  bring  them  down  to 

f.  40b  Gehenna,  whilst  this  multitude  are  witnessing  it."  And  that  came  to  pass 
speedily.  And  the  Governor,  and  the  crowd  of  women  and  men  lifted 
up  their  voices  and  said :  "  There  is  one  God,  the  God  of  the  Nazarenes, 
Jesus   the  Christ." 

The  disciples  said  unto  them:  "Let  us  go  together  to  the  theatre; 
and  ye  shall  receive  the  completion  of  faith  therein."  And  the  Governor 
and  the  multitude  entreated  the  disciples  and  said  :  "  O  our  lords  !  forgive 
us,  for  we  cannot  reach  that  place  for  fear  of  Dog's  Face  ;  lest  he  should 
eat  us,  as  he  ate  the  wild  beasts."  Bartholomew  said  unto  them :  "  Fear 
ye  not ;  but  follow  us  ;  ye  sh^ll  see  the  glory  of  God  and  great  wonders 
in  this  city  to-day."  And  a  great  crowd  followed  them  to  the  theatre  ; 
and  the  disciples  went  first,  and  laid  their  hands  on  the  man  who  was 
like  a  dog's  head,  and  they  said  unto  him  :  "  In  the  name  of  Jesus  the 
Christ,  let  the  nature  of  wild  beasts  leave  thee,  and  return  to  the  nature  of 
man.  It  is  enough  for  thee,  O  my  child  !  thou  hast  completed  the  service 
in  which  thou  wast  sent."  And  in  that  hour  he  returned  to  be  like  what 
he  was  before,  meek  as  a  lamb ;  and  he  came  and  did  obeisance  to  the 
disciples.     And  when  the  multitude  and  the  Governor  saw  this  wonderful 

f  41  a  thing  they  took  in  their  hands  branches  of  olive,  and  did  obeisance  to  the 
disciples.  And  they  said  unto  them  :  "  Let  your  blessing  abide  on  us  ;  and 
baptize  us."  The  disciples  said  unto  them :  "  Possess  ye  your  souls  in 
patience;    the  gift  of  God  hath  remained   upon  you." 

And  there  was  a  pillar  in  the  midst  of  the  city,  beside  the  theatre. 
And  when  they  reached  it  Andrew  arose  and  smote  it  with  his  foot. 
And  straightway  the  pillar  was  opened  and  sweet  water  gushed  from  it. 
And  the  disciples  stood  in  the  midst  of  the  water,  and  baptized  the 
multitude  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost. 
And  when  the  multitude  had  been  baptized.  Dog's  Head  entreated 
Andrew  and  said  unto  him  :  "  O  thou  good  father !  let  thy  mercy  lighten 
upon  those  who  have  died,  that  they  may  live,  and  be  baptized,  and  may 
rejoice  with  their  brethren.  And  that  they  may  know  that  the  Lord 
hath  power  to  give  life  unto  the  dead." 

And  Andrew  arose  and  made  supplication.  And  another  loud  voice 
called  from  heaven :  "At  length  it  shall  come  unto  the  beloved  Dog's  Head  : 
that  I  shall  give  unto  him  the  gift  of  giving  them  life,  for  they  died  through 


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fear  of  thee;   and  by  thy  hands  shall  their  life  come."     And  they  were 
baptized  along  with  the  people  of  the  city ;    and  the  disciples  did  many 
miracles  [and]  wonders  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.     The  blind  opened  their 
eyes  ;  the  lame  walked  ;  the  deaf  heard  ;  the  dumb  spake ;  the  devils  were 
cast  out.     And  in  all  the  city  there  remained  not  one  who  had  a  disease 
who  was  not  cured  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.     And  after  Cod.  81 
these  things  he  built  them  churches  ;  and  ordained  for  them  a  bishop,  and  Se 
presbyters  and  deacons.    And  he  made  them  all  the  servants  of  the  temple,  ^-  26  a 
and  taught  them  the  Holy  Gospel  and  all  the  rites  of  the  Holy  Church! 
And  they  offered  up  the  pure  Mysteries,  and  finished  the  prayers  about 
them  ;  and  gave  the  multitude  the  offering  and  the  Holy  Mysteries.     And 
there  was  great  joy  in  this  city  at  their  being  held  worthy  of  the  joy  of 
baptism  and  of  receiving  the  Holy  Mysteries,  which  are  the  Body  of  the 
Lord  and  His  precious  Blood.     And  they  confirmed  them  in  the  holy  faith 
in   the   name    of  the   Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.     And  they  went  out  from 
amongst  them,  praising  God;    to    Whom    be   glory    for   ever   and    ever. 
Amen. 


L.  A. 


26  THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  ST  ANDREW. 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF    ST    ANDREW. 

TJie  Martyrdom  of  Andrew,  the  Blessed  Disciple,  on  the  fourth  day  of 
Khoiak,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord. 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  Andrew  had  journeyed  to  the  city  of  Aknis, 

and   the   city  of   Arganyus,   and    the    city  of   Safras,    the    rebelHous    and 

wicked   cities  which  were  rieighbours  one  to  the  other ;    and   they  were 

united    in    his    lot    wherein    he    was   to   preach    the   good    news    of    the 

Gospel.    And  these  were  the  last  of  the  cities  to  which  he  journeyed.    And 

his  departure  from  this  world  drew  near.     And  when  he  entered  these 

cities  he  preached  to  them  with  a  loud  voice,  thus :  "  Whoso  forsaketh  not 

father   or   mother,    and    sons,  and   daughters,    and    brothers,    and    sisters, 

and   wife,  and    silver,  and   gold,  and   raiment,  and   treasures,  and  goods, 

cf.  Luke       and    fields,  and    everything    in    this   world,  and    followeth  not  after  Me, 

xiv.  26  .  -^  ** 

xiv.  33        is   not  worthy  of  Me."     And  he  commanded    them   about  it,  that  they 

should  believe  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  with  the  right 

faith.     And    they    begged    him    earnestly    for    more    about    it ;    (because) 

he  had  mentioned  before  that  he  who  did  not  do  it  would  have  no  right 

f.  42  b  to  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  and  would  not  have  everlasting  life. 

And  the  people  of  this  country  were  a  very  wicked  folk,  and  they  had 
little  religious  faith.  And  when  they  heard  Andrew  speak  in  this  way, 
they  were  wroth  against  him  with  a  great  wrath.  And  (in)  many  places 
they  heard  of  the  wonders  which  he  did  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ ;  and  everyone  who  asked  him  was  cured  by  him,  and 
he  bestowed  the  cure  without  price.  And  many  of  the  people  spread 
his  name  abroad  in  that  region  ;  and  he  brought  them  near  unto  God, 
Who  receiveth  everyone  that  cometh  unto  Him  with  all  his  heart. 

Then  it  entered  into  the  heart  of  the  people  of  this  city  in  which 
Andrew  was  preaching  about  the  knowledge  of  God  to  assemble 
themselves  and  take  counsel  together  about  the  disciple.  And  the 
magistrates  said  unto  each  other:  "Come,  let  us  unite  and  agree  con- 
cerning the  killing  of  this  deceiver,  who  hath  corrupted  our  religion  and 


THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  ST  ANDREW.  2^ 

hath  come  to  us  in  the  name  of  a  new  god,  whose  name  we  know  not, 
neither  we  nor  our  fathers." 

One  of  them  said :  "  Let  us  go  out  to  him  and  entreat  him  to 
go  out  of  our  country  that  no  discord  may  happen ;  for  many  (men) 
of  the  city  have  beheved  by  his  speech  ;  and  if  we  do  not  make  haste 
and  do  something  by  our  own  will,  there  will  be  some  ruin  to  the 
inhabitants  of  the  city."  And  they  sent  trusty  folk  to  him  of  those  who  f.  43^ 
were  of  noble  race.  And  they  went  to  him  joyfully.  And  this  was  by 
the  will  of  God,  that  the  envoys  also  who  had  gone  to  him  might  believe. 
And  when  they  had  entered  into  (where)  the  disciple  (was),  he  began  and 
said:  "The  peace  of  the  Lord  be  with  you."  They  replied  unto  him:  "May 
thy  peace  be  with  us."  And  they  spoke  in  words  of  peace.  The  disciple 
said  unto  them  :  "  Sit  ye  down,  O  ye  good  brethren,  whom  the  good  Lord 
hath  called  to  the  Holy  City."  They  replied  unto  him,  saying:  "Forgive  us, 
O  servant  of  the  good  God,  in  whom  we  have  found  the  knowledge  of 
God.  O  thou  just  one  !  about  whom  we  took  counsel  for  the  evil,  which 
Satan  had  sown  in  our  heart.  O  thou  innocent  man !  who  art  like  a 
lamb  playing  and  submissive  to  him  who  is  seeking  to  kill  it.  Truly  we, 
since  we  have  seen  thy  person,  every  thought  of  evil  is  put  far  from  us  ; 
and  thou  hast  made  our  hearts  new  by  the  fear  of  God.  Have  we  not  com- 
manded evil  concerning  thee,  and  brought  it  upon  thee?  We  have  come 
to  entreat  thee  to  go  out  of  our  city;  and  we  have  said  in  the  ignorance 
of  our  minds  that  thou  art  he  who  didst  trouble  our  city.  But  now  we  Cod.  8i 
know  certainly  that  thou  art  he  who  shall  save  us  from  the  enemy,  and  shalt  p^.^^\^^ 
intercede  for  us  with  the  Lord,  that  He  may  forgive  our  sins.  And  now,  O  f-  28  b 
holy  father !  we  will  not  separate  ourselves  from  thee,  and  we  desire  thee 
to  make  us  thy  disciples.  And  Andrew  blessed  them,  and  sent  them  to 
their  houses  in  peace,  and  exhorted  each  of  them  to  learn  the  faith  of 
the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  they  went  away  from  him  praising  God  ; 
and  they  went  about  in  all  the  market-places  of  the  city,  and  in  its  streets, 
reciting  the  praises  of  God.     And  they  left  the  blessed  Apostle  Andrew. 

And  when  the  company  of  evil  men  who  had  sent  them  on  that  business 
heard  these  things,  they  were  greatly  perplexed.  And  they  took  counsel 
about  it  amongst  themselves :  and  they  said,  "  Let  us  go  together  to  the 
place  where  Andrew  is,  and  let  us  burn  him  alive  in  the  fire  ;  so  that  he 
may  not  return  to  our  city,  and  everyone  who  hath  believed  in  him  may 
hear  of  us  and  be  afraid  of  us.  And  they  went  out  to  the  place  where  he 
was,  and  they  surrounded  him  and  said  unto  him,  "We  will  burn  thee  f- 29  a 
alive."     And  when   the  disciple  saw  that  they  were  endeavouring  to  do 


28  THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  ST  ANDREW. 

evil,  he  looked  at  them,  and  spake  to  them  in  words  of  peace ;  and  said 
unto  them :  "  O  ye  rebellious  men  !  do  not  fulfil  the  evil  which  ye  have 
determined,  which  Satan  its  father  hath  taught  you.  And  return  unto  God. 
D.  S.  And  if  ye  will  not  receive  [this]  from  me,  I  have  entreated  God  about  the  fire 
in  which  ye  have  purposed  to  burn  me,  and  He  will  send  fire  from  heaven 
from  Himself  to  burn  you  and  your  city  ;  that  ye  may  know  that  there 
is  no  God  who  is  mighty  in  heaven  and  earth,  save  Jesus  the  Christ  my 
Lord."  And  they  reviled  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  the  holy  disciple. 
And  when  he  heard  their  reviling  he  was  wroth  with  a  fierce  wrath,  and 
he  lifted  up  his  hand  towards  heaven  and  made  supplication,  saying : 
"O  my  Lord  and  my  God,  Jesus  the  Christ !  hearken  unto  my  supplication, 
and  send  fire  from  heaven  to  burn  these  wicked  people  who  have  reviled 
Thy  holy  name."  And  before  he  had  finished  his  supplication  fire  fell 
from  heaven  and  burnt  up  this  wicked  multitude.  And  the  saint  became 
known  in  all  the  town  and  its  district  because  of  the  wonder  which  had 
come  forth  from  his  hands.  And  the  rest  of  the  wicked  never  ceased, 
but  they  plotted  evil  again.  And  they  said  :  "  If  this  man  remains  in  our 
city  he  will  ruin  us  with  his  sorcery,  and  there  is  worse  in  store  for  us 
from  his  doing,  for  he  will  separate  us  from  our  wives."  They  sent 
treacherously  to  him  with  soft  speech  until  he  came  into  their  midst ;  and 
they  gathered  themselves  together  against  him  and  beat  him  with  heavy 
blows.  And  they  went  round  about  the  city  with  him,  he  being  naked, 
and  cast  him  into  prison  until  they  had  taken  counsel  against  him  how 
they  should  kill  him.  And  the  custom  of  this  city  was,  that  whomsoever 
they  wished  to  slay  they  hanged  him  on  a  piece  of  wood  in  the  form  of  a 
cross,  and  threw  stones  at  him. 

And  when  they  had  thrown  Andrew  into  prison  he  arose  and  prayed 
earnestly ;  and  entreated  the  Lord  that  He  would  send  fire  from  heaven 
f.  44  b  and  burn  these  three  cities  as  (He  did)  the  first  time,  because  of  the  beating 
and  the  acts  of  violence  which  they  had  done  to  him.  Then  the  Lord 
appeared  unto  him  in  the  prison  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Peace  be  unto  thee, 
O  Andrew !  My  beloved  disciple ;  be  not  anxious,  for  thou  hast  finished 
thy  course,  and  hast  attained  to  thine  apostleship.  And  this  is  the 
place  in  which  thou  shalt  complete  thy  testimony,  and  shalt  inherit  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  with  the  just  ones  who  have  pleased  Me." 

And  when  Andrew  heard  it  he  rejoiced  and  was  glad ;  and  he  remained 
for  the  rest  of  the  night  praising  God.  And  when  it  was  the  morrow  he 
went  forth  out  of  the  prison  ;  and  they  hanged  him  upon  the  cross,  and 
stoned  him  till  there  was  an  end  of  him.     And  believing  folk  took  him 


THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  ST  ANDREW.  29 

and  left  his  body  in  a  grave.  And  this  was  the  completion  of  his  testimony 
on  the  fourth  day  of  the  month  of  Khoiak  ;  and  praise  be  to  the  Father, 
and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

{Cohp/ion.)  And  praise  be  to  God  ever  and  always.  This  blessed  book  is 
the  enduring  perpetual  guarded  inJieritance  of  the  Monastery  of  Our  Lady^ 
the  Lady  whose  lord  is  Anba  Bishai,  and  is  known  as  the  Syrian  Fathers. 
And  no  man  shall  have  power  from  the  Lord — praise  be  to  Him  !  to  take  it 
out  of  the  Monastery  on  any  pretejicc  or  by  way  of  loss.  A  nd  after  he  shall 
have  taken  it  out  his  lot  shall  be  zuith  fudas,  the  betrayer  of  his  Lord.  And 
it  was  zvritten  for  God's  sake  by  permission  of  our  Father  the  Metropolitan 
A  bbot  of  the  Moftastery  above  mentioned.  A  nd  praise  be  to  God  always  and 
for  ever. 


30  THE   STORY   OF   ST  JAMES. 


THE    STORY   OF   ST   JAMES. 

f.  45  a  TJie  story  of  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  brother  of  John  the  Evangelist, 

and  his  preacJiing  of  the   Gospel  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  in   the  city 
of  India. 

It  came  to  pass  when  the  disciples  divided  the  cities  of  the  world,  and 
each  of  them  knew  his  lot  given  to  him  by  the  Lord,  they  praised  His  name 
greatly.  And  the  lot  of  James  was  the  city  of  India ;  and  (of)  John  his 
brother  the  city  of  Asia.  And  James  said  unto  Peter,  "  O  my  father 
Peter !  go  forth  with  me  until  thou  hast  brought  me  to  my  city."  And 
Peter  said  unto  him,  "  Not  thee  alone,  but  all  of  you  will  I  bring  to  your 
cities,  as  the  Lord  hath  commanded  me."  And  Peter  and  James  went 
towards  this  country ;  reciting  on  their  way  the  praises  of  God,  and 
rejoicing  their  souls  with  what  the  Lord  had  taught  them  about  the  abun- 
dance of  their  reward  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  And  they  said :  "  It  is 
meet  that  no  sloth  should  overtake  us  and  no  laziness,  but  let  us  hasten  and 
be  watchful  in  zeal  for  proclaiming  the  Gospel  and  preaching  in  the  world, 
so  that  we  may  be  worthy  of  the  everlasting  promises."  These  words  did 
Peter  and  James  speak  strengthening  one  another  in  effort;  and  whilst  they 
were  talking  in  this  way,  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them  like  a  young  man  of 
fair  face,  rejoicing  in  their  conversation,  smiling  in  their  faces.  And  He 
said   unto   them :    "  Come  unto    Me,  O  ye  good   labourers !     I   am  your 

f.  4Sb  Master,  and  Strengthener,  and  the  Payer  of  your  reward.  Know,  O  My 
disciples,  that  all  your  toil  in  this  world  will  not  be  like  a  single  hour  of  the 
rest  which  will  be  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven."  And  He  enlightened  the 
eyes  of  their  hearts  ;  and  shewed  them  all  the  just  men  who  have  gone 
to  their  rest  from  Adam  to  John,  and  they  were  shining  in  glittering 
raiment.  And  they  drew  nigh  to  them  and  embraced  them  with  a  spiritual 
kiss,  and  departed  from  them  in  peace. 

And  when  the  djsciples  had  seen  this  spiritual  vision  their  hearts  were 
strengthened,  and  they  were  glad,  and  fell  to  the  earth  and  worshipped, 
saying :  "  We  thank  Thee,  0  our  Lord  and  our  Master,  Jesus  the  Christ ! 
for  the  beauty  of  Thy  work  to  us  poor  men."    And  the  Lord  made  them  rise. 


THE   STORY   OF   ST   JAMES.  3 1 

and  gave  them  (the  greeting-  of)  peace.  And  He  said  unto  James,  "  Be 
strong  and  finish  thy  service  with  a  (true')  heart,  and  preach  in  the  world 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  those  who  are  His  image  and  likeness.  And 
in  this  thou  shalt  have  a  great  reward." 

And  the  disciples  arose,  with  faces  shining  like  the  sun,  and  the  Lord 
disappeared  from  them  into  heaven  with  great  glory.  And  Peter  said  unto 
James,  "  It  is  meet  that  we  should  be  diligent  in  our  journey  so  as  to  bring 
back  all  the  lost  sheep  of  the  race  of  Israel,  for  this  great  reward  is  certain 
to  be  ours."  And  they  journeyed  together.  And  as  they  drew  nigh  to 
the  city,  behold  !  there  was  a  blind  man  on  the  path  eating  bread.  And 
when  he  knew  that  the  disciples  were  approaching,  he  went,  by  the  grace 
of  God,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice  and  said  :  "  O  servants  of  the  Christ ! 
give  me  light  on  my  eyes."  James  said  unto  Peter:  "Take  pity  on  him,  f.  46a 
O  my  father !  that  he  may  not  cry  behind  us."  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  It 
is  thou  who  shalt  give  healing  in  this  city."  James  said  .-  "  Bless  me,  O  my 
father  ! "  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  The  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  will  effect  his 
cure  by  thy  hand."  And  James  called  the  blind  man  and  said  unto  him  : 
"  If  thine  eyes  be  opened,  and  thy  sight  established,  wilt  thou  believe  in 
the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Crucified  ? "  The  blind  man  said  unto  him  : 
"  I  believe  in  Him  with  a  true  faith."  James  said  unto  him  :  "  In  the  name 
of  Jesus  the  Christ,  in  whom  thou  hast  believed,  the  true  God,  let  thine 
eyes  be  opened,  and  do  thou  see  with  full  sight." 

And  this  happened  as  he  had  said.  And  when  the  multitude  saw 
it,  they  cried  out  and  gave  glory  to  God.  And  a  company  of  them 
believed.  But  some  of  them  said  :  "  These  are  wizards."  And  they  went 
to  the  magistrates  of  the  city,  and  told  them  what  they  had  witnessed  ;  and 
the  magistrates  commanded  them  (the  disciples)  to  be  brought.  And  when 
they  stood  before  them,  one  of  them  asked  them,  "  From  what  country 
are  ye }   whence  are  ye  ?  and  what  do  ye  want  ? " 

Peter  answered  him,  saying :  "  We  are  the  servants  of  a  good  Lord, 
whose  name  is  Jesus  the  Christ."  And  when  the  magistrates  heard  the  name 
of  Jesus,  they  rent  their  garments,  and  cried  out  with  loud  voices  and  said  : 
"  O  ye  men  !  ye  inhabitants  of  this  city  !  beware  of  these  folk,  for  they  are 
wizards.  For  many  days  we  have  heard  no  news  of  them.  Twelve  men 
went  forth  from  Jerusalem,  disciples  of  a  good  man  whose  name  was  Jesus  ; 
this  was  the  name  they  called  him." 

And  the  magistrates  commanded  that  they  should  put  ropes  on  their  f- 46  b 
necks,  and  drag  them  through  all  the  city.     And  when  the  guards  were 

^  A  word  seems  to  have  been  dropped  from  the  MS. 


32  THE   STORY   OF   ST  JAMES. 

about  to  throw  the  ropes  on  their  necks,  their  hands  withered,  and  they 
stood  still  on  their  feet.  And  the  magistrates  chided  them,  saying:  "Ye 
have  not  fulfilled  what  we  commanded  you."  They  said  unto  them : 
"  We  cannot  move,  and  we  have  become  like  stones."  The  magistrates 
said  unto  them :  "  Did  we  not  tell  you  that  they  are  wizards  .-* "  The 
disciples  said  :  "  We  are  not  wizards ;  but  servants  of  a  good  Lord." 
And  the  men  whose  hands  were  withered  entreated  the  disciples,  saying : 
"O  servants  of  God  !  have  compassion  on  us."  They  said  unto  them:  "God 
hath  commanded  us  that  we  should  not  requite  evil  with  evil,  but  good 
instead  of  evil."  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  men,  saying  :  "  In  the  name 
of  Jesus  the  Christ,  Whose  disciples  we  are,  and  Whose  name  we  preach, 
we  command  you  by  faith  that  ye  return  to  what  ye  were,  whole."  And 
straightway  the  guards  rose  up  whole,  as  they  had  been,  and  did  obeisance 
to  them,  crying  out :  "  There  is  no  God  but  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Lord 
of  these  good  men." 

And  when  the  multitude  saw  it  they  returned  the  cry  like  the  speech 
of  the  guards,  "  There  is  one  God,  Whom  these  two  blessed  men  proclaim." 
And  the  magistrates  did  not  believe ;  for  their  hearts  were  hard.  And 
there  was  a  magistrate  among  them  who  had  a  son,  and  his  feet  were 
withered  ;  he  could  not  walk.  The  magistrate  said  :  "  I  will  bring  my  son 
to  them,  and  if  they  have  power  to  make  his  feet  whole  like  (those  of)  all 
men,  I  will  believe  in  their  God." 

And  he  commanded  one  of  his  servants  to  bring  his  son  to  them, 
f.  47  a  And  he  hastened  and  left  him  in  the  presence  of  the  disciples.  And  they 
both  arose,  and  stretched  out  their  hands,  and  prayed,  saying  :  "  Our  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ,  Resurrection  of  souls  and  of  bodies,  the  Good  Shepherd 
Who  restoreth  every  good  soul,  we  entreat  Thee,  O  Thou  Lord  Who  art 
near  with  an  answer,  that  Thou  wouldest  hearken  unto  Thy  servants,  for 
Thou  hast  promised  that  Thou  wilt  not  separate  Thyself  from  us  ;  to  shew 
Thy  glory  at  this  hour  in  this  city  ;  that  they  may  know  that  Thou  art 
God  ;  there  is  no  God  beside  Thee^" 

And  when  the  two  disciples  had  finished  the  prayer,  James  said  unto 
the  lame  boy:  "  In  the  name  of  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Nazarene,  in  Whose 
name  I  preach,  rise,  walk  like  all  men." 

Then   he  sprang  up  and    stood,  whole,  and  walked.     And  when    the 

multitude  saw  this  wonder  which  had  been  (done)  by  the  disciples,  they 

cried  out,  saying:    "God  is  one,  the  God  of  these  two  men."     And  the 

magistrate,    the   father   of    the   boy,   did   obeisance   at   the    feet    of    the 

^  Literally  "between  the  hands  of." 


THE   STORY   OF   ST   JAMES.  33 

disciples,  saying  unto  them  :  "  I  entreat  you  to  come  into  my  house  to  eat 
bread  " ;  and  he  sent  to  his  wife  with  the  son  who  had  been  cured.  And 
when  his  wife  saw  her  child  walking,  she  cried  out,  saying  :  "  God  is  one, 
the  God  of  these  two  men  who  have  cured  my  son."  And  she  cried  in  her 
dwelling  for  the  presence  of  the  disciples,  and  she  sent  back  her  child  f.  47  b 
to  his  father,  insisting  on  his  bringing  them.  And  when  they  were 
within  the  magistrate's  house,  the  idols  which  he  had  in  his  house 
straightway  fell  down.  And  when  the  magistrate  and  his  wife  saw  this 
wonder,  their  faith  was  strengthened,  and  they  brought  much  goods  unto 
the  disciples.  And  they  said  unto  them  :  "  Accept  these  goods  from  us, 
and  distribute  them  amongst  the  poor." 

James  said  unto  him  :  "  Distribute  it  with  thine  own  hand."  And  he 
did  as  James  had  commanded  him.  And  he  laid  the  table  for  them,  and 
they  ate.  And  the  name  of  the  magistrate  was  Theophilus.  And  he 
entreated  them  to  baptize  himself  and  his  wife  and  his  children.  And 
when  the  disciples  saw  the  strength  of  their  faith,  they  gave  him  the 
commandments  of  life,  and  baptized  him  and  his  wife  and  his  children  in 
the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  one  God,  and 
every  one  in  his  dwelling.  And  their  number  was  thirty  souls.  And  after 
this  James  said  unto  Peter :  "  Arise  with  us,  O  my  father !  let  us  go  hence 
and  journey  round  about  the  rest  of  the  cities  and  warn  their  inhabitants, 
and  preach  amongst  them  the  good  news  of  the  gospel ;  and  perhaps  they 
will  receive  it  and  repent." 

And  they  went  forth  into  the  midst  of  the  city  to  a  famous  spot  where 
the  magistrates  of  the  district  were  sitting.  And  they  began  to  teach  the 
multitude  the  spiritual  commandments.  And  they  testified  to  them  about 
the  sufferings  of  the  Lord,  and  about  His  Resurrection,  and  about  His  f.  48  a 
ascension  to  heaven,  and  about  His  second  coming  to  judge  the  quick  and 
the  dead.  And  the  multitude  heard  their  words  and  marvelled  at  the 
sweetness  of  their  speech. 

And  when  the  rest  of  the  magistrates  of  the  city  saw  that  their  friend 
had  believed,  they  came  forward  and  did  obeisance  at  the  feet  of  the 
disciples.  And  they  said  unto  them  :  "  We  entreat  you,  O  good  servants 
of  God  !  to  give  us  the  gift  of  God,  which  ye  have  given  to  our  friend." 
And  when  the  news  was  spread  abroad  in  the  city  that  all  the  magistrates 
had  believed  in  the  message  of  the  disciples,  they  all  cried  out,  saying  with 
a  loud  voice :  "  We  entreat  you,  O  disciples  of  the  Christ !  that  ye  would 
make  us  meet  for  the  gift  of  the  Christ ;  and  give  us  the  token  of  faith." 

And  when  they  saw  the  power  of  their  faith,  they  said  unto  them  : 

L.  A.  E 


34  THE   STORY   OF   ST  JAMES. 

"  Whoso  truly  believeth,  let  him  follow  us."  And  the  multitude  went  before 
until  they  (the  disciples)  arrived  at  a  mighty  river  in  the  midst  of  the 
city.  And  they  prayed  ;  and  after  the  prayer  they  preached  unto  them 
and  taught  them  the  laws  of  God.  And  they  baptized  them  in  the  name 
of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  when  they  had 
received  baptism,  they  rejoiced  with  exceeding  joy  and  were  very  glad. 
And  they  commanded  them  to  build  a  church  ;  and  they  abode  with  them 
until  their  faith  had  become  strong ;  and  they  appointed  them  priests,  and 
f.  48  b  gave  them  the  holy  mysteries.  And  James  read  the  Law  and  the  Prophets 
unto  them  ;  and  Peter  interpreted  into  the  language  which  they  knew. 
And  he  abode  with  them  many  days  until  their  faith  had  been  strengthened. 
And  they  appointed  them  a  bishop  ;  and  all  the  servants  of  the  temple  ; 
and  they  went  forth  from  amongst  them  with  the  praise  of  God,  the  One 
in  substance,  the  Three  in  Persons,  to  Whom  belongeth  praise  and  glory 
and  honour  and  worship  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen.  And  praise  be  to 
God  always  and  for  ever. 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   JAMES.  35 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF   JAMES. 

TJie  Martyrdom  of  James  the  son  of  Zcbedee,  the  disciple  of  Jesus  the 
Christ,  ivJiich  took  place  on  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  Phannonthi,  in  the 
peace  of  the  Lord.     Amen. 

And  when  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  the  disciple  of  Jesus  the  Christ, 

went  out  to  the  scattered  Twelve  Tribes,  and  preached  the  Gospel  to  them 

in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  True  God,  all  the  tribes 

did  not  worship  the  One  God;  but  each  tribe  of  them  had  chosen  a  god,  and 

each  of  their  idols  had  a  false  teaching  which  led  them  astray.     And  they 

were  under  the  dominion  of  Herod;  they  paid  him  service  in  different  ways; 

and  the  property  which  came  to  him  from  these  sources  was  very  great, 

until  his  authority  increased  and  his  kingdom  became  larger.     And  it  came  f.  49  a 

to  pass  that  when  James  drew  nigh  and  preached  to  every  tribe  in  its  own 

language,    because    the    Lord    inspired    them    with    the   knowledge   of  all 

languages  ;    not   only  the  tongues   of  man,  but   the  tongues   of  the  birds 

and    the    beasts,    and    the    creeping    things,    and    the   wild    beasts ;    when 

they  chattered  in  their  own  language,  the  disciple  knew  what  they  were 

saying  by  the  help  of  the   Holy  Ghost.     And   James   preached    amongst 

them  and  commanded  them  to  leave  off  their  ugly  deeds,  and  believe  in 

God  the  Father,  and   His  Only  Son  Jesus  the  Christ ;    and  in  the  Holy 

Ghost,  Who  giveth   life  to  every  creature  ;    in  Whose  hand  are  all  their 

spirits  ;   He  will  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead.     And  he  said  unto  them  : 

"Give  not  all  your  goods  unto  earthly  kings;   but  give  some  of  them  to 

the  poor,  for  the  salvation  of  your  souls."     And  immediately  the  gift  of  the 

Holy  Spirit  dwelt  in  them,  and  the  fear  (of  God)  was  firmly  fixed  in  their 

hearts.     And  the  news  spread  in  all  their  borders  ;    and  they  believed  in 

the  word  of  James  the  disciple  ;    and  were  confirmed  in  the  faith  of  the 

Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  King  of  the  heaven  and  the  earth  ;  Who  doth  not 

refuse  those  who  seek   Him  and  turn  to   Him  with  a  sincere  conscience. 

And  they  renounced  all  they  had  worshipped  ;    and   their   wicked   deeds   Cod.  81 

which   they   had    done.     And   they   approached   the    Lord  with  a   sincere  Arabe 

mind;    and  received   the   word    of  James   which   he  preached  unto  them.   [•  37  b 

.  '■  7 

And  James  taught  them  much  because  of  the  quickness  with  which  they 

received  his  preaching  and  forsook  the  false  doctrine  in  which  they  were, 

and  the  error.     And  he  made  haste  and  built  them  churches  in  all  their 

borders,  when  he  saw  the  beauty  of  their  faith.     And  he  baptized  them  in 

the  name  of  the  Holy  Trinity.     And  they  were  glad  and  rejoiced.     And 


36  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   JAMES. 

f.  38  a  he  commanded  them  the  precepts  of  the  Gospel ;  and  the  laws  of  religion  ; 
and  said  unto  them  :  "  Hearken,  O  ye  blessed  children  !  who  have  returned 
from  error  unto  the  knowledge  of  the  truth  ;  whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
and  made  meet  to  receive  His  clean  Body,  and  pure  Blood.  Behold, 
I  deliver  unto  you  the  truths  of  God  ;  which  He  hath  entrusted  unto  us  ; 
and  hath  commanded  us  to  convey  to  the  nations.  And  they  received 
them  with  joy,  so  that  they  might  be  always  joyful  and  triumphant  in  the 
Paradise  of  the  Eternal  Lord.  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  made  you  meet, 
every  tribe,  that  in  Him  ye  may  be  [ready]  and  that  your  fruits,  and  your 
vineyards,  and  your  fields,  and  your  sheep  may  be  the  Lord's."  The 
multitude  consented  ;  and  they  said :  "  We  will  fulfil  all  that  thou  hast 
commanded  us.  We  believe  in  God  with  all  our  hearts  ;  the  eldest  of  us 
and  the  youngest."     And  thus  every  tribe  offered  all  of  what  it  possessed 

f.  50  a  to  the  Church. 

And  when  Herod  heard  all  about  their  faith,  and  about  their  offerings 
to  their  churches,  his  wonder  grew,  and  he  learnt  from  a  wicked  man  that 
a  disciple  of  Jesus  the  Christ  had  come  to  them,  and  had  taught  them  not 
to  give  gifts  to  the  kings  of  the  earth,  nor  tribute  to  Nero  the  Emperor, 
nor  to  Herod  the  Governor ;  but  to  pay  it  to  Jesus  the  Christ  the  Lord, 
King  of  the  heaven  and  of  the  earth.  And  when  the  king  heard  the  like 
of  this,  he  commanded  them  to  bring  James  the  disciple  to  him.  And 
when  he  saw  him,  he  said  unto  him  :  "  Of  what  nation  art  thou  ?  and  in 
whom  dost  thou  believe?  O  thou  man  whose  deeds  are  worthy  of  death  !  " 
The  blessed  disciple  replied  to  him,  saying  :  "  I  believe  in  the  Lord  of 
the  Nazarenes,  Jesus  the  Christ,  Son  of  the  Living  God,  He  Who  is  Lord 
of  all  that  is  in  the  heaven  and  upon  the  earth  ;  and  their  spirits  are  in  His 
hand.  And  thou,  O  Herod,  and  Nero  the  Emperor,  your  spirits  are  in 
His  hand  ;  and   He  hath  authority  over  your  kingdom." 

And  when  he  heard  this  he  was  wroth  with  a  fierce  wrath  against  James, 
the  holy  disciple,  and  he  said  unto  him  :  "  I  cannot  suffer  thee  to  return 
me  another  answer";  for  Nero  the  Emperor  and  Herod  had  heard  about 

f.  50b  James  the  disciple,  that  he  scorned  their  royalty,  and  reviled  their  idols. 
And  he  arose  in  haste  and  struck  the  saint  with  a  sword  on  his  shoulders ; 
and  in  that  hour  he  gave  up  the  ghost ;  and  thus  Saint  James,  the  son  of 
Zebedee,  finished  his  testimony  on  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  Pharmouthi ; 
and  he  was  buried  in  Niqta,  which  is  called  Ravina'.  May  his  prayer 
preserve  us  for  ever.     Amen.     And  praise  be  to  God  always  and  for  ever. 

^  The  Ethiopia  says:    "in  the  seventeenth  clay  of  the  month  Miyazya  (April   12th)  and  they 
buried  him  in  K6t  of  Mamrlki."     (Cf.  Budge,  p.  308.) 


THE   TRAVELS   OF  JOHN    THE   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE.  37 


THE    TRAVELS    OF 
JOHN    THE    SON    OF    ZEBEDEE. 

The  travels  of  Saint  John  the  son  of  Zebedee,  the  Evangelist,  and  his 
removal  from  this  ivorld  to  the  Lord.  Saint  Prochorns  wrote  it,  because  of 
Saint  Stephen,  the  chief  of  the  deacons  and  fist  of  the  martyrs^  one  of  the 
seven  ministers  zvhom  the  disciples  appointed  for  the  ministry  of  the  strangers. 
In  the  peace  of  the  Lord.     Amen. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  after  the  ascension  of  Jesus  the  Christ  to 
heaven,  the  disciples  were  gathered  together  at  Gethsemane^  Peter  said 
unto  them  :  "  Ye  know,  O  ye  brethren,  when  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ 
commanded  us  and  ordered  us  to  teach  the  faith  to  the  nations  ;  and 
to  baptize  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  One  God  ;  and  after  He  had  sent  the  Holy  Ghost  upon  us,  we 
have  not  enquired  about  what  it  was  that  our  Master  commanded  us, 
and  our  sorrow  is  the  more  from  the  departure  of  His  mother  from  this 
world,  who  is  the  mother  of  us  all,  and  mother  of  all  believers." 

"  Come  now,  O  my  beloved  brethren  !  in  the  grace  of  the  Trinity,  let  us  f.  51  a 
communicate  the  commandments  which  our  Master  commanded  us  to  all 
the  nations.  Remember  the  saying  which  He  spake  :  '  I  send  you  forth  as 
lambs  among  wolves ;  be  subtle  as  serpents,  and  gentle  as  doves.'  For  ye 
know  that  when  a  man  desireth  to  kill  a  serpent,  it  exposeth  all  its  body 
to  him,  and  protecteth  its  head  ;  thus  we,  O  my  beloved  ones !  let  us 
expose  our  bodies  to  death,  and  let  us  protect  the  head,  which  is  the 
Christ,  and  the  right  faith  in  Him.  And  likewise  the  dove,  when  her 
masters  take  away  her  children,  doth  not  become  furious  against  them. 
Ye  know  that  the  Lord  hath  said  :  '  If  they  have  persecuted  Me,  they  cf.  John 
will  also  persecute  you  ;  and,  if  sorrows  beset  you  in  the  world,  never- 
theless He  for  Whose  sake  they  grieve  you,  He  dwelleth  with  you.'" 

James  the  brother  of  the  Lord  replied,  saying  :  "  Yea,  O  our  father 
Peter,  thou  art  careful  about  this  business." 

^  Ethiopic  "unto  the  grave  of  Mary."     (Budge,  p.  222.) 


38  THE   TRAVELS   OF  JOHN   THE   SON   OF   ZEBEDEE. 

Peter  replied  unto  him,  saying  :  "  If  thy  lot  is  to  abide  in  this  city,  leave 
it  not."  And  they  cast  lots  again.  And  the  lot  of  John  was  to  go  out 
to  Asia,  that  he  should  preach  in  it,  and  this  was  very  grievous  unto  him. 
f.  51b  And  he  prostrated  himself  three  times  in  succession,  and  worshipped, 
and  his  tears  fell  upon  the  ground.  And  the  disciples  worshipped  with  him. 
And  Peter  took  hold  of  him,  and  set  him  up,  and  said  unto  him,  "  We 
look  on  thee  at  all  times  as  a  father,  and  we  imitate  thy  patience.  And 
thou  hast  never  acted  in  this  way  and  thou  hast  disturbed  all  our  hearts." 

John  replied  with  tears  and  said  :  "  O  my  father  Peter,  I  have  sinned 
in  this  hour,  because  as  for  me,  great  afflictions  must  needs  befall  me  on 
the  sea.  But  pray  for  me,  O  my  beloved  brethren  !  that  God  may  forgive 
me."  And  the  company  of  the  disciples  arose  in  that  hour  and  they  asked 
James,  the  brother  of  the  Lord,  to  pray  for  them.  And  when  he  had  done 
this,  they  embraced  each  other  with  a  spiritual  kiss ;  and  they  gave  (it)  to 
every  one  of  the  seventy-two  lesser  disciples.  And  it  fell  to  my  lot  to 
follow  my  master  John. 

And  we  went  forth  from  Jerusalem  ;  and  we  reached  Joppa.  And  we 
remained  on  the  shore  for  three  days,  and  we  sailed  in  a  boat  which  came 
from  Egypt,  laden  with  a  cargo.  They  brought  the  cargo  to  Joppa,  and 
wished  to  go  forth  towards  the  west.  And  we  sailed  in  the  boat,  and  sat 
f.  52  a  down  in  a  place.  And  John  began  to  weep  and  he  said  unto  me :  "  O  my 
son  Prochorus  !  in  this  sea  a  great  tribulation  will  befall  me,  and  my  soul 
shall  be  tormented.  But  death  or  life  shall  the  Lord  reveal  unto  me. 
And  if  I  be  saved,  O  my  son  !  from  the  tribulation  of  the  sea,  I  will  go  to 
Asia,  and  will  repair  to  the  city  of  Ephesus.  And  I  will  abide  in  it  for  two 
months.  And  I  will  come  to  thee  after  the  two  months,  and  we  will  fulfil 
our  service.  But  if  it  pass  by,  and  I  come  not  unto  thee,  return  to  Jerusa- 
lem, unto  James  the  Lord's  brother,  and  what  he  saith  unto  thee,  do." 

And  this  speech  which  John  made  was  at  the  tenth  hour  of  that  day. 
Then  mighty  winds  disturbed  the  sea,  and  the  boat  was  greatly  shaken,  and 
they  were  nearly  drowned.  And  we  remained  in  this  condition  until  the 
third  hour  of  the  night ;  and  the  boat  was  hurt,  and  every  man  clung  to 
one  of  its  planks.  And  we  were  knocked  about  with  it,  and  the  sea  roared 
with  a  mighty  voice,  and  the  waves  grew  bigger  in  it,  and  the  power  of  the 
water  increased,  and  the  floods  gathered  themselves  together  against  the 
boat.  And  its  woodwork  and  all  that  was  in  it  were  scattered.  God, 
Who  seeth  all  things,  and  directeth  His  creatures  like  the  shepherd  who 
guideth  his  sheep,  saved  in  this  way  every  one  in  the  vessel  who  was 
f.  52  b  clinging  to  it.     Like  a  river  which  overfloweth  with  water,  and  returneth 


THE   TRAVELS   OF   JOHN   THE   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE.  39 

to  its  place,  at  the  sixth  hour  of  the  day,  the  waves  cast  us  on  Seleucia, 
about  fifteen'  parasangs  from  the  harbour  at  the  border  of  Antioch.  And 
the  number  of  those  who  were  saved  from  the  boat  was  forty-six  men. 

And  when  [the  boat]  stopped  with  us  on  the  shore  of  the  sea,  we  could 
not  speak  one  to  the  other  for  the  little  food,  and  the  terror  and  the  toil. 
And  we  remained  prostrate  on  the  face  of  the  earth  from  the  sixth  hour 
until  the  ninth  hour.  And  when  our  spirits  returned  to  us,  those  who  had 
sunk  with  the  ship  rose  up  against  me  saying  unto  me  every  ugly 
word  :  "  that  the  man  who  followeth  thee  is  a  wizard,  and  therefore  he 
hath  done  a  work  of  sorcery.  And  he  hath  made  the  boat  to  sink, 
and  hath  taken  all  that  was  in  it,  and  hath  fled.  But  thou  must  deliver 
him  up  to  us  ;  and  if  not,  we  will  deliver  thee  to  the  Governor  of  the 
city  that  he  may  slay  thee.  For  every  one  who  had  been  in  the  boat  is 
present  except  thy  master  alone." 

And  the  people  of  the  city  were  wroth  against  me,  and  they  made  good 
their  word,  and  cast  me  into  prison.  And  on  the  third  day  I  was  brought 
out  to  a  great  place,  where  the  magistrates  of  the  city  were  seated,  and  they  f.  53  a 
received  me  with  all  unpleasantness.  And  they  said  unto  me,  "  Whence  art 
thou?  and  of  what  religion?  and  what  is  thy  handicraft?  and  what  is  thy 
name  by  which  thou  art  called  .''     Tell  us  the  truth  before  we  torture  thee." 

I  said  unto  them :  "  I  am  a  Nazarene  from  the  land  of  Judea ;  and  my 
name  is  Prochorus,  and  I  sank  in  the  sea  like  this  company,  and  behold  ! 
I  am  present  like  all  these  [men]." 

The  magistrates  said,  "  And  how  was  every  one  who  was  in  the  boat 
saved,  except  thy  master  ?  Truly  it  is  like  what  these  people  say,  that  ye 
are  wizards  ;  ye  have  bewitched  the  boat ;  and  ye  do  not  allow  any  one  to 
know.  As  for  thee,  thou  hast  fallen  [out]  and  thy  master  hath  taken  all 
that  was  in  the  boat,  according  to  what  you  two  had  agreed  upon.  Truly 
ye  are  evil  doers,  and  in  your  necks  there  is  much  blood.  But  as  for  thy 
master,  the  sea  hath  swallowed  him  up.  And  as  for  thee,  it  hath  revealed 
thee  and  thy  work.  After  thy  deliverance  from  the  sea,  in  this  hour  thou 
shalt  perish  in  this  city."  And  they  made  me  afraid  and  they  spake 
against  me,  and  they  said  :  '•'  Tell  us,  where  is  thy  master  ? "  Thereupon 
I  wept  with  a  sore  weeping,  and  I  said  :  "  I  have  told  you  that  I  am  a 
disciple  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  The  lot  came  out  for  my  master, 
that  he  should  go  to  the  regions  of  Asia.  And  when  we  embarked  in  the  f.  53  b 
ship  everything  that  hath  happened  unto  us — he  told  us  before  it  took 
place.     And    he    told    me    that    I    should    betake    myself  to   the   city  of 

1  MS.  "stadia"  deleted. 


40  THE  TRAVELS  OF  JOHN  THE  SON  OF  ZEBEDEE. 

Ephesus,  and  should  wait  for  him  there  a  number  of  days,  and  if  the  days 
should  be  finished,  and  he  did  not  come  to  me,  I  should  return  to  my 
country.  And  my  master  is  not  a  wizard,  nor  am  I  one  either  ;  but  we 
are  Nazarenes,  well  known  for  trustworthiness." 

And  a  messenger  came  from  Antioch,  one  of  the  king's  privy  councillors, 
whose  name  was  Seleucus,  to  carry  the  money  of  the  tribute.  And  when 
he  heard  this  from  me  he  commanded  the  magistrates  to  let  me  go  my 
way.  And  they  did  as  he  had  commanded  them.  And  I  journeyed 
for  the  space  of  forty  days  until  I  reached  Asia ;  and  I  arrived  at  a 
wide  region  on  the  shore  of  the  sea  whose  name  was  Marmarwan.  And 
I  sat  down  on  a  rock'  which  projected  over  the  sea,  to  rest  myself  from 
fatigue  and  grief,  and  I  slept  a  little,  and  I  opened  my  eyes,  and  I  saw 
in  the  sea  a  huge  wave  approaching.  And  it  cast  John  out  from  itself 
And  when  I  saw  it,  I  rose  up  quickly  to  take  hold  of  his  hand,  and  help 
him  to  safety ;  and  I  knew  not  that  he  was  John.  And  when  I  drew  nigh 
unto  him,  he  got  before  me  in  climbing  out.  And  when  I  saw  him,  I  rejoiced 
f.  54  a  exceedingly,  and  embraced  him  ;  and  we  wept  together.  And  we  thanked 
God  for  what  He  had  given  [us]  by  bringing  us  together  after  despairing. 
And  after  a  little  rest,  and  [when]  his  reason  had  returned  to  him,  we  told 
each  other  what  had  happened  unto  us.  And  he  told  me  that  he  had  stayed 
forty  days  and  forty  nights  in  the  depths  of  the  sea  ;  and  I  told  him  what 
had  happened  unto  me.  And  we  stayed  together  until  we  came  to  the  other 
end  of  this  land,  which  is  called  Marmarwan.  And  we  asked  for  food,  and 
[the  people]  gave  us  bread  and  water.  And  we  ate  and  our  hearts  were 
strengthened,  and  we  journeyed  in  the  way  to  Ephesus. 

And  when  we  entered  the  city  we  sat  down  in  a  place  called  the  seat 
of  Artemis,  near  the  beginning  of  the  city.  And  there  was  in  the  place 
a  bath  [house]  belonging  to  the  chief  magistrate  of  the  city,  whose  name 
was  Dioscorides. 

And  John  said  unto  me :  "  O  my  son !  let  no  one  in  this  city  know 
who  we  are ;  nor  why  we  have  come  to  it,  till  God  allows  us  to  disclose  it, 
and  we  shall  find  a  way  to  reveal  [ourselves]  and  we  shall  preach  in  it." 

And  whilst  he  was  saying  this,  a  woman  drew  nigh  unto  us  [who  was] 
terrible  in  strength.  She  was  the  caretaker  of  the  bath-house,  a  barren 
woman  [who]  had  never  borne  a  child  ;  and  she  was  stout  in  body  like  a 
great  mule ;  and  she  boasted  of  her  strength  and  beat  the  labourers  who 
f.  54  b  served  [in]  the  bath-house,  with  her  hand;  and  she  did  not  allow  them 
to  rest  for  a  single  hour.     It  was  said  of  her  that  she  had  gone  out  to 

1  Or,   "pillar." 


THE   TRAVELS   OF   JOHN    THE   SON    OP^   ZEBEDEE.  4I 

the  war,  and   had  fought,  and   had   thrown    stones  with  her  hand  ;   and 
she   was    boastful    about    her   deed.      And    she    imagined    herself    to    be 
wise,   and    she   decked    herself  out    to   captivate   those   who    beheld    her. 
And   when  she  saw  us  sitting  and  our  raiment  mean,  she   meditated  by 
herself,   and    remarked    that   we   were    strangers.     She   tried   to    make   us 
become  servants  in  the  bath-house.     And  she  said  unto  John:  "Whence 
art  thou,  O  thou  man?"     He  said  unto  her:  "I  am  from  a  far  country." 
And    she    said    also :    "  From    what    country    art    thou,    and    what    is    thy 
religion  ? "     And  he  said   unto  her  :  "  I   am  a  Nazarene."     She  said  unto 
him  :  "  Wilt  thou  be  stoker,  [and]  heat  the  bath  ?  and  I  will  pay  thee  thy 
wages  and  thy  provender."     He  said  unto  her :  "  Yea."     And  she  turned 
to  me,  and  said  :  "  What  wilt  thou  be?  "     John  said  unto  her  :  "  He  is  my 
brother."    She  said  :  "  I  have  need  of  the  other  to  be  a  bath-man."    And  she 
brought  us  both  together  into  the  bath-house ;  and  John   became  stoker 
and  I  bath-man ;  and  she  gave  us  three  pounds  of  bread  every  day ;  and  we 
stayed  four  days  and  John  did  not  find  fuel  ;  and  she  laid  hold  of  him  and 
flung  him  down  on  the  ground,  and  gave  him  a  terrible  beating  without 
mercy  ;  and  she  said  unto  him,  "  O  thou  wicked  servant,  thou  fugitive  from  f-  55  a 
thy  country  !  thou  dost  not  deserve  to  live.     If  thou  didst  know  that  thou 
wert  not  fit  for  this  work,  why  didst  thou  come  into  it?     But  I  will  shew 
thee  thy  doings.     Thou  hast  come  hither  [to  deceive]  Domna,  whose  fame 
[hath]  reached  unto  the  city  of  Rome  ;  but  thou  canst  not  escape  from  my 
hand  ;  for  thou  art  my  slave,  whilst  thou  art  eating  and  drinking  bravely  ; 
but  during  the  time  of  work  thou  art  idle.     Put  away  from  thee  this  bad 
nature,  and  go  on  with  the  service  of  Domna,  a  good  service." 

And  when  I  had  heard  this  wicked  discourse  which  she  had  made  unto 
John,  and  had  seen  how  she  had  beaten  him,  I  was  grieved  exceedingly. 
John  said  unto  me,  when  he  saw  me  sorrowful,  "  O  my  child  Prochorus, 
why  art  thou  perplexed  ?  Knowest  thou  not  that  we  were  both  drowned 
in  the  sea ;  and  I  remained  in  the  depths  of  the  sea  forty  days  ;  and  by 
the  mercy  of  God  I  was  saved.  And  art  thou  grieved  because  of  a  single 
blow  from  an  ignorant  woman,  whose  wrath  is  but  a  trifle  ?  Hie  thee  to 
thy  work  with  which  thou  art  entrusted,  and  work  with  cheerfulness.  Our 
Lord,  Jesus  the  Christ,  was  beaten,  and  they  spat  in  His  face;  and  He  was 
crucified  ;  and  we  are  His  creatures  who  have  been  bought  by  His  blood  ; 
and  He  was  like  unto  us,  but  without  sin.  And  He  has  told  us  all  this  f.  55  b 
beforehand,  that  it  would  happen  unto  us ;  but  let  us  be  patient,  and 
possess  our  souls."  And  when  the  multitude  had  heard  this  speech  from 
him,  I  went  to  the  work  which  Domna  had  commanded  me  to  finish. 

L.  A.  F 


42  THE   TRAVELS   OF   JOHN   THE   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE. 

And  on  the  morrow  Domna  came  to  John  and  said  unto  him,  "  If  thou 
hast  need  of  clothing,  I  will  give  it  thee,  but  nevertheless  do  thy  work 
well."  John  replied  unto  her,  "What  thou  hast  given  me  is  sufficient  for 
me  ;  and  as  for  the  work,  I  will  do  it  well." 

She  said  unto  him,  "  Why  do  the  multitude  reproach  thee  that  thou 
dost  not  do  thy  service  well  ? " 

He  said  unto  her :  "  This  craft  upon  which  I  have  entered  is  the 
beginning  of  my  work  ;  and  therefore  I  have  little  knowledge  of  it ;  and 
when  I  have  made  some  progress  thou  wilt  find  out  that  I  am  a  good 
craftsman,  for  the  beginning  of  everything  is  difficult." 

And  when  she  had  heard  that,  she  returned  to  her  dwelling.  And 
Satan,  the  hater  of  all  good  from  the  beginning,  made  himself  like  the 
person  of  Domna,  and  appeared  to  John  and  said  unto  him,  "  Why  dost 
thou  not  do  thy  work  well,  O  fool,  [and]  weak  fellow  .'*  thou  hast  spoilt  the 
work.  And  I  cannot  put  up  with  thee.  Make  thy  work  and  thy  fuel 
good,  or  else  I  will  fling  thee  into  it.  And  thou  shalt  never  again  see  this 
light,  for  thou  art  not  fit  to  live  ;  and  I  do  not  wish  to  see  thy  face  again, 
f.  56a  Get  thee  out,  O  deceiver!  and  take  thy  friend,  and  return  unto  thy  city 
from  which  thou  hast  come  out  because  of  the  wickedness  of  thy  deeds." 

And  Satan  laid  hold  of  the  iron  rod,  with  which  he  subdued  the  people, 
in  anger,- to  strike  John.  And  he  said  unto  him  :  "  I  will  kill  thee;  get  out 
of  here,  I  do  not  want  thee  to  serve  me  in  anything,  get  away."  And 
when  John  knew  by  the  Spirit  that  it  was  Satan,  he  called  on  the  name 
of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  immediately  Satan 
ran  away  from  his  presence,  and  fled. 

And  on  the  morrow  Domna  met  John  and  said  unto  him  :  "A  certain 
man  hath  spoken  much  to  me  about  thee,  that  thou  art  not  earnest  in  thy 
work,  and  that  thou  dost  make  excuses  that  I  may  let  thee  off  [thy  task] ; 
and  thou  canst  not  do  that,  and  if  thou  hast  planned  [this]  I  will  not  let 
thee  off  whilst  there  is  a  whole  limb  in  thy  body."  And  to  all  that  she 
lectured  about  he  returned  her  no  answer.  And  when  she  saw  his 
patience  and  his  meekness,  she  thought  that  he  was  a  simpleton,  and 
she  spoke  to  him  with  every  offensive  word,  and  threw  the  dust  in  his 
face;  and  said  unto  him  :  "Thou  art  my  slave,  dost  thou  not  confess  that? 
tell  me."  John  said  unto  her,  "  Yea,  we  are  thy  slaves,  I  am  the  stoker, 
and  Prochorus  the  bath-man." 

And  the  cursed  Domna  had  a  friend  amongst  the  officers  of  the  judge ; 

f.  56b  and  she  went  and  said  unto  him:   "I  have  two  slaves  whom  my  father 

bequeathed  to  me.     And  a  long  time  ago  they  ran  away  from  me;  and 


THE   TRAVELS   OF   JOHN   THE   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE.  43 

they  have  just  returned  to  me;  and  they  acknowledge  my  right  to  their 
service.  And  I  desire  thee  to  write  me  a  deed  of  their  servitude  to  me." 
He  said  unto  her:  "That  is  justice.  If  they  acknowledge  that  they  are 
thy  slaves,  get  three  just  witnesses  to  testify  about  them  ;  and  do  thou  write 
a  deed  of  servitude  about  their  confession." 

And  John  knew  by  the  Spirit  all  that  she  was  meditating  about  him  ; 
and  he  said  :  "  O  my  child  Prochorus  !  this  woman  wishes  us  to  acknow- 
ledge to  her  that  we  are  her  slaves  ;  and  O  my  child  !  let  not  thy  heart 
be  grieved  for  that ;  but  let  it  rejoice  greatly,  and  let  us  agree  to  what 
she  wishes.  And  from  an  act  like  this  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  is  able 
to  make  her  know  who  we  are." 

And  before  John  had  finished  his  exhortation  to  me,  Domna  drew^  near 
with  great  haughtiness,  and  laid  hold  of  John  and  said  unto  him  :  "  O  thou 
bad  slave  !  why,  when  thy  mistress  approached,  didst  thou  not  hasten  to 
meet  her  and  do  obeisance  to  her  down  to  the  ground  ?  Art  thou  not  my 
servant?  O  thou  fugitive  slave!"  And  she  beat  him,  and  she  said  unto 
him  :  "  Tell  me."  John  said  unto  her  :  "  Did  I  not  say  unto  thee  that  we 
are  thy  slaves,  I  the  fireman,  and  Prochorus  the  bath-man?" 

And  she  retorted,  saying,  "Tell  me,  of  whom  are  ye  the  slaves?"  He  f.  57a 
said  unto  her :  "  This  is  the  third  time  that  I  have  acknowledged  that  we 
are  both  thy  slaves."  And  she  brought  us  to  the  temple  of  the  city,  to 
three  witnesses  ;  and  wrote  a  book  of  servitude  about  us.  And  in  this 
bath-house  there  was  a  Satanic  power,  which  had  dwelt  in  it  from  the  first, 
when  it  was  built,  because  when  the  makers  laid  the  foundation,  they  dug 
in  the  middle  of  it  and  placed  a  living  girl  there,  and  heaped  up  [the 
earth]  over  her ;  and  laid  the  foundation-stone.  And  because  of  this  the 
Satanic  power  dwelt  in  it.  And  every  year  three  times  did  Satan  strangle 
a  soul  in  this  bath-house.  And  Dioscorides,  master  of  the  bath-house, 
understood  the  days  on  which  this  happened  in  it.  And  he  had  a  very 
handsome  boy,  beautiful  of  countenance,  whose  name  was  Damis,  and  his 
age  was  eighteen  years.  And  his  father  prevented  him  from  entering  the 
bath-house  on  the  day  when  this  deed  which  Satan  did  was  happening. 

And  after  we  had  remained  three  months  in  this  bath-house,  the  son 
of  Dioscorides  went  to  the  bath-house  alone,  to  bathe  himself;  and  I  went 
into  it,  as  was  customary  for  the  service,  and  he  got  in  before  me  ;  and 
that  devil  laid  hold  of  him  and  strangled  him  and  killed  him.  And  when  f-  57  b 
his  slaves  knew  it,  they  went  out  screaming,  saying :  "  Woe  unto  us  !  for 
our  master  is  dead."  And  when  Domna  heard  it,  she  rent  her  clothes,  and 
tore  out  the  hair  of  her  head,  and  said  :  "  Woe  unto  this  wretched  woman  ! 


44  THE   TRAVELS   OF  JOHN   THE   SON   OF   ZEBEDEE. 

what  shall  I  do  ?  and  what  face  can  I  lift  up  to  the  face  of  Dioscorides ; 
and  tell  him  about  the  death  of  his  child  ?  But  he  also,  if  he  should  hear 
that  his  beloved  child  is  dead,  he  too  will  die  from  the  bereavement." 
And  she  sought  help  from  the  idol  which  was  in  the  temple :  "  O 
Artemis !  help  me,  and  bring  Damis,  my  master,  to  life ;  that  all  we 
people  of  Ephesus  may  know  that  thou  rulest  the  world."  And  she  did 
not  cease  to  pull  out  the  hair  of  her  head  from  the  third  hour  until  the 
ninth  hour ;  and  she  wept  deliriously.  And  a  great  crowd  assembled 
because  of  it,  some  of  whom  were  grieving  for  the  death  of  the  lad  ; 
and  some  were  astonished  at  Domna,  and  at  her  way  of  weeping  and 
wailing. 

And  John  came  out  of  the  fuel-house.  He  said  unto  me :  "  O  my  son 
Prochorus  !  what  is  that  screaming  in  this  city  from  that  woman  ?  "  And 
when  Domna  saw  him  speaking  unto  me,  she  hastened  to  lay  hold  of  him, 
and  she  said  :  "  O  thou  man,  [thou]  corrupting  wizard  !  by  thy  sorcery 
my  god  hath  gone  far  from  me,  and  will  not  hearken  unto  me." 
f.  58a  And  she  smote  John,  saying:  "O  thou  bad  slave!  hast  thou  come  to 
look  at  me,  and  hast  rejoiced  at  what  hath  befallen  my  master?"  And 
when  John  heard  the  voice  of  Domna  he  went  into  the  bath-house  and 
stood  near  the  head  of  the  dead  boy,  wondering  at  what  had  befallen  him. 
And  he  rebuked  the  bad  spirit,  and  cast  him  out  of  the  boy.  And  he 
made  the  sign  of  the  cross  on  his  face  ;  and  took  hold  of  his  hands  ;  and 
made  him  stand  up ;  and  led  him  out  of  the  bath-hou^e  alive  into  the 
presence  of  the  multitude.  And  he  said  unto  Domna :  "  Take  thy  master, 
he  is  well,  [and]  whole,  there  is  nothing  wrong  with  him.  Behold  !  he  is 
alive  by  the  power  of  my  Master,  Jesus  the  Christ." 

And  when  Domna  saw  what  had  happened  she  was  bewildered,  and  her 
mind  was  confused,  she  was  struck  with  terror  and  fright,  she  and  all  the 
people  of  the  country  who  were  present  and  had  seen  the  miracle  which 
[John]  had  done.  And  Domna  could  not  lift  up  her  head  to  John's  face 
for  shame  and  fear.  And  she  went  on  saying :  "  Woe  is  me  !  what  shall  I 
do  with  the  man  to  whom  I  have  done  all  these  ugly  deeds  ?  He  is  not  my 
slave  ;  and  what  lies  I  have  told  about  him,  and  have  been  very  severe  in 
beating  and  buffeting  him."  And  she  was  very  sad,  longing  for  death 
rather  than  life. 
f-  58  b  And  when  John  saw  her  face,  and  what  grief  and  shame  and  regret 
were  in  it,  he  took  hold  of  her  hand,  and  made  the  sign  of  the  holy 
and  honourable  cross  on  her  face,  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  One  God.     And  her  senses  were  soothed 


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at  once,  and  she  threw  herself  down  ^  before  the  saint,  and  said  :  "  I  entreat 
thee  to  forgive  me  and  to  tell  me  who  thou  art.  Perchance  thou  art  God, 
or  the  Son  of  God,  that  thou  hast  been  able  to  do  a  deed  like  this." 

John  said  :  "  I  am  not  God,  nor  the  Son  of  God,  as  thou  dost  imagine, 
but  a  disciple  of  the  Son  of  God,  and  if  thou  wilt  believe  on  Him  thou 
shalt  become  one  of  His  people." 

Domna  replied  with  fear  and  trembling,  and  said  :  "  O  good  servant  of 
God,  forgive  me  all  that  I  have  done  unto  thee  of  ill  and  insult  and 
falsehood." 

John  said  unto  her:  "Believe  in  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  all  that  is  forgiven  unto  thee." 

She  said  unto  him  :  "  O  good  servant  of  God  !  I  believe  in  all  that 
I  have  heard  from  thee." 

Now  one  of  the  servants  of  Dioscorides  had  hastened  to  tell  him  of  the 
death  of  his  son,  and  that  John  had  brought  him  to  life,  and  that  the  crowd 
were  surrounding  him.  And  when  Dioscorides  heard  that  his  son  was 
dead  he  fell  fainting  on  the  ground,  and  became  as  one  dead  ;  and  the 
lad  returned  to  the  bath-house  [where]  Damis  and  John  were  catechising  f.  59  a 
Domna ;  and  she  said  unto  him  :  "  Woe  is  me !  O  my  master  Damis !  for 
my  master  Dioscorides,  thy  father,  is  dead." 

And  when  Damis  heard  that  his  father  was  dead,  he  went  forth,  away 
from  John,  to  the  place  in  which  his  father  was  ;  and  he  found  him  prostrate 
upon  the  ground  dead.  And  he  returned  to  John,  and  said  unto  him  : 
"  O  servant  of  the  good  God,  thou  art  he  who  hast  made  me  alive  after 
death  ;  and  behold,  when  my  father  heard  about  me  that  I  was  dead,  he 
died  also.     And  I  entreat  thee  to  have  compassion  upon  him  also." 

John  answered  and  said  unto  him,  ''  Fear  not,  thy  father's  death  is  not 
death,  but  life."  And  John  went  with  him  to  the  place  where  he  was  lying, 
and  Domna  followed  him  with  a  very  great  crowd.  And  when  he  had 
come  nigh  unto  him  he  took  hold  of  his  hand  and  said  :  "  Dioscorides,  in 
the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Spirit,  one  God,  arise,  stand 
upon  thy  feet."  And  straightway  he  arose,  whole,  and  there  was  nothing 
wrong  with  him.  And  they  all  marvelled  at  the  miracles  and  the  wonders 
which  John  had  done.  And  some  of  the  crowd  said  that  he  was  a  wizard  ; 
and  some  of  them  said  :  "A  wizard  doth  not  bring  a  dead  man  to  life."  But 
Dioscorides,  when  his  senses  were  soothed,  threw  himself  down  before  the 
feet  of  John  and  said  unto  him,  "Art  thou  the  Son  of  God,  who  hast 
brought  my  child  and  me  also  to  life  ? "     John  said  unto  him  :  "  I  am  not 

1  MS.  "this." 


46  THE   TRAVELS   OF  JOHN   THE   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE. 

f.  59  b  what  thou  dost  imagine  ;  I  am  a  servant  and  disciple  of  God  ;  thou  and  thy 
son — ye  would  not  have  come  to  life  save  by  the  power  of  Jesus  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  the  Living  God."  Then  Dioscorides  turned  and  did  obeisance 
to  him,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Command  me  what  I  should  do,  that  I  may 
live."  He  said  unto  him  :  "  Believe  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  the  Son, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  One  God,  and  be  baptized,  and  thou  shalt  receive 
eternal  life." 

Dioscorides  said  unto  him  :  "  Behold  I  I  am  in  thy  hands,  and  all  my 
household.     Command  what  thou  wilt." 

And  Dioscorides  made  John  go  into  his  house ;  and  shewed  him  all 
his  goods,  and  said  unto  him  :  "Accept  all  this,  and  make  me  and  my 
household  Christians."  John  answered  and  said  unto  him  :  "  I  have  no 
need  of  thy  goods,  neither  I  nor  my  God,  for  we  have  forsaken  everything 
and  have  followed  our  God."  And  he  spoke  many  words  to  him  from 
the  sacred  books.  And  Dioscorides  did  obeisance  to  the  holy  John  and 
said  unto  him  :  "  O  good  servant  of  God,  have  compassion  on  us  ;  and 
baptize  us  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost." 

John  said  unto  him  :  "  Bring  all  who  are  in  thy  dwelling  to  me,  and 
I  will  preach  to  them,  and  will  teach  them  the  precepts  of  religion,  and 
will  baptize  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  one  God,  that  they  may  receive  the  pledge  of  life." 

After  that  came  Domna,  with  the  deed  about  John  in  her  hand  which 

she  had  written  [to  shew]  that  John  was  her  slave.     And  she  threw  herself 

down    before    him    at    his    feet,   weeping   [and]   saying :    "  I    entreat   thee, 

O  good  servant  of  God,  to  give  me  the  token  of  the  religion  of  the  Christ, 

f.  60a   and  to  accept  from  me  the  written  deed  of  my  sin." 

And  John  took  the  deed  from  her,  and  cut  it  in  pieces,  and  baptized 
her  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  After 
that  John  went  out  of  the  house  of  Dioscorides,  and  returned  to  the 
bath-house,  and  drove  out  of  it  that  unclean  spirit  which  used  to  strangle 
people,  and  went  back  to  the  house  of  Dioscorides.  And  many  people 
were  gathered  together  unto  us,  [but]  when  we  had  come  into  the  house 
the  crowd  dispersed.  And  Dioscorides  laid  out  a  table  for  us  ;  and  we 
gave  thanks  to  the  Lord,  the  Christ,  and  partook  of  the  food.  And  we 
stayed  that  day  in  that  place,  until  the  morning  of  the  second  day. 

And  the  people  of  the  city  held  a  great  feast  to  their  god,  who  was 
called  Artemis  ;  and  John  was  present  at  this  place,  and  stood  opposite 
to  the  idol  which  was  called  Artemis.  And  all  the  people  of  Ephesus 
were  present,  and  they  were  arrayed   in  most  gorgeous  raiment  for  the 


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day  of  the  feast ;  and  he  was  clothed  as  he  was  serving  in  the  heating  of 
the  bath-house.  And  when  the  heathen  saw  him  they  approached  him  with 
stones ;  and  the  idol  was  hit  until  it  was  broken  in  pieces.  The  holy  John, 
the  disciple,  replied  to  them,  saying :  "  O  ye  men  !  people  of  the  city  of 
Ephesus,  do  ye  celebrate  thus  a  feast  of  unclean  devils  ;  and  forsake  [the] 
God  who  made  all  creatures  ?  and  God  is  [greater]  than  man."  f-  60  b 

And  wrath  against  John  took  hold  [of  them].  And  he  said  unto  them  : 
"  This  god  of  yours  hath  been  broken  in  pieces  by  the  quantity  of  stones 
whith  ye  have  thrown  at  me  ;  and  if  ye  had  wished  and  if  ye  wish  to  see 
the  power  of  God,  understand,  and  awake,  and  hasten  to  receive  [Him] 
when  ye  shall  see  Him." 

And  John  stood  and  prayed,  and  made  supplication  thus,  and  said  : 
"  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  cause  Thy  fear  to  be  in  the  hearts  of  these 
people  that  they  may  know  that  there  is  no  God  but  Thee."  And  im- 
mediately they  heard  a  voice  calling  over  the  ground.  And  when  the 
voice  ceased  two  hundred  men  fell  down  and  became  like  dead  men. 
And  the  rest  [of  them]  came  back  and  did  obeisance  to  John,  saying  unto 
him  :  "  We  entreat  thee  to  raise  up  these  dead  men  ;  and  we  shall  be 
stedfast  and  believe  in  thy  God." 

And  John  answered  and  said  unto  them  :  "  O  people  of  Ephesus  !  ye 
are  hard  of  heart ;  I  know  that  if  the  dead  arise  ye  will  not  believe  in  the 
Living  God,  because  of  the  hardness  of  your  hearts  ;  for  they  are  like  the 
heart  of  Pharaoh." 

And  John  raised  his  eyes^  to  heaven,  and  said  :  "  O  Thou  Who  dwellest 
in  the  Father  at  all  times  !  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Son  of  the  Living 
God  !  may  these  dead  men  arise  by  Thy  power,  that  they  may  believe  in 
Thy  name." 

And  immediately  there  was  a  great  noise  in  the  earth,  and  an  earth- 
quake, and  those  two  hundred  dead  men  arose,  and  threw  themselves 
down  with  their  faces  to  the  ground,  doing  obeisance  to  John  [and] 
saying  unto  him:  "What  dost  thou  command  us:  O  good  man.-*"  And  f.  61  a 
he  preached  unto  them  the  laws  of  religion,  and  baptized  them  in  the  name 
of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  One  God. 

And  after  that  we  sat  for  several  days  in  a  famous  place  in  the  city, 
[where]  the  multitude  were  assembled.  [And]  a  woman  came  and  did 
obeisance  to  John,  saying :  "  O  good  servant  of  God  !  I  have  an  only 
boy,  [and]  an  unclean  devil  hath  possessed  him  for  eight  days.  And  he  is 
lying  in  the  house  tormented  by  that  devil,  in  great  pain.     And  I  entreat 

^  Literally  "his  sight." 


48  THE   TRAVELS   OF  JOHN   THE   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE, 

thee,  and  implore  thee  to  take  pity  on  my  child  and  heal  him ;  and  we  will 
believe,  I  and  his  father,  in  thy  God."  And  John  arose,  with  Dioscorides, 
and  they  went  into  the  house  of  the  woman  ;  and  he  looked  at  her  boy, 
and  he  was  lying  on  the  couch  speechless.  And  his  mother  did  homage 
at  the  feet  of  Saint  John,  and  she  said  unto  him  :  "  I  adjure  thee  by  the 
Living  God,  Whom  thou  servest,  to  take  pity  on  my  boy." 

And  John  took  hold  of  his  right  hand,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  In  the 
name  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Blessed  One,  O  thou  boy  !  arise." 
[And]  straightway  the  boy  arose,  quite  well,  and  gave  praise  to  God. 

And  John  preached  unto  them,  and  baptized  them  in  the  name  of  the 
Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  One  God.  And  the  Jews 
sprang  upon  John  like  bloodhounds  seeking  to  kill  him ;  and  Dioscorides 
f.  6i  b  saved  him  from  their  Hands.  And  we  went  forth  from  that  place ;  and 
we  arrived  at  a  place  called  the  Broadway  of  the  City.  And  in  this  place 
there  was  a  man  who  had  lain  for  twelve  years  unable  to  stand  up  on  his 
feet.  And  when  he  looked  at  John  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying : 
"  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  disciple  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ ! "  And 
John,  when  he  saw  the  faith  of  that  man,  said  unto  him :  "  In  the  name 
of  Jesus  the  Christ,  arise!"  And  straightway  the  man  arose  quickly,  in  a 
moment,  praising  God. 

And  when  the  devil  who  dwelt  in  Artemis  saw  a  sign  like  this,  which 
John  had  done,  he  took  the  form  of  a  man,  one  of  the  privy  councillors 
of  the  king,  having  written  papers  with  him,  [and]  he  sat  in  a  well-known 
place  and  wept.  And  while  he  was  weeping  two  men  of  the  king's  suite 
passed  by  him.  And  when  they  saw  him  in  that  dwelling  they  drew 
nigh  unto  him  and  saluted  him  and  said  unto  him  :  "  O  thou  friend  !  what 
makes  thee  weep .'' "  And  he  shewed  them  the  writings  with  which  he 
deceived  them  ;  for  they  were  not  writings,  but  fabrications  of  the  devil. 
And  they  said  :  "  What  are  these  .-•  and  what  is  in  them  ?  and  what  is 
the  reason  of  thy  correspondence  .-*  and  who  hath  smitten  thee  ? " 

And  he  wailed  and  wept  the  more,  and  said  unto  them  :  "  I  am  in 
f.  62  a  great  straits,  and  I  cannot  live  any  longer.  And  if  ye  are  able  to  serve 
me,  I  will  tell  you  of  my  state." 

And  they  said  :  "  We  are  able." 

And  he  said  unto  them  :  "  Swear  unto  me  by  the  great  Artemis,  that 
whether  it  be  for  death  or  for  life  ye  will  devote  yourselves  on  my  behalf, 
and  I  will  tell  of  my  state." 

And  they  sware  unto  him  that  they  would  be  with  him  in  all  his 
circumstances ;    and    he    made    for   them    the    first    leaf  in    the   fictitious 


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writings.  Thus  he  made  a  false  appearance  to  them  of  many  purses  filled 
with  dinars,  and  said  unto  them  :  "  I  will  give  you  this  property  as  a 
reward  for  your  toil  on  my  behalf" 

And  they  said  unto  him :  "  Explain  unto  us  thy  desire,  and  we  will 
satisfy  thee." 

And  he  said :  "  I  am  a  poor  man  from  the  city  of  Caesarea,  which 
is  in  the  country  of  Palestine,  I  am  a  chamberlain  in  the  palace.  Two 
wizards  of  Jerusalem  were  entrusted  to  me,  the  name  of  the  one  was 
John  and  of  the  other  Prochorus.  And  I  took  good  care  of  them,  and 
put  them  in  prison.  And  on  the  fourth  day  the  rulers  of  the  city  enquired 
about  them ;  and  I  brought  them  forward  ;  and  the  evil  of  their  deeds  was 
made  certain,  and  [the  case]  became  very  strong  against  them.  And  they 
[the  rulers]  commanded  me  to  take  them  back  to  the  prison  until  the 
rulers  should  assemble  to  decide  concerning  them  as  to  what  [kind]  of 
death  they  deserved.  And  whilst  I  was  going  with  them  as  they  had 
commanded  me,  that  I  might  leave  them  in  the  prison,  they  escaped 
out  of  my  hands  and  fled.  And  when  I  told  their  condition  to  the 
Governor,  he  was  sorry  for  me  and  said  unto  me  :  '  Go,  O  wretched  man  ! 
and  seek  for  them.  And  unless  thou  catch  them  know  that  thou  shalt 
die  by  the  worst  of  deaths.'  "  f.  62  b 

"And  he  said  unto  me :  '  If  thou  find  them  not,  return  not  to  me,  [but] 
make  the  round  of  the  provinces.' "  And  then  he  presented  this  money  to 
them  and  said  unto  them :  "  This  is  the  money  which  I  have  made  as  a 
provision  for  my  way ;  and  I  have  learnt  from  a  company  of  people  that 
the  two  are  in  this  city  ;  and  therefore  I  have  been  going  after  them." 

And  he  went  on  weeping  and  saying :  "  I  have  left  my  ease,  and  my 
child,  and  my  dwelling  for  their  sake,  and  behold  I  am  wandering  about 
in  strange  countries,  and  I  desire  you,  O  my  beloved  ones !  to  have  com- 
passion on  my  exiled  state." 

Those  friends  of  the  king  said  unto  him:  "Grieve  not,  O  friend!" 
He  said:  "Are  there  wizards  in  this  country?"  They  said  unto  him: 
"  Yea,  I  fear  that  they  have  fled  to  this  place  by  their  sorcery.  But  1 
entreat  you  if  ye  lay  hold  of  them,  put  them  in  a  hidden  place  of  which  no 
man  knoweth  and  slay  them  secretly,  and  we  will  take  this  money." 

They  said  unto  him:  "Good  luck  to  thee!  if  we  catch  them  we  will 
take  them  with  thee  to  thy  country."  He  said  unto  them:  "Kill  them, 
and  I  am  not  sad  about  my  return  to  my  country,  and  I  shall  not 
rejoin  my  people."  And  they  made  a  treaty  with  him  about  killing  them 
secretly ;  and  they  took  the  money. 

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50  THE   TRAVELS   OF  JOHN   THE   SON   OF   ZEBEDEE. 

And  Saint  John  knew  by  the  Spirit  what  Satan  wanted  to  do.  He 
said  unto  me :  "  O  my  child  Prochorus !  let  thy  soul  be  strong  and 
enduring  about  what  is  thy  duty.  For  the  devil  who  dwelleth  in  the 
temple  of  Artemis  hath  raised  up  a  great  persecution  against  us.  He 
hath  raised  up  against  us  two  men  of  the  officers  of  the  army,  and  he 
f.  63a  hath  talked  with  them  about  us  in  hateful  words:  and  my  God  Jesus  the 
Christ  hath  revealed  unto  me  what  the  devil  hath  said  unto  them  both. 
And  let  thy  heart  be  strong,  and  fear  not." 

And  while  John  was  saying  these  words  unto  me,  behold,  these  two 
men  appeared  and  laid  hold  of  us.  And  Dioscorides  was  not  present 
at  that  moment.  And  John  said  unto  them  :  "  Why  do  ye  lay  hold  of 
us  .''  and  what  is  our  crime  .'' "  They  said  unto  him  :  "  Because  of  sorcery." 
John  said  unto  them  :  "  And  who  is  he  that  beareth  witness  against  us 
about  this  .-' "  They  said  unto  him :  "  We  know  and  will  put  thee  into 
prison  till  thine  accuser  shall  come."  John  said  unto  them:  "Ye  cannot 
cf.  coran  accuse  me  until  the  assessors  of  the  Cadi  are  present  with  you."  And  they 
V.  282.  smote  John  and  seized  us,  and  went  with  us  to  the  prison.  And  they 
went  far  away  with  us  to  a  waste  place  in  the  desert  where  no  man  dwelt, 
that  they  might  kill  us  as  they  had  agreed  with  the  devil  to  do. 

And  Domna  hastened  to  Dioscorides,  and  told  him  what  had  happened 
to  us.  And  when  he  heard  a  thing  of  this  nature  he  arose  speedily 
and  sought  us  until  he  found  us.  And  he  saved  us  from  their  hands  ; 
and  he  spake  hard  words  to  them,  and  said  unto  them :  "  What  right 
f.  63  b  have  ye  to  write  an  indictment  against  two  innocent  men,  whose  accuser 
is  not  present?  Ye  laid  hold  of  them  and  brought  them  into  a  desert 
place,  where  the  Governor  was  not  sitting,  that  ye  might  kill  them  secretly. 
Behold,  these  two  men  [shall  be]  in  my  dwelling  until  their  accuser  shall 
appear,  and  let  them  be  judged  as  the  law  ordaineth."  And  the  two  men 
said  to  each  other:  "It  will  be  well  that  their  accuser  should  come  and 
judge  concerning  them,  as  the  law  judgeth  ;  and  it  will  prevail  over  some 
of  them  and  will  force  them  to  do  what  is  right." 

And  they  went  away  from  us  and  removed  to  the  place  in  which  the 
devil  was  staying  ;  and  they  did  not  find  him  ;  and  they  went  round  about 
all  the  city,  and  they  did  not  find  him  ;  and  they  learnt  no  news  of  him  ; 
and  they  feared  to  return  unto  Dioscorides,  because  he  was  the  foremost 
in  the  city :  and  they  sat  down  in  poignant  grief. 

And  after  that  the  devil  appeared  unto  them  in  that  form  ;  and  said 
unto  them  :  "  O  my  beloved  ones !  why  are  ye  in  despair } "  And  they 
told  him  what  had  happened :    and  that  Dioscorides  had  put  them  [the 


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disciples]  out  of  their  hands  :   "  [but]  if  thou  wilt  come  with  us,  we  shall 
have  power  over  each  one  of  them," 

And  he  walked  with  them,  weeping  and  very  sad.  And  a  great  crowd 
assembled,  and  he  said  unto  them  and  he  told  them  the  story  which  he  f.  64  a 
had  already  told  the  two  men  and  they  were  very  angry  with  John, 
because  most  of  them  were  Jews,  and  they  came  to  the  house  of 
Dioscorides.  And  the  multitude  said  unto  him  :  "  Thou  art  one  of  the 
first  men  in  the  city,  and  it  is  not  meet  that  thou  shouldest  entertain 
wizards  in  thy  dwelling.  But  thou  wilt  deliver  them  up  to  us — or  if  not, 
we  will  burn  thy  house  and  plunder  all  thy  goods,  and  slay  thee — thee 
and  thy  children  ;  and  we  will  take  them  without  thy  consent."  And  the 
news  was  spread  abroad  in  the  city  ;  and  the  people  gathered  together 
to  the  house  of  Dioscorides,  seeking  for  John  and  his  disciple.  And  when 
John  saw  the  great  crowd,  and  the  multitude  who  were  present,  he  said 
unto  him  :  "  Dioscorides,  we  do  not  care  about  what  thou  wilt  say,  do  thou 
make  an  agreement  about  thy  goods,  and  as  for  us,  we  will  not  spare  our 
bodies,  but  we  have  learnt  to  bear  our  cross  and  to  follow  Him."  And  34 
Dioscorides  said  unto  John  :  "  Behold  !  my  house  will  be  burnt,  and  my 
goods  will  be  plundered,  and  we  shall  be  slain,  I  and  my  child,  for  thy 
sake." 

John  said  unto  him :  "  Neither  thou  nor  thy  goods,  nor  thy  child, 
nor  one  hair  of  your  heads  shall  fall.  Deliver  us  up  to  the  men  who 
are  in  your  dwellings  that  ye  may  see  the  power  of  God."  f.  64  b 

And  Dioscorides  delivered  us  up  to  them,  and  we  went  to  the  temple 
of  Artemis.  And  when  John  drew  nigh  unto  the  temple,  he  said  unto 
the  men  who  had  laid  hold  of  us :  "  O  people  of  Ephesus,  what  is  this 
temple?"  They  said  unto  him:  "This  is  the  temple  of  Artemis."  John 
said  unto  them  :  "  Let  us  stand  here  a  little  while."  And  they  stood  as 
John  had  said.  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes^  unto  heaven,  and  said:  "O 
my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  make  this  temple  fall  by  thy  power :  and  let 
no  man  of  the  multitude  die."  And  straightway  his  word  came  to  pass, 
and  the  temple  fell. 

And  John  said  unto  the  devil  who  dwelt  in  the  temple :  "  I  say  unto 
thee,  O  thou  unclean  devil ! "  [Satan]  replied  unto  him :  "  Who  is  he  ? 
and  what  is  thy  will.!*"  John  said  unto  him:  "How  many  years  hast 
thou  dwelt  in  this  temple  ?  "  The  devil  said  unto  him  :  "  Forty-five  years." 
John  said  unto  him  :  "  Art  thou  he  who  didst  set  the  friends  of  the  king 
against  me } "     The  devil   said   unto  him  :    "  Yea,  I   am   he."     John  said 

'   Literally  "sight." 


52  THE   TRAVELS   OF  JOHN    THE   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE. 

unto  him  :  "  I  command  thee  in  the  name  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ, 
f.  65  a  the  Nazarene,  get  thee  out  of  this  city,  and  do  not  return  to  it  again." 

And  the  devil  went  out  quickly,  and  after  that  the  multitude  were 
ashamed  when  they  beheld  [it]  and  they  were  all  gathered  together  in 
one  place.  They  said  one  to  the  other  :  "  Have  ye  ever  seen  [anything 
like]  what  these  folk  do  .-*  Come  ye  all  with  us  ;  let  us  seize  them,  and 
hand  them  over  to  the  ruler  of  the  city,  and  he  will  punish  them  according 
to  the  law."  And  there  was  amongst  them  a  man,  a  Jew  named  Marawan. 
This  man  said,  and  all  who  were  with  him  :  "  [They  are]  wizards,  and  they 
know  all  evil  crafts,  and  it  would  be  well  for  us  to  kill  them,  and  not 
consult  about  them." 

And  they  said  untp  him :  "  Thou  hast  spoken  well."  And  Marawan 
stirred  up  the  multitude ;  and  they  did  not  reply  to  what  he  said  ;  [but] 
took  us  to  the  rulers  of  the  city,  who  had  the  decision,  and  delivered 
us  over  to  them.  And  the  rulers  said  unto  them  :  "  What  have  they  done 
of  the  wizard's  craft  .-• "  Marawan  said  unto  them  :  "  A  man,  one  of  the 
king's  friends,  from  their  city  asked  about  them  ;  and  he  it  was  who  told 
us  of  the  evil  of  their  deeds."  And  they  said  unto  Marawan  :  "  Let  the 
man  whom  thou  hast  mentioned  appear  before  us,  and  tell  us  about  this, 
f.  65  b  if  he  be  trustworthy  in  speech.  But  let  these  men  be  thrown  into  prison 
until  their  accuser  shall  appear." 

And  they  put  us  into  the  prison,  and  bound  us  with  chains;  and  the 
multitude  went  forth  into  all  the  quarters  of  the  city  seeking  the  king's 
friend.  And  they  did  not  find  him  ;  and  the  town-crier  cried  within  the 
whole  city  and  without  it  for  three  days,  and  no  man  found  him.  They 
answered  and  said :  "  Where  are  the  men  who  were  in  the  prison  ? " 
And  the  rulers  of  the  city  replied,  saying :  "  It  is  not  right  for  us  to 
leave  these  foreigners  in  the  prison,  when  no  trustworthy  witnesses  appear ; 
and  no  accuser  reviles  them." 

And  the  rulers  sent  to  bring  us,  and  they  examined  us,  and  reprimanded 
us,  and  commanded  us  not  to  stay  in  the  city ;  and  not  to  teach  anything 
of  what  we  were  teaching.  And  they  sent  us  out  of  the  city  under  a  guard, 
and  chased  us  from  all  its  borders  ;  and  we  arrived  at  a  place  called  Mirawat 
where  John  had  clambered  out  of  the  sea ;  and  we  stayed  for  three  days ; 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  spake  unto  John  in  a  vision.  And  John 
said:  "Behold,  O.Lord!"  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him:  "Arise,  and 
f.  66  a  cross  to  the  city  of  Ephesus.  And  after  three  days  thou  shalt  journey 
to  an  island  which  hath  need  of  thee,  and  many  trials  shall  happen  unto 
thee  and  thou  shalt  stay  in  it  a  long  time." 


THE  TRAVELS  OF  JOHN  THE  SON  OF  ZEBEDEE.  53 

Then  we  arose  quickly  and  we  returned  to  Ephesus  ;  and  when  we 
entered  it,  the  temples  which  were  in  it  fell  down,  and  nothing  remained 
in  them.  And  all  these  things  John  did  in  Ephesus  before  he  was  driven 
away. 

And  the  reason  for  what  had  befallen  him  through  the  Jews  and 
the  heathen,  whom  Satan  had  stirred  up  against  him,  and  all  the  wonders 
which  were  shewn  by  him,  and  the  driving  away,  and  the  persecution 
which  befell  him  in  the  island  of  Patmos,  [all]  this  is  written  in  very  many 
books  which  we  call 

Therefore  praise  be  to  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost  now 
and  at  all  times  and  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen,  Amen,  Amen. 


54  THE   DEATH   OF   SAINT  JOHN. 


THE    DEATH    OF    SAINT   JOHN. 

The  Death  of  Saint  John,  the  Son  of  Zebedee,  the  Evangelist,  the  disciple 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  who  spake  about  the  Divinity :  and  his  removal 
from  this  world.     And  this  was  in  the  island  of  Patmos  on  the  fourth  day 

f.  66b  of  Tuba.  Peace  be  from  the  Lord ;  Amen.  May  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ 
have  compassion  on  us  tJirough  the  accepted  prayers  of  the  tzvo,  and  protect 
us  I     A  men. 

It  was  after  the  ordinance  of  the  Lord,  the  Saviour,  to  all  the  world, 
and  His  Ascension  to  heaven  with  glory,  and  the  departure  of  the  pure 
disciples,  each  one  of  them  into  the  region  for  which  his  lot  came  out 
in  the  presence  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  lot  of  John  the  son  of  Zebedee 
the  Teacher,  was  Asia.  And  when  he  went  into  Ephesus,  he  preached 
unto  them,  and  evangelized  them  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Living  God,  with  great  zeal  and  toil,  and  privation 
and  labour,  and  wonders  untold  ;  and  afterwards  with  patience  in  the 
trials  and  the  temptations  which  befell  him  from  the  people  of  that  place ; 
for  they  were  worse  idolaters  than  the  people  of  all  [other]  regions — as 
the  scribe  who  was  from  the  city  of  Ephesus  sheweth  ;  whose  report  is 
written  in  the  Book  of  the  Acts  of  the  Disciples — where  they  boasted  of 
a  vain  thing.  And  without  dispute  he  who  taught  the  Ephesians  said, 
"  They  were  abundantly  devout  in  the  service  of  the  temple  which 
belongeth  to  Artemis  the  Great." 

f.  67  a  And  after  John  the  Evangelist  had  made  that  impure  temple  and  its 
people  useless  by  his  Gospel,  and  had  done  signs  and  wonders  without 
number  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  kings  cleansed 
all  the  provinces  from  the  defilement  of  idols,  and  had  delivered  them 
from  the  death  which  endeth  not,  and  had  restored  them  to  the  knowledge 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  had  appointed  many  bishops  for  them, 
and  elders,  and  deacons.  And  he  made  churches  in  this  city,  and  he  built 
the  churches  in  all  this  region,  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ. 
And  righteousness  increased  in  it,  and  faith  grew  amongst  them  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord.  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  their  knowledge  of  Him,  after  the 
disciples  had  finished  all  their  labour,  and  had  departed  from  this  world. 

As  for  Peter,  he  was  crucified  in  the  city  of  Rome ;  and  Paul — his  neck 
was  smitten  in  it ;  and  Mark — his  body  was  dragged  through  the  city  of 


THE    DEATH   OF   SAINT   JOHN.  55 

Alexandria,  and  he  was  living  for  two  days  before  he  died.  And  thus  all 
the  disciples  ;  each  one  of  them  in  the  region  wherein  he  was  teaching. 
And  they  all  died  by  tribulations  and  hardships  and  divers  kinds  of  torture. 
And  as  for  John,  he  lived  in  the  world  many  years,  until  Domitian  reigned,  f.  67  b 
He  remained  for  seventy  years  after  the  Lord's  Resurrection,  and  became  a 
very  old  man.  And  he  did  not  taste  of  death  by  the  sword,  nor  by  any 
kind  of  torture  ;  for  the  Lord  loved  him  much,  for  his  purity ;  as  it  is 
written  in  his  Gospel  that  he  was  the  beloved  of  the  Lord,  who  was 
counted  worthy  to  lean  on  the  breast  of  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Only 
God,  Who  sitteth  in  the  bosom  of  His  Father  in  heaven  ;  because  of  the 
purity  of  his  soul  and  of  his  body.  And  after  he  had  written  his  divine 
Gospel,  which  transcends  all  understanding ;  and  the  Apocalypse,  which 
he  saw  in  the  island  of  Patmos,  which  is  full  of  the  mysteries  of  God ; 
God — blessed  be  His  name — wished  to  deliver  him  from  the  toil  of  this 
world,  which  was  upon  him  for  the  sake  of  His  name.  And  the  Blessed 
John  was  rejoicing  greatly  in  the  Lord  ;  and  all  the  brethren  were 
gathered  together  with  him  in  Ephesus  ;  glad  and  joyful  at  seeing  him  ; 
as  if  they  were  beholding  his  Lord,  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  it  happened  f.  68  a 
that  on  every  first  day  [of  the  week]  the  people  were  gathered  together, 
rejoicing  in  the  spirit,  reciting  songs  and  spiritual  psalms  like  those  in  the 
church,  the  church  of  the  virgins,  the  heavenly  Jerusalem.  [And]  John 
began  to  speak  to  the  multitude  in  spiritual  words ;  and  said  unto  them : 
"  O  my  brethren  !  and  my  beloved  in  the  Spirit,  partakers  of  the  service 
which  belongeth  to  the  inheritance,  which  is  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ,  how  many  mighty  deeds  have  ye  seen  which  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ  hath  wrought  by  my  hands  .-•  and  how  many  spiritual 
gifts .-•  and  how  much  hath  He  taught  you  about  the  knowledge  of  Himself? 
[coming]  from  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  ?  and  how  much  hath  He  taught 
[you]  and  increased  your  knowledge  of  Him[self]  ?  and  how  many 
precepts,  and  how  many  commandments  and  how  much  consolation  and 
virtue  from  Him  by  the  abundance  of  His  mercy  unto  you?  in  what  your 
eyes  have  seen,  and  ye  have  heard  with  your  ears  :  and  let  it  not  be  manifest 
in  the  eyes  and  the  ears  of  sense  only,  but  let  it  be  in  the  hearts.  And  be  ye 
eager  to  finish  the  work,  so  that  ye  may  be  counted  worthy  of  the  blessing 
of  which  He  spake  when  He  said :  '  Blessed  are  ye,  when  ye  labour.  Be 
strong  in  the  Lord'  ;  and  be  ye  workers  of  His  will  at  all  times,  without 
slackness.  And  ye  have  known  the  providence  which  is  the  root  of  the 
great  mystery,  which  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  wrought  for  your  salvation ; 
and  He  it  is  who  entreats  you,  O  ye  brethren  !  by  my  tongue,  that  ye  may  f.  68  b 


$6  THE   DEATH   OF   SAINT  JOHN. 

be  stedfast  in  obedience,  fearing  Him.  And  grieve  not  His  Spirit,  and 
provoke  Him  not  to  wrath;  and  plot  not  against  Him;  and  do  not  evil 
entreat  Him  ;  for  He  knoweth  the  secrets  of  the  hearts,  [and]  what  pro- 
ceedeth  from  you ;  and  all  the  plots,  and  all  your  opposition,  and  His 
commandments.  And  provoke  not  the  merciful,  the  compassionate  Lord, 
Who  is  long-suffering,  pure  and  purifying ;  in  Whom  there  is  neither 
defilement,  nor  impurity,  nor  deceit,  nor  wrath.  He  alone  is  to  be  loved ; 
the  sweetness  of  which  God  is  not  weary  ;  the  Name  which  is  above  every 
name ;  not  in  this  time  but  also  at  all  times.  And  He  is  the  Name  which 
it  is  meet  that  ye  should  lay  hold  of,  that  He  may  be  made  glad  by  your 
obedience,  and  in  your  straight  paths;  and  He  rejoiceth  in  your  lives  which 
are  [spent]  in  meekness,  and  in  striving  to  be  obedient,  and  in  uprightness, 
and  in  quietness.  And  He  delighteth  in  the  beauty  of  your  works ;  and 
your  patience  in  tribulations;  and  may  He  be  pleased  with  your  purity,  and 
your  love  for  Him,  by  Jesus,  through  His  mercy  ;  and  may  He  accept  your 
repentance !     And  be  not  faint  in  your  following  of  His  commandments ; 

f.  69a  and  even  if  ye  have  done  ten  thousand  wicked  things,  if  ye  entreat  Him 
with  a  sincere  conscience.  He  is  long-suffering,  abundant  in  mercy,  if  [any 
man]  return  unto  Him,  and  He  will  receive  him  in  faith,  as  a  virgin.  And 
if  he  turn  again,  and  repent,  and  make  his  path  straight,  God  in  the 
abundance  of  His  mercy  will  have  compassion  upon  him.  And  if  he 
persist  in  the  wickedness  of  his  works,  and  trust  in  the  mercy  of  God, 
let  him  know  that  God  will  judge  him  according  to  the  wickedness  in 
which  He  findeth  him,  and  will  shut  him  out  from  His  mercy  for  ever. 

"This  is  my  speech  unto  you,  O  ye  brethren  !  and  I  hasten  to  accomplish 
that  which  the  Lord  hath  commanded  me." 

And  whilst  the  Holy  one  was  exhorting  the  brethren,  he  rose  up,  and 
stood,  and  stretched  out  his  hands  towards  heaven.  And  he  made 
supplication  thus,  saying :  "  O  Thou  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Who  hast 
bound  this  perishing  garland  together  with  the  everlasting  one ;  and  all 
these  coloured  flowers  unto  the  Flower  of  sweetness  ;  Who  hath  sown  His 
Life-giving  Word  in  our  hearts,  He  who  alone  maketh  beautiful  the  sweet- 
ness of  the  souls  and  the   bodies ;    the    Meek  and  Lowly  of  heart,  the 

f.  69b  Compassionate,  the  Lover  of  mankind.  Who  alone  is  the  righteous  Judge, 
the  Ever-existing,  Whom  no  place  can  contain,  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ, 
do  Thou  in  the  abundance  of  Thy  compassion  and  Thy  mercy  preserve 
all  those  who  hope  in  Thy  name.  Thou  knowest  the  doings  and  the 
temptations  of  the  opponent,  which  are  planted  in  every  place.  We  entreat 
Thee  to  make  them  of  none  effect  by  Thy  power." 


THE   DEATH    OF   SAINT  JOHN.  57 

And  when  he  had  finished  his  prayer,  he  took  bread,  and  gave  thanks, 
and  spake  thus :  "  What  blessing,  or  what  acknowledgment,  or  what  word 
of  exaltation,  or  what  thanks,  or  what  name  shall  we  speak  over  the 
breaking  of  this  bread,  save  Thy  name?  Thou  Who  alone  art  Jesus  the  Joiinvi.si 
Christ,  the  Saving  Name.  Thou  art  the  Life-giving  Bread  which  came 
down  from  heaven  for  the  salvation  of  the  world.  We  bless  Thee  Who 
hast  made  us  meet  for  the  path  of  life.  We  thank  Thee ;  Thou  art  the 
Creative  Word  ;  Thou  art  the  Guide  and  the  Door  into  grace ;  the 
abundant  Salt;  the  Rich  in  Jewels;  the  Ear  of  Corn  ;  the  Life,  Righteous- 
ness, Strength,  Wisdom,  the  Refuge,  the  Repose,  the  Rest,  the  Vine- 
stock,  the  Root,  the  Fountain  of  Life  ;  Who  permitteth  Himself  to  be 
called  by  that  name  because  of  man,  that  he  might  be  saved  and  renewed 
from  the  former  open  wickedness  of  his  deeds  into  which  he  had  fallen 
through  sin.     For  to  Thee  belongeth  glory  for  ever  and  ever." 

And   when   the   holy  John    had   finished   the   breaking   of  the  blessed  f-  7oa 
bread,  he  took  some  of  it,  and  drew  nigh  and  gave  it  to  the  multitude. 
And  he  entreated  also  that  they  might  be  worthy  of  it.     And   he  gave 
them  [the  greeting  of]  peace,  and  he  sent  them  to  their  homes. 

And  after  these  things,  he  said  unto  his  disciple  Prochorus  to  take  two 
of  the  brethren  with  him,  and  also  baskets  and  a  spade,  and  to  follow  him. 
And  he  did  as  [John]  had  commanded.  And  he  went  out  of  the  city 
with  them  secretly,  outside  of  it,  walking.  And  he  said  unto  us :  "  Dig 
here."  And  we  did  according  to  his  commandment.  And  we  made 
a  hole,  as  he  had  directed  us.  And  he  took  off  his  clothes,  and  threw 
them  into  the  hole.  And  he  stood  above  it,  the  rest  of  his  dress  being 
a  linen  garment,  and  he  stretched  out  his  hand  upward  ;  and  looked 
toward  the  east,  and  made  supplication  thus,  saying:  "My  Lord  Jesus, 
the  Christ,  Who  didst  choose  a  poor  creature  like  me  to  be  Thy  disciple, 
a  herald  of  Thy  holy  name,  in  which  Thou  didst  begin  to  preach 
by  the  tongues  of  Thy  holy  prophets.  Who  alone  and  always  dost 
save  those  who  long  for  salvation  with  their  whole  hearts.  Thou  art  He 
Who  in  His  own  self  gavest  His  life  that  all  beings  might  know  Him. 
Who  careth  for  all  His  creatures,  and  loseth  neither  great  nor  small  from 
amongst  them  ;  Who  made  the  wild,  waste  soul  humane  and  gentle  ;  Who  f.  70  b 
appeared  unto  her  when  she  was  dead  ;  and  accepted  her  when  she  was 
stained  and  polluted  with  the  filth  of  sin,  and  made  her  unto  Himself  a 
pure  bride,  after  she  had  been  polluted  with  the  uncleanness  of  sin,  and 
conquered  by  Satan.  And  Thou  didst  take  hold  of  her  hand  and  set  her 
up  from  the  downfall  [caused  by]  the  Enemy,  and  madest  her  victorious 

L.  A.  H 


58  THE   DEATH   OF   SAINT  JOHN. 

over  her  Enemy,  and  madest  him  a  contemptible  thing  to  be  trampled 
under  her  feet.  He  Who  alone  is  pure  ;  and  Who  dwelleth  with  the  pure, 
Jesus  the  Christ,  my  God,  the  sweet  name,  Whose  memory  never  palls ; 
Joy  of  the  heavens ;  Guardian  of  those  who  are  upon  the  earth  ;  Terrible 
to  those  who  are  beneath  the  earth ;  Delight  of  the  good,  and  Pro- 
tector of  the  upright  in  heart ;  Who  accepteth  those  who  are  worthy  of 
Him  with  glory  and  honour ;  Accept  me,  for  I  am  Thy  servant,  according 
unto  Thy  word  and  commandment  at  the  beginning;  which  Thou  madest 
necessary  for  me  so  that  Thou  shouldest  make  me  escape  from  the  toil 
of  this  fleeting  world.  I  thank  Thee,  O  my  Lord  !  Who  hast  kept  me 
clean  unto  this  time,  pure  from  the  filth  of  the  world.  Thou  art  He  Who 
didst  put  Thy  fear  clearly  into  my  heart,  so  that  Thou  didst  remove  far 
from  me  all  longing  for  sin,  and  therefore  I  have  been  able  to  destroy  the 
f.  71  a  motions  of  the  body.  Thou  art  He  Who  didst  cause  the  currents  of  sin  to 
cease  from  my  body ;  and  didst  make  my  soul  hate  the  works  of  manifest 
evil ;  which  excite  in  my  body  the  sensations  of  sin  that  were  too  strong 
for  me ;  He  Who  hast  made  my  paths  straight  without  stumbling  ;  and 
hast  given  to  me  the  right  faith  in  Thee  without  a  doubt.  Thou  art  He 
Who  didst  write  Thy  law  within  me,  and  didst  give  to  me  no  desire  for 
aught  but  Thyself.  And  what  thing  is  there  that  is  more  glorious,  or 
more  honourable,  or  sweeter,  or  more  to  be  desired  than  one  like  unto 
Thee  ?  And  v/ho  is  like  unto  Thee  ?  Receive  now,  O  Lord !  him  who 
is  Thine  own ;  receive  John,  Thy  servant,  unto  Thyself,  who  doth  hope 
in  Thee,  And  now  I  have  finished  the  service  for  which  Thou  didst  make 
me  meet,  and  I  have  come  unto  Thee.  I  am  consoled  and  delighted  with 
Thy  power,  O  Lord  !  I  know  that  Thou  wilt  make  my  path  easy  before 
Thee,  in  peace,  unto  Thy  glorious  dwelling." 

And  when  the  blessed  John  had  spoken  all  these  words,  he  fell  on  his 
face  upon  the  ground,  worshipping.  And  he  said  :  "  I  adore  Thee,  O  Thou 
to  Whom  every  knee  shall  bow ;  and  all  glory  belongeth  to  Thee,  the 
Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  for  ever  and  ever." 

Then  he  said  unto  us :  "  O  my  children  !  the  peace  of  the  Lord  be 
f.  71  b  with  you.  Go  to  the  city,  and  say  unto  the  brethren  that  they  should 
keep  all  my  words  which  I  have  commanded  them.  And  we  must 
certainly  answer  for  it ;  and  I  have  hidden  from  you  nothing  of  the  will 
of  God.  Ye  are  they  who  shall  be  tried;  and  I  am  innocent  of  your 
blood.  I  have  not  left  any  knowledge  nor  learning,  that  ye  have  not 
heard  from  me ;  and  that  I  have  not  told  you,  and  ye  have  learned  it. 
Beware  lest  ye  transgress  and  your  debts  be  double ;  for  to  whomsoever 


THE   DEATH    OF   SAINT   JOHN.  59 

much  is  given,  of  him  will  much  be  required,  as  the  Lord  hath  said  ;  and  Luke  xii. 

48 

may  He,  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  be  with  you  for  ever,  strengthen  you, 
and  fulfil  all  your  desire  in  obedience  without  sin.  But  from  this  time 
John  will  not  be  with  you  in  the  body." 

And  when  we  had  heard  this  from  him,  we  kissed  his  hands  and  his 
feet ;  and  we  wept  bitter  tears  ;  and  we  left  him  in  the  hole,  and  went 
away  to  the  city.  And  we  told  the  brethren  what  had  happened  ;  and 
they  went  forth  with  us  in  haste  to  that  place  ;  and  we  did  not  find  the 
holy  John  ;  but  we  found  his  clothes,  and  his  shoes,  and  the  earth  had 
filled  up  the  place,  and  the  hole  which  we  had  dug.  We  did  not  recognize 
it,  and  we  returned  to  the  city,  and  we  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  who 
bestovveth  gifts  worthily  on  those  who  are  worthy  of  them  ;  Who  honoured  f.  72  a 
His  beloved  John  by  a  wonderful  death  like  this  beyond  [that  of]  many 
of  the  disciples.  And  for  this  we  glorify  the  Lord,  because  He  made  him 
worthy,  and  His  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost  to  all  ages.  Amen.  And 
praise  be  unto  God  always  and  for  ever. 


60  THE   PREACHING   OF    PHILIP. 


THE    PREACHING   OF    PHILIP. 

The  Book  of  the  PreacJiing  of  Philip,  the  Disciple  of  fesus  the  Christ, 
whicJi  he  preached  in  the  city  of  Africa,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord.     A  men. 

It  came  to  pass,  when  the  disciples  were  gathered  together  at  the  Mount 
of  Olives,  and  they  were  reciting  amongst  themselves  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord,  then  the  Saviour  Jesus  the  Christ  appeared  unto  them,  and  said 
unto  them  :  "  Peace  be  unto  you,  O  My  beloved  ones.  Why  are  ye  seated  ? 
and  why  do  ye  not  go  out  to  the  world  and  preach  unto  them  the  Gospel 
of  the  Kingdom  .''  Behold  now,  cast  lots  among  yourselves,  and  make  the 
world  into  twelve  lots,  that  ye  may  go  forth  and  preach  in  it."  And  He 
gave  unto  them  the  [greeting  of]  peace,  and  disappeared  from  them  in 
glory  to  Heaven.  And  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  of  Philip  came  out 
f.  72  b  that  he  should  go  forth  to  the  country  of  Africa.  And  he  made  no  delay 
about  going  ;  but  he  said  :  "  O  my  father  Peter,  the  Lord  hath  commanded 
that  thou  shouldest  go  forth  with  each  one  of  us  to  his  country ;  and  I 
would  fain  have  thee  go  with  me  to  my  country."     And  he  consented. 

Then  they  journeyed  together ;  and  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them,  and 
said  unto  them  :  "  Peace  be  to  you  both,  O  My  chosen  disciples !  Go  ye 
and  preach  unto  all  mankind,  that  ye  may  draw  them  away  from  the  hand 
of  Satan.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  if  ye  labour  at  this  until  ye  make 
them  turn  from  error  to  the  knowledge  of  the  truth,  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
that  your  reward  shall  be  great,  and  ye  shall  attain  unto  rest,  and  shall 
forget  the  toil." 

And  when  He  had  spoken  unto  them,  He  gave  them  the  [greeting  of] 
peace,  and  disappeared  from  them  in  glory.  And  their  hearts  were 
strengthened,  and  they  went  on  their  way.  And  when  the  disciples 
drew  nigh  unto  the  city,  a  man  who  was  possessed  with  an  unclean  spirit 
met  them;  and  he  cried,  saying:  "O  disciples  of  the  Christ!  ye  cannot 
enter  into  the  city."  And  Peter  knew  that  it  was  the  spirit  of  a  devil ;  and 
in  that  hour  he  rebuked  it,  and  the  devil  went  out  of  him.  And  the  man 
was  cured,  and  followed  the  disciples  to  the  city. 

And  there  was  on  the  top  of  the  gate  of  the  city  a  very  tall  pillar.    And 

f.  73a  when  they  reached  the  gate,  Peter  entreated  the  Lord,  saying:  "  I  beseech 

Thee,  O  my  Lord  Jesus,  to  throw  down  this  gate  and  this  high  pillar  which  is 


THE   PREACHING   OF   PHILIP.  6l 

above  it  to  the  ground,  that  my  hand  may  reach  unto  it  and  lay  hold  of  it." 
And  straightway  the  gate  became  fixed  in  the  earth,  and  the  pillar  which 
was  on  the  top  of  it,  so  that  they  became  level  with  the  surface  of  the 
ground.  And  Peter  commanded  him  from  whom  the  unclean  spirit  had 
gone  out  to  climb  to  the  top  of  the  pillar  and  to  speak  of  what  was 
happening  unto  him,  so  that  fear  might  come  upon  the  people  of  the 
city.  And  the  man  climbed  upon  the  pillar  which  was  over  the  gate. 
And  Peter  said  :  "  In  the  name  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  by  Whom  ye 
have  become  fixed  in  the  earth  so  that  ye  have  come  nigh  unto  us,  return 
to  where  ye  were."  And  immediately  the  gate  was  raised  up,  and  the 
pillar  which  was  above  it  till  they  reached  their  [former]  height.  And 
the  man  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice,  saying :  "  O  men  !  inhabitants  of  this 
city !  gather  yourselves  together  unto  this  place  wherein  are  the  disciples 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  that  they  may  bless  you,  and  may  entreat 
that  your  sins  be  forgiven."  And  when  the  man  who  was  standing  upon 
the  pillar  had  said  this  there  was  thunder  and  lightning.  And  the  people  f.  73  b 
of  the  city  trembled  and  were  much  afraid  ;  and  they  went  into  the  caves 
and  the  holes  and  the  islands ;  and  the  lightning  followed  them  whither 
they  had  gone,  until  many  men  died  and  women,  from  the  sounds  of  the 
thunder  and  the  flashings  of  the  lightning.  And  the  man  cried  :  "  Come 
to  where  I  am."  And  the  multitude  gathered  themselves  together  unto 
him,  and  they  saw  the  two  disciples  with  their  hands  outstretched,  making 
supplication  unto  God.  And  they  fell  down  on  the  face  of  the  ground, 
and  did  obeisance  unto  them  ;  and  they  were  weeping  [and]  saying :  "  O 
servants  of  God  !  we  entreat  you  to  have  compassion  on  us.  O  ye  new 
gods !  whom  we  did  not  know,  have  mercy  upon  us  !  and  teach  us  what 
is  your  will ;  and  what  is  your  sacrifice,  so  that  we  may  bring  it  unto 
you.  And  we  beseech  you  that  this  thunder  may  cease  from  us,  and 
this  terror." 

And  the  two  disciples  besought  the  Lord  for  their  sakes,  and  they 
sought  pardon  for  them.  And  the  thunder  stayed,  and  the  lightning  ceased, 
and  the  man  spoke  no  more ;  and  the  gate  and  the  pillar  which  was  above 
it  returned  as  they  had  been,  so  the  man  came  down  from  the  top  of  it. 
And  when  the  multitude  saw  that  the  man  was  silent,  and  that  those 
frightful  things  were  at  an  end,  they  said  :  "  This  man  is  a  god."  And 
they  cried  out  with  one  voice,  saying:  "Thou  art  a  god,  and  we  did  not  f-  74 a 
know  thee."  The  man  replied,  saying :  "  I  am  not  a  god.  I  am  a  man 
like  unto  you.  The  Holy  Spirit  hath  spoken  by  my  mouth,  through  the 
commandment  of  His  pure  disciples.     But  come  ye  nigh  unto  the  holy 


62  THE   PREACHING   OF   PHILIP. 

disciples  Peter  and  Philip,  and  whatsoever  they  shall  say  unto  you  hearken 
unto  it,  and  know  it  that  ye  may  be  saved."  And  they  arose  and  came 
unto  the  disciples ;  and  they  kissed  their  feet,  and  said  unto  them  :  "  Who 
are  ye  ?  "  Philip  said  unto  them  :  "  Which  of  the  gods  do  ye  worship  ?  " 
They  said  :  "  We  worship  the  statue  of  a  man."  Philip  said  unto  them : 
"  Go,  bring  him  to  me."  And  they  did  what  he  had  commanded  them. 
And  it  was  of  gold.  And  the  priests  cried,  saying :  "  Do  not  destroy  the 
gods  who  save  you  at  all  times.  For  if  war  rise  up  against  you,  and  ye 
seek  safety  with  them,  they  will  not  help  you."  The  citizens  said  unto 
them  :  "  It  is  better  for  us  to  accept  the  sayings  of  the  disciples  than  your 
sayings.  This  god  is  the  work  of  men's  hands ;  he  seeth  not ;  he  heareth 
not  ;  he  smelleth  not ;  he  walketh  not." 

And  when  they  brought  him  to  the  two  disciples,  the  priests  cried, 
saying  unto  the  disciples :    "  Ye  lead  the  people  astray  by  your  sorcery. 

f.  74  b  Ye  say  of  a  man,  that  he  is  God.  Mary  gave  birth  to  Him,  and  Pilate  put 
Him  to  death.  Hast  thou  ever  seen  a  god  die?  But  nevertheless  these 
are  gold  and  silver ;  we  worship  them,  and  we  call  them  gods  ;  they  see 
not,  and  they  are  of  no  profit." 

And  the  Holy  Spirit  descended  upon  Philip,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ  helped  him  by  His  strength  ;  and  he  made  supplication,  and  said : 
"  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  let  fire  come  down  from  Heaven  by  Thy 
will,  and  burn  up  these  wicked,  evil  priests,  that  they  may  know  them  to 
be  deceivers  until  this  day."  And  straightway  there  came  down  a  cloud 
of  fire,  circling  round  them,  apart  from  the  multitude.  And  they  remained 
in  the  midst  of  the  fire  [weeping]  from  the  fierceness  of  its  burning.  Philip 
said  unto  them :  "  Why  do  ye  weep  and  howl  ?  Have  ye  not  said  that  if 
war  should  rise  up  against  you  ye  would  make  supplication  unto  your  gods, 
and  they  would  save  you  and  your  city  .-' " 

And  Peter  took  up  that  idol,  and  flung  it  into  the  fire  wherein  the 
priests  were.  The  [image  of]  gold  answered  :  "O  disciples  of  the  Christ! 
do  not  punish  me,  but  have  mercy  upon  me;  and  judge  between  me  and 
these  sinful  men.  I  am  one  of  the  instruments  of  the  earth ;  these  men 
have  taken  me  and  smelted  me,  and  have  made  me  what  you  see ;  and 
they  have  set  me  up  in  the  temple.     And  they  sacrifice  beasts  and  mingle 

f-  75  a  their  blood  with  wine,  and  deceive  the  people ;  and  say  unto  them  that  it  is 
I  who  have  eaten  those  sacrifices,  and  I  neither  eat  nor  drink,  nor  speak  to 
any  man.  And  it  is  not  I  who  am  speaking  to  you,  but  the  power  which 
rests  upon  you,  it  hath  made  me  able  to  speak  these  things  to  the  multi- 
tude, and  to  rebuke  them  for  the  wickedness  of  their  deeds." 


THE   PREACHING   OF   PHILIP.  63 

And  when  the  idol  had  said  this  it  was  silent.  And  the  priests  be- 
sought the  disciples  that  they  would  bring  them  out  of  the  fire,  that  it 
might  not  consume  them.  And  whatsoever  they  commanded  them  they 
would  do  it. 

Philip  said  unto  them:  "If  ye  will  leave  off  your  impure  worship 
and  say:  'We  believe  in  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,'  we  will  say:  In 
His  name  let  this  cloud  of  fire  depart  from  us."  Then  they  all  cried  out 
with  a  loud  voice,  saying :  "  We  believe  in  God  ;  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ 
is  His  Word."  And  straightway  the  heat  of  the  fire  was  lifted  up  from 
them  :  and  it  became  like  a  lake  of  sweet  water,  white  as  milk,  so  that 
the  two  disciples  were  astonished.  And  the  multitude  asked  them  what 
it  was  their  duty  to  do  that  they  might  make  sure  of  their  faith.  Philip 
said  unto  them  :  "  We  command  you  to  build  a  church  in  this  place : 
and  we  will  teach  in  it,  for  this  is  the  place  in  which  ye  have  believed." 
And  they  consented  to  their  commandments. 

And  he  commanded  them  to  bring  him  plenty  of  straw  ;  and  the  quantity  f.  75  b 
of  it  was  to  be  what  would  be  for  the  foundation.  And  he  commanded 
some  of  the  men  to  dig  until  they  had  laid  the  foundation.  And  when 
the  command  had  been  fulfilled  and  the  work  was  completed,  he  came 
unto  the  gate  of  the  city  with  the  pillar  standing  above  it,  and  he  said: 
"  In  the  name  of  Jesus  the  Christ  the  Nazarene,  Who  is  raised  high  above 
heaven,  I  command  you  to  be  removed  hence  to  the  site  of  the  church 
which  hath  been  called  by  the  name  of  the  Lord."  And  the  gate  fell, 
and  the  pillar  which  stood  above  it  in  the  presence  of  the  multitude  to 
the  site  of  the  building.  And  no  sound  was  heard  in  them  ;  and  no  dust 
came  out  of  them.  And  the  multitude  said :  "  There  is  no  God  but 
the  God  of  Peter  and  Andrew  and  Philip,  the  servants  of  Jesus  the 
Christ." 

And  Philip  said  unto  the  multitude :  "  We  have  begun  to  build 
the  house  of  the  Lord:  and  I  desire  you  to  bring  together  the  girls  who 
are  maidens,  that  they  may  carry  water ;  and  the  adult  men  and  the  young 
men,  and  all  the  citizens,  every  one  according  to  his  ability,  that  they 
may  work  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And  let  none  of  the  multitude 
refuse  what  I  have  commanded."  And  the  disciples  were  lodging  in  the 
house  of  Marwan,  a  governor  of  the  city.  And  they  were  rejoicing 
that  the  multitude  had  responded  to  the  faith  so  promptly. 

And    the   Lord   Jesus  the   Christ  took   on   the  likeness  of  a  man   of  f.  76  a 
shining    countenance ;    and    He    appeared    unto    the    disciples    and    said : 
"The  peace  of  the  Lord  be  with  you,  O  ye  two  blessed  disciples.     Ye 


64  THE  PREACHING   OF   PHILIP. 

have  seen  the   beauty  of  the  faith  in   the  people  of  this  city  ;    and  why 
do  ye  sit  still  in  the  house?    go  ye  out  unto  them;    and    teach  them 
the  commandments  of  God,  and   life.     And  be  not  careless  about  them, 
cf.  Jonn  ^^^  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  Me,  I  will  give  it  you." 

XIV.  14  •'  '  o  J 

And  when  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  in  the  likeness  of  a  shining  man, 
had  spoken  unto  them,  He  disappeared  into  heaven  with  glory.  And 
their  faces  shone  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Who  had 
appeared  unto  them  in  the  house.  And  they  went  out  unto  the  multitude. 
And  when  they  saw  the  radiance  of  their  faces  they  did  obeisance  to 
them  on  the  ground.  And  they  blessed  them  ;  and  raised  them  up ; 
and  taught  them,  and  confirmed  them  in  the  faith  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ.  And  they  commanded  them  not  to  return  to  any  of  their 
former  sins.  And  the  multitude  increased  upon  them  ;  and  were  blessed 
by  them ;  and  they  were  amazed  at  the  glory  of  God  which  rested 
upon  them.  And  a  man  amongst  them  who  was  possessed  with  a  devil 
cried  out  with  a  loud  voice,  saying:  "  I  entreat  you,  O  servants  of  the 
Christ,  do  not  punish  me.  I  will  go  out  of  him."  And  the  evil  spirit 
f.  76b  threw  the  man  down  upon  the  ground  and  came  out  of  him.  And  Peter 
and  Philip  commanded  that  devil  to  go  out  of  him,  and  never  to  return 
to  him.  And  the  man  who  had  been  cured  threw  himself  at  their  feet 
and  kissed  them.  Then  they  gathered  the  multitude  together  to  that 
lake  which  had  been  a  cloud  of  fire,  surrounding  the  priests  at  that  time, 
and  had  become  water.  And  they  baptized  them  in  the  name  of  the 
Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost. 

And  the  disciples  said  unto  the  multitude,  "  God  hath  forgiven  you 
your  sins  which  ye  have  committed  without  knowledge  :  and  begin  ye  to 
become  worthy  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven  with  good  works ;  and  of 
everlasting  good  things."  And  they  cried  with  a  very  loud  voice,  saying: 
"  We  thank  Thee,  O  God  !  the  God  of  Peter  and  of  Philip,  that  Thou 
hast  had   mercy  upon  us  ;    and  hast  been   compassionate  to  us." 

And  the  two  disciples  consecrated  the  church,  and  the  multitude 
gathered  themselves  together  to  it  with  joy  and  gladness.  And  they 
listened  to  the  word  of  God  ;  and  Philip  read  to  them  from  the  Law  and 
the  Prophets,  and  Peter  interpreted  it  to  them  by  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ.  And  when  they  had  preached  to  the  multitude  with  the 
doctrines  of  religion  and  had  made  them  worthy  to  receive  the  holy 
Mysteries  ;  then  they  stood  up  in  holy  prayer,  and  finished  it,  and  allowed 
each  of  the  multitude  to  approach  and  receive  that  honoured  Body  in  faith. 
f.  77  a         And  they  gave  them  [the  salutation  of]  peace.     And  they  stayed  with 


THE    PREACHING    OF    PHHJP.  5 

tZj°'  t  ''''"  ,'"'""»  '''"  "^"^  commandments  of  the  Lord  until 
hey  knew  them^  And  they  appointed  unto  them  a  bishop  and  presbyters 
nd  deacons.  And  they  went  out  from  amongst  them,  bidding  hem 
.a,ewell,  g.vmg  glory  to  God.  and  wondering  at  the  miraeles  whieh  they 
had  wrought  m  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ;  unto  Whom  be 
Jory  and  honour  w,th  the  Father,  and  the  Son.  and  the  Holy  Ghost  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


L.  A. 


66  '  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PHILIP. 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF    PHILIP. 

TJie  Martyrdom  of  the  blessed  disciple  Philip  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
Hathor ;  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord. 

And  when  Philip  went  into  the  city  of  Africa  to  the  people  of  this 
country,  and  preached  unto  them  a  new  God  whose  name  they  did  not 
know,  Jesus  the  Christ,  they  hastened  unto  him  with  all  who  belonged 
to  them  and  listened  to  his  speech.  And  they  replied  unto  him:  "Who 
is  Jesus  the  Christ .-'  we  have  never  heard  this  name  save  from  thee."  For 
they  had  been  serving  the  Devil. 

Philip  replied  unto  them  :  "Gather  yourselves  together  unto  me,  O  all  ye 
blessed  men  !  for  I  see  that  the  grace  of  the  Living  God  resteth  upon  you. 
The  God  Whom  I  preach  unto  you — He  is  the  Living  God  ;  and  He  giveth 
life  unto  all  who  believe  in  Him.  And  the  Son,  dwelling  in  the  Father,  and 
the  Father  in  the  Son  ;  and  the  Holy  Ghost  proceeding  from  the  Father, 
f.  77b  Who  is  in  the  Father  and  the  Son;  One  God,  One  in  substance,  Three 
in  Persons ;  before  all  time  ;  and  unto  all  ages  ;  Who  is  invisible  ;  Who 
created  all  things  by  His  wisdom  ;  Who  hath  restrained  the  sea  and  the 
rivers  and  the  springs ;  and  unto  Whom  all  that  is  within  them  is  subject. 
He  brought  into  being  all  that  is  seen,  and  all  that  is  unseen,  in  the 
beginning.  And  He  took  dust  from  the  earth,  and  made  of  it  a  man  in 
the  likeness  of  His  own  image;  and  called  him  Adam.  And  He  it  was 
Who  blessed  him,  and  made  him  the  father  of  all  reasoning  creatures  ; 
Gen.  i.  28  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Grow  and  multiply  and  fill  the  earth  with  thy  seed  ; 
and  have  dominion  over  all  that  is  in  it." 

The  multitude  said  unto  him :  "  Where  is  that  God  Who  hath  created 
all  of  which  thou  speakest?" 

The  disciple  said  unto  them:  "He  is  in  heaven  and  upon  the  earth; 
He  dwelleth  in  every  man  who  doeth  His  will." 

And  when  the  Devil  saw  that  Philip  was  trying  to  turn  the  multitude 
to  the  knowledge  of  God,  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Lord,  he  made  haste  and 
sowed  wicked  thoughts  in  their  hearts,  and  stirred  up  the  evil  within 
them  ;  and  made  them  spring  upon  the  disciple  Philip  ;  and  they  chained 
him,  and  were  intent  on  killing  him.  And  the  eyes  of  every  one  who  laid 
a  hand  upon  Philip  bccanle  blind. 

And  when  the  multitude  saw  it  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying: 


THE   MARTYRDOM    OF    PHILIP.  6/ 

"  There  is  One  God,  the  God  of  Philip.     Why  are  ye  kiHing  this  blessed 
disciple  by  whom  God  hath  delivered  us  from  error  unto  faith  ?"  f-  78  a 

And  thus  the  crowd  saved  Philip  from  the  hands  of  those  who  wished 
to  kill  him.  And  he  went  forth  preaching  in  all  the  country  round  about 
and  proclaimed  the  Word  of  God  every  day.  And  he  healed  every  one 
who  had  a  sickness  ;  until  all  the  people  of  the  city  and  in  its  borders 
gathered  themselves  together  unto  him.  And  he  taught  them,  and  preached 
unto  them  about  the  kingdom  of  Heaven.  And  the  blind  drew  near 
unto  him  and  he  opened  their  eyes,  and  the  lame  became  straight  by 
the  word  of  his  mouth.  And  the  deaf  heard  with  their  ears ;  and  the 
dumb  spake  by  the  power  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  Who  was  dwelling 
in  him.  And  the  lepers  were  cleansed  when  he  raised  his  hand  and 
entreated  God  on  their  behalf.  And  those  in  whom  there  were  devils — 
he  cast  them  out  by  the  sign  of  the  cross,  thanking  God  for  what  He  had 
given  him  in  this  noble  gift  until  he  had  healed  them  all  from  every  disease. 

And  when  the  magistrates  of  the  city  saw  what  Philip  was  doing,  the 
wonders  which  were  made  manifest  by  his  hands,  and  [how]  he  healed  divers 
sicknesses  and  other  things ;  for  they  saw  that  their  brethren,  and  their 
friends,  and  their  sons,  and  their  daughters,  and  their  companions  had  no 
faith  in  their  worship,  and  had  entered  into  the  faith  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ;  then  those  who  did  not  believe  in  what  pleased  Philip  gathered  f.  78b 
themselves  together,  and  withdrew  to  a  place,  and  took  counsel  how  they 
might  lay  hold  of  the  disciple,  and  bind  and  kill  him  secretly,  so  that 
the  city  might  not  perish,  and  they  might  boast  to  the  king  that  an  alien 
could  not  enter  their  city  and  destroy  their  religion.  And  if  they  were 
to  tarry  until  that  was  accomplished,  he  would  send  [men]  to  slay  them 
and  to  lay  waste  their  city,  and  to  say  unto  them  :  "  Are  ye  waiting  for  this 
one  man,  until  he  hath  chosen  [from]  this  multitude  those  who  will  resist 
my  commandment.'"'  And  they  covenanted  together  concerning  it.  And 
they  laid  hands  upon  the  saint  and  bound  him,  and  lectured  him  to  his 
face  with  insulting  words  ;  and  the  disciple  laughed  in  their  faces,  and 
rejoiced.  And  they  said  one  to  the  other :  "  See  how  he  is  laughing : 
he  is  mocking  us  ;  perhaps  he  desireth  to  lead  us  astray  and  deceive  us  like 
the  multitude  whom  he  hath  left,  [who]  rejected  the  decree  of  the  king; 
and  he  hath  separated  them  from  their  wives." 

.  And  when  he  heard  that  he  said  unto  them  :  "  Truly  this  is  falsehood 
if  it  be  completed.  And  ye  ought  to  return  unto  God,  and  He  will  forgive 
you  your  sins  ;  and  will  make  you  meet  for  His  kingdom,  which  never 
faileth." 


68  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF    PHILIP. 

Another  of  them  answered  and  said:  "Kill  him;  if  we  leave  him  he 
will  lead  us  all  astray."  Then  their  wrath  waxed  hot  against  him,  and  they 
f.  79  a  laid  hold  of  him  and  hanged  him  upon  a  cross,  and  they  bound  him  head 
downwards,  saying :  "  lest  he  should  move  his  body."  And  they  tortured 
him  with  cruel  torments ;  and  they  never  ceased  following  him  and 
torturing  him  with  the  worst  of  torments,  until  he  gave  up  the  ghost  upon 
the  cross.  And  they  took  him  down,  and  took  counsel  together  and  said : 
"  Let  us  kindle  a  huge  fire,  and  fling  his  body  into  it,  that  it  may  be  burnt 
up,  and  may  not  be  found." 

And  when  they  had  kindled  the  fire  that  they  might  throw  his  pure 
body  into  it,  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Who  had  given  patience  to  the 
saint  for  that  torture,  sent  an  angel,  and  took  his  pure  body  out  of  the 
fire  before  them  at  noon-tide  out  of  the  city,  and  all  its  inhabitants  beheld 
it ;  and  he  ascended  up  on  high  with  it,  with  joy  and  glory  and  honour, 
till  he  vanished  from  their  eyes.  And  he  arrived  with  it  at  Jerusalem  ; 
and  he  hid  it  in  a  tree.  And  when  all  the  crowd  beheld  this  wonder, 
and  remembered  the  multitude  of  wonders  and  of  signs  which  God  had 
caused  to  happen  by  his  hands,  of  the  healing  of  divers  sicknesses,  they 
all  raised  their  voices,  women  and  men,  saying :  "  There  is  one  God, 
the  God  of  Philip  the  servant  of  Jesus  the  Christ.  He  is  God,  the  God  of 
heaven  and  earth,  and  the  great,  the  High  God,  blessed  by  heavenly  beings 
f.  79b  and  earthly  beings,  and  by  all  the  city  and  its  surrounding  districts  together, 
Jesus  the  Christ.  And  they  sent  people  who  feared  God  to  the  top  of  the 
mountains ;  and  they  remained  many  days  in  the  desert,  going  round 
about.  And  the  citizens  fasted  and  prayed,  and  humbled  themselves 
before  God,  that  He  might  restore  to  them  the  body  of  the  saint. 

And  when  God  beheld  the  beauty  of  their  dispositions,  and  their  regret 
for  what  they  had  exceeded  in  the  ugliness  of  their  deeds,  He  sent  that 
angel  to  tell  them  the  place  of  the  body  of  the  disciple.  And  they  took  it, 
and  journeyed  with  it  to  the  city,  with  praise  and  glory  and  honour.  And 
they  wrapped  it  in  fine  raiment,  and  left  it  in  a  new  cofifin.  And  the 
completion  of  the  martyrdom  and  conflict  of  the  holy  Philip  was  on 
the  eighteenth  day  of  Hathor,  and  he  was  left  in  Carthagena^  in  peace. 
And  glory  be  to  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  His  Father,  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

And  praise  be  to  God  always  and  for  ever. 

'  MS.  "  Martagcna." 


THE    PREACHING   OF    BARTHOLOMEW.  69 


THE  PREACHING  OF   BARTHOLOMEW. 

In  the  nauie  of  the  Father,  mid  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  One  God.   f.  80  a 
The  Book  of  the  Preaching  of  BartJioloniczv  the  Blessed  Disciple,  and  his 
Preaching  in   the    City  of  the   Oasis,   in    the  peace  of  the  Lord  fesiis  the 
Christ. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  disciples  were  gathered  together  and 
they  divided  amongst  themselves  the  cities  of  the  world,  and  the  lot  of 
Bartholomew  was  to  go  forth  to  the  land  of  the  Oases,  to  preach  amongst 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  that  he  said  unto  Peter, 
the  chief  of  the  Apostles :  "  O  my  father  Peter  ■  I  have  neither  gone  into 
this  city,  nor  do  I  know  the  language  of  its  people.  I  entreat  thee  to 
remain  with  me  until  thou  shalt  have  brought  me  unto  it ;  and  what  is 
His  will,  shall  come  to  pass." 

Peter  replied,  saying :  '*  I  shall  not  go  out  with  thee  alone  but  with  the 
company ;   I  am  commanded  by  the  Lord  to  bring  each  one  to  his  city." 

And  Peter  arose  and  Bartholomew,  and  they  both  went  forth,  seeking 
the  city  of  the  Oases.  And  they  travelled  in  the  desert,  and  they  met 
a  rich  man  who  had  slaves,  and  ten  camels  with  him.  And  when  Peter 
and  Bartholomew  saw  him,  they  rejoiced  at  it,  and  went  on  to  meet  him  ; 
and  they  said  unto  him  :  "  Peace  be  on  the  owner  of  the  camels."  He  said 
unto  them  :  "  Peace  be  upon  you." 

Peter  said  unto  him:  "O  thou  man!  unto  what  country  art  thou  f.  80  b 
journeying  with  these  camels?"  The  man  said  unto  him:  "To  the  city 
of  the  Oases."  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  Do  us  a  favour,  and  carry  us  with 
thee,  and  bring  us  to  the  city."  The  owner  of  the  camels  said  unto  him  : 
"  And  what  cause  hath  led  thee  thither,  when  thou  hast  nothing  to  sell 
in  it.''"  Peter  said  unto  him:  "We  are  not  going  to  sell  nor  to  buy; 
we  are  servants  of  a  good  God,  Whose  name  is  Jesus.  He  hath  chosen 
twelve  men,  and  hath  taught  us  commandments,  and  hath  put  into  our 
hands  the  healing  of  all  diseases.  And  He  hath  commanded  us  to  go 
round  about  in  the  farthest  countries,  and  to  preach  in  His  name,  and 
exhort  the  people  not  to  persist  in  their  error,  but  to  turn  unto  Him,  that 
He  may  forgive  their  sins,  and  make  them  meet  for  His  kingdom.  And 
therefore  we  seek  to  enter  the  city,  that  we  may  bring  these  commandments 
unto  them,  which  our  Master  hath  taught  us,  that  they  may  hearken  unto 


70  THE   PREACHING   OF   BARTHOLOMEW. 

them,  and  may  forsake  their  former  deeds,  and  may  repent,  so  that  they 
may  Hve  for  ever." 

And  when  the  man  heard  that  speech,  he  said  unto  them  :  "  If  ye  be 
some  of  the  friends  of  Jesus,  of  Whom  ye  have  spoken,  we  will  not  allow 
you  to  enter  our  city  ;  because  we  have  heard  that  ye  lead  the  people 
astray,  and  ye  separate  women  from  their  husbands  ;  and  ye  say  that 
f.  8i  a  except  a  man  live  in  purity  he  cannot  see  God.  And  I  am  just  coming 
from  a  friend  who  loves  me  greatly.  When  he  saw  me  coming  to  meet 
him,  he  rejoiced  over  me,  but  this  time  he  did  not  lift  his  head  to  greet 
me,  on  account  of  the  grief  in  which  he  was.  And  I  asked  him  what 
was  the  cause.  And  he  told  me  that  he  had  been  in  sorrow  for  ten 
days  about  his  wife  ;  for  some  of  your  people  had  come  into  the  city,  and 
had  commanded  the  people  [to  do]  all  that  you  have  said.  And  his  wife 
had  followed  their  speech,  and  had  forsaken  her  husband.  And  I  am 
afraid  about  myself,  that  if  I  bring  you  into  my  city,  and  you  teach  its 
people  what  your  Master  hath  commanded  you,  my  wife  would  hearken 
unto  you,  and  would  believe  in  your  words,  and  would  separate  herself 
from  me." 

And  when  they  had  heard  this  from  him,  they  resolved  on  going  away, 
and  they  were  grieved.  And  Bartholomew  said  unto  Peter :  "  What  shall 
we  do,  that  we  may  succeed  in  entering  the  city  .''  Give  me  counsel."  Peter 
said  unto  him :  "  I  will  give  thee  counsel.  But  I  fear  that  thou  wilt  meet 
with  great  trouble  in  this  business,  and  thou  wilt  say  :  '  Peter  counselled 
[it].'  But  this  is  thy  lot,  and  1  will  not  separate  myself  from  thee  by  the 
will  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Who  desireth  the  salvation  of  every  man, 
until  I  bring  thee  unto  it." 

Bartholomew  said  unto  him :  "  Arise,  O  thou  beloved  father !  the 
f.  8i  b  Lord  is  helping  [us].  Let  us  disguise  ourselves,  and  gird  our  loins,  and 
get  before  this  man  without  his  knowing  it ;  and  when  he  gets  up  to  us, 
let  us  ask  him  to  carry  us  on  his  camels  to  the  city.  And  if  he  should 
enquire  about  our  business  in  it,  say  :  '  This  slave  who  belongs  to  me,  I 
will  sell  him  in  it.'  And  if  he  should  say  unto  thee :  '  What  is  his 
handicraft.''  say:  'A  vine-dresser.'  And  when  I  shall  have  entered  the 
city  which  the  Lord  gave  unto  me  to  speak  in  it,  I  will  do  what  He  hath 
commanded  me." 

Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  The  view  which  thou  hast  stated  is  good."  And 
they  did  that  about  which  they  had  agreed ;  and  they  preceded  the  man  in 
the  journey  until  he  got  up  to  them.  And  Peter  said  unto  him :  '  O  thou 
good  man  !   carry  us  with  thee  on  these  camels  to  the  city  of  the  Oases." 


THE    PREACHING   OF    BARTHOLOMEW.  7 1 

He  said  unto  them:  "And  what  is  your  business  in  it?"     He  said  unto 
him :  "  I  wish  to  enter  it  that  I  may  sell  this  boy  who  belongs  to  me." 

And  when  the  man  heard  this  .speech  from  him  he  rejoiced  with  great 
joy,  and  he  tied  up  the  feet  of  his  camels'.  And  he  said  unto  him  :  "  This  is 
a  blessed  day,  for  I  have  been  away  from  my  home  for  many  days,  I  and 
those  who  are  with  me,  with  these  camels,  seeking  for  a  boy  whom  I  might 
buy,  and  I  have  not  found  one ;  and  God  hath  made  thee  pass  near  me." 
Then  he  said  unto  Peter :  "  Tell  me  what  is  his  handicraft,  that  I  may  buy 
him  from  thee,  and  I  will  pay  thee  the  price."  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "He 
is  a  dresser  of  blighted  vines,  skilled  in  their  cultivation."  The  man  said  f.  82  a 
unto  him  :  "  I  am  seeking  one  like  that,  for  I  have  many  vineyards. 
I  want  him  to  be  chief  man  in  them." 

And  they  agreed  with  each  other  about  the  price — thirty  dinars.  The 
man  paid  them  to  Peter ;  and  he  delivered  Bartholomew  to  him.  And  he 
said  unto  Peter  :  "  Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  my  house  ?  Thou  hast  taken 
the  price  from  me,  and  hast  delivered  up  the  boy  to  me,  but  I  would  fain 
honour  thee  in  my  home."  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  May  God  repay  thee 
with  a  rich  reward  for  what  thou  hast  done  unto  me.  Do  thou  it  unto 
this  boy,  and  do  not  tire  him  out,  but  be  gentle  unto  him,  and  thou  wilt 
praise  the  result  of  it  greatly."  And  when  Peter  found  how  kind  the  owner  . 
of  the  camels  was,  he  paid  the  money,  which  was  the  price  of  Bartholomew, 
to  himself;  and  said  unto  him  :  "Let  this  be  in  thy  keeping  ;  if  thou  findest 
a  needy  man,  pay  some  of  it " ;  and  he  commanded  him  what  was  needful, 
and  gave  him  [the  salutation  of]  peace,  and  bade  him  farewell.  And  Peter 
returned. 

And  Bartholomew  travelled  with  the  owner  of  the  camels,  seeking  the 
city.  Then  they  went  astray  from  the  path,  and  all  the  water  which  they 
had  with  them  came  to  an  end,  and  the  camels  were  tired,  and  some  of 
them  became  separated  from  them,  and  died  on  the  road.  And  the  man 
wept,  and  those  who  were  with  him,  saying :  "  Woe  unto  us  !  what  hath 
befallen  us  because  of  this  boy  !  Perhaps  he  was  not  a  good  boy  when  he  f.  82  b 
was  in  his  own  country,  and  his  master  drove  him  away  to  this  far-off 
land,  where  he  is  of  no  use  to  any  one.  And  I  do  not  grieve  for  the  camels 
as  I  do  for  myself  and  for  those  who  are  with  me,  for  we  shall  die  of  thirst 
in  this  desert."  And  Bartholomew  wept  openly.  And  he  prayed  in  his 
heart,  and  did  not  wish  that  they  should  know  that  he  was  a  disciple  of 
the  Lord,  lest  they  should  prevent  him  from  entering  the  city.     And  he 

^  The  Bedawin  usually  tie  up  one  fore-foot  of  a  camel  when  they  halt,  to  prevent  it  from  walking 
away. 


72  THE   PREACHING   OF   BARTHOLOMEW. 

took  hold  of  the  camels  and  said  :  "  In  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ,  the  true  God,  let  these  camels  rise,  that  these  men  may  know  who 
I  am,  and  that  they  may  not  imagine  what  is  not  convenient  for  them." 
And  immediately  the  camels  rose  up,  and  returned  to  life  as  they  had  been. 
And  the  men  were  astonished  and  they  said  nothing  ;  and  they  rode  upon 
them,  and  journeyed. 

And  as  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  city  Bartholomew  dismounted,  and 
girded  up  his  loins,  and  went  on  in  front  of  his  master.  And  when  they 
reached  the  city,  lo !  there  was  a  blind  man  beside  the  gate,  on  whom  the 
spirit  of  God  descended.  [And]  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice :  "  Have  com- 
passion on  me,  O  Bartholomew  !  disciple  of  Jesus  the  Christ !  give  me  the 
light  of  mine  eyes  ;  for  thou  art  able  to  do  this."  And  when  Bartholomew 
heard  the  speech  of  the  blind  man  he  was  silent.    The  man  who  had  bought 

f.  83a  him  said  unto  him:  "Art  thou  one  of  the  disciples  of  the  Christ?  and 
I  have  entered  the  city  with  thee  ?  and  I  did  not  know  thee  .-' "  Bartholo- 
mew said  unto  him :  "  I  will  not  say  unto  thee  that  I  am  a  disciple  of  the 
Christ  until  thou  shalt  have  seen  the  wonders  which  shall  appear  in  this  city 
at  my  hand."  And  the  blind  man  repeated  his  saying  :  "  Have  compassion 
upon  me,  O  disciple  of  the  Christ !  give  me  the  light  of  mine  eyes."  He 
said  unto  him :  "  May  He  Who  hath  commanded  thee  to  speak  give  thee 
the  light  of  thine  eyes  !  "  And  straightway  his  eyes  were  opened  ;  and  the 
astonishment  of  the  man  and  of  those  who  were  with  him  increased. 

And  when  that  magistrate  went  into  his  house,  he  called  his  friends 
the  magistrates,  and  said  unto  them  :  "  Come,  see  this  boy,  whom  I  have 
bought,  and  who  sayeth  that  he  is  a  vine-dresser,  skilled  in  the  treatment 
of  the  vines.  And  a  great  wonder  hath  been  shown  by  him  on  the  way, 
whilst  we  were  journeying  in  the  desert  we  mistook  the  path,  and  the 
camels  perished  ;  and  he  raised  them  up  alive,  as  they  had  been.  And 
when  we  drew  nigh  unto  the  gate  of  the  city  he  made  that  blind  man  see 
whom  ye  know  sitting  at  the  gate  of  the  city.  What  would  ye  advise  me 
to  do  with  him  ?  It  is  said  that  he  is  a  clever  worker,  skilled  in  vines 
which  are  blighted,  so  that  their  cultivation  may  be  restored." 

f.  83b  His  friends  said  unto  him :  "  If  he  be  a  worker  skilled  in  the  treatment 

of  the  vines,  let  him  remain  with  thee,  and  try  his  workmanship,  if  it  be  as 
hath  been  said  ;  and  if  it  be  not,  thou  canst  sell  him,  and  take  his  price." 
Then  he  called  all  the  labourers  who  tended  his  vines,  and  sent  to  bring 
Bartholomew,  and  made  him  stand  in  the  midst  of  them.  And  he  said 
unto  them  :  "  I  have  made  this  man  chief  over  you,  and  all  that  he  sayeth 
unto  you,  hearken  unto  him." 


THE   PREACHING   OF    BARTHOLOMEW.  73 

And  Bartholomew  went  out  to  the  vineyard  in  which  he  was  to  work, 
and  he  was  busy  all  the  day  amongst  the  vines.  And  he  entered  the  city 
at  eventide,  and  remained  teaching  for  the  rest  of  the  night,  whom  he 
could,  for  forty  days ;  and  not  a  single  man  hearkened  unto  him.  And 
after  the  forty  days  Bartholomew  besought  the  Lord,  and  said :  "  O  my 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  how  long  shall  I  remain  in  this  city  and  not  a 
single  man  listen  to  my  speech .-'  Put  me  to  death,  O  my  Lord  !  in  this 
city,  this  day."  And  he  stood  and  prayed  in  faith  that  it  might  be  given 
unto  him  that  a  miracle  might  be  shown  at  his  hand.  And  after  his 
prayer  was  ended,  he  said  unto  the  blind  man  whom  he  had  made  to 
see — for  he  was  with  him,  and  had  never  left  him  :  "  Go  into  the  city,  and  f.  84  a 
tell  the  magistrate,  my  master,  to  call  thy  friends,  and  go  out  to  the 
vineyards,  and  thou  shalt  see  this  new  handicraft  which  I  have  done 
to-day."  And  the  man  went  as  he  [Bartholomew]  had  commanded  him, 
to  the  city.  Then  the  disciple  took  three  roots  from  the  vines  and  laid 
them  upon  canes,  and  at  once  when  he  had  suspended  them,  they  bore 
good  fruit.  And  when  the  magistrate  went  with  his  friends,  they  saw 
the  wonder  which  the  disciple  had  done,  every  root  which  he  had 
taken  bearing  leaves  before  he  had  left  it  upon  the  canes,  and  the 
grapes  coming.  And  they  threw  themselves  down  before  the  disciple, 
and  worshipped  him,  saying  :  "  O  our  Lord  !  Who  art  thou  ?  art  thou 
God  who  hath  appeared  on  the  earth  ?  Tell  us  which  of  the  gods  thou  art, 
that  we  may  bring  thee  a  sacrificial  offering.  If  thou  art  a  man,  tell  us 
what  sacrifice  thou  desirest  that  we  should  offer  [for  ?]  thee." 

The  disciple  replied  :  "  I  am  not  one  of  those  whom  ye  imagine  ;  I  am 
a  servant  of  Jesus  the  Christ."  And  he  commanded  them  to  bring  canes, 
that  he  might  put  the  rest  of  the  vines  upon  them.  And  the  magistrate 
went,  and  brought  him  canes,  and  a  huge  snake  which  was  amongst  the 
canes  fastened  itself  on  his  hand  and  bit  him ;  and  he  fell  upon  the  ground,  f.  84  b 
in  great  pain.     And  they  wept. 

Bartholomew  said  unto  them  :  "Why  do  ye  weep  .''  Is  there  no  physician 
in  this  city  to  whom  ye  can  send,  that  he  may  come  and  treat  him  ? " 
And  one  of  the  slaves  of  the  magistrate  hastened  and  told  his  wife,  and 
they  came  with  a  doctor  to  take  care  of  him,  and  they  found  that  he  was 
dead.  And  his  friends  rent  their  garments  ;  and  they  all  wept  for  him. 
And  the  disciple  was  working  amongst  the  canes,  and  he  was  singing. 
And  some  of  those  who  were  present  said  :  "  Look  at  this  bad  servant, 
he  doth  not  weep  for  his  lord  ;  but  he  is  very  glad.  And  as  for  these 
sayings  which  he  utters,  we  know  not  what  it  is."     Others   said  :    "  He 

L.  A.  K 


74  THE   PREACHING   OF   BARTHOLOMEW. 

is  not  a  bad  servant,  for  we  have  seen  wonders  from  him  which  our 
fathers  neither  saw  nor  heard  about."  And  Bartholomew  was  diHgent  in 
his  work  until  he  finished  it  and  washed  his  hands.  And  he  said  to  those 
who  were  weeping  :  "Ye  have  wept  enough.  Go  far  away,  that  ye  may  see 
and  behold  the  glory  of  our  Lord  and  His  strength."  And  they  did  as  he 
commanded  them,  and  withdrew  from  him.  And  he  stretched  out  his  hands, 
saying:  "  O  God  !  Who  ruleth  all  things.  Who  sitteth  on  the  throne  of  His 
glory.  Who  hath  created  the  heaven,  and  the  earth,  and  all  that  therein 
is,  by  His  beloved  Son,  Jesus  the  Christ,  Who  hath  not  left  us  [as]  pledges 
f.  85  a  in  the  hand  of  our  enemy  Satan,  and  hath  delivered  us  by  His  precious 
blood  in  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  pure  Seed  which  beareth  fruit  in  pure  seeds ; 
Who  went  out  into  the  wilderness  to  seek  the  lost  sheep  until  He  restored 
it  to  the  good  fold.  I  entreat  Thee,  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  and  I 
beseech  Thee  on  behalf  of  this  man  whom  a  serpent  hath  bitten,  that  the 
serpent  may  return  and  take  the  poison  which  it  has  thrown  into  his  body ; 
and  that  he  may  live,  to  the  glory  of  Thy  name  in  this  city." 

And  while  Bartholomew  was  praying,  the  serpent  appeared  from  the 
place  in  which  it  was,  and  stood  before  Bartholomew.  And  it  said:  "Thou 
hast  charged  me  to  take  the  poison  out  of  this  man  ;  and  I  shall  die,  and 
he  will  live." 

Bartholomew  replied  to  it :  "  Thou  wast  not  called  in  order  to  multiply 
talk,  but  that  we  may  know  who  thou  art  and  who  is  thy  father,"  Then 
the  serpent  came  near  to  the  man,  and  took  the  poison  out  of  him. 
Then  the  man  arose  alive,  as  he  had  been.  And  when  they  saw  this 
wonder,  they  fell  at  the  feet  of  the  saint,  saying,  "  Truly  thy  God  is  a 
mighty  God.  He  hath  power  to  make  the  dead  live,"  And  the  magistrate 
who  was  alive  stood  and  said  :  "  Have  ye  seen  this  wonder  which  I  have 
seen  from  this  man  whom  I  have  bought  ?  a  God,  thinking  that  he  was  a 
f.  85  b  man  ;  I  have  bought  a  lord,  saying  that  he  was  a  slave." 

And  he  returned  to  the  disciple  and  said  unto  him  :  "  I  adjure  thee  by 
the  name  of  the  God,  Jesus  the  Christ,  thy  God,  Whom  I  saw  standing 
with  thee  when  thou  didst  raise  me  up  from  death,  I  adjure  thee  by  His 
name ;  do  not  refuse  the  request  which  I  make  unto  thee,  but  respond  to  it." 
The  disciple  said  unto  him :  "  If  it  be  a  good  request,  I  will  respond  to 
thee,  but  tell  me  what  it  is,"  The  magistrate  said  unto  him  :  "  I  desire 
that  thou  shouldest  do  away  with  this  vineyard,  and  destroy  it ;  for  it  is 
the  place  in  which  thy  blessing  hath  rested ;  and  I  will  build  a  fine  church, 
for  this  is  the  place  in  which  I  have  died  and  come  to  life." 

Bartholomew  said  unto  him :  "  Let  it  be  as  thou  hast  said,"     Then  he 


THE    PREACHING   OF   BARTHOLOMEW.  75 

commanded  the  vineyard  to  be  cleansed ;  and  he  brought  straw,  and  drew  a 
line  upon  the  surface  of  the  ground  to  the  extent  of  the  foundations  of  the 
church.  And  he  commanded  them  to  bring  masons  and  all  the  architects, 
and  the  church  was  built  with  fine  masonry  until  it  was  completed.  And 
Bartholomew  commanded  that  the  multitude  should  be  gathered  together 
unto  him,  and  he  baptized  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  he  took  some  of  the  grapes  which  were  in  the 
vine  which  bore  leaves  and  fruit  at  the  hands  of  the  saint,  and  he  squeezed 
it  in  a  cup,  and  asked  for  clean  bread,  and  made  supplication,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  to  the  multitude  of  the  Body  and  pure  f.  86  a 
Blood  of  the  Lord.  And  he  appointed  unto  them  the  magistrate  whom  he 
had  brought  to  life  as  presbyter,  and  he  appointed  unto  them  deacons, 
and  he  abode  for  three  months  preaching  unto  them  ;  and  he  healed  all 
the  sick  who  were  amongst  them,  and  committed  them  to  the  Lord,  and 
went  out  from  amongst  them  ;  they  bidding  him  farewell  in  peace,  saying: 
"  There  is  no  God  but  God,  the  God  of  Bartholomew,  Jesus  the  Christ,  He 
Who  sent  thee  unto  us  that  thou  mightest  deliver  us  from  our  sins."  And 
he  went  forth  from  the  city  of  the  Oases,  and  journeyed  to  the  city  of 
Andiniis,  that  he  might  preach  in  it  in  the  name  of  the  Christ,  to  Whom  be 
praise  and  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 


76  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   BARTHOLOMEW. 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF   SAINT    BARTHOLOMEW. 

TJu  Martyrdom  of  St  Bartholomew,  Disciple  of  the  Lordfestis  the  Christ, 
and  the  completion  of  his  testimony  on  the  first  day  of  Tftt,  in  the  peace  of  the 
Lord.     Amen. 

And  when  Bartholomew,  the  disciple  of  the  Lord,  went  to  the  great 
cities  built  upon  the  shore  of  the  sea,  whose  people  knew  not  God,  but  were 
like  the  wandering  sheep  in  the  greatness  of  their  ignorance ;  the  blessed 
Bartholomew  went  in  unto  them  and  proclaimed  unto  them  the  Gospel 
of  the  Lord.  And  when  he  entered  the  city,  he  preached  thus  unto  them  : 
7**6*9^  ^'  "  H^^r^6"»  ^11  ye  inhabitants  of  the  city,  '  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit,  for 
f.  86  b  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Blessed  are  the  merciful,  for  they  shall 
obtain  mercy.  Blessed  are  the  peace-makers,  for  they  shall  be  called  the 
children  of  God.  Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteous- 
ness, for  they  are  those  that  shall  be  filled.  Blessed  are  they  that  give 
to  the  poor,  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  and  they  lend  unto  God. 
Blessed  is  he  who  hath  a  wife,  and  is  as  he  who  hath  no  wife,  they  are 
those  who  shall  inherit  the  earth.' " 

And  when  they  heard  this  from  the  holy  Bartholomew,  God,  the  Sus- 
tainer  of  all,  opened  their  hearts,  [and]  they  received  the  commandments 
of  God,  Who  desireth  the  life  of  the  sinner,  and  his  repentance,  and  his 
return  unto  Himself,  that  He  may  forgive  him.  Thus  He  gave  unto  all  the 
people  of  this  city  a  strong  character,  and  a  right  conscience,  from  the  eldest 
to  the  youngest  of  them.  And  they  obeyed,  and  believed  in  God  and  the 
Gospel.  And  all  the  words  of  Bartholomew  were  sweet  to  their  hearts 
Pb.  xix.  10  like  honey,  and  the  honeycomb  in  the  heart  of  all  who  listened  to  him. 
And  all  the  city  and  all  the  region  forsook  the  worship  of  idols  and  believed 
in  God  Who  loveth  the  salvation  of  the  race  of  Adam  ;  Who  formed  their 
hearts  for  the  sweetness  of  faith  that  He  might  save  their  souls  and  forgive 
them ;  and  every  one  amongst  them  remitted  all  his  friend's  debts  to  him. 
And  when  the  people  of  the  city  and  all  the  district  called  to  Bartholo- 
f.  87  a  mew  he  ble.ssed  their  multitude,  [and]  many  of  the  men  and  women  loved 
God  and  obeyed. His  commandments,  and  forsook  all  the  works  of  the 
devil  in  this  fleeting  world,  and  they  loved   purity. 

And  the  call  of  the  saint  was  spread  abroad  to  every  place  that  was 
near.      And  all  who  heard  the  preaching  of  the  Gospel  believed  in  God 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF   SAINT    IJARTIIOLOMEW.  'J'J 

with  all  their  hearts  and  all  their  souls.  And  the  name  of  Bartholomew 
and  his  preaching  reached  Agrippus  the  king.  And  when  Iphia,  the 
king's  wife  heard  it,  she  withdrew  herself  from  the  company  of  the  king 
and  from  all  contamination  with  him. 

And  when  the  king  heard  that  his  wife  had  withdrawn  herself  from  him 
and  had  accepted  the  words  of  Bartholomew  who  had  commanded  every 
one  in  the  knowledge  of  the  truth  and  the  faith  of  Jesus  the  Christ  [to  do 
so],  he  sent  in  haste  and  brought  him  to  his  presence.  And  when  he 
appeared,  the  king  said  unto  him:  "Art  thou  Bartholomew  the  wizard — a 
friend  of  Jesus  ?  " 

The  disciple  replied  to  him  with  great  boldness  and  courage :  "  I  am 
not  a  wizard  as  thou  hast  affirmed,  O  thou  king !  but  all  sorcery  and 
every  deed  that  is  done  becomes  vain  when  Jesus  the  Christ  is  mentioned." 

And  the  king  commanded  that  he  should  be  removed  from  his  presence  ; 
and  he  said  to  those  who  were  beside  him  to  bring  to  him  his  wife.  And 
Bartholomew  went  a  little  way  aside  from  the  king  and  stretched  out  his 
hands,  and  prayed  the  prayer  of  the  Gospel,  and  said,  "  /\men."  f.  87  b 

Then  a  blind  man  came  to  him,  who  could  see  nothing  with  his  right  eye, 
and  one  of  his  hands  had  been  withered  since  he  was  born,  and  entreated 
him  to  heal  him.  And  when  the  disciple  looked  into  the  blind  man's  face,  his 
eye  was  promptly  opened,  and  it  became  like  its  fellow.  And  the  disciple 
said  unto  him  :  "  Give  me  thy  hand,  that  I  may  speak  unto  thee,  that  the 
power  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  may  appear,  that  every  one  may  see 
and  may  believe  in  His  name."  And  when  the  man  pulled  his  hand  out 
from  his  raiment,  he  found  that  it  was  straight  like  the  other.  And  he 
went  forth  from  the  crowd,  praising  God  and  thanking  Him,  and  preaching 
in  the  name  of  the  blessed  disciple.  And  he  went  about  in  all  the  countries, 
preaching  in  them,  and  telling  their  people  about  the  beauty  of  God's 
dealing  with  him ;  and  about  the  power  which  had  been  shown  forth  at 
the  hand  of  Saint  Bartholomew. 

And  Agrippus  said  unto  the  nobles  of  his  kingdom  and  to  all  his 
servants  :  "If  this  disciple  should  remain  alive  in  this  country  he  will  turn 
us  all  to  his  faith.  And  it  will  be  best  for  us  to  kill  him  and  to  destroy 
his  body  so  that  it  may  no  more  be  found."  They  answered  him,  saying  : 
"  As  the  king  hath  commanded,"  for  their  hearts  were  sorrowful ;  they  did 
not  wish  him  to  be  slain,  for  they  rejoiced  in  him  from  what  they  had  seen 
of  the  many  wonders  which  God  had  done  by  his  hands.  They  said  unto  the  f-  88  a 
king:  "  If  the  king  desireth  this,  let  him  drive  him  away  from  our  country." 
And  the  people  of  the  country  were  anxious  for  his  deliverance  from  his 


78  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   BARTHOLOMEW. 

[the  king's]  hands.  And  he  was  wroth  with  a  great  wrath,  and  swore  with 
great  oaths  that  he  would  not  hearken  unto  their  speech,  but  would  slay 
him  in  a  cruel  manner ;  and  no  one  could  answer  him  anything. 

And  Bartholomew  continued  to  go  about  in  all  the  neighbourhood,  and 
to  preach  the  good  news  of  the  Gospel  in  it,  and  to  exhort  the  multitude, 
and  to  command  them  and  teach  them  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ. 

After  these  things,  a  wicked  man  came  to  the  king  and  said  unto  him  : 
"Thou  carest  not  that  Bartholomew  [should  go]  throughout  all  the  country 
and  contradict  thy  commandments  and  insult  thy  gods."  And  when  he 
heard  it  he  was  wroth  with  a  great  wrath  and  sent  two  of  the  captains  of  his 
army  and  his  men  to  seek  for  Bartholomew  ;  and  he  commanded  them 
that  in  whatever  place  he  should  be  found,  they  should  bind  his  hands  and 
his  feet,  and  throw  him  into  the  sea,  so  that  his  body  might  not  be  found. 
And  the  messengers  journeyed  on  their  way,  and  they  found  Bartholomew 
casting  a  devil  out  of  a  man  who  had  been  possessed  with  it  for  a  long 
time,  and  teaching  the  multitude,  and  commanding  them  to  believe  in  the 
f.  88  b  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  when  the  messengers  drew  nigh  to  the  blessed 
disciple,  he  called  to  them  with  the  [greeting  of]  peace,  and  said  unto 
them:  "The  peace  of  the  Lord  be  upon  you,  O  brethren!"  And  they 
stood  gazing  at  one  another,  wondering  at  his  meekness  and  the  beauty  of 
his  love.  They  answered  him,  saying :  "  Wilt  thou  go  with  us  to  the 
presence  of  the  king  ?  for  he  calleth  for  thee.  And  if  thou  dost  not  wish 
[it],  we  will  not  compel  thee  to  appear  with  us  without  thy  consent ;  for  we 
are  sure  that  God  dvvclleth  with  thee  in  all  thy  circumstances."  And  the 
disciple  said  to  himself:  "  I  must  not  resist  the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
Luke  xxi.  vvhich  He  said,  '  Ye  shall  be  brought  before  kings  and  rulers  for  My  name's 
sake,'  and  this  is  His  will."  And  he  went  with  them  to  Agrippus  the  king. 
And  when  he  looked  at  him,  he  said  unto  him  :  "  Art  thou  he  who  hath 
raised  a  sedition  in  this  city  and  all  its  districts,  and  doth  separate  women 
from  their  husbands  .-' "  The  holy  disciple  answered  and  said  unto  him : 
"  It  is  not  I  who  have  raised  a  sedition  in  the  city,  and  who  separates 
women  from  their  husbands  ;  but  God  in  Whom  they  have  believed  with  all 
their  hearts  and  souls.  He  it  is  Who  hath  given  them  purity.  And  thou, 
O  Agrippus!  if  thou  wilt  receive  thy  soul  from  me,  thou  shalt  be 
saved,  and  shalt  inherit  the  kingdom  of  heaven  instead  of  this  fleeting 
sovereignty." 
f.  89  a  And  when  Agrippus  heard  this  from  him,  he  was  wroth  with  a  great 
wrath,  because  of  what  Satan  had  made  him  understand  about  the  separation 
from  his  wife.     And  he  commanded  the  guards   to  fill  a  hair-sack   with 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   BARTHOLOMEW.  79 

sand,  and  to  put  the  saint  into  it,  and  throw  him  into  the  sea.     And  they 
did  as  the  king  commanded  them. 

And  this  came  to  pass  on  the  first  day  of  Thoth.  And  this  was  his 
death  and  he  rested.  And  afterwards  the  water  cast  him  on  the  shore  of 
the  city  on  the  second  clay.  And  people  who  had  believed  in  the  Lord  by 
means  of  him,  took  him  and  swathed  him  in  a  fine  shroud,  and  put  him 
into  a  good  place.  And  praise  be  to  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen.  And  praise  be  unto  God  always 
and  for  ever. 


80  THE   PREACHING   OF   THOMAS. 


THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS. 

TJie  Preaching  of  Thomas  the  Disciple,  which  he  proclaimed  in  the  City 
of  India,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord  fesns  the  Christ.     Ameji. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  Resurrection  of  Jesus  the  Christ  from  the 
dead  that  He  appeared  unto  His  chosen  disciples,  and  said  unto  them  : 
"  May  the  peace  of  my  Father  rest  upon  you.  And  what  He  gave  unto 
me,  I  have  not  hidden  it  from  you.  Assemble  and  divide  the  world  into 
f.  89  b  twelve  portions  and  let  each  one  of  you  go  to  his  portion.  And  fear  ye 
not ;  I  am  with  you,  and  I  know  all  the  sufferings  that  befall  you,  and 
the  persecution  from  the  world  ;  but  be  ye  patient  with  them,  until  ye 
shall  turn  them  from  error  unto  faith  by  My  name.  Remember  the 
sufferings  which  befell  Me  and  everything  that  was  done  unto  Me  for  the 
sake  of  mankind." 

And  the  lot  of  Thomas  came  out  to  the  city  of  India.  And  he 
worshipped  the  Lord  and  said  :  "  Wherefore  hath  my  lot  come  out,  that  I 
should  go  forth  to  the  city  of  India  ?  for  they  are  hard  men,  like  wild  beasts, 
and  it  will  be  difficult  for  them  to  receive  the  hearing  of  the  words  of  the 
Gospel.     But  thou  wilt  accompany  me,  O  Lord  !  to  this  country." 

The  Lord  said  unto  him  :  "  Behold,  Peter  is  your  guide ;  he  will  go 
forth  with  thee  to  this  country."  And  the  Apostles  prepared  to  go  forth, 
each  one  to  the  country  which  had  come  unto  him  in  his  lot.  Peter 
was  to  go  forth  to  the  city  of  Rome,  and  the  cities  belonging  to  it  :  and 
Matthias  to  the  city  of  Persia.  And  Thomas  said  unto  Peter  :  "  O  my 
father  !  arise,  go  with  me  and  my  brother  Matthias,  until  thou  bring  us  to 
our  cities."  And  he  consented  unto  them  about  this,  and  went  forth  with 
them.  And  the  Lord  departed  from  them,  ascending  to  heaven  with 
glory.  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  they  had  journeyed  for  forty  days, 
they  arrived  at  a  city  which  had  come  by  lot  to  Thomas  and  to  Matthias. 
And  when  they  had  entered  the  city  they  sat  down  in  the  street  of  the 
f.  90  a  city  like  foreigners.  And  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  appeared  unto  them 
like  a  learned  man,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Peace  be  upon  you,  O  brethren!" 
And  they  said  :  "On  thee  also  be  peace!"  And  He  sat  down  on  their 
right  hand,  not  far  from  them.  Peter  said  :  "  O  my  father!  let  us  go  into 
this  city  and  preach  in  it  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  for  this  is  the  first  of  the 
cities  which  we  have  reached  :  perchance  we  may  be  able  to  save  its  people. 


THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS.  8 1 

and  turn  them  to  the  obedience  of  God.  For  the  Lord  said  :  'Whoso  shall 
preach  [in]  many  cities,  he  shall  save  many  people,  and  he  shall  have  a 
great  reward   in  the  kingdom  of  heaven'." 

And  while  they  were  sitting,  a  man  came  up  to  them,  one  of  the  friends 
of  Conturis,  the  king  of  India.  And  he  looked  at  the  disciples  sitting 
like  foreigners.  He  said  unto  them:  "Whence  are  ye,  O  ye  brethren?" 
They  said  unto  him  :  "Ask  for  what  thou  dost  wish."  He  said  unto  them: 
"It  is  nothing  but  good,  for  I  see  that  ye  are  very  fine  men  ;  and  I  am 
seeking  for  a  slave  who  will  be  like  you,  that  I  may  buy  him." 

Peter  said  unto  him,  "We  three  are  servants  of  one  Lord,  whose  name 
is  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  He  is  present  in  this  city.  And  when  He  shall 
appear.  He  will  sell  thee  whomsoever  of  us  thou  desirest;  for  [in]  our  city 
and  all  the  country  round  it  the  men  are  handsome." 

And  when  he  had  said  this — the  Lord  was  listening  to  what  they  were 
saying  to  each  other — immediately  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them,  and 
spoke  to  them  in  the  language  which  they  knew,  and  said,  "Peace!  O  noble  f-  9°^ 
Peter  and  faithful  learned  Thomas,  and  meek  Matthias  !  I  have  told  you 
that  I  will  not  forsake  you  :  but  I  will  be  present  with  you  always  as 
I  have  promised  from  my  Father.  I  will  go  before  you  to  every  place 
to  which  ye  shall  journey." 

And  a  friend  of  the  king  of  India  was  present,  who  did  not  know  the 
language  in  which  our  Lord  was  speaking  to  them.  And  afterwards  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  them  like  a  rich  man,  and  sat  down  on  a  place  in  the 
city.  Peter  said  unto  the  man,  the  friend  of  the  king,  "  Our  Lord,  about 
Whom  I  have  told  you,  is  present.  Look  at  which  of  us  thou  dost  wish, 
He  will  sell  him  to  thee." 

The  man  said  unto  the  Lord  :  "  Peace,  O  thou  good  man  !  Thine 
appearance  witnesseth  for  thee,  that  thou  art  a  nobleman.  Art  thou 
willing  to  sell  me  one  of  these  thy  slaves?" 

The  Lord  said:  "Which  of  these  two  dost  thou  wish  me  to  sell  thee? 
Now  this  one,  the  elder,  was  born  in  the  household  of  my  fathers;  I  will 
not  sell  him." 

And  the  man  looked  at  Thomas  and  admired  him,  for  he  was  sturdy 
and  strong  in  spirit.  And  he  said  unto  him  :  "  Sell  me  this  one."  The 
Lord  said  unto  him  :  "His  price  is  three  pounds  of  gold." 

The  man  replied  unto  him  :  "  And  I  have  bought  him  from  thee,"  and   f-  9i  a 
he  delivered  the  price  to  him.     And  he  said  unto  him  :  "  Write  out  the  bill 
of  his  sale  for  me  in  the  street  of  the  city."     The  Lord  said  unto  him  : 
"Thou  dost  not  need  anyone  to  write.     I  will  write  for  thee  in  my  own 

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82  THE   PREACHING   OF   THOMAS. 

hand  ;  I  will  acknowledge  to  thee  in  it  that  this  is  the  slave  whom  I  have 
sold  unto  thee,  O  Deyamus !  friend  of  Conturis,  king  of  India."  And  he 
finished  the  deed,  as  was  right,  and  departed  from  them  to  heaven  with  glory. 
And  after  this  the  Lord  appeared  unto  Thomas  and  said  unto  him : 
"  Accept  thy  price,  and  distribute  it  among  the  poor,  and  the  orphans  and 
the  widows,  in  the  place  whither  thou  shalt  go.  I  have  sold  thee  for  three 
talents  of  gold  ;  for  thou  art  a  slave  of  the  Trinity :  the  Father  and  the 
Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost."  Thomas  answered  and  said  unto  him  :  "  May 
Thy  grace  be  with  me,  O  Lord  ! "  And  when  He  had  said  these  words 
unto  Thomas,  He  departed  from  him.  And  Thomas  girded  up  his  loins 
like  a  slave,  and  went  to  Peter  and  Matthias  and  said  unto  them, 
"  Remember  me  in  your  prayers,  and  embrace  me  with  a  spiritual  kiss, 
for  this  is  the  last  of  our  meetings  in  this  world."  And  they  held  each 
other's  hands  with  [the  salutation  of]  peace,  and  with  a  spiritual  embrace  ; 
and  separated.  And  Thomas  went  with  his  master ;  and  Peter  and  Matthias 
went  on  their  way. 

f.  91  b  And  the  man  asked  Thomas  about  his  craft.  And  he  said  unto  him : 
"  I  am  a  mason,  and  I  am  a  carpenter,  and  I  am  a  doctor.  As  for  the  art 
of  carpentering,  I  mend  measures,  and  balances,  and  weights,  and  ploughs, 
which  take  away  the  briars  and  the  thorns  and  the  thistles  and  all  that  is 
needful  for  rooting  them  from  the  earth.  As  for  the  masonry,  I  build 
temples,  and  fortresses,  and  high  towers  which  are  suitable  for  kings.  As 
for  medicine,  I  treat  the  wounds  which  fester  in  the  bodies." 

And  when  the  man  heard  this,  he  rejoiced  and  said :  "  Truly  in  such 
a  manner  the  king  will  be  suited.'  And  after  many  days  they  reached  the 
city  of  India.  And  the  man  went  in  unto  the  king,  and  told  him  about 
Thomas,  and  let  him  read  the  deed  which  the  Lord  had  written  with  His 
hand.  And  when  he  saw  it,  he  wondered  at  it.  And  he  told  him  the 
crafts  in  which  Thomas  excelled ;  and  this  made  him  rejoice  exceedingly. 
And  he  said :  "  Take  this  man,  deliver  him  over  to  Lucius  the  captain  ; 
that  he  may  pay  him  the  money  which  he  wants  to  build  us  a  great  fortress." 
And  he  went  with  him  to  him  (Lucius)  and  told  him  all  that  the  king  had 
enjoined.     And  he  delivered  to  him  all  that  he  needed,  and  Lucius  went 

f.  92a  after  these  things  to  the  city  of  the  king;  and  he  commanded  his  wife 
Arsanuni,  and  said  unto  her :  "  Let  not  this  man  serve  like  the  slaves  ;  but 
(rather)  at  his  craft  until  I  return  from  the  king's  presence."  And  after 
Lucius  had  gone,  Thomas  went  to  Arsanuni  his  wife,  and  read  to  her  the 
Gospel  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  the  prophecies  of  the  prophets; 
and  he  said  unto  her  :  "  O  Arsanuni,  I  see  that  thou  art  in  great  grief. 


THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS.  83 

Thou  dost  worship  these  idols  of  gold  and  of  silver  ;  and  thou  sayest  that 
they  are  gods,  and  they  are  not  gods.  And  what  thou  doest  unto  them 
doth  not  profit  thee.  For  they  speak  not,  and  they  hear  not,  and  they  see 
not ;  and  if  the  earth  were  moved,  they  could  not  take  care  of  themselves, 
but  they  would  fall  and  would  be  broken.  I  entreat  thee  to  go  with  me 
into  the  temple  of  those  whom  thou  dost  worship,  that  I  may  see  their 
power."     And  she  went  before  him  to  shew  them  to  him. 

And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  heaven  and  prayed,  saying :  "  O  God, 
who  directest  all  things  !  Father  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Thy  beloved 
Son,  and  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  Whom  when  all  the  devils  had  heard  him,  they 
were  disturbed,  Thou  art  the  Shepherd  of  the  sheep  which  wandered  ;  Thou 
art  the  good  Shepherd;  Thou  art  the  true  Light  which  shineth  in  our  f.  92  b 
hearts  ;  Thou  art  He  by  Whose  name  all  creation  is  saved  ;  Thou  hast  sent 
me  to  this  country  that  I  may  turn  its  inhabitants  to  Thee  ;  Thou  art  the 
Maker  of  all  mankind,  and  of  all  the  creatures  which  all  humbly  worship 
Thee ;  Thou  when  Thou  lookest  at  all  the  earth,  the  sea  trembleth 
and  all  that  is  therein,  and  all  its  waves  are  silent  when  they  hear  Thy 
voice ;  The  serpents  and  all  creeping  things  are  subject  unto  Thee,  for 
Thou  dost  nourish  them.  Yea,  O  my  Lord  and  my  Master  Jesus  the 
Christ !  (Thou  art  He)  Who  wilt  show  wonders  and  signs  by  my  hand  in 
the  country,  that  Thy  name  be  glorified,  for  to  Thee  be  praise  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen." 

And  while  the  disciple  was  praying,  the  foundation  of  the  house  in 
which  she  was,  was  moved,  and  all  the  idols  fell  to  the  ground  on  their 
faces,  from  their  places,  and  the  devils  who  dwelt  in  them  cried  out,  saying: 
"  Woe  unto  us,  for  our  power  and  our  fame  is  made  vain,  and  no  God  is 
worshipped  save  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Living  God." 

And  when  Arsanuni  saw  what  had  befallen  her  gods,  she  feared 
greatly,  and  she  fell  upon  the  earth  before  the  saint.  And  he  stretched 
out  his  hand  and  raised  her  up.  And  she  laid  hold  of  him  and  entreated 
him,  and  said:  "O  good  servant  of  God,  who  hast  come  into  my  house!  f-  93a 
art  thou  a  man,  or  art  thou  a  slave,  or  art  thou  a  God  ?  And  what  is  this 
Name  which  thou  hast  named,  which  is  Jesus  ?  And  when  thou  didst 
name  His  Name,  the  foundation  of  the  house  was  moved,  [and  it]  fell  upon 
the  ground,  and  all  the  gods  in  whom  I  have  trusted  fell  upon  their  faces, 
and  became  like  dust.  Hide  not  from  me  this  power  of  thine,  O  good 
servant  of  God  '  And  from  this  hour  the  worship  of  idols  is  destroyed  in 
my  house.  And  I  am  repentant,  confessing,  believing  in  thy  God,  the 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Living  God." 


84  THE   PREACHING   OF   THOMAS. 

And  Thomas,  the  blessed  disciple,  answered  and  said  unto  her ; 
"  Arsanuni,  dost  thou  believe  with  all  thy  heart  ?  Then  forsake  this 
fading  world,  so  soon  to  pass  away,  and  learn  that  thy  pride  in  gold,  and 
silver  and  beautiful  raiment  which  perisheth,  and  which  the  moth  eateth, 
and  the  beauty  of  the  flesh,  will  decay,  and  whosoever  boasteth  therein 
shall  be  speedily  destroyed.  And  one  looketh  after  this  beauty  on  a 
pained  face  and  closed  eyes,  and  a  speechless  tongue.  And  man  goeth  to 
his  eternal  home.  Seek  after  God,  O  Arsanuni !  and  thou  shalt  find  Him 
f.  93  b  not  far  from  any  one  who  seeketh  Him  with  all  his  heart.  The  prophet 
said  of  God  :  '  I  am  the  Living  God  who  is  near  unto  you,  not  far  from 
thee,  O  Israel !  and  I  am  God ;  I  desire  not  the  death  of  the  sinner,  that  he 
may  return  and  his  soul  may  live.'  And  he  sayeth  also  about  the  return 
of  the  sons  who  have  come  back  to  me.  And  also  he  saith  :  'Return  unto 
Me,  ye  sons  who  have  rebelled.  Return  ye  unto  Me,  ye  will  find  Me. 
He  who  seeketh,  findeth  Him.  And  whoso  calleth  upon  Him,  He  will 
hear  him'." 

And  when  Arsanuni  the  wife  of  the  magistrate  had  heard  this,  her 
heart  was  opened  by  the  fear  of  God.  God  opened  the  eyes  of  her  heart. 
And  every  one  in  her  house  and  many  of  the  citizens,  believed  in  God. 
And  she  went  into  her  chamber,  and  stripped  off  her  fine  raiment,  and 
spread  ashes  beneath  her  and  worshipped  on  her  face,  thanking  God  and 
saying:  "I  believe  in  Thee,  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ!  the  God  of  this 
foreigner,  who  hath  come  into  my  dwelling,  and  hath  been  a  guide  unto 
me  into  the  path  of  life — I  entreat  Thee,  O  merciful  Lord  !  Whom  I  knew 
not  until  this  day,  if  Thou  hast  made  me  worthy  of  knowing  Thee — O  my 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  !  Son  of  the  Living  God,  forgive  me  all  the  faults 
that  I  have  already  committed,  and  the  error  in  which  I  have  been  until 
this  day  from  my  worship  of  impure  idols.  Now  I  have  returned  unto  Thee, 
f.  94  a  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  Thou  art  my  Light,  and  my  Saviour,  Thou  art 
my  hope,  and  my  strength.  Thou  art  my  refuge,  in  Thee  have  I  trusted." 

And  when  she  had  finished  her  prayer  she  went  out  to  the  disciple. 
And  her  face  was  changed  because  of  the  ashes.  And  she  said  unto  him  : 
"O  good  servant  of  God  !  arise,  baptize  me  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and 
the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  by  Whom  thou  hast  saved  me." 

And  the  disciple  rejoiced  at  her  faith.  And  he  said  unto  her,  "O  good 
woman  !  the  grace  of  God  hath  rested  upon  thee." 

She  answered  him,  saying:  "The  faith  of  thy  Lord  hath  dwelt  in  my 
heart,  and  my  limbs,  and  my  soul."  And  they  both  gave  thanks  to  the 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Who  had  brought  back  the  wandering  sheep. 


THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS.  85 

And  he  arose  quickly  and  baptized  her  and  all  who  were  in  her  dwelling 
unto  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  he  took  pure 
bread  and  a  cup  wherein  was  wine,  and  gave  thanks  and  brake  and  gave  to 
the  multitude  who  had  been  baptized,  the  honoured  Body  of  the  Lord,  and 
His  blood.  And  he  was  praj-ing  all  night  long  with  the  Psalms  of  David, 
he  and  all  the  brethren  who  had  been  baptized.  And  they  brought  to  him 
every  one  who  had  a  disease  of  any  kind,  and  those  who  were  possessed 
with  devils,  and  the  blind,  and  the  lame,  and  the  lepers,  and  he  healed 
them  all. 

And  he  went  out  every  day  in  the  midst  of  the  city,  preaching  in  the  f.  94  b 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  he  preached  the  holy  Gospel, 
and  said  unto  them  :  "  Let  the  sick  people  come  unto  me ;  I  will  heal 
them  without  price.  I  desire  no  reward  from  any  man."  And  they  came 
unto  Arsanuni,  the  wife  of  the  magistrate,  who  had  believed  in  him.  And 
all  the  citizens  became  believing  Christians.  And  he  recited  the  Gospels 
and  the  Prophets  in  their  presence ;  and  taught  them  the  precepts  of 
religion.  And  afterwards  he  baptized  them  all  in  the  name  of  the  Father 
and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  he  continued  to  dwell  amongst 
them  in  the  city  for  the  space  of  four  years.  And  their  faith  in  the  Christ 
became  stronger :  Lucius  being  absent  near  the  king.  And  when  he  re- 
turned to  the  city,  his  wife  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  city  went 
out  to  meet  him — and  he  looked  from  afar  at  his  wife — she  being  dressed 
in  mean  garments — he  was  grieved  about  it  with  a  great  sorrow,  and 
thought  that  everything  in  his  dwelling  had  been  stolen.  And  he  called 
one  of  his  slaves,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Hath  anything  happened  in  my 
house  ?  "  He  said  unto  him  :  "  Nothing  hateful  hath  happened,  but  every- 
thing is  good  since  thou  hast  been  absent  from  it."  And  he  entered  the 
bath  to  wash  himself,  and  went  to  his  dwelling.  And  he  called  his  wife 
Arsanuni,  and  wherr  she  appeared  he  talked  with  her  in  the  fashion  of 
men  of  the  world  ;  and  invited  her  to  intercourse  with  him.  She  replied, 
weeping :  "  O  my  lord  !  God  hath  rooted  out  of  my  heart  this  wicked  <"•  95  a 
inclination  in  which  there  is  no  profit ;  and  as  for  to-day  ^  it  is  by  the 
will  of  the  Lord."  He  answered  her  in  fierce  anger :  "  What  speech  is  this 
which  I  have  never  heard  from  thee?  and  why  art  thou  changed  since 
I  first  knew  thee  ?  But  to-day  woe  is  me  !  Hath  not  the  foreign  slave 
who  hath  come  unto  us  in  these  days  bewitched  thee?" 

Arsanuni  replied  to  him,  saying :  "  It  cannot  be  as  thou  sayest  of  him, 
O  my  lord  !    because  all  the  doctors  seek  to  heal  bodies ;  but  he  healeth 
'  Budge,  Ethiopic  version  :  "and  this  day  is  the  sabbath  of  God." 


86  THE   PREACHING   OF   THOMAS. 

bodies  and  souls ;    and  do  not  say  an  evil  word  about  him  ;   but  hearken 
thou  also  to  his  words." 

And  when  Lucius  heard  that  from  her,  he  was  filled  with  the  rage  of 
a  devil  ;  and  he  replied  to  her :  "  If  he  be  a  practising  physician  let  him 
heal  himself  from  the  torture  which  shall  befall  him  from  me."  And  he 
straightway  commanded  the  guards  to  bring  him  the  tanners  who  were  in 
the  city  ;  and  they  brought  them. 

And  he  called  Thomas  and  said  unto  him  :  "  O  thou  wicked  slave  ! 
thou  wizard  !  where  are  the  works  and  the  handicrafts  which  thou  hast 
said  that  thou  couldest  do  ?  Where  are  the  temples  which  thou  art  building 
for  the  king?  Where  is  the  fortress?  where  are  the  ploughs,  and  the 
measures,  and  the  balances  which  thou  didst  say  that  thou  wouldest  make .'' 
Where  is  the  craft  of  medicine,  and  the  good  of  thy  treatment  .-•  " 
f.  95  b  Thomas  answered  him  :    "  I   have  finished  all   my  workmanship,  and 

have  made  it  complete." 

Lucius  said  unto  him  :  "  Thou  art  jesting  with  me.     I  will  torture  thee, 

0  thou  wicked  slave !  to  the  death." 

Thomas  said  unto  him  :  "  I  assure  thee  of  the  truth  without  torture,  for 
until  this  time  thou  hast  not  learnt  it  and  I  will  tell  thee  the  truth.  The 
temples  and  the  fortresses  which  I  have  built  are  the  souls  which  have 
come;  they  are  the  fortresses  which  I  have  repaired  for  the  Heavenly 
King  to  dwell  in.  In  them  are  the  ploughs  ;  they  are  the  holy  Gospels, 
which  root  up  all  evil  from  the  heart  of  the  believers  who  seek  after  God 
with  all  their  hearts.  And  the  treatments  which  are  of  the  art  of  medicine, 
these  are  the  Holy  Mysteries  which  root  up  all  evil  imaginations,  and 
pains,  and  longings  from  all  those  who  seek  for  purity.  These  are  the 
treatments  and  the  handicrafts  which  God  hath  taught  me." 

Lucius  said  unto  him  :  **  O  thou  wicked  slave  !  What  speech  is  this  .-*  " 
And  he  commanded  concerning  him  that  he  should  be  bound,  and  that 
four  stakes  should  be  driven  into  the  ground,  and  that  he  should  be  bound 
to  them  and  stretched  out  in  his  presence.  And  he  commanded  the  flayers 
to  flay  off  his  skin.     And  he  said  unto  him :    "  I  will  torture  thee,  and 

1  will  not  let  thee  die  quickly,  except  as  I  wish."     And  all  the  citizens 
wept,  saying :    "  Woe  unto  us !    what  can  we  do  with  this  righteous  man 

f.  96  a  who  hath  healed  us  from  all  diseases  ?  If  we  lay  our  hands  upon  him,  his 
God  will  be  wroth  with  us,  and  His  wrath  shall  descend  upon  us;  and 
fire  shall  come  down  from  heaven  to  burn  us  up  ;  and  if  we  do  not  do  what 
this  hypocrite  hath  commanded  us,  he  will  kill  us.  And  we  have  seen 
many  wonders  from  this  holy  man  on  the  day  when  this  wild  boar  entered 


THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS.  87 

the  field  of  the  widow  woman  ;  and  the  men  could  not  drive  it  away.  And 
the  woman  went  and  did  obeisance  to  this  righteous  man,  and  besought 
him,  saying:  'O  my  Lord!  help  me.'  And  he  had  compassion  on  her, 
and  went  out  to  the  field  of  this  widow  woman,  and  her  fruits  did  not 
perish.  And  the  boar  did  not  go  out,  and  fire  came  down  from  heaven 
and  burnt  him.     And  we  are  much  afraid  of  his  God." 

The  saint  replied  to  them,  saying:  "Arise!  fulfil  the  commandment 
which  he  hath  commanded  you.  Well  do  I  know  that  ye  are  constrained 
against  your  own  opinion  from  fear  of  this  ignorant  magistrate." 

And  Lucius  commanded  that  his  skin  should  be  flayed  off.  And  the 
disciple  raised  his  eyes  to  heaven  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying  :  "  O 
my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Son  of  the  Living  God  !  help  me  in  this  tribu- 
lation." And  Arsanuni  heard  the  voices  of  the  flayers,  and  the  multitude 
who  were  weeping.  And  she  looked  from  a  window  in  her  dwelling  and  f-  96  b 
saw  the  di.sciple  being  flayed,  and  she  was  greatly  troubled.  And  she  fell 
on  her  face,  and  died.  And  immediately  Lucius  cried  :  "  This  my  wife  hath 
died  because  of  thee,  O  thou  wicked  slave !  But  I  will  spend  all  my 
energy  upon  thee,  that  I  may  know  all  the  evil  deeds  that  thou  hast  done." 
And  when  the  father  of  Lucius'  wife  and  her  brothers  heard  it,  they  appeared 
and  stood  round  her,  weeping  over  her,  crying  and  saying :  "  Woe  unto 
us  !  Why  hast  thou  died  because  of  this  foreigner  ?  but  our  hearts  rejoice 
over  thee  because  thou  hast  died  for  the  faith  of  the  Christ,  and  the  com- 
mandment of  His  blessed  disciple." 

Thomas  answered  and  said  unto  them :  "  Hush  I  do  not  weep,  for 
if  she  be  dead  in  my  Lord,  I  will  raise  her  up,"  Lucius  said  unto  him  : 
"  Say  not  that  the  torture  is  finished.  I  will  torment  thee  at  my  pleasure  ; 
and  I  will  leave  nothing  possible  to  thee."  And  he  commanded  them  to 
bring  him  vinegar  and  salt,  and  he  put  it  over  the  body  of  the  saint.  And 
the  disciple  cried,  saying  :  "  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  help  me  in  this 
tribulation.  For  my  heart  and  my  body  and  my  spirit  are  very  weary.  O 
my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Compassionate,  the  Merciful,  bring  Thy  help 
nigh  unto  me.  Remember  that  I  am  a  foreigner,  my  want  of  friends, 
and  my  loneliness.  I  have  no  father,  nor  mother,  nor  brother,  nor  f.  97  a 
kinsmen  in  this  city.  And  I  have  no  one  who  knoweth  me  in  it.  Jesus  the 
Christ  I  Son  of  the  Living  God  !  Thou  art  my  help,  on  Thee  is  my  reliance  ; 
and  Thou  art  my  Saviour  ;  Thou  hast  sent  me  to  this  city,  and  I  did  not 
resist  Thy  saying,  O  my  Lord,  and  my  God  !  I  have  hated  all  things  for 
Thy  sake,  father  and  mother,  and  kinsfolk,  and  all  that  was  mine,  I  have 
left  all  this  and  have  heard  Thy  voice.     Thou,  O  my  Lord  !  didst  send  me 


88  THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS. 

to  this  city,  O  Lord,  for  the  salvation  of  its  people;  and  behold,  Thou 
seest  what  hath  befallen  me  in  it.     And  as  Thou  hast  suffered  for  me, 

0  Lord,  I  am  ready  to  endure  all  toil  that  may  come  upon  me  in  it  with 
gladness.  Remember  the  time  when  Thou  didst  appear  unto  my  brethren 
the  disciples,  at  Thy  Resurrection  from  amongst  the  dead  ;  and  I  was  not 
with  them.     And  when  they  said  unto  me  that  they  had  seen  Thee,  and 

Matt.xjdv.  I  remembered  Thy  words  which  Thou  hadst  said  :  '  Try  the  spirits,  for 
many  shall  come  in  My  name,  and  shall  lead  astray  many.'  I  said  unto 
my  brethren,  the  disciples,  '  Except  I  see  the  Lord,  and  see  the  print  of 

joiinxx.25  the  nails  in  His  hands  and  put  my  finger  on  the  print  of  the  spear-thrust 
in  His  side,  I  will  not  believe.'  And  Thou  didst  appear  unto  me,  and 
f.  97  b  didst  show  me  what  I  sought  from  Thee,  and  the  certainty  of  Thy 
resurrection  ;  and  didst  reprove  my  little  faith.  And  as  Thou  hast  suffered 
for  me,  because  of  this,  I  entreat  Thee,  O  my  Lord  !  that  Thou  wouldest 
forgive  me,  for  Thou  art  a  good  God,  merciful,  and  Thou  receivest  those 
who  return  unto  Thee  with  all  their  hearts." 

And  while  he  was  saying  that,  and  weeping,  the  Lord  had  compassion 
on  him,  and  appeared  unto  him  in  a  shining  cloud  ;  and  said  unto  him : 
"  Let  thy  heart  rejoice,  O  my  beloved  Thomas  !  And  be  strong  ;  for  thou 
art  victorious  over  thine  enemy,  and  all  who  shall  oppose  thee.     Verily 

1  say  unto  thee,  that  all  trial  and  torture  have  befallen  thee  for  the  sake  of 
mankind,  that  I  may  deliver  them  from  the  hands  of  the  enemy,  and  they 
are  not  like  one  hour  of  My  appearance  unto  thee,  and  My  reception  of 
thee,  and  My  seating  of  thee  on  My  right  hand  in  My  kingdom.  For 
thou  art  called  '  The  Twin.'  Thou  art  beloved  by  Me.  Be  patient,  for  thy 
reward  is  large,  and  thy  glory  is  great  with  My  Father.  And  many 
wonders  shall  be  shown  by  thy  skin.  Let  thy  heart  be  strong  and  hasten 
to  show  thy  right  faith  in  my  Godhead  in  this  city  which  is  to  the  east 
of  thee  which  is  named  Cantorla.  And  thou  shalt  turn  its  people  to  the 
faith  in  My  name.  And  the  whole  world  hath  been  filled  with  the  grace 
of  My  Father,  and  His  mercy  to  mankind  for  the  sake  of  My  blood,  poured 
out  for  the  salvation  of  the  world." 

f.  98  a  And  when  the  Lord  had  said  these  words  unto  him.  He  embraced  him 
and  touched  his  body,  and  healed  him  from  the  wounds  that  were  in  it,  and 
departed  from  him. 

And  Thomas  arose  quite  whole  ;  [and  went]  till  he  reached  the  place 
in  which  was  the"  wife  of  Lucius  and  he  layed  his  flayed-ofif  skin  upon  her, 
saying:  "  In  the  name  of  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  His  Father  and  His  Holy 
Spirit,  the  voice  which  called  Lazarus,  it  is  He  who  will  raise  thee."     And 


THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS.  89 

she  straightway  opened  her  eyes  and  looked  at  the  disciple  standing  near 
her  head,  and  she  stood  up  immediately  and  did  obeisance  unto  him. 

And  when  Lucius  saw  this  wonder,  and  the  great  miracle  which  had 
been  shown  by  him,  he  arose  terrified,  and  did  obeisance  to  him,  saying: 
"  Truly  there  is  no  God  but  thy  God,  Whom  thou  servest.     I  entreat  thee, 

0  good  servant  of  God  !    that  thou  wouldst  forgive  me  all  the  evil  that 

1  have  done  unto  thee  in  mine  ignorance."  And  Thomas  raised  him  up,  for 
they  all  believed.  And  he  said  unto  him :  "  Fear  not ;  God  will  not 
punish  those  who  repent  and  confess  their  sins."  And  in  that  hour  he 
believed,  and  all  the  nobles  of  the  city.  And  he  commanded  them  to 
bring  bread  and  the  cup,  and  he  prayed,  and  gave  to  them  all  the  Holy 
Mysteries  and  made  them  Christians.    And  he  laid  for  them  the  foundation 

of  the  church,  and  appointed  Lucius  to  govern  them,  and  enjoined  on  f-  98  b 
them  all  the  laws  of  religion,  and  commanded  them  the  precepts  of 
the  Gospel  ;  and  remained  with  them  a  month.  And  every  day  he 
preached  to  them  from  the  Holy  Scriptures,  and  said  unto  them,  "  If  it  be 
the  will  of  the  Lord,  I  will  return  unto  you.  And  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded me  to  go  unto  the  cities  which  are  to  the  east  of  you."  And  he 
went  forth,  and  they  took  leave  of  him  weeping  and  saying  :  "  Stay  not  long 
away  from  us,  for  we  are  a  new  plant."  And  the  disciple  prayed  and 
blessed  them  and  gave  them  [the  salutation  of]  peace. 

And  he  went  to  Cantoria  to  preach  in  it  as  the  Lord  had  commanded 
him.  And  when  he  reached  it,  and  was  within  its  gates,  he  met  an 
old  man  weeping  vehemently,  with  his  clothes  rent,  looking  ill.  And  he 
said  unto  him  :  "  O  old  man  !  why  do  I  see  thee  in  this  great  sorrow  and 
much  weeping  ?  thou  hast  pained  my  heart."  The  old  man  said  unto  him, 
"  Get  away  from  me,  O  my  brother !  for  my  affliction  is  great."  The 
disciple  said  unto  him  ■:  "  I  entreat  thee  to  tell  me  thy  condition  ;  and 
perchance  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  will  put  it  right  by  my  hand." 

The  old  man  said  unto  him  :  "  Hearken  unto  my  tale  ;  I  have  six  sons; 
I  betrothed  the  eldest  of  them  to  the  daughter  of  a  magistrate  of  the  city, 
to  be  his  wife.  And  when  the  time  of  the  wedding  came,  he  said  unto 
me  :  '  O  my  father  !  do  not  concern  thyself  about  my  marriage  ;  for  I  shall 
not  take  a  wife,  and  I  have  renounced  this  world,  and  all  its  desires.' 
And  when  I  heard  this  from  him  I  said  in  my  heart :  '  Perhaps  he  is  f.  99  a 
stupid,  [that]  he  has  spoken  these  words.'  And  I  said  unto  him  :  '  The 
time  draws  near  when  I  wish  to  take  thy  wife  for  thee,  and  thou  sayst  this 
unto  me!'  He  said  unto  me:  'Truly  by  the  greatness  of  the  King  who  is  King 
of  kings,  Jesus  the  Christ,  if  thou  dost  force  this  upon  me  I  will  go  out  into 

L.  A.  M 


90  THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS. 

the  desert,  and  thou  shalt  not  see  me  after  this  day.'  I  said  unto  him:  '  Tell 
me  what  thou  hast  seen?'  He  said  unto  me  :  '  I  will  tell  thee.  I  was,  O  my 
father !  during  this  night  asleep,  and  I  saw  a  young  man,  beautiful  of 
countenance,  and  his  raiment  was  shining  like  the  sun,  and  a  sweet  scent 
issued  from  his  mouth  and  filled  the  house  with  the  odour  of  its  fragrance. 
And  a  kingly  crown  was  on  his  head ;  and  in  his  right  hand  was  a  rod  of 
gold.  And  when  I  saw  him,  I  was  greatly  afraid  of  him,  and  I  fell  beneath 
his  feet  as  dead.  And  he  stretched  out  his  right  hand  and  raised  me  up  ; 
and  said  unto  me  :  Take  heed  unto  thyself,  and  hearken  not  to  any  one 
who  counsels  thee  to  marry.  But  keep  thy  body,  that  thou  mayst  be 
pure,  and  thou  shalt  be  My  successor^  and  a  ruler  over  the  Church.  This 
My  disciple,  Thomas,  is  coming  into  this  city,  he  will  lead  thee  into 
the  faith,  and  will  give  thee  the  sign  of  victory  ;  and  will  make  thee 
f.  99  b  meet  to  receive  the  Holy  Mysteries.  Know  that  I  am  God.  I  became 
incarnate  for  your  sakes,  and  ye  ought  to  make  no  delay  about  your 
salvation  and  your  life.  And  when  He  had  said  this  unto  me,  He  put 
His  right  hand  on  my  head,  and  blessed  me  and  ascended  to  heaven  with 
great  glory  till  He  vanished  from  mine  eyes.  And  because  of  this,  O  my 
father  !  I  shall  not  neglect  the  gift  of  which  God  hath  deemed  me  worthy, 
lest  the  King  be  angry  at  this  and  destroy  me  because  of  my  resistance  to 
Him.' 

"And  when  I  heard  this  speech  from  my  son  I  was  silent,  and  I  said  to 
myself,  '  Perhaps  the  God  of  this  city  hath  appeared  unto  him.'  And 
I  called  people  from  amongst  the  chief  men  of  the  city  and  I  told  them  all 
that  my  son  had  said  unto  me.  And  I  sent  them  to  the  father  of  the  girl, 
and  they  told  him  all  that  they  had  heard  from  me.  And  he  was  wroth 
with  a  fierce  wrath,  and  he  said  unto  me  :  '  Thou  hast  put  a  slight  on  my 
house,  and  hast  trifled  with  my  daughter  by  these  deceitful  words.'  And  he 
went  in  unto  the  king  and  slandered  me,  both  me  and  my  child  his  servant. 
He  said  that  we  had  stolen  the  property  of  the  temple.  And  the  king  sent 
out  and  slew  all  my  children ; — their  number  was  six — in  one  hour. 
And  this  is  the  cause  that  thou  seest  my  weeping  and  my  grief,  and  I 
have  also  debts  (for  money)  which  I  had  borrowed  and  had  paid  to  the 
f.  looa  girl,  and  it  is  now  required  of  me.  And  since  the  death  of  my  children 
I  am  afraid  of  my  creditors.  I  know  not  any  way  to  pay  them  their 
money.  Would,  that  one  of  my  sons  had  remained  alive  to  help  me 
in  paying  the  debt  I  owe!" 

And  when  the  disciple  heard  this  from  him,  he  said :  "  Weep  not,  O 

1  Or  "Khalifa." 


THE    PREACHING   OF   THOMAS.  QI 

thou  old  man !  I  have  heard  thy  weeping,  I  am  Thomas.  Bring  me  to  the 
place  in  which  thy  sons  are.  And  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  will  give 
them  life."  And  the  old  man  journeyed  along  with  him  to  the  place 
in  which  their  graves  were.  And  many  people  followed  them,  saying  :  "  If 
this  wonder  should  take  place,  verily  we  will  believe  in  the  God  of  this 
man."  And  when  they  reached  the  place,  the  disciple  gave  the  skin  which 
had  been  flayed  off  to  the  old  man  ;  and  said  unto  him,  "  Go  thou  into 
the  grave  and  lay  this  skin  upon  all  thy  sons  ;  and  say :  '  In  the  name  of 
the  feather,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  arise,  O  my  sons  !  and  return 
to  life  as  ye  were.'     I  may  not  do  this,  lest  it  be  said  that  I  am  a  wizard." 

And  the  old  man  did  as  the  disciple  had  commanded  him.  And  he 
laid  the  skin  upon  his  sons,  and  there  were  nine  persons  beneath  his  sons 
in  the  grave-yard  before  his  sons,  and  then  they  all  arose.  And  the 
number  of  them  was  fifteen  souls.  And  they  went  forth  to  the  place 
in  which  the  blessed  disciple  was;  and  they  did  obeisance  to  him,  saying  :  f.  loob 
"  We  entreat  thee,  O  disciple  of  the  Lord  !  to  give  us  baptism,  the  seal  of 
life."  And  when  the  multitude  saw  these  wonders,  they  cried  out  with  a 
very  loud  voice,  saying :  "  Truly  there  is  no  God  but  Jesus  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  the  Living  God.  One  is  the  God  of  Thomas."  And  some  of 
them  hastened  to  the  temple  of  Apollo,  and  told  the  priest  of  the  temple 
all  that  had  happened.  And  when  the  priest  heard  the  name  of  Jesus  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  said :  "  Woe  is  me  !  for  he  is  one  of  the  disciples  who 
have  gone  forth  from  the  land  of  Judaea,  journeying  about  in  all  the 
world  ;  deceiving  the  people  and  all  who  hearken  unto  them.  And  they 
are  disciples  of  a  wizard  man,  whose  name  is  Jesus.  We  have  heard 
of  him  that  Pilate  crucified  him.  And  these  stole  his  body,  and  went 
about  in  the  world  saying  .that  he  was  risen  from  the  dead."  And  he  said 
unto  them  :  "  Arise  all  of  you  with  us,  let  us  go  out  to  him  and  reprimand 
him  and  tell  him  that  his  sayings  are  not  true.  And  all  that  he  doeth  is 
by  means  of  sorcery." 

And  the  priest  arose,  and  the  multitude  with  him  [and  went]  to  where 
Thomas  was.  And  they  found  him  in  the  street  of  the  city,  and  the  crowd 
assembled  near  him.  And  he  was  casting  a  devil  out  of  a  man  who  was 
possessed  with  it.  And  the  priest  said  unto  Thomas  :  "  What  art  thou 
doing  in  this  place?  O  deceiving  wizard!  Was  the  land  of  Judaea  not 
enough  for  thee,  and  its  inhabitants,  that  thou  hast  come  to  this  city  ?  f.  loi  a 
Who  is  Jesus  ?  If  he  were  God,  why  did  he  not  save  himself  from 
slaughter?  so  that  ye  had  to  steal  his  body  and  bear  witness  to  all 
mankind   that   he    is   risen  from   amongst  the  dead.     And  know  that  the 


92  THE   PREACHING   OF   THOMAS. 

people  of  this  city  are  learned  ;  they  are  not  like  other  people  whom  thou 
mayst  deceive."  Then  he  turned  and  faced  the  multitude,  and  said  unto 
them,  "  Let  each  one  of  you  take  a  stone  in  his  hand  and  throw  it  at 
this  wizard ;  and  let  us  kill  him,  so  that  he  may  not  find  any  way  of 
deceiving  the  people  after  this  time."  And  they  bent  their  backs  to  take 
up  the  stones  and  stone  the  saint.  And  their  hands  were  withered  among 
the  stones,  and  they  could  not  stand  up.  And  they  cried  with  one  voice, 
saying :  "  We  entreat  thee,  O  good  servant  of  God  !  to  beseech  thy  Lord, 
that  He  may  forgive  us  and  allow  us  to  rise  and  stand  up  on  our  feet, 
and  we  will  believe  in  thy  God  ;  and  do  not  punish  us  for  our  ignorance." 

And  the  blessed  disciple  prayed,  saying  :  "  I  thank  Thee,  O  my  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ !  that  Thou  hast  not  been  unmindful  of  my  request ;  and 
Thou  hast  shown  Thy  glory  unto  this  multitude  who  are  gathered  together 
before  Thee.  And  I  entreat  Thee  to  send,  by  Thy  command,  heavenly 
power  from  on  high,  that  this  unbeliever  may  be  suspended  head  down- 
f.  loi  b  wards  in  the  air,  because  he  hath  reviled  Thy  holy  name."  And  speedily 
the  priest  was  suspended  in  the  air  head  downwards  in  the  presence  of  the 
multitude.  And  when  he  looked  at  the  high  power  of  God,  and  at  what 
was  being  done  to  him,  he  cried,  while  he  was  suspended,  "  I  believe  in 
Thee  and  I  confess,  O  Jesus  the  Christ !  Thy  dominion,  that  Thou  art 
God  in  truth  ;  the  gods  which  are  made  by  the  hands  of  men  are  not 
worthy  of  our  calling  them  gods,  only  Thou  alone  art  God  ;  Thou  art  God 
before  all  ages.  And  Thou  art  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  and  of  what  is 
below  the  earth.  Jesus  the  Christ !  Thou  art  my  trust  and  Thou  art  my 
King,  and  Thou  art  my  hope." 

And  when  the  priest  had  confessed  to  this  faith,  while  he  was  hanging 
head  downwards,  and  the  crowd  gazing  at  him,  he  was  let  down  to  the  earth. 
And  the  multitude  believed  and  were  saved,  and  they  besought  the  disciple 
to  baptize  them,  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  the  One  God.  And  when  he  saw  the  strength  of  their  faith  he  took 
them  to  the  temple,  and  pulled  down  all  that  was  therein  from  the  places 
where  the  idols  were  seated  ;  and  he  made  the  temple  a  church.  And  he 
appointed  that  priest  as  their  bishop,  and  the  six  brethren,  sons  of  the  old 
man,  presbyters  and  deacons,  those  whom  he  had  raised  from  the  dead, 
f.  I02  a  And  he  left  them  in  the  church  to  serve  the  holy  place. 

And  he  remained  in  the  city  for  some  time,  teaching  them  the  faith 
and  all  the  precepts  of  religion.  And  many  wonders  were  shown  by  his 
hands,  and  his  skin  was  borne  upon  his  shoulder.  And  he  went  about 
with  it  to  every  place  whither  he  travelled.     And  afterwards  he  went  forth 


THE   PREACHING   OF   THOMAS.  93 

from  amongst  them,  from  this  city  praising  God.  And  after  these  things 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  and  took  his  skin  and  fastened  it  upon 
his  body  as  it  had  been  ;  and  embraced  him  and  comforted  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  "  Ride  thou  upon  this  cloud  to  thy  brethren,  it  will  bring 
thee  unto  thy  brethren,  the  disciples,  in  peace.  I  am  present  with  you 
in  every  place ;  for  ye  are  those  whom  My  Father  hath  chosen  to  proclaim 
My  divinity  in  the  world." 

And  the  Lord  departed  from  him  to  heaven  with  great  glory.  And 
Thomas  mounted  upon  the  cloud  as  the  Lord  had  commanded,  and  it 
went  swiftly  with  him  until  it  brought  him  to  the  mountain  of  Madyanin  ; 
and  he  found  the  disciples  assembled,  and  Paul  in  the  midst  of  them  ;  and 
Mary  the  Lord's  mother.  And  he  embraced  them  with  a  spiritual  kiss, 
and  they  reminded  each  other  of  the  wonders  which  God  had  wrought  by 
their  hands.  And  they  remained  for  [eight  ?J^  days  assembled  together 
with  each  other,  giving  glory  to  God  ;  to  Whom  be  praise,  and  glory  and 
honour,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

^  Ethiopic  "eight." 


94  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   THOMAS. 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF   SAINT   THOMAS. 

f.  I02  b  The  martyrdom  of  Saint  Thomas,  the   disciple   of  the  Lord  fesiis  the 

Christ ;    and   his   conflict   whicJi   he  finisJied  on    the    twenty-sixth   day   of 
Pachon,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord.     Amen, 

And  it  came  to  pass,  after  Thomas  the  disciple  had  gone  forth  to  the 
city  of  India,  and  had  proclaimed  the  faith  amongst  them,  and  had 
preached  to  them  the  precepts  of  the  Holy  Gospel,  and  Lucius  the 
magistrate  had  flayed  off  his  skin  ;  and  he  had  remained  for  some 
time  carrying  it  on  his  shoulder ;  and  had  gone  about  in  all  the 
countries  laying  it  upon  the  dead  and  upon  the  sick  ;  and  the  Lord  had 
opened  their  hearts  and  they  had  believed  ;  and  he  had  built  them  a 
church  ;  and  had  established  for  them  the  precepts  of  religion ;  and  had 
appointed  them  a  bishop  and  priests ;  and  had  given  them  the  Holy 
Mysteries  ;  he  went  forth  from  amongst  them  in  peace. 

And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  and  restored  his  skin  as  it  had 
been.  And  he  went  afterwards  to  the  city  of  Zabadka  in  Macedonia. 
And  he  preached  amongst  them  about  the  knowledge  of  God.  And 
when  the  magistrates  heard  it,  they  met  him  [inj  anger,  and  laid  hold  of 
him,  and  put  him  into  prison.  And  Tertanai,  the  wife  of  the  king,  came 
to  him,  and  Margita  his  daughter,  to  the  prison.  And  it  was  locked, 
and  many  of  the  believers  followed  them. 

And  the  door  was  opened  to  them  ;  and  they  called  the  disciple. 
And  he  went  out  to  them,  and  said  unto  them,  "  O  my  brethren,  and  my 
children,  and  my  beloved  servants  of  the  Christ,  and  ministers  of  the 
f.  103a  Lord!  hearken  unto  me  to-day,  unto  my  words  and  my  last  teaching  to 
you.  For  I  shall  not  see  you  in  this  world  after  this  day,  whilst  I  am  in  the 
body.  For  the  Lord  hath  willed  to  remove  me  from  this  world,  and 
to  take  me  out  of  this  trouble  into  rest.  For  He  gave  up  His  life  for  our 
sakes  that  He  might  save  us  from  slavery  to  Satan  ;  and  He  chose  us  to 
be  disciples  unto.  Himself;  and  made  us  meet  to  preach  in  His  name 
in  all  the  world.  And  my  conflict  is  ended,  and  I  have  delivered  the 
message  as  He  commanded  me.  And  He  hath  willed  to  bring  me  from 
the  trouble  of  this  world,  and  to  give  me  the  reward  which  I  have  deserved 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   THOMAS.  95 

from  Him.  For  He  is  very  rich  in  gifts,  and  will  give  me  His  grace 
without  price,  and  [also]  to  those  who  ask  Him.  For  I  am  a  servant  of 
Jesus  the  Christ,  a  doer  of  His  will.  And  He  hath  willed  what  ye  have 
heard  from  me,  and  take  heed  that  ye  do  not  allow  Satan  to  draw  nigh 
unto  you  in  any  way.  And  be  wakeful,  looking  for  the  coming  of  the 
Lord,  that  He  may  receive  you  into  His  kingdom." 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  the  women  went  down,  and  he  went  into 
the    prison.      And    they    mourned    and    wept ;    and  they   knew   that    the 
magistrates,   if  they  got  the   saint   into   their   power,  would   destroy  him. 
And  when  he  had  gone  into  the  prison,  the  doors  of  the  prison  were  shaken,  Cod.  75 
and    they    became   again    shut    in    their    [former]    state.     And    when    the   A?"he 
warders  saw  a   thing   like  this,  they  cried    one   to  the  other,  and  were  f-  73  ^ 
confounded,  and   amazed.     And  they  said:    "This   man   is  a  wizard;  he 
hath  opened  the  doors  of  the  prison  ;  and  he  wishes  to  bring  every  one 
in  it  out.     And  he  hath  not  found  out  the  way  to  do  this.     But  let  us  go 
to  the   king,  and  tell    him   this  affair ;    and    that  his  wife  and   daughter 
have  come  unto  him."     And  while  they  were  talking,  Thomas  answered 
nothing.      And  when  the  morning  came  they  approached  the  king  and 
said  unto  him,  "  O  our  lord  !  put  this  wizard  out  of  this  prison  ;  and  place 
him  in  another  prison,  for  we  cannot  guard  him.     This  is  the  second  time 
that  we  have  seen  the  prison  doors  open  ;  and  it  is  he  who  openeth  them. 
And  thy  wife  and  thy  daughter  are  always  visiting  him."     And  the  king 
looked    at    the   bolts    which    were   on    the    prison    door,   and    sealed    it 
as  it    was;    and    said   unto    them:    "Ye  speak  falsely:    neither  my  wife 
nor  my  daughter  visits  him."     And  they  swore  unto  him  that  they  did  f.  74  a 
visit  him. 

And  the  king  sat  down  in  a  [certain]  place  and  commanded  them  to 
bring  the  saint  to  him  ;  and  they  stripped  off  his  clothes  and  bound 
his  waist  with  an  apron,  and  made  him  stand  before  the  king.  And 
the  king  said  unto  him:  "Art  thou  a  slave  or  a  free  man?" 

And  Thomas  said  unto  him  :  "  I  am  the  slave  of  a  Lord  over  Whom 
thou  hast  no  power." 

The  king  said  unto  him  :  "  Didst  thou  not  flee  from  thy  country,  and   D.  S. 
didst  come  to  this  place  ?  "  ^-  ^°^  ^ 

He  said  unto  him :  "  I  came  to  this  place  that  I  might  turn  this 
multitude  from  error,  and  I  shall  depart  from  this  world  by  thy  hand." 

The  king  said  unto  him  :  "What  is  the  name  of  thy  Lord?  and  from 
what  country  art  thou  .''" 

Thomas  said  unto  him:  "My  Lord  is  the  Lord  of  heaven  and  .earth, 


96  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   THOMAS. 

thou  canst  not  hear  His  hidden  Name,  but  His  revealed  Name  is  Jesus 
the  Christ." 

The  kingf  said  unto  him  :  "  I  do  not  wish  thy  destruction  ;  but  I  have 
had  patience  with  thee  and  thou  art  waxen  great  in  the  wickedness  of 
thy  deeds ;  and  thou  hast  made  thy  sorcery  manifest  in  this  city,  until 
every  man  in  India  hath  heard  [of  it].  But  I  will  slay  thee,  so  that 
all  thy  sorcery  shall  cease ;  and  thy  name  shall  be  forgotten,  and  thy 
sorcery,  by  all  the  country." 

Thomas  said  unto  him :  "  My  ministration  shall  be  firmly  established 
after  my  departure  from  this  world."  And  Mastaus  the  king  took 
counsel  how  he  could  slay  him,  for  he  was  afraid  of  the  crowds  who 
were  surrounding  him  ;  for  amongst  them  were  many  of  the  magistrates 
who  believed  in  the  preaching  of  the  saint,  and  of  the  nobles  of  the 
f.  104b  city,  and  many  from  the  country.  And  the  king  arose  and  took  him 
outside  of  the  town  ;  and  with  him  were  many  of  the  army  bearing 
weapons.  And  the  rest  of  the  crowd  imagined  that  the  king  wished 
to  talk  to  him  about  something  between  themselves  ;  and  they  went  aside 
from  him.  And  when  he  was  two  miles  distant  from  the  city,  he 
delivered  him  to  fifteen  of  the  soldiers,  with  his  son  and  many  of 
the  chief  citizens.  And  he  commanded  them  to  go  with  him  to  a  high 
mountain  and  to  kill  him  on  it.     And  the  king  returned  to  the  city. 

And  when  the  multitude  knew,  they  set  out  one  before  the  other 
in  the  steps  of  the  saint,  seeking  his  deliverance.  And  the  soldiers  who 
were  with  him  made  haste  to  slay  him.  And  two  of  them  stood  on 
his  right  hand  and  two  on  his  left,  having  spears  in  their  hands.  And 
the  chief  magistrate  stretched  out  the  spear  in  his  hand  against  him. 
And  the  disciple  said  :  "  The  hidden  mystery  which  is  finished,  which  is 
by  the  supernal  gift,  is  that  weariness  of  body  shall  not  have  power  over 
me ;  for  four  are  ready  to  destroy  my  earthly  temple  like  unto  the  four 
elements  which  are  its  component  parts." 

And  when  he  reached  the  place  in  which  he  was  to  be  killed,  he  said 
unto  them :  "  Hearken,  at  my  departure  from  this  world,  let  not  the  eyes 
f.  105  a  of  your  hearts  be  blind,  and  your  ears  deaf  Believe  in  God  Whom  I  have 
preached  unto  you.  And  let  His  words  enter  your  hearts  and  your  ears ; 
and  be  every  day  of  your  life  in  purity  and  freedom,  which  is  the 
life  that  will  bring  you  near  unto  God." 

And  he  said  unto  Masasawt,  the  son  of  the  king,  "  Thou  art  a  servant 
of  Jesus  the  Christ ;  give  these  swordsmen  what  will  enable  them  to  let 
me  pray  unto  my  Lord."     And  he  commanded  them  to  do  this.     And 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   THOMAS.  97 

the  blessed  disciple  stretched  out  his  hands,  and  besought  God  saying : 
"  The  Lord,  my  hope  and  my  guide,  and  my  Saviour,  Who  strengthened 
me  and  made  my  heart  ready  for  His  obedience.  Thou  art  He  Who 
hast  given  me  patience  from  my  youth,  and  hast  been  in  place  of  life 
unto  me,  and  hast  kept  me  from  defilement  and  destruction.  Thou  art  He 
Who  hast  given  me  knowledge,  that  I  might  not  be  defiled  with  women. 
And  I  have  kept  my  temple  sacred  to  Thee.  My  mouth  and  my  tongue 
shall  not  achieve  Thy  praises  because  of  Thine  abundant  mercy  unto  me. 
Mine  eyes  have  not  looked  to  the  taking  of  riches ;  for  Thou  didst  say  : 
'  The  wealth  of  this  world  is  loss.  Do  not  choose  it.'  And  I  have 
wished  for  poverty  in  this  world ;  so  that  I  might  become  worthy  of  Thee. 
Thou  hast  opened  Thine  everlasting  kingdom  to  me,  unto  the  end  of  the  f-  195  b 
age  ;  and  to  all  who  believe  in  Thee.  I  have  fulfilled  Thy  will  and  Thy 
commandments.  Trials  were  multiplied  upon  me,  and  I  endured  tribulation. 
And  that  was  sweet  unto  me  because  of  Thy  name.  For  Thou  art 
my  hope,  and  to  Thee  my  soul  hath  clung  ;  and  my  trouble  shall  not  be 
in  vain.  Receive  my  supplication  and  do  not  cast  me  away  from  Thy 
face.  The  plants  which  are  for  honour,  which  Thou  hast  sown  in  me, 
let  not  the  enemy  root  them  up.  And  the  talents  which  Thou  hast 
given  me  I  have  committed  them  to  the  money  changers^  and  the  profit 
on  them  became  ten  thousandfold  -  more.  I  have  forsaken  this  world 
and  have  followed  Thee  ;  mine  eyes  have  looked  for  Thy  salvation.  I 
have  fulfilled  the  commandment  which  Thou  didst  give  me;  and  the 
message  with  which  Thou  didst  send  me,  I  have  delivered  it  ;  that  I  might 
be  Thy  resolute  servant,  fearing  Thy  name.  I  have  girded  up  my  loins 
in  all  right  things  ;  my  steps  were  wide  in  the  path  of  the  Gospel  of 
Peace.  I  have  ridden  upon  the  plough  and  have  not  looked  backwards, 
lest  it  might  be  crooked.  The  earth  hath  blossomed,  and  the  time  of 
the  harvest  draweth  nigh  ;  that  I  may  receive  the  reward.  I  have  finished 
the  toil  which  hath  brought  me  to  repose.  I  have  kept  the  first  trouble^ 
and  the  second  and  the  third,  that  I  might  see  Thy  face,  and  worship  Thy  f-  106  a 
glory.  And  I  have  despised  the  flesh,  that  I  might  be  satisfied  with  good. 
I  have  fulfilled  all  Thy  will  and  I  have  not  turned  backwards.  I  have 
pressed  forward  that  I  might  not  be  a  stone  of  stumbling  to  others ; 
that  I  may  receive  a  crown  of  glory  and  the  heavenly  reward.  Let 
not  the  serpent  stand  in  the  way,  and  let  not  the  adders  rise  up  against 
me.     And  let  not  the  powers  of  darkness  come  near  to  me,   but  may 

'  Literally  "owners  of  tables."  *  i.e.  ten  hundredweights.  ^  Possibly  "watch." 

L.    A.  N 


98  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   THOMAS. 

they  keep  far  away  from  me.     For  Thine  is  the  praise,  and  to  Thy  Holy 
Father  and  Thy  Hfe-giving  Spirit.     Amen." 

And  when  the  blessed  one  had  finished  his  prayer,  he  returned  to 
the  officers  and  said  unto  them  :  "  Finish  the  will  of  your  king."  And 
four  of  the  soldiers  came  prepared  ;  and  they  pierced  him  with  spears. 
And  he  fell  upon  the  ground  and  yielded  up  the  ghost  immediately. 
And  the  brethren  wept  for  him,  those  who  were  present.  And  they 
brought  clean  shrouds  and  sumptuous  raiment  and  swathed  him  and 
left  him  in  the  graves  of  the  ancient  kings.  And  Sirfur  and  Tanis  stood 
beside  the  grave  that  day ;  and  they  did  not  enter  the  city.  And  the  holy 
Thomas  appeared  unto  them  and  said  unto  them :  "  Behold !  I  am  here 
alive.  Why  do  ye  sit  and  guard  me  .-'  My  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  my 
King,  hath  accepted  me.  And  I  have  received  all  the  promises  which 
f.  io6  b  I  had  hoped  for.  Rise  up  from  this  place,  and  know  that  in  a  little 
while  ye  shall  go  forth  from  this  world.  And  be  not  slack  about  the 
salvation  of  your  souls,  for  ye  will  come  unto  me." 

And  Matthaus  the  king  and  Hersanus  took  their  wives,  who  were 
Tertanai  and  Atbania,  and  punished  them  severely  that  they  might 
consent  to  leave  purity  for  their  sake  and  return  to  cohabitation.  And 
they  did  not  consent  to  it. 

And  the  saint  appeared  unto  them,  and  said  unto  them :  "  Do 
not  forget  my  words  which  I  said,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ 
will  help  you."  And  when  Matthaus  and  Hersanus  knew  that  their 
wives  would  not  consent  to  their  desire  they  left  them  to  be  according 
to  their  wish  and  choice. 

And  all  the  brethren  were  assembled,  and  the  one  was  telling  the 
other  all  the  precepts  of  the  Lord  ;  and  they  were  rejoicing  in  the  gift  of 
God  and  the  grace  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  Asis,  the  son  of  the  king, 
was  possessed  with  a  devil.  And  the  king  meditated  and  said  :  "  What 
shall  I  do?  This  is  [because  of]  my  opposition  to  the  disciple.  I  have  not 
received  his  words."  And  he  went  to  the  grave  to  take  a  rag  of  the  shroud 
from  his  body,  and  hang  it  on  the  neck  of  his  son.  And  he  was  saying 
that  he  would  believe  if  God  were  to  cure  him.  And  Thomas  appeared 
unto  him,  and  the  saint  said :  "  Thou  didst  not  believe  in  me  when 
f.  107a  I  was  alive,  O  Matthau.s.  Dost  thou  believe  in  me  when  I  am  dead? 
But  fear  not,  the  Lord  will  have  compassion  upon  thee,  for  He  grudgeth 
not  His  gift" 

And  when  he  had  opened  the  grave  he  found  nothing  of  the  saint's 
body,  for  he  had   been    taken   secretly  to   Eden.     And  he  took  a  little 


THE    MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   THOMAS.  99 

dust  from  the  place  where  the  body  of  the  saint  had  been  and  tied  it  on 
the  throat  of  his  son  and  said  :  "  I  will  believe  if  on  supplication  to  the 
saint,  this  unclean  spirit  should  go  out  from  my  son."  And  immediately 
the  devil  went  out  of  his  son. 

And  the  king  believed  and  did  obeisance  before  Arsaphorus  the 
priest  ;  and  besought  him  and  his  brethren  to  seek  forgiveness  from  God 
for  him.  And  the  priest  said  to  the  brethren,  "  Pray  for  the  king,  lest 
God  slay  him,  and  bring  down  on  him  all  his  sins."  And  they  did  this 
with  gladness  and  joy  because  of  what  they  saw  of  the  king's  faith. 
And  God  Who  loveth  mankind  ;  the  King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords, 
gave  Matthaus  the  king  a  true  faith  and  a  firm  hope.  And  his  faith  and 
his  goodness  were  noised  abroad  in  all  the  countries,  and  he  honoured 
all  the  brethren  ;  and  he  praised  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy 
Ghost.  And  Thomas  the  disciple  received  the  blow  of  the  four  soldiers 
with  four  spears ;  and  thus  he  finished  his  conflict  in  the  highway  of 
the  city  of  India ;  in  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  the  month  of  Pachon,  f.  107  b 
And  praise  be  to  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  with  the  Father  and  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 


100  THE  ACTS  OF   MATTHEW. 


THE   ACTS  OF    MATTHEW. 

The  Acts  of  Matthew  the  disciple  which  he  did  in  the  country  of  the 
Kahenaf^,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord.     Ameji. 

And  Peter  and  Andrew  were  on  their  return  from  the  country  of 
El  Barbar.  And  they  had  estabHshed  them  in  the  faith,  and  had  taught 
them  the  precepts  of  religion.  While  they  were  journeying  on  the  road 
Matthew  met  them.  And  they  embraced  one  another  with  a  spiritual  kiss  ; 
and  he  said  unto  them  :  "  Whence  have  ye  come?"  They  said  unto  him: 
"  From  the  country  of  El  Barbar."  Matthew  said  unto  them  :  "  And  I  also 
have  come  from  the  country  of  the  Blessed."  And  each  one  of  them  told 
him  what  sufferings  had  befallen  him.  Matthew  said  unto  them  :  "  The  city 
in  which  I  have  been,  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  is  present  with  them 
every  day  :  and  He  keepeth  a  feast  with  them.  He  setteth  up  His  throne 
in  the  midst  of  their  church  in  the  early  morning,  and  He  teacheth  them 
His  precepts.  And  when  I  entered  their  city,  and  preached  amongst 
them,  and  proclaimed  the  Gospel  in  His  name,  they  said  :  '  We  know 
this  Name.'  I  said  unto  them  :  '  Who  hath  taught  it  to  you  ?  '  They  said 
unto  me :  '  Be  patient,  and  trouble  not  thyself  until  the  morning  ;  thou 
shalt  look  on  Him  Whom  thou  hast  preached  unto  us.'  And  when  the 
f.  io8a  morrow  came  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  came  riding  upon  a  shining  cloud, 
and  all  the  powers  of  heaven  praising  Him.  And  when  I  saw  Him,  in  the 
abundance  of  joy  I  exulted  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  cried,  saying:  '  Ascribe 
ye  glory  to  the  King  of  kings ;  and  exalt  His  greatness  to  all  genera- 
tions.' And  we  remained  three  days  praising  Him  in  the  church.  And 
when  the  three  days  were  ended  He  blessed  us  and  ascended  to  heaven 
with  great  glory. 

"  Then  I  said  unto  them,  '  How  have  ye  become  worthy  of  this  honour? 
that  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  should  keep  a  feast  with  you  ? '  They 
said  unto  me :  '  Hath  not  the  tale  of  the  nine  tribes  and  a  half  reached 
thee,  which  the  Lord  caused  to  enter  the  Land  of  Promise?  We  are 
they.  When  it  is  mid-day,  Gabriel,  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  cometh 
unto  us ;  and  there  come  with  him  the  hundred  and  the  four  and  forty 
thousand  infants  whom  Herod  slew ;  they  defiled  not  their  garments  in 

^  i.e.  "  priests." 


THE   ACTS   OF   MATTHEW.  lOI 

the  world.  And  when  they  sing  praise  we  sing  praise  with  them,  and 
when  they  say  Alleluia,  we  say  it  with  them.  But  as  for  gold  and 
silver  we  do  not  wish  for  it  in  our  country.  We  eat  no  flesh  and  drink 
no  wine  in  our  country  ;  but  honey  is  our  food  and  our  drink.  We 
do  not  look  on  the  faces  of  our  women  with  desire ;  the  first  boy  who 
is  born  we  present  him  as  an  offering  to  God,  that  he  may  serve  the  f.  io8b 
temple  all  his  life,  when  he  is  three  years  old.  Our  drink  is  not  the  water 
from  wells  dug  by  the  hands  of  men  ;  but  the  water  which  we  drink  is  the 
water  which  overfloweth  from  Paradise.  We  do  not  wrap  ourselves  in 
clothing  made  by  the  hands  of  men  ;  but  our  clothing  is  from  the 
leaves  of  trees.  Our  country  heareth  no  lying  speech,  and  no  one 
knoweth  of  it.  No  man  weds  two  wives  in  our  country ;  and  no  boy 
dieth  before  his  father.  And  the  younger  speaketh  not  in  the  presence 
of  the  elder.  Lions  dwell  with  us  in  our  country ;  they  hurt  us  not,  and 
we  hurt  them  not.  When  winds  blow,  we  smell  from  them  the  scent  of  the 
garden  of  Paradise.  There  is  no  cold  in  our  country,  and  no  snow,  but  a 
breath  of  life  ;  and  it  is  temperate.' 

"  And  when  I  had  heard  [this]  from  them,  I  longed  to  dwell  in  their 
country  ;  and  my  eyes  were  dazzled  from  hearing  the  sweetness  of  their 
speech." 

And  Peter  and  Andrew  praised  God  for  this,  and  besought  Him 
to  reveal  unto  them  to  what  place  they  should  go.  And  the  Lord 
appeared  to  them  and  said  unto  them,  "  My  peace  be  upon  you,  O  My  pure 
disciples!  whom  I  have  chosen  before  all  mankind.  Be  strong,  and  believe  ; 
for  I  am  dwelling  with  you  always ;  I  will  never  be  absent  where  ye  are." 
And  they  worshipped  down  to  the  ground.  And  they  said:  "We  bless  f.  109a 
Thy  name,  O  Lord  !  and  we  thank  Thee  always.  Command  us  on  which 
way  we  should  go." 

And  the  Lord  commanded  Peter  to  go  forth  to  the  city  of  Rome,  and 
Andrew  to  the  city  of  Masya,  and  Matthew^  to  the  city  of  Kahenat. 
Matthew^  said  unto  the  Lord:  "  I  know  it  not,  and  I  have  never  entered 
it."  The  Lord  said  unto  him  :  "  Art  thou  still  of  little  faith .'  go  on  this 
path,  which  will  bring  thee  to  their  city."  And  then  a  cloud  arrived,  and 
carried  Peter  and  Andrew  until  it  brought  each  one  of  them  to  his  place 
wherein  the  Lord  had  commanded  him  to  preach.  And  Matthew^  walked 
a  little  way,  and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  heaven  and  prayed,  and  said  : 
"  O  Thou,  the  Holy  Lord,  Jesus  the  Christ,  my  Lord !  Who  taught 
Abraham,  and  fulfilled  His  oath  to  Isaac  ;  and  established  His  testimony 

1  MS.  "Matthias." 


I02  THE   ACTS   OF    MATTHEW. 

to  Jacob,  and  His  grace  to  Joseph,  and  Thou  didst  keep  the  nation  forty 
years  in  the  desert ;  a  cloud  overshadowed  them  by  day,  and  the  pillar 
of  fire  shone  for  them  by  night ;  and  didst  destroy  their  enemies  beneath 
their  feet ;  and  Thou  didst  bring  them  up  out  of  the  Red  Sea ;  and 
didst  bring  them  into  the  Land  of  Promise,  which  Thou  didst  swear  to 
their  fathers,  Abraham  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  be  Thou  a  guide  to  me  on 
this  destined  road  " 

f.  109  b  And  immediately  a  cloud  came  and  bore  him  until  it  arrived  at 
the  city  of  Kahenat.  And  when  he  saw  the  city,  he  rejoiced  and  resolved 
to  enter  it.  And  he  saw  before  him  a  young  man,  a  shepherd  ;  and  he 
overtook  him.  Matthew  said  unto  him  :  "  Tell  me,  O  thou  young  man  ! 
thou  shepherd,  which  is  the  road  that  leadeth  into  this  city."  And  he 
said  :  "  This  is  the  road  ;  but  thou  canst  not  enter  it  when  thou  art  in  this 
dress  ;  for  it  is  not  like  the  dress  of  our  countrymen.  Thy  garments  are 
not  clean.  If  thou  art  fain  to  enter  it,  strip  from  thee  this  dress,  and 
put  on  the  dress  of  the  priests.  And  shave  the  hair  of  thy  head  and  of 
thy  beard.  And  gird  up  thy  loins  and  take  the  bough  of  a  palm-tree  in 
thy  right  hand.  And  put  palm-leaf  sandals  on  thy  feet,  that  thy  dress 
may  be  like  theirs,  and  thou  mayst  enter  the  city." 

And  when  he  heard  this  his  heart  was  grieved,  and  he  returned  on  the 
path  by  which  he  had  come.     And  he  did  not  wish  to  go  into  the  city. 

And  the  young  man  who  had  conversed  with  him  was  Jesus  the  Christ. 
And  when  he  had  returned  a  little  on  his  way  He  stretched  out  His 
hand  and  turned  him  backwards,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Matthew,  whither 
goest  thou.-*"  He  said  unto  him:  "How  dost  thou  know  me  .-*  and  who 
told  thee  myname.-*" 

f.  1 10  a  The  young  man  said  unto  him  :  "  I  know  thee,  O  Matthew  !  Turn  and 
go  into  the  city.  I  am  Jesus,  thy  God.  Do  what  I  have  told  thee.  And 
let  not  thy  heart  be  sorrowful.  For  if  thou  doest  it  not  thou  wilt  not  be 
able  to  enter  the  city." 

And  he  did  as  Jesus  had  commanded  him  ;  and  He  walked  along  with 
him  till  He  brought  him  to  the  gate  of  the  city.  And  He  said  unto  him: 
"  Be  strong,  O  Matthew  My  disciple !  and  be  steadfast  and  patient. 
Severe  torture  shall  come  upon  thee  from  this  city,  and  long  imprisonment; 
and  afterwards  they  will  burn  thee  with  fire.  Fear  not,  and  be  not 
troubled,  and  tremble  not  and  despair  not.  For  the  king  will  turn  and 
believe  in  Me,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  city,  by  means  of  thee.  And 
the  fire  which  they  shall  kindle  wherewith  to  burn  thee  shall  delight  in 
burning  Apollo  their  god.     And  be  thou  patient,  and  call  upon  My  name ; 


THE   ACTS   OF   MATTHEW.  IO3 

and  I  will  answer  thee.  And  I  am  with  thee  always  ;  and  I  am  not  far 
from  thee  nor  from  thy  brethren  the  disciples,  wherever  they  may  be." 
And  the  Lord  said  this,  and  departed  from  him  to  heaven  with  glory. 

And  Matthew  arose  and  entered  the  city,  and  he  asked  its  people: 
"  Where  is  the  temple  }" 

They  said  unto  him  :  "  From  what  country  art  thou  .'"' 

He  said  unto  them  :  "  I  am  from  Egypt." 

They  said  unto  him  :  "  What  is  the  reason  of  thy  coming,  and  what 
seekest  thou  .''" 

He  said   unto  them:    "I   shall  look  at  your   gods,  and  at  how  they  f.  nob 
teach  you." 

They  said  unto  him  :  "  Our  god  teacheth  us  nothing,  and  we  do  not 
hear  a  sound  from  him  ;  and  we  know  not  who  eateth  the  sacrifices 
which  we  offer  unto  him,  but  people  who  are  entrusted  with  his  service 
take  them  from  us." 

And  he  said  unto  them  :  •'  Are  ye  not  of  the  priesthood  ?"  They  said 
unto  him  :  "  Yea,  but  not  of  the  foremost  in  the  service  of  the  sfods." 

He  said  unto  them  :  "  Are  all  your  gods  of  one  rank  .''" 

They  said  :  "  Nay,  the  greatest  is  Apollo." 

He  said  unto  them  :  "  Apollo  loveth  the  rich,  and  hateth  the  poor, 
these  are  scales  in  which  there  is  nothing  even.  And  I  would  fain  speak 
with  him,  and  say  unto  him  :  Why  doth  he  love  the  rich  and  hate  the 
poor?  and  they  all  worship  thee,  and  thou  shouldst  respect  them  all." 

And  when  they  had  heard  his  words  they  separated  into  two  com- 
panies :  and  they  said:  "Let  us  accompany  him,  that  we  may  hear  his 
words."  And  they  walked  with  him  till  they  brought  him  to  the  temple. 
And  they  brought  the  priest  who  was  in  it.  They  said  unto  him  :  "This 
man  hath  arrived  from  Egypt  ;  come  out  and  talk  with  him." 

And  when  Matthew  looked  at  him  he  embraced  him  with  a  spiritual 
kiss,  and  he  was  anxious  for  his  salvation.  And  when  the  lips  of  Matthew 
touched  the  lips  of  Armis  the  priest,  the  hand  of  God  rested  upon  him 
and  he  said  unto  the  disciple :  "  Whence  art  thou  ?  and  whence  hast  thou 
come ?  for  since  thy  kiss  and  the  grip  of  thy  hand  great  grace  hath  f.  ma 
rested  upon  me.     Tell  me  who  thou  art,  O  my  lord?" 

The  disciple  said  unto  him  :  "  I  am  of  a  good  tribe,  priests  of  the 
Living  God." 

And  Matthew  rejoiced  at  the  grace  which  had  rested  upon  Armis 
by  his  words.  And  Armis  said  unto  him :  "  I  would  fain  know  how  thou 
didst  find  the  road  to  arrive  at  this  city." 


I04  THE   ACTS   OF    MATTHEW. 

He  said  unto  him  :  "  My  God  made  me  reach  it." 

He  said  unto  him :  "  How  was  that?" 

He  said:  "He  took  my  hand,  and  made  me  stop  at  the  gate  of 
the  city." 

He  said  unto  him  :  "  I  would  fain  see  thy  God." 

He  said  unto  him  :  "If  thou  dost  beheve  on  Him  and  dost  keep  my 
precept,  and  art  certain  about  all  that  I  say  unto  thee,  and  art  convinced 
that  it  is  true,  I  will  allow  my  God  to  converse  with  thee  ;  for  my  God 
looketh  not  on  an  impure  person,  only  on  him  who  is  pure  both  without 
and  within." 

He  said  unto  him  :  "  And  where  is  the  place  of  thy  God  ?" 

He  said  unto  him  :  "  He  is  in  my  country." 

He  said  unto  him  :  "  And  where  is  thy  country  .-'" 

Matthew  said  unto  him  :  "  He  is  in  a  clean  country ;  whose  streets  are 
justice,  and  its  roads  righteousness.  My  country  is  a  country  of  righteous- 
ness, and  its  inhabitants  die  not.  There  is  no  darkness  in  my  country, 
but  it  is  all  light.  And  my  God  is  He  Who  giveth  light  to  all  who  are  in 
it.  And  death  hath  no  power  over  my  countrymen.  My  country  is  all 
f.  Ill  b  furnished  with  seats;  the  sweet  scent  in  the  midst  of  it  is  great;  the  trees 
never  wither ;  not  one  of  the  inhabitants  of  my  country  hath  a  wish  to  sin, 
but  they  are  all  just  men.  There  is  no  slave,  but  all  of  them  are  freemen. 
My  God  is  merciful  and  pitiful ;  a  giver  to  the  poor  until  He  maketh  them 
rich.  There  is  no  anger  in  my  country,  but  they  are  all  in  harmony; 
there  is  no  hatred  in  my  country,  but  they  are  all  united.  There  is  no 
rebellion  in  my  country,  but  they  are  all  of  one  mind.  There  is  no  deceit 
in  it,  but  they  are  all  humble.  There  is  no  sound  of  wailing  in  it,  but 
joy  and  delight." 

And  when  Armis  had  heard  this  he  said  unto  Matthew  :  "  How  sayst 
thou,  'There  is  nothing  that  defileth  in  my  country'?" 

Matthew  said  unto  him :  "  Because  my  God  is  pure." 

He  said  unto  him  :  "  I  would  fain  go  out  with  thee  to  thy  country." 

Matthew  said  unto  him :  "  Thou  shalt  enter  my  country,  and  thou 
shalt  see  my  God,  partaking  with  me  in  the  faith  of  my  Father,  and  in 
His  Holy  Mysteries!" 

And  at  the  end  of  the  day  Armis  said  unto  Matthew  :  "  Wait  for 
me  until  I  go  and  light  the  lamp  of  Apollo  before  we  go  and  sup." 

Matthew  said  unto  him  :  "  Is  it  thou  who  dost  light  the  lamp  of  thy 
god.?" 

Armis  said    unto  him  :    "  It  is    not  the    lamp   only,  but  I    wash  him 


THE   ACTS   OF    MATTHEW.  IO5 

and  bedeck  him  that  he  may  be  beautiful.     And  I  carry  him  from  place  to 
place." 

Matthew  said  unto  him  :  "  It  is  my  God  who  giveth  light  unto  me,  and 
all  who  serve  Him  shine  with  the  light  at  all  times,  and  whoso  feareth  f.  112a 
Him,  the  light  surroundeth   him  ;  and  every  one  who  glorifieth    Him   is 
clothed  with  the  light." 

Armis  said  unto  him  :  "  I  will  go  with  thee  to  thy  city." 

Matthew  said  unto  him  :  "  We  need  not  go  forth,  for  I  called  on  my 
God,  He  appeared  unto  me,  and  when  He  cometh  unto  me  the  temple 
shineth  with  light." 

Armis  said  unto  him  :  "  I  would  fain  see  this  wonder." 

And  Matthew  raised  his  eyes  to  heaven  and  spake  thus  :  "  I  entreat 
Thee,  O  my  Lord  !  my  God  !  Ruler  of  all  things,  Father  of  my  Lord  and 
my  God  Jesus  the  Christ,  King  of  Glory,  Robe  of  the  pure  and  King  of  just 
men,  and  Light  of  the  blind,  and  Brightness  of  the  world  ;  the  quenchless 
Lamp,  the  Light  which  is  never  overtaken  by  darkness,  the  Axe  which 
breaketh  every  fruitless  tree,  the  Fire  that  destroyeth  all  fabricated  gods ; 
Tree  of  Life,  Giver  of  life  to  all  mankind  ;  my  God  and  my  Lord,  Jesus 
the  Christ,  may  Thy  mercy  overtake  me,  and  hearken  unto  my  entreaty. 
Send  Thy  light  upon  us  to  comfort  our  souls,  and  may  Thy  mercy  arise 
upon  us  all." 

And  when  Matthew  had  finished  his  prayer,  a  great  light  dawned 
upon  them.     And  when  Armis  saw  it  he  fell  upon  his  face. 

And  there  was  a  great  earthquake  in  the  city,  from  the  abundance  of  f.  112  b 
the  light.  And  in  the  earthquake  Apollo  fell  upon  his  face  and  was 
broken  to  pieces.  And  nothing  remained  of  all  the  images  that  were 
in  the  temple  ;  for  they  were  all  shattered.  And  Matthew  took  hold  of  the 
hand  of  Armis,  and  raised  him  up,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Look  at  thy  god, 
he  could  not  be  saved  ;  how  can  he  save  others?"  And  Armis  arose,  and 
went  into  the  place  of  Apollo,  and  found  that  he  had  fallen  and  was 
broken.  And  he  trampled  on  him  with  his  feet  and  said  unto  him : 
"Apollo!  couldest  thou  not  be  saved  .^  how  canst  thou  save  others?  It 
is  good  that  thou  hast  called  on  this  Name  which  is  [that  of]  thy  God." 

Matthew  said  unto  him  :  "  Come  out  and  leave  this  contemptible  thing 
fallen  on  its  face." 

And  Armis  came  out  and  laid  hold  of  the  hand  of  Matthew  and  said 
unto  him:  "Come  with  me  into  my  dwelling,  and  let  us  eat  bread." 
Matthew  said  unto  him:  "We  will  eat,  but  tell  Apollo  to  prepare  some- 
thing for  us  that  we  may  eat."     Armis  said  unto  him  :  "  When  he  was  in 

L.  A.  O 


I06  THE   ACTS   OF   MATTHEW. 

his  glory  and  majesty,  he  did  nothing  of  this  kind  ;  and  how  when  he  is 
f.  113a  shattered  and  has  been  trampled  and  spoiled  under  the  feet  of  man  [can  he 
do  it  ?"] 

Matthew  said  :  "  My  God  can  send  us  something  to  eat." 

Armis  said  unto  him  :  "  I  believe  thee  in  all  thou  sayest,  because  of  the 
light  which  I  have  seen  resting  upon  us;  but  I  desire  to  see  this  food  which 
He  will  send  to  us." 

Matthew  said  unto  him  :  "  I  will  bring  thee  what  thou  hast  asked  for." 
And  Matthew  raised  his  eyes  and  his  hands,  and  made  supplication,  saying: 
"  O  God  of  the  sinners  who  repent !  Who  turnest  erring  souls  to  the 
knowledge  of  Himself;  Purifier  of  souls  and  of  bodies  together  ;  the  Word 
which  came  down  from  heaven,  the  Manna  which  fell  from  the  sky  in  the 
desert;  the  loud  Voice  which  [resounded]  over  all;  the  Guide  of  wanderers; 
the  Ladder  which  reacheth  to  the  sky;  the  Food  which  the  children  of 
Israel  ate  in  the  wilderness  in  the  Fast  and  the  Passover ;  Quickener 
of  souls  and  of  bodies  ;  Thou,  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  art  He  who 
hast  made  me  meet  for  this  spiritual  service.  Send  Thy  glory  and  Thy 
blessing  and  Thine  honour  upon  me  for  ever  and  ever." 

Then  a  shining  table  appeared  unto  them,  and  upon  it  were  three 
loaves  white  as  snow,  and  a  skin  of  wine.  Matthew  said  unto  him : 
"  Thou  art  not  allowed  to  eat  of  this  food  until  Thou  become  a  partaker 
in  the  faith  and  the  Holy  Mysteries." 

Armis  said  unto  him :  "  Haste  thee  and  make  me  fit  to  receive  it." 
f.  113b  And  he  preached  unto  him  the  Word  of  life;  and  prescribed  to 
him  the  knowledge  of  the  faith ;  and  baptized  him  in  the  name  of  the 
Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost ;  and  gave  him  some  of  that 
sacred  bread.  And  Matthew  prayed,  and  the  table  was  lifted  up  to 
where  it  had  been.  And  Matthew  and  Armis  went  out,  and  came  to 
where  Apollo  was,  and  they  closed  the  temple.  And  they  went  together 
unto  the  house  of  Armis.  And  Matthew  preached  unto  them  about  the 
faith,  and  baptized  them  all  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and 
the  Holy  Ghost.  And  there  was  great  joy  in  the  house  of  Armis.  And 
on  the  morrow  the  king  came  to  enter  the  temple,  and  he  found  the  door 
closed.  And  he  commanded  Armis  the  priest  to  come.  And  when  he 
stood  before  him,  the  king  said  unto  him  :  "  How  hast  thou  dared  to  lock 
the  door  of  the  temple?  and  shut  up  the  place  of  Apollo  the  great  god?" 

Armis  said  unlo  him  :  "Apollo  is  not  able  to  save  himself,  how  shall  he 
save  any  one  else  .-'" 

The  king  said  unto  him  :  "And  who  is  able  to  save?" 


THE   ACTS   OF   MATTHEW.  IO7 

Armis  said  unto  him  :  "  He,  Jesus  the  Christ,  Son  of  the  Living  God, 
the  Saviour  of  souls,  the  Resurrection  of  the  dead,  the  Glory  of  the 
Righteous,  Who  hath  destroyed  all  the  wickedness  of  the  enemy,  and 
the  deceit  of  Satan  under  His  feet." 

The  king  said  unto  Armis  :  "  Whence  hast  thou  learnt  the  name  of 
Jesus  .''" 

He  said  unto  him:  "Matthew,  his  disciple,  is  he  who  brought  to  me  f.  114a 
the  knowledge  of  Him:  and  caused   His  light  to  shine  on  me  and  on  all 
my  household." 

And  when  the  king  heard  this  from  him  he  was  wroth  with  a  fierce 
wrath  ;  and  he  commanded  that  Armis  and  Matthew  should  be  bound 
with  ropes  on  their  feet  ;  and  they  were  dragged  through  all  the 
city  until  their  bodies  were  wounded,  and  the  blood  flowed  from  them, 
and  their  flesh  stuck  in  the  streets.  And  they  were  beaten  with  rods. 
And  the  king  commanded  that  they  should  be  thrown  into  prison.  And 
the  king  went  into  the  temple,  and  found  all  the  statues  in  it  shattered, 
and  Apollo  broken  in  pieces.  And  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  cried  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  [so  did]  all  those  who  were  with  him.  And  he  com- 
manded Armis  and  Matthew  to  be  brought,  and  to  be  burnt  with  fire. 
And  immediately  there  was  a  great  earthquake.  And  all  the  images 
which  were  in  the  houses  of  the  citizens  fell  from  their  pedestals,  and  were 
shattered.  And  a  loud  voice  cried  out,  "  There  is  no  God  but  Jesus  the 
Christ,  Son  of  the  Eternal  God."  And  the  city  became  two  factions, 
one  faction  of  Apollo,  and  the  other  of  Jesus.  And  the  faction  of  Apollo 
said :  "  Let  these  wizards  be  burnt  with  fire."  And  those  who  believed 
in  Jesus  said:  "Ye  have  no  power  over  them."  And  the  king  f.  114b 
commanded  plenty  of  wood  to  be  brought,  and  fire  to  be  kindled 
in  it,  to  burn  Matthew  and  Armis  therein  alive.  And  those  who 
believed  brought  all  weapons  of  war,  and  kept  them  away  from  Armis 
and  Matthew.  And  they  said  :  "  Ye  have  no  power  to  burn  the  disciples 
of  the  Lord  except  it  were  just." 

The  king  said  unto  them  :  "  Why  have  ye  rejected  Apollo?" 

They  said  unto  him :  "  Because  he  is  unable  to  save  [himself]  from 
the  destruction  which  came  upon  him ;  he  and  all  the  idols  which  were 
in  our  dwellings  have  been  shattered.  How  can  he  save  anyone 
else  .?" 

And  the  king  commanded  that  the  two  disciples  should  be  burnt,  and 
should  not  be  spared  for  a  single  hour.  And  the  friends  of  Jesus  and  the 
friends  of  Apollo  made  an  uproar  in  the  city,  and  immediately  Matthew 


I08  THE   ACTS   OF   MATTHEW. 

cried  with  a  loud  voice,  speaking  thus :  "  O  ye  brethren !  it  is  not  meet 
that  ye  should  please  men,  and  provoke  God  to  wrath." 

And  whilst  he  was  speaking,  a  man  came  from  the  palace  of  the  king, 
and  told  him  that  his  only  son  had  died.  And  he  made  haste  to  go  to  his 
dwelling,  he  and  those  who  believed  in  Apollo.  But  the  friends  of 
Matthew,  those  who  believed  in  the  Christ,  stayed  with  the  disciples,  and 
there  were  four  hundred  persons  with  them,  and  Matthew  preached  to  them 
and  exhorted  them  and  said  unto  them,  "  Let  your  faith  be  genuine,  that  ye 
may  see  a  new  wonder." 
f.  115  a  And  Matthew  went  to  the  place  where  the  king  was,  and  said  unto  him  : 
"  I  see  that  thou  art  sad  at  heart  for  the  death  of  thy  son.  Call  on  Apollo 
that  he  may  make  him  alive  for  thee." 

The  king  said  unto  him :  "  Which  of  the  gods  is  able  to  raise  the 
dead  ?  " 

Matthew  said  unto  him  :  "  My  God,  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the 
Living  God,  if  thou  wilt  believe  in   Him,  shall  raise  thy  son  alive." 

And  the  king  swore  with  a  mighty  oath  and  said  unto  him  :  "  If  I  should 
see  this  wonder  from  Jesus  thy  Lord,  and  the  resurrection  of  my  son  from 
the  dead,  I  will  not  worship  Apollo,  or  any  one  of  all  the  idols." 

And  when  Matthew  had  heard  the  saying  of  the  king,  he  glowed  with 
the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost  ;  and  he  raised  his  eyes  to  heaven  ;  and 
stretched  out  his  hands;  and  made  supplication  thus,  saying  :  "  I  bless  thee 
O  Lord  of  all  time !  who  never  failest :  I  worship  the  high  dwelling 
above  all  height ;  I  give  Thee  glory.  Thou  who  didst  not  spare  Thine 
own  self,  but  didst  give  Thyself  up  for  our  sins ;  until  Thou  hadst 
redeemed  us  and  made  us  partakers  in  the  truth.  I  thank  Thee  alone, 
Who  canst  raise  the  dead.  I  beseech  thee,  O  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ!  Ruler  of  all,  send  from  Thy  height  and  Thy  sublime  power  and 
break  the  sting  of  death ;  shatter  all  its  power  ;  may  the  shield-bearers  of 
f.  115b  Hell  fall,  and  its  guards  fail;  and  its  deceits  and  its  temptations  be  con- 
founded. Crush  the  seed  of  the  serpent.  Send  Thy  high  power,  O  my 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  and  raise  this  youth  ;  that  this  king  may  believe, 
and  all  the  inhabitants  of  this  city,"  And  when  Matthew  had  finished  his 
prayer,  he  stood  where  the  dead  man  was  and  took  hold  of  his  hand,  saying  : 
"  I  say  unto  thee  in  the  Name  of  Jesus  the  Christ,  arise  in  health." 

And  straightway  the  lad  sprang  up,  and  laid  hold  of  Matthew's  feet,  and 
said  unto  him  :  "  I  beseech  thee,  O  good  servant  of  God  !  to  baptize  me, 
and  make  me  partaker  in  the  Holy  Mysteries.  And  do  not  make  me 
return,  O  my  lord !    to  Hell." 


THE   ACTS   OF    MATTHEW.  IO9 

And  when  the  king  saw  this  wonder,  he  sprang  up  in  haste,  and  com- 
manded every  one  who  was  in  the  city  to  be  baptized  ;  and  all  his  own 
household,  by  the  hand  of  Matthew,  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  there  was  great  joy  in  the  city.  And  the 
king  took  Apollo  out,  and  burnt  him  in  the  fire  which  he  had  kindled  to 
burn  Saint  Matthew  in.  And  the  fire  never  ceased  with  Apollo  till  it  had 
made  him  ashes.  And  this  is  the  cause  of  the  faith  of  the  citizens  in  the 
Lord  by  means  of  the  blessed  Matthew. 

And  afterwards  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  appeared  to  him,  and  said 
unto  him  :  "  Be  strong,  O  blessed  Matthew  !  and  let  thy  faith  be  confirmed,   f.  116  a 
Dost  thou  not  remember  the  w^ords  which  I  spake  unto  thee  .'*     Be  not 
troubled,  and  be  patient,  and  fear  not.     For  I  have  souls  in  this  city  who 
shall  believe  in  me  by  means  of  thee," 

Matthew  said  unto  Him  :  "Yea,  O  Lord!" 

The  Lord  told  Matthew  and  Armis  to  baptize  the  multitude  and  to 
purify  them.  And  when  the  Lord  had  finished  His  sayings.  He  departed 
to  Heaven  with  glory. 

And  all  the  citizens  saw  Him.  And  they  did  this,  and  baptized  them. 
And  the  king  and  the  citizens  overthrew  the  temple  of  Apollo.  And  they 
built  a  church  in  place  of  it  ;  and  Matthew  consecrated  it.  And  he  ap- 
pointed  them  a  priest  and  deacons  ;  and  gave  them  the  Gospel.  And  he 
remained  amongst  them  for  some  time,  until  their  faith  was  strengthened,  and 
he  went  away  from  them  in  peace.  And  when  he  was  outside  of  the  city, 
he  turned  back  with  his  face  to  them  and  said  unto  them  :  "  The  grace  of 
the  Lord  and  His  peace  rest  upon  you  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen." 

And  praise  be  to  God  akvays  and  for  ever. 


no  MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   MATTHEW. 


MARTYRDOM  OF  SAINT  MATTHEW. 

f.  ii6b  The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Matthew  the  Apostle,  the  Evangelist,  which 

took  place  on  the  twelfth  day  of  PhaopJii,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord.     A  men. 

And  when  Matthew  the  Evangelist  had  come  to  Jerusalem  and  the 
land  of  Judea,  he  wrote  his  Gospel  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  ;  and  he  went 
out  to  Parthica,  and  preached  the  Gospel  of  the  Christ  to  them  ;  and 
confirmed  them  in  the  true  faith.  And  when  he  knew  that  their  faith 
was  strengthened,  and  [that  of]  all  who  were  in  that  country,  he  went 
out  from  amongst  them  rejoicing  and  exulting  in  what  God  had  given 
him  of  their  faith.  And  he  journeyed  in  that  country  from  the  frontier  of 
Berinat,  and  preached  amongst  them,  and  evangelized  them  with  the  Word 
of  God  the  Life-giver;  and  His  birth  from  the  pure  Virgin,  the  Lady 
Mary,  the  Mother  of  God  in  truth ;  and  His  death  ;  and  the  beginning 
of  the  genealogy  which  was  the  Christ's  ;  teaching  every  one  that  God 
dwelt  in  the  body  which  He  received  from  the  Virgin  Mary  without 
intercourse  with  a  man.  And  He  was  united  with  it,  but  He  was  not 
confounded,  and  was  not  mingled,  and  was  not  divided.  And  Saint 
Matthew  visited  the  prison  and  cured  all  who  were  in  it  without  recom- 
pense. And  the  cure  which  he  gave  to  every  one  was  his  saying  :  "  In 
the  name  of  Jesus  the  Christ  may  you  have  healing."  And  straightway 
his  saying  was  accomplished.  And  he  healed  all  who  believed  in  God  by 
his  means. 

f.  117  a  And  once  upon  a  day  [Matthew]  went  into  the  prison,  and  he  found 
in  it  a  man  of  whom  much  money  was  required,  on  whom  the  gaolers 
inflicted  a  severe  punishment.  And  when  he  looked  at  him  and  at  his 
torture,  and  his  much  weeping,  he  had  compassion  on  him,  and  said  unto 
him :  "  Why  do  I  see  thee  in  this  great  grief  and  much  weeping  .-• "  He 
said  unto  him  :  "  I  am  the  slave  of  Festus,  and  I  was  trusted  and  accept- 
able in  speech  with  him.  And  he  committed  much  property  to  me ;  and 
commanded  me  to  go  over  the  sea,  and  trade  with  the  same.  And  I 
fulfilled  his  commandment  and  went  forth ;  and  sailed  on  the  sea.  And 
the  sea  was  tempestuous  against  me,  and  a  mighty  wind  was  stirred  up 
in  it ;  and  the  boat  sank,  and  all  that  was  in  it.  And  I  despaired  of  life 
in  this  tribulation.     [And]  God  sent  a  little  boat  which  brought  me  out 


MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   MATTHEW.  Ill 

to  the  shore  of  the  sea.  And  I  returned  to  my  lord,  Festus,  to  tell  him 
all  that  had  happened.  And  he  said  unto  me  in  wrath :  '  Whence  hast 
thou  come?'  And  I  told  him  all  that  had  befallen  me  on  the  sea.  And 
he  was  wroth  with  a  fierce  wrath,  because  of  [his]  great  love  of  money.  And 
therefore  he  threw  me  into  the  prison  and  required  of  me  that  I  should 
repay  him  some  of  the  money." 

And  when  Matthew  had  heard  this  from  him,  he  was  very  sorrowful 
and  said  unto  him  :  "  Weep  not,  and  be  not  grieved  ;  but  believe  that 
God  dwelleth  in  the  heart  of  every  man  who  believeth  in  Him."  The 
man  said  unto  him:  "And  what  dost  thou  desire  me  to  do,  for  I  am  f.  117b 
in  great  sorrow  ?  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  O  good  servant  of  God  !  that  many 
times  I  have  wanted  to  kill  myself  for  the  greatness  of  the  torture  which 
is  inflicted  on  me.'  The  disciple  said  unto  him  :  "  I  will  tell  thee  this 
great  secret ;  but  swear  to  me  that  if  what  I  tell  thee  be  fulfilled  thou  wilt 
believe  in  God  all  the  days  of  thy  life."  And  the  man  threw  himself  down 
before  the  Apostle,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  God  be  my  witness,  that  if  a 
bit  of  bread  should  come  to  me  by  thy  hands  through  what  thou  hast 
commanded  me,  I  will  believe  in  the  Christ  who  was  crucified."  The 
disciple  said  unto  him  :  "  If  on  the  morrow  thy  lord  Festus  should  inquire 
for  thee,  and  should  bring  thee  out  of  the  prison  to  punish  thee  as  is 
his  wont,  and  if  when  thou  seest  him  he  command  concerning  thee  that 
thou  be  punished,  say  unto  him  :  '  I  entreat  thee,  O  my  lord  !  to  spare 
me  to-day ;  and  perhaps  God  will  open  [a  way]  to  me,  and  the  hearts 
of  the  people  of  this  city  will  have  compassion  on  me  to  help  me  to  my 
deliverance.'  And  perchance  there  will  appear  in  his  judgment-hall  some 
one  who  will  be  surety  for  thee  for  two  days.  And  i^he  release  thee, 
go  to  the  place  where  the  boat  sank ;  thou  wilt  find  everything  of  thine 
that  perished  lying,  take  it  and  deliver  it  to  him.  And  pay  what  thou 
owest.     And  be  free,  thou  and  thy  household." 

And  on  the  morrow  Festus  sent  and  brought  him  out  of  the  prison,  f.  118  a 
and  commanded  that  he  should  be  set  up  for  punishment,  in  anger.  And 
he  entreated  him  for  a  respite,  as  the  disciple  had  commanded  him.  And 
he  consented  to  what  he  asked  for.  And  he  went  out  to  the  place 
in  which  the  boat  had  sunk,  trusting  that  all  which  the  disciple  had  said 
unto  him  would  be  fulfilled.  And  he  looked  to  the  right  on  the  shore 
of  the  sea  and  he  found  a  great  bag'  filled  with  dinars;  and  he  took 
it,  and  returned  to  the  city  blessing  God,  and  thanking  the  holy  disciple. 

And   he  went  in  unto    Festus  and   delivered    the  bag^  to   him.     And 

^  Or  "  ragged  cloth. " 


112  MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   MATTHEW. 

he  opened  it,  and  counted  up  what  was  in  it,  and  found  therein  two 
thousand  dinars.  And  Festus  said  unto  him:  "What  is  this?"  He  said 
unto  him  :  "  This  is  the  price  of  the  boat  which  sank  in  the  sea,  and 
of  all  that  was  in  it." 

And  he  said  unto  him  :  "  And  whence  hast  thou  got  this  money  ? " 
And  he  told  him  the  story ;  his  condition,  and  what  the  disciple  said  unto 
him,  and  his  discovery  of  the  money  ;  and  Festus  said  unto  him  :  "  What 
is  this  silly  talk  which  I  hear  from  thee?  perhaps  thou  hast  gone  out  to 
a  place  where  thou  hast  bored  into  it  and  plundered  it,  and  thou  hast 
come  hither  with  it." 

The  man  said  unto  him  :  "  Nay,  by  the  truth  of  my  Lord  the  Christ,  the 
God  of  Matthew,  I  have  not  bored  through  any  place  except  the  one  I 
have  told  thee  of.  This  is  the  truth.  And  if  thou  desire  to  see  him, 
f.  ii8b  behold  he  is  in  the  prison  healing  every  sickness,  and  casting  out  devils." 

And  while  he  was  saying  this,  behold,  a  bad  man  came  who  hated 
good,  and  cried,  saying,  "  Hearken,  O  company  of  Romans  !  I  will  tell 
you  about  the  sedition  which  hath  appeared  in  this  city.  A  man,  a 
foreigner,  preaches  in  its  streets  about  a  new  god,  whose  name  is  Jesus 
the  Christ,  the  Nazarene.  And  if  thou  dost  permit  him  [to  do  this], 
O  Festus  !  chief  of  the  city,  he  will  ruin  the  city  and  all  who  are  in  it." 

And  Festus  reported  this  to  the  king.  And  when  the  king  heard  it, 
he  was  wroth  with  a  fierce  wrath  against  the  disciple.  And  he  said  unto 
those  of  the  guards  who  were  present :  "  Go  out  quickly  to  where  ye  will 
find  him  ;  take  off  his  head,  and  throw  his  body  on  the  ground,  that 
it  may  be  food  for  the  fowls  of  heaven."  And  they  went  out  from  his 
presence ;  and  they  did  as  the  king  had  commanded  them ;  and  they  took 
off  his  head,  and  left  his  body  prostrate  for  the  birds  of  the  heavens  to 
eat.  And  God,  Who  loveth  mankind,  sent  two  good  men  to  take  his 
sacred  pure  head  with  his  body  ;  and  they  wrapped  it  in  a  clean  shroud 
and  put  it  in  a  tomb  which  belonged  to  their  fathers. 

And  when  the  man  whom  the  disciple  had  been  the  means  of 
f.  119  a  delivering  from  Festus  heard  that  the  disciple  had  endured  all  this  and  had 
died,  he  remained  three  days  mourning  for  him.  And  when  twelve  days 
after  the  death  of  Saint  Matthew  the  Evangelist,  disciple  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ,  were  fulfilled,  the  completion  of  his  martyrdom  was  on 
the  twelfth  day  of  Phaophi.  And  praise  be  to  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Life-giver,  now  and  at  all  times,  throughout  all 
ages.     Amen. 


THE    MARTYRDOiM   OF   JAMES   THE   SON    OF   HALFAI.  II3 


THE    MARTYRDOM 
OF   JAMES    THE    SON    OF    HALFAI. 

TJie  Martyrdom  of  James  the  son  of  Halfai,  and  completion  of  his  conflict 
on  the  tenth^  day  of  Machir,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord.     Amen. 

It  came  to  pass  when  James  the  disciple  had  gone  into  Jerusalem, 
to  preach  the  Holy  Gospel  in  it,  and  all  the  wonders  of  the  Godhead  ; 
that  every  one  who  heard  his  words  might  believe  in  God  with  a  pure 
heart,  and  that  his  soul  might  be  saved,-  he  thought  in  his  heart  how 
the  crowd  might  hear  him  and  believe.  And  he  went  into  the  temple 
where  the  multitude  were  assembled.  And  he  found  a  great  crowd  of  the 
Jews  gathered  together ;  and  he  began  to  preach  the  Gospel  in  the  rtiidst 
of  them  with  great  joy  and  gladness  in  the  presence  of  them  all.  And 
he  continued  his  speech,  and  explained  about  faith  in  God,  testifying 
that  the  Only  Son  of  God  is  the  Word  of  life,  the  God  of  all  ages;  f.  119b 
Jesus  the  Christ  He  is  the  Son  of  God  in  truth ;  eternally  with  the 
Father  before  all  ages.  And  He  is  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  Him. 
He  it  is  Who  is  the  Word  of  the  Father  when  He  said  :  "  Let  us  make 
man  in  our  likeness  and  our  image  " ;  and  He  dwelleth  in  heaven  with  His 
Father;  and  He  is  upon  the  throne  of  the  cherubim;  and  the  seraphim 
ascribe  glory  to  Him.  And  He  it  is  Who  is  on  the  right  hand  of 
power  on  high.  And  He  dwelt  in  the  womb  of  the  Virgin  Mary.  And 
He  is  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  to  Whom  Mary  the  Virgin  gave  birth ; 
and  He  is  the  God  Who  was  made  man. 

And  this  is  his  confession  amongst  that  assembly  without  the  fear  of 
any  man.  He  testified  about  His  birth,  and  he  testified  about  His  death, 
and  His  resurrection  from  amongst  the  dead ;  and  His  ascension  to  His 
Father  Who  is  in  heaven.  And  He  taught  to  every  one  who  was  present 
faith  in  the  Christ.  And  when  the  multitude  heard  that  from  him  they 
were  angry  with  a  great  anger,  which  was  from  their  father  the  Devil  who 
dwelt  in  them,  against  the  disciple  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  they 
all  helped  one  another ;  and  took  his  blood  upon  themselves  ;  every  one 
who  was  present  and  heard  his  words.  And  they  seized  him  and  brought 
him  before  the  Emperor  Claudius,  and  false  witnesses  rose  up  against  him.  f.  120  a 

^  The  Sinai  Codex,   539,  has  "ninth." 
2  MS.  +  "and." 
L.  A.  P 


114  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF  JAMES   THE   SON    OF    HALFAI. 

And  they  said  unto  the  Emperor :  "  This  man  is  a  seducer,  he  goeth  about 
the  country  and  the  cities  and  saith :  '  I  am  the  slave  of  Jesus  the  Christ' ; 
and  he  prevents  them  from  obeying  the  Emperor."  And  when  the 
Emperor  heard  this  about  the  blessed  disciple,  he  commanded  that  he 
should  be  stoned  with  stones  that  he  might  die.  And  the  Jews  stoned  him 
as  the  Emperor  had  commanded.  And  such  was  his  martyrdom.  And 
the  blessed  disciple  entered  into  rest,  James  the  son  of  Halfai  ^  on  the 
tenth  day  of  Machir"^.  And  he  was  buried  beside  the  temple  in  Jerusalem. 
And  praise  and  glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

1  Cod.   Sin.  Arab,  adds  "  brother  of  Matthew." 
-  Cod.  Sin.   Arab,  has  "ninth." 


THE    PREACHING   OF   SIMON    THE   SON   OF   CLEOPHAS.  II 5 


THE    PREACHING 
OF   SIMON    THE    SON    OF    CLEOPHAS. 

The  Preaching  of  the  holy  Simon,  the  son  of  Cleophas,  called  fiide,  who  is 
Natha7iael  called  the  Zealot.  And  lie  becaine  bishop  of  ferusaleni  after  fames 
the  Lord's  brother.     In  the  peace  of  the  Lord  fesns  the  Christ.     Amen. 

It  came  to  pass  when  the  disciples  were  gathered  together  to  the 
Mount  of  Olives,  that  they  might  divide  all  the  cities  of  the  world,  [that^] 
while  they  prayed  and  blessed  God,  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  was  present  f-  120b 
in  the  midst  of  them,  and  said  unto  them  :  "  May  the  peace  of  My  Father 
rest  upon  you,  O  My  pure  disciples ! "  And  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot 
of  Jude  the  Galilean  came  out  that  he  might  go  to  the  country  of  Samaria  ; 
and  preach  amongst  them  about  the  Gospel  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ. 
Simon  answered  and  said  unto  the  Lord :  "  Thou  wilt  be  with  us,  O  our 
Lord  !  in  every  place  wherein  we  dwell,  and  we  will  be  patient  in  all  that 
may  happen  unto  us.  And  let  my  father  Peter  go  out  with  me ;  that  he 
may  bring  me  to  the  land  of  Samaria." 

The  Lord  said  unto  him  :  "  Peter's  lot  is  to  go  out  to  the  city  of  Rome, 
that  he  may  preach  in  it.  But  let  him  go  out  with  thee  until  he  bring  thee 
[thither]  in  peace.  And  after  thy  proclaiming  the  Gospel,  and  thy  preaching 
amongst  them,  thou  shalt  return  to  Jerusalem  after  the  death  of  James  the 
Just,  and  thou  shalt  be  bishop  in  it  after  him.  And  thou  shalt  finish  thy 
conflict  as  James  the  Just  finished  his  in  that  place.  Behold  now,  O  my 
friend  Simon  !  go  out  with  him  in  strength,  for  I  shall  be  thy  companion." 
And  the  Lord  blessed  him  and  all  the  disciples;  and  He  ascended  to  heaven 
in  great  glory.  And  after  the  ascension  of  the  Lord  to  heaven,  Simon  arose 
and  prayed  ;  and  he  went  down  to  Jerusalem,  and  Peter  was  with  him,  and 
he  journeyed  to  Samaria,  and  preached  amongst  them  in  the  name  of  Jesus  f.  121  a 
the  Christ,-  the  good  news  of  the  Gospel.  And  Simon  went  into  the  midst 
of  their  synagogue,  and  preached  amongst  them  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ.  And  when  the  Jews  who  dwelt  there  heard  [it]  they  rose  up 
against  him  and  smote  him  with  painful  blows,  and  returned  with  him  to 
the  outside  of  the  city.  And  Peter  kissed  him  and  took  leave  of  him,  and 
went  out  from  his  presence.     And  Simon  returned  and  remained  in  their 

^  MS.  "and."  -  MS.  adds  "and." 


Il6  THE   PREACHING   OF   SIMON    THE   SON    OF   CLEOPHAS. 

synagogue  for  three  days,  and  preached  amongst  them  in  the  name  of  the 
Christ.  And  some  of  these  people  did  not  believe.  And  at  the  end  of 
the  third  day,  the  son  of  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue  fell  sick,  and  his  name 
was  James,  and  he  died.  And  one  of  the  men  who  believed  in  what  Simon 
had  said  went  to  the  father  of  the  dead  boy,  and  said  :  "  Behold  !  a  disciple 
of  the  Christ  is  here;  call  him  that  he  may  pray  over  the  lad,"  And  the 
man  went  in  haste,  and  called  the  disciple  of  Jesus  the  Christ.  And 
he  came  joyfully  and  stood  over  the  dead  boy ;  and  said  unto  his 
father:  "Believe  in  Him  Who  was  crucified,  that  He  is  the  Son  of  God, 
[and]  thou  shalt  see  the  glory  of  God." 

The  father  of  the  boy  said  unto  him  :  "  If  my  son  should  rise  from  the 
dead,  so  that  1  may  see  him  alive,  I  will  believe  in  the  crucified  Jesus,  that 
He  is  the  Son  of  the  Living  God." 

f.  121  b  And  the  disciple  turned  away  his  face  to  the  east,  and  said:  "O  my 

Lord  Jesus  the  Christ!  Who  wast  crucified  under  Pontius  Pilate,  Thou  art 
He  Who  hast  made  me  worthy  of  this — that  I  should  preach  in  Thy 
blessed  name,^  Thy  suffering  for  our  sakes,  that  Thou  mightest  redeem 
us  from  the  hand  of  the  Enemy  ;i  look  upon  this  dead  boy;  and  by 
Thy  will  command  him  to  rise,  that  Thy  name  may  be  glorified  to-day  in 
the  midst  of  the  multitude  in  this  city  that  they  may  believe  in  Thy  holy 
name."  And  when  Simon  the  blessed  disciple  said  this  he  turned  to 
where  the  dead  boy  was,  and  said  :  "  In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and 
the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  rise,  and  stand  up  alive.  And  be  thou  whole, 
so  that  every  one  who  is  present  may  believe  in  the  name  of  my  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ."  And  straightway  the  boy  opened  his  eyes,  and  rose,  and  sat  up. 
And  he  commanded  that  they  should  offer  him  something  to  eat.  And 
when  the  crowd  saw  this  wonder,  they  all  came  forward  and  bowed  down 
to  the  earth  to  the  disciple  ;  and  they  believed  in  God,  saying :  "  There 
is  one  God,  [and]  Simon  is  the  disciple  of  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son  of 
the  living  God." 

And   the   parents  of  the    boy   threw   themselves   at   the   feet  of  the 

f.  122a  disciple,  and  said:  "O  our  lord  !  how  may  we  be  saved?"  He  said  unto 
them  :  "  Believe  with  all  your  hearts  (and)  ye  shall  be  saved."  And  he 
exhorted  them  from  the  holy  Scriptures  ;  and  he  baptized  them  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost ;  and  he  gave  them 
the  Holy  Mysteries ;  and  commanded  them  to  build  the  church ;  and 
appointed  them  a  bishop,  who  was  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  whose 

»  The  MS.  adds  "and," 


THE    PREACHING   OF   SIMON    THE  SON    OF   CLEOPHAS.  II7 

name  was  MarcellusS  and  a  presbyter  and  deacons;  and  he  gave  them 
the  holy  Gospel.  And  he  stayed  with  them  a  month,  teaching  them  the 
word  of  God  ;  then  he  returned  to  Jerusalem.  And  when  the  Jews  killed 
James  the  Just,  the  disciples  were  in  Jerusalem.  They  took  Simon  and 
made  him  bishop  in  Jerusalem.  And  he  taught  them  the  word  of  God  ; 
and  made  known  to  them  what  was  in  the  Gospel,  and  the  salvation 
of  their  souls.  And  the  Jews  were  angry  with  him  ;  and  he  was  in 
Jerusalem  praising  the  Lord  at  [all]  times  and  all  seasons.  Amen,  Amen, 
Amen. 

And  praise  be  to  God  always  and  for  ever. 

^  The  Sinai  MS.  has  "  Cornelius." 


Il8  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SIMON. 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF    SIMON. 

f.  122  b  The  Martyrdom  of  Simon,  son  of  Cieophas,  disciple  of  the  Lord  fesiis 

the  Christ.     And  he  finished  his   conflict   on  the  ninth  of  Abib\   in    the 
peace  of  the  Lord.     Amen. 

And  after  the  death  of  James  the  Just,  Simon  the  son  of  Cleophas, 
who  was  called  Jude,  was  made  bishop  of  Jerusalem.  And  he  lived  a 
hundred  and  twenty  years,  and  he  loved  to  have  his  blood  shed  at  the  end 
of  his  life  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  he  built 
churches  in  every  place  in  Jerusalem ;  and  he  appointed  them  a  presbyter'* 
and  deacons.  The  first  church  which  he  built  was  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ ;  and  the  second  in  the  name  of  the  Virgin  Mary, 
who  gave  birth  to  the  Lord  upon  earth,  that  He  might  deliver  mankind  from 
the  slavery  of  Satan,  and  make  them  meet  for  His  kingdom.  And  the 
third  was  in  the  name  of  Michael  the  Archangel,  the  Interceder  for 
mankind,  that  wrath  may  be  turned  away  from  them,  and  mercy  may  rest 
upon  them.  And  the  fourth  was  in  the  name  of  the  disciples.  And  he 
wished  that  the  faith  of  the  Jews  might  be  brought  to  nought,  and  their 
polluted  worship,  and  their  wicked  synagogue.  And  he  preached  the 
Word  of  God  to  every  one,  until  the  churches  which  he  had  built  were 

f.  123a  frequented;  and  the  knowledge  of  God  appeared  to  all  the  people, 
from  the  oldest  to  the  youngest,  both  men  and  women.  And  all  of  them 
believed  by  means  of  the  disciple ;  until  all  the  people  of  the  city  forsook 
the  synagogue  of  the  Jews,  and  followed  the  truth  which  the  disciple 
taught  them  with  the  authority  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  when 
they  heard  of  the  work  of  the  blessed  disciple,  and  that  he  wished  to 
destroy  their  religion  and  their  idol,  they  gathered  themselves  together, 
both  old  and  young:  and  they  took  counsel  together  to  slay  him, 
as  he  was  an  evil-doer.  And  they  assembled  in  wrath  and  anger;  and 
they  put  him  in  chains,  and  delivered  him  over  to  the  Emperor  Trajan. 
And  they  together  bore  witness  against  him  before  the  Emperor,  and  said: 
"  He  is   a   wizard."      The   Emperor   trusted    them    in  all  that  they  said ; 

1  i.e.  July.     The  Sinai  MS.  says,  "in  the  tenth  day  of  the  month  of  May."      The  Ethiopian, 
"on  the  tenth  day  of  the  month  Hamle,"  i.e.  July  4  (cf.  Budge,  p.  75). 
^  Sinai  MS.  "  presbyters." 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SIMON.  I  I9 

and  he  was  wroth  with  the  disciple,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  I  say  unto  thee, 
O  evil-doer !  it  hath  been  told  mc  that  thou  art  a  wizard,  thou  hast 
bewitched  every  one  in  this  city."  The  disciple  said  unto  him:  "  O  thou 
Emperor  !  I  am  no  wizard  ;  and  I  know  not  how  to  practise  the  art  of 
witchcraft  ;  but  I  am  a  slave  to  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  God  of  all 
creation,  and  the  King^  of  kings ;  the  great,  the  mighty  God,  Who 
destroyeth  all  the  gods  of  the  heathen."  And  when  the  Emperor  heard 
that,  he  was  wroth  with  a  fierce  wrath;  and  delivered  him  over  to  f-  123b 
wicked  people  that  they  might  crucify  him.  And  the  Jews  gathered 
themselves  together  against  him.  And  they  brought  the  blessed  disciple 
out  to  be  crucified,  as  the  godless  Emperor  had  commanded,  upon  the 
cross.  And  they  tortured  him  until  he  died.  And  he  finished  his  martyr- 
dom on  the  ninth  day  of  Abib\  by  the  will  of  God,  the  Ruler  of  all ;  to 
Whom  be  glory  and  honour  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

^  i.e.  July.     The  Sinai  MS.   "on  the  tenth  day  of  the  month  of  May."      Ethiopia,   "on  the 
tenth  day  of  the  month  of  Hamle." 


I20  THE   PREACHING   OF   THADDEUS. 


THE    PREACHING   OF    THADDEUS. 

In  the  name  of  God,  the  Pitiful,  the  Compassionate.  The  Preaching  of 
the  blessed  Thaddens  which  he  proclaimed  in  Damascus  and  the  island'^. 
A  nd  he  finished  his  testimony  on  the  second  day  of  A  bib  '\  in  the  peace  of 
the  Lord  fesus  the  Christ;  to    Whom  be  glory  for  ever.     Amen. 

It  came  to  pass  when  the  disciples  were  assembled  on  the  Mount  of 
Olives,  and  had  divided  the  world,  that  they  might  go  out  and  preach 
amongst  them  the  Gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  [that]  the  lot 
of  Thaddeus  was  to  the  cities  of  Syria.  Thaddeus  said  unto  Peter :  "  Go 
with  me  to  this  country."  Peter  said  unto  him :  "  Be  patient  with  me  ; 
and  I  will  make  thee  to  arrive  in  peace."  And  while  they  were  talking, 
the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  stood  amongst  them  like  a  young  man,  beautiful 
f.  r24a  of  countenance,  and  said,  "Peace  be  unto  thee,  O  Peter,  Ruler  of  My 
Church  !  Peace  be  unto  thee,  O  Thaddeus  the  beloved  !  go  and  fear  not, 
why  dost  thou  doubt?  I  will  dwell  with  you  until  ye  shall  have  finished 
your  administrations." 

He  said  unto  Him  :  "Yea,  O  Lord  !  Thou  wilt  be  with  us  while  we  are 
preaching  in  every  place."  And  the  Lord  gave  them  the  [salutation  of] 
peace;  and  departed  from  them,  ascending  to  heaven  in  glory.  And  they 
took  counsel  together,  and  journeyed  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ. 

And  when  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  city,  Thaddeus  said  unto  Peter : 
"  I  would  fain  know  what  shall  befall  us  in  this  city."  Peter  said  unto  him : 
"  I  have  no  knowledge ;  but  behold,  I  see  an  old  man  ploughing  in  the 
field.  Let  us  go  to  him  and  say  unto  him  :  '  If  thou  hast  a  bit  of  bread, 
give  us  something  that  we  may  eat.'  And  if  he  shall  say  unto  us:  '  I  will 
give  it  you,'  know  that  good  will  befall  us.  And  if  he  shall  say  'Nay,' 
know  that  we  shall  have  trouble  in  this  town." 

And  when  we  came  up  to  him,  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  Peace  be  upon 

^  The  Sinai  MS.  has,  "This  is  the  Preaching  of  the  blessed  Jude,  brother  of  tlie  Lord,  wlio 
is  Thaddeus,  which  he  proclaimed  in  Syria  and  the  island."  "The  island"  is  a  geographical  term 
for  Mesopotamia. 

2  i.e.  July.  The  Ethiopic  has  "  in  the  second  day  of  the  month  Hamle  (Budge,  i.e.  June  26). 
The  Sinai  MS.  has   "in  the  nineteenth  day  of  Haziran." 


THE  PREACHING  OF  THADDEUS.  121 

thee,  O  thou  old  man  !     If  thou  hast  bread,  give  us  something  that  we 
may  eat." 

The  old  man  replied  to  him  :  "  I  have  nothing  here,  but  sit  ye  down 
with  these  oxen  while  I  go  and  bring  you  what  ye  need."  f.  124  b 

Peter  said  unto  him  :  "If  thou  wilt  bring  us  what  we  may  eat,  we  will  sit 
beside  the  oxen."  And  he  said  unto  him:  "Are  the  oxen  thine?"  He 
said  :  "  Nay,  but  I  have  borrowed  them."  He  said  :  "  Tell  me,  is  the  field 
thine?"  He  said  unto  him  :  "Yea,  it  is  mine."  Peter  said  unto  him:  "Go 
in  peace." 

And  when  the  man  was  gone,  Peter  said  :  "  It  is  unbecoming  in  us  to 
stand  idle  here  with  these  oxen  ;  while  the  man  has  gone  to  deal  kindly 
with  us."  And  Peter  girded  up  his  loins,  and  laid  hold  of  the  plough,  and 
called  to  the  oxen  to  plough, 

Thaddeus  said  unto  him  :  "  O  my  father  !  what  great  work  is  this  that 
thou  doest  ?  Thou  art  an  old  man  ;  and  thou  art  exalted  to  a  high 
position,  and  there  is  a  great  heavy  burden  on  thy  shoulder.  Thou  canst 
not  accomplish  it  thus.  As  for  us,  O  my  father !  thou  art  the  greater  [and] 
thou  dost  work  whilst  I  sit  and  rest."  And  he  took  the  plough  from 
Peter  and  ploughed  ;  and  Peter  took  a  basket  of  wheat  and  blessed  it ; 
and  said  :  "  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  let  Thy  blessing  descend  upon 
this  field."  Thaddeus  said  :  "  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  let  Thy 
blessing  rest  upon  the  earth  and  appear  in  this  field."  And  they  worked 
[over]  thirty  paces,  until  the  old  man  returned. 

And  straightway  the  seed  sprouted  and  became  ears  full  of  wheat  corn,  f-  i-S^ 
And  the  old  man  returned  to  the  field  and  saw  what  the  two  disciples  had 
done.  He  said  unto  them  :  "  O  my  lords !  who  are  ye  ?  tell  me  whence 
ye  have  come  ;  that  I  may  follow  you  to  every  place  whither  ye  may  go." 
And  he  fell  at  the  feet  of  the  disciples,  and  .said  unto  them  :  "  Truly  ye  are 
both  gods  who  have  come  down  from  heaven  to  earth." 

And  Peter  raised  him  up,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Stand  up,  O  man  !  we 
are  not  gods,  but  disciples  of  God.  He  hath  given  to  us  a  spiritual  doctrine, 
that  we  should  teach  it  to  the  people ;  and  should  proclaim  among  man- 
kind that  they  may  repent  of  their  sins,  and  inherit  everlasting  life." 
The  man  said  unto  them :  "  What  shall  I  do,  that  I  may  have  everlasting 
life  r'  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  Love  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and  all  thy  Matt, 
soul  and  all  thy  mind.  Hast  thou  a  wife.?"  He  said  unto  him:  "Yea." 
He  said  unto  him  :  "  And  sons  .?"     He  said  :  "  Yea."     He  said  also  :  "  Thou 

shalt  not  kill :  and  thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery ;   and  thou  shalt  not    ,  „  ^^ 
'  •'  '  cf.  Matt. 

swear  falsely.     What  thou  wouldest  not  that  men  should  do  unto  thee,  do  vii.  12 

L.  A.  Q 


122  THE   PREACHING   OF   THADDEUS. 

it  not  to  any  man  like  thyself.  And  if  thou  doest  what  I  have  commanded 
thee,  thou  shalt  inherit  life  everlasting." 
f.  125b  The  old  man  said  unto  him  :  "Though  I  have  done  [this],  what  shall 
I  do  for  you  as  a  reward  for  the  good  which  ye  did  unto  me.-*  ye  have 
made  my  field  to  sprout  in  such  a  way  out  of  its  season.  I  will  leave 
these  oxen  standing  and  will  follow  you  to  every  place  whither  ye  may 
go."  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  This  is  not  the  way  in  which  thou  shouldest 
act.  Take  the  oxen,  and  return  them  to  their  owners  ;  and  tell  thy  wife 
about  thy  state ;  and  prepare  something  for  us  to  eat  in  thy  house. 
For  we  wish  to  stay  in  this  city  to-day;  and  we  have  made  supplication 
unto  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  for  it." 

And  the  man  took  a  bundle  of  ears  in  his  hand  from  the  field  which 
the  two  had  sown  ;  and  he  went  into  the  city  with  the  oxen.  And  when 
he  entered  its  gate  the  people  saw  him  with  a  bundle  of  ears  in  his  hand. 
They  said  unto  him :  "  Whence  hast  thou  these  green  ears,  this  being  the 
time  for  ploughing  .-* "  And  he  returned  them  no  answer.  And  he  drove 
the  oxen  joyfully  until  he  had  returned  them  to  their  owners.  And  he 
returned  to  his  dwelling,  and  prepared  in  it  what  was  needful  for  the 
coming  of  the  two  disciples. 

And  his  story  came  to  the  magistrates  of  the  city ;  and  they  sent  to 
f.  126  a  him,  saying  unto  him, "  Whence  comes  this  bundle,  these  green  ears,  to  thee? 
Tell  us  the  tale,  or  else  thou  shalt  die  an  evil  death." 

He  said  unto  them  :  "  It  matters  not  to  me,  since  I  have  found  life. 
And  if  ye  desire  to  know  the  truth,  hearken.  Two  men  passed  by  me 
while  I  was  ploughing,  and  they  said  unto  me :  '  If  thou  hast  any  bread, 
give  it  us  that  we  may  eat.'  I  said  unto  them :  '  I  have  nothing  here, 
but  sit  ye  down  beside  my  oxen  until  I  go  and  bring  you  what  ye 
want.'  And  when  I  had  gone  to  my  house,  and  had  got  bread  for  them, 
and  had  returned  to  the  field,  I  found  that  they  had  sown  it :  and  full 
green  ears  had  sprouted,  and  I  gathered  this  from  it.  And  they  are 
outside  of  the  town." 

And  the  magistrates  said  unto  him  :  "  Go  and  bring  them  to  us."  The 
man  said  unto  them  :  "  Have  patience  with  me  for  a  little  while,  for  I  have 
prepared  my  dwelling  for  them,  that  they  may  go  in  and  rest  in  it.  And 
when  they  appear  ye  will  see  them."     And  he  returned  to  his  dwelling. 

And  Satan  disturbed  the  hearts  of  the  magistrates  ;  and  they  wept^  and 
said  :  "Woe  unto  us!^    Perhaps  these  two  men  are  some  of  the  twelve  wizards 

^  The  Sinai  MS.  omits  "  wept." 

-  The  Sudani  MS.  says  "  unto  them." 


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of  whom  vvc  have  heard  that  they  go  about  in  every  place  and  deceive  the 
people  with  their  magic.  What  shall  we  do  ?  We  shall  not  allow  them  to 
enter  our  city."  And  some  of  them  said  :  "Rise,  let  us  go  out  unto  them  and  f.  126  b 
slay  them."  Others  said  :  "  We  cannot  slay  them  ;  for  we  have  heard  that 
Jesus  their  God  doeth  for  them  what  they  ask  from  Him  ;  lest  they  bring 
down  fire  upon  us,  or  a  flood  to  destroy  us.  But  [though]  we  cannot  slay 
them,  let  us  not  allow  them  to  enter  the  city.  We  have  heard  of  them 
that  they  hate  fornication.  Let  us  take  a  woman,  a  harlot,  and  strip  her, 
and  place  her  at  the  gate  of  the  city.  And  if  they  wish  to  enter  the  city, 
they  will  look  on  her,  [and]  they  will  go  out,  and  will  not  return  to  destroy 
us  in  entering  it." 

^And  they  brought  her,  and  did  this  thing\  And  when  the  disciples 
arrived  at  the  gate  they  looked  at  the  naked  woman  standing  opposite  them, 
with  her  evil  deeds.  And  Thaddeus  said  unto  Peter:  "  O  my  father  !  look  at 
this  woman,  how  Satan  hath  deceived  her,  that  she  should  tempt  the  Lord 
and  His  servants."  Peter  said  unto  him:  "The  matter  concerneth  thee, 
command  what  thou  wouldest  about  her."  And  Thaddeus  prayed  and  said  : 
"O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ!  I  entreat  thee  to  send  Michael  the  archangel 
to  suspend  this  woman  in  the  air  by  the  hair  of  her  head,  that  we  may  enter 
the  city.  And  when  we  desire  to  go  out,  let  her  down."  And  straightway 
the  woman  was  suspended  by  the  hair  of  her  head,  and  the  magistrates  saw 
her;  and  they  did  not  perceive  who  was  holding  her.  And  she  cried  out  f.  127a 
with  a  great  cry,  and  said  :  "  May  God  do  me  right  against  the  magistrates 
of  this  city  !  It  is  they  who  have  taught  me  this  evil.  And  if  I  had  been 
sitting  in  my  house,  being  in  my  sins,  so  that  the  Lord's  two  disciples  might 
enter  the  city,  and  save  all  the  sinners  :  they  would  have  saved  me  also 
from  my  sin.  Come,  O  ye  young  men  whom  I  have  hurt  by  my  fornica- 
tion !  arise  and  beseech  the  Lord's  disciples  on  my  behalf:  perhaps  they 
will  have  compassion  on  me." 

And  while  the  woman  was  saying  this,  not  one  of  the  citizens  believed  ; 
because  Satan  had  hardened  their  hearts.  And  Peter  said  unto  Thaddeus: 
"  Rise  with  us,  let  us  pray  and  beseech  God  to  help  us ;  for  Satan  hath  led 
the  hearts  of  the  multitude  astray."  And  they  arose  and  prayed  and  said  : 
"  O  God  the  Lord !  Ruler  of  all,  Who  hast  taught  us  to  call  upon  Thee  in 
the  time  of  tribulation,  and  hast  said  that  Thou  wouldest  answer  us;  be 
gracious,  O  Lord  !  and  have  compassion  upon  us  ;  and  strengthen  us  for 
the  war  with  Satan  who   hath   risen   up  against  us  in   this   place."     And 

1  The  Sinai  MS.  ''  And  they  brought  the  harlot,  and  stripped  oft'  her  clothes,  and  placed  her  at 
the  door." 


124  '^"1^^  PREACHING  OF  THADDEUS. 

while  they  were  entreating,  Michael  the  archangel  came  down  to  them, 

f.  127  b  and  chased  away  the  bad  spirits  who  filled  the  souls  of  the  citizens.     And 

Peter  went  out,  and  Thaddeus,  and  walked  in  the  streets  of  the  city,  and 

preached  in  the  name  of  Jesus  the  Christ,     Then  all  the  citizens  believed, 

for  no  one  who  was  corrupting  their  hearts  remained.     And  the  woman 

who   had    been    suspended    in    the   air   [believed].     And    after   this    they 

appointed  them  a  bishop  and  priests  ;  and  they  baptized  them  all  in  the 

name  of  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Spirit.    And  they  made  the 

woman  who  had  been  suspended   in  the  air  to  serve  the  church.     And 

they  healed  the  sick,  and  opened  the  eyes  of  the  blind,  and  they  made  the 

dumb  to  speak,  and  the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the  lame  to  walk\     And  they 

drove  away  a  devil,  and    he  returned  to   his    craft,  and    crept   into   the 

heart  of  a  boy,  a  rich  young  man,  who  loved   money,  and  excited  him 

against  the  two  disciples,  and  sent  him  to  them.     And  when  he  appeared 

he  did  obeisance  to  them,  saying  :  "  O  good  servants  of  God  !  what  do  you 

wish  me  to  do,  that  I  may  live } " 

Peter  said  :  "  Love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and  all  thy 

soul  ;   and  do  not   steal,  and  do  not  kill,  and  do  not  commit  impurity, 

cf.  Matt,      ^^f^  (JQ  j^qI-  swear  falsely.     And  what  thou  wouldest  not  that  men  should 
vu.  12  -^ 

do  unto  thee,  do  not  thou  unto  them."  The  youth  said  :  "  If  I  keep  all 
f.  128a  this,  shall  I  be  able  to  work  miracles  like  you.-"'  They  said  unto  him: 
"  Tell  us  thy  condition.  Hast  thou  a  wife  .-'  "  He  said  :  "  No,  I  am  a  man, 
a  merchant,  and  I  have  much  property,  tell  me  what  is  my  duty  to  do 
with  it." 

Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  Go  and  renounce  [thy]  property,  and  distribute  it 
amongst  the  poor."  And  when  the  youth  heard  that,  he  was  wroth  against 
him  with  a  fierce  wrath,  and  he  rushed  on  Thaddeus  and  [tried  to]  choke 
him.  And  he  said  unto  him :  "  Dost  thou  advise  concerning  me,  that 
I  should  destroy  my  property  ? "  Thaddeus  said  unto  him  :  "  The  Lord 
spake  in  this  wise  about  one  who  was  like  thee,  '  That  a  camel  could  go 
into  the  eye  of  a  needle,  but  not  a  rich  man  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.' " 
And  his  wrath  against  Thaddeus  increased,  and  he  choked  him  most 
violently,  seeking  to  kill  him.  And  had  it  not  been  for  the  power  of  God 
preserving  him,  his  eyes  would  have  flown  out  from  the  force  of  the 
choking.  And  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  Why  dost  thou  strangle  the  disciple  of 
Christ  because  of  a  true  word  which  he  hath  said  unto  thee  ?  Dost  thou 
wish  to   renounce   what    is  thine?     Renounce    what   thou   wilt,    no    man 

*  The  Sinai  ISIS,  adds,   "and  the  dead  arose,  so  that  they  all   believed,  and   entered  into  the 
knowledge  of  God—  may  His  name  he  glorified  !  " 


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forccth  thcc.  If  thou  sayest  that  it  is  not  true  about  the  camel  and  the 
eye  of  the  needle,  bring  a  camel  and  a  needle,"  And  immediately  a  man 
passed  by  them  having  a  camel  with  him.  And  they  laid  hold  of  him  and 
asked  for  a  needle  from  a  man  who  sold  needles^  And  the  two  stood  and 
stretched  out  their  hands  and  prayed  and  said:  "O  our  Lord  Jesus  the  f.  128b 
Christ !  unto  Whom  belongeth  power  over  all  things,  we  beseech  Thee  to 
hearken  unto  our  entreaty,  and  to  manifest  Thy  power,  so  that  the  mul- 
titude may  learn  that  all  things  are  obedient  unto  Thee.  Yea,  O  Lord  ! 
hearken  unto  the  supplication  of  Thy  servants,  and  may  this  camel  go  into 
the  eye  of  the  needle,  that  Thy  name  may  be  glorified."  And  Peter  said 
unto  the  man  who  held  the  camel :  "  In  the  name  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ  the  Nazarene,  enter  thou  and  thy  camel  into  the  hole  of  the  needle." 
And  straightway  the  man  and  the  camel  went  into  the  eye  of  the  needle. 

And  when  the  multitude  saw  this  wonder,  they  lifted  up  their  voices 
and  said :  "  There  is  no  God  but  God,  the  God  of  these  two  disciples, 
Peter  and  Thaddeus."  And  when  the  rich  youth  saw  this,  he  rent  his 
garments,  and  smote  his  face,  and  said  :  "  Woe  is  me,  what  have  I  done ! " 
And  he  put  his  face  upon  the  ground  at  the  feet  of  the  two  disciples, 
weeping,  and  he  begged  them  to  take  all  that  he  possessed,  and  to 
distribute  it  amongst  the  poor  and  the  needy,  and  to  seek  pardon  for  him 
from  God.  And  they  consented  to  what  he  asked  ;  and  they  exhorted  him 
and  taught  him  the  commandments,  and  the  precepts  of  religion,  and  they 
baptized  him  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  f.  129  a 
him  and  all  his  households  And  they  gave  them  the  holy  Mysteries,  the 
Body  of  the  Lord,  and  His  pure  Blood.  And  they  built  a  church  for  the 
citizens,  and  they  appointed  them  a  bishop  and  priests,  and  they  wrote  the 
Gospel  for  them,  and  all  the  commandments,  and  they  went  out  from 
amongst  them,  they  bidding  them  farewell  in  peace.  And  this  is  the 
reason  of  their  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ. 

And  as  for  Thaddeus,  he  fell  asleep  after  a  while  on  the  second  of 
Abib%  praising  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  henceforth 
and  always,  and  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

1  The  Sinai  MS.  adds:  "And  the  man  wished  to  help  the  disciples.  And  he  sought  for  a 
needle  with  a  wide  eye.  Peter  said  unto  him :  '  God  bless  thee,  my  son  !  and  accept  thy  faith 
from  thee.  I  seek  a  needle  with  a  very  narrow  eye ;  that  the  glory  of  God  may  appear,  and  His 
power  in  this  city.'  And  he  did  as  he  [Peter]  had  commanded  until  he  found  a  needle,  as  it  had 
been  said  unto  him,  with  a  very  narrow  eye.     And  the  disciples  stood,"  etc. 

^  The  Sinai  MS.  has  "all  the  citizens." 

*  =July.  The  Sinai  MS.  has  "on  the  nineteenth  day  of  Haziran '' =  June.  The  Ethiopic  "on 
the  second  day  of  the  month  Ilaude." 


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THE   PREACHING  OF  SAINT  MATTHIAS. 

Ill  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  one  God. 
The  PreacJimg  of  the  Blessed  Matthias,  disciple  of  the  Lord  fesus  the 
Christ,  with  zvhich  he  preached  the  Gospel  in  the  city  whose  people  are 
cannibals ;  and  he  finished  his  conflict  on  the  eighth  day  of  Phanienoth,  in 
the  peace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.     Amen. 

It  came  to  pass  when  the  disciples  divided  the  cities  of  the  world,  [that] 
f.  129  b  Matthias  took  out  the  city  whose  people  are  cannibals.  And  in  it  they 
neither  eat  bread  nor  drink  water ;  and  they  have  no  food  save  the  flesh 
of  men,  and  their  blood.  And  they  seize  every  foreigner  who  enters  this 
city,  and  they  tear  out  his  eyes,  and  they  weave  spells  about  him  that  his 
reason  may  go,  and  they  feed  him  on  grass  like  the  cattle,  and  they  put 
him  in  a  dark  place  for  thirty  days  ;  then  they  bring  him  out  and  eat  him. 

And  when  the  Blessed  Matthias  entered  this  city,  they  laid  hold  of  him 
and  blinded  him  by  a  treatment  of  theirs  which  they  knew  ;  and  they  fed 
him  on  grass.  But  he  did  not  eat  it  because  the  power  of  God  was  with 
him,  dwelling  in  him.  And  they  cast  him  into  prison.  And  he  prayed 
and  besought  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  said:  "  O  my  Lord  !  for  Whose 
sake  we  have  renounced  the  world  and  have  followed  Thee,  verily  we  know 
that  there  is  no  helper  but  Thee.  Behold  what  they  have  done  to  Thy 
servant ;  they  have  made  him  like  the  beasts.  Thou,  O  Lord  !  knowest 
what  hath  been,  and  shall  be.  And  if  thou  wiliest  that  I  should  die  in  this 
city,  let  Thy  will  be  done.  But,  O  Lord,  give  me  light  of  mine  eyes ;  and 
do  not  give  them  power  over  me  to  eat  my  flesh  like  [that  of]  the  beasts." 

And  when  he  had  finished  his  prayer,  his  eyes  were  opened,  and  he  saw 
all  the  world  as  it  had  been  ;  and  a  voice  called  to  him,  saying  unto  him  : 
f.  130a  "Be  strong,  O  Matthias!  and  fear  not;  I  will  not  depart  from  thee:  but 
I  abide  with  thee  in  every  place  whither  thou  shalt  go.  But  be  patient 
until  six  days  are  completed.  I  will  send  Andrew  unto  thee,  and  he  shall 
bring  thee  out  of  prison." 

And  he  thanked  God  and  glorified  Him,  and  his  soul  rejoiced.  And  he 
remained  in  the  prison  as  (the  Lord)  had  commanded  him.  And  when  the 
citizens  entered  the  prison  to  take  some  one  out  to  sacrifice,  he  closed  his 
eyes  that  they  might  not  see  him.  And  they  had  a  custom  when  they  put 
a  man  in  the  prison,  the  first  day  they  put  him  in,  they  wrote  a  label  and 


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hung  it  on  his  neck.  And  when  thirty  days  were  accomplished  for  him, 
they  sacrificed  him  according  to  the  custom.  And  they  did  thus  to 
Matthias. 

And  on  the  thirty-sixth  day  of  his  imprisonment  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  Andrew  in  the  city  of  El  Barbar  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Arise,  go  out 
to  Matthias  in  the  City  of  the  Cannibals,  that  thou  mayest  bring  him  out 
of  prison,  for  in  three  days  the  citizens  will  seek  to  eat  him." 

Andrew  said,  "  I  cannot  reach  him  in  this  time,  but  send  an  angel  to 
bring  him  out  of  the  prison,  for  I  shall  not  reach  it  in  these  three  days."  f.  130b 

The  Lord  replied  unto  him,  "  Hearken,  O  thou,  whom  I  have  chosen  ! 
who  canst  say  unto  the  city,  'Come  hither,  and  all  its  inhabitants^'  Ari.se, 
thou  and  thy  disciple'-,  to-morrow  ye  shall  find  a  ship  ready,  embark  in  it ; 
it  will  bring  you  thither."  And  the  Lord  gave  him  [the  greeting  of]  peace, 
and  ascended  to  heaven  in  glory. 

And  Andrew  stood,  as  the  Lord  had  commanded,  on  the  shore  of  the 
sea.  And  the  Lord  had  prepared  for  him  a  spiritual  ship  ;  and  He  was 
sitting  in  it  like  the  captain;  and  angels  were  the  sailors.  And  when  Andrew 
drew  nigh  to  the  ship,  and  perceived  the  Lord  sitting  (and  he  did  not  know 
it),  he  said  unto  Him  :  "  Peace  be  unto  thee,  O  captain  of  the  ship  !  " 

The  Lord  said  unto  him  :  "  May  the  peace  of  the  Lord  rest  upon  thee  !  " 
Andrew  said  unto  him:  "Wilt  thou  carry  us  with  thee  to  the  country 
whose  people  are  cannibals  ?  "  And  the  Lord,  Who  was  like  the  captain, 
said  unto  him,  "Every  one  fleeth  from  that  city,  and  ye  are  going  to  it." 

He  said  unto  him,  "  We  have  business,  and  because  of  it  we  must  go 
thither." 

Andrew  said  unto  him  :  "  I  beseech  thee,  O  beloved  brother !  to  convey 
us,  and  we  have  no  means  to  pay  thee  for  it,  but  we  will  eat  with  thee  of 
thy  food."  The  Lord,  Who  was  in  the  likeness  of  the  captain  of  the  ship,  f-  131  ^ 
said  :  "  If  ye  two  will  eat  of  our  bread,  and  ye  have  nothing  wherewith 
to  pay  us  the  fare  of  the  boat,  tell  me  who  ye  are."  Andrew  said  unto  him  : 
"  We  are  disciples  of  a  good  Lord,  whose  name  is  Jesus  the  Christ,  twelve 
disciples.  He  chose  us,  and  gave  us  commandments,  and  sent  us  to  preach 
in  His  name  in  the  world,  and  commanded  us  not  to  possess  gold  nor  silver, 
nor  anything  of  the  currency  of  this  world  :  and  not  to  be  anxious  about 
bread.  And  therefore  we  are  as  thou  seest  us.  And  if  thou  dost  consent 
to  us,  and  wilt  convey  us,  thou  wilt  do  us  a  kindness.  And  if  thou  wilt 
not  do  it,  tell  us,  that  we  may  seek  another  ship." 

^  A  word  has  l^een  lost  here. 

-  The  Syriac  and  Ethiopia  versions  have  "  disciples  "  passim. 


128  THE    PREACHING   OF   SAINT   MATTHIAS. 

He  said  unto  them :  "  Embark  in  the  ship,  I  am  wilHng  to  carry  you, 
rather  than  people  who  would  pay  me  the  fare.  This  is  a  great  joy,  if  I  am 
worthy  that  ye  should  sail  with  me,  O  disciples  of  the  Christ ! " 

Andrew  said  unto  him  :  "  God  bless  thee  with  spiritual  blessings ! " 
And  Andrew  and  his  disciple  embarked  and  sat  in  the  ship. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  one  of  the  angels  who  resembled  sailors, 
"  Bring  bread  to  these  two  brethren  that  they  may  eat,  for  they  are  come 
from  a  far  country."     And  he  did  as  He  had  commanded  him. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Andrew :  "  Arise,  O  my  brother !  and  thy 
disciple  ;  eat  bread  before  we  go  out  to  sea."  And  the  disciple  of  Andrew 
f.  131b  could  not  speak  for  fear  of  the  sea. 

And  Andrew  turned  and  said  unto  him  :  "  May  my  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ  make  thy  reward  good  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  !  Be  patient  with 
me  for  a  little  while,  and  I  shall  not  eat  until  my  disciple  shall  eat." 

And  they  went  upon  the  sea  ;  and  they  had  never  before  sailed  on  it. 
Andrew  said  :  "  Arise  and  go  down  to  this  place,  that  thou  mayest  go  whither 
thou  hast  been  sent."  And  the  Lord  said  unto  one  of  the  angels  who  were 
in  the  likeness  of  sailors:  "Put  up  the  sail  of  the  ship."  And  he  did  it. 
And  the  Lord  took  hold  of  the  rudder  like  the  captain  of  the  ship  ;  the 
angels  standing  at  His  side,  [with]  Andrew  and  his  disciple  sitting 
in  the  middle,  [and]  he  consoled  them  and  said :  "  Fear  not,  O  my 
child !  the  Lord  will  not  forsake  us.  As  for  the  sky,  He  hath  lifted 
it  up,  and  the  sea,  He  hath  raised  all  its  water ;  and  everything,  He  hath 
created  it.  Fear  not,  for  He  is  present  with  us,  as  far  as  the  place  whither 
we  are  going ;  as  He  hath  promised  us."  And  when  Andrew  had  said  this, 
he  prayed,  entreating  the  Lord  that  his  disciple  might  sleep,  and  that 
they'  might  not  fear  the  sea.  And  this  took  place  speedily.  And  while 
they  slept  he  took  their  souls  up  to  Paradise,  and  they  ate  of  its  fruit. 
And  when  he  knew  that  they  were  sleeping,  he  said  unto  the  Lord, 
f.  132  a  "  I  entreat  thee,  O  good  man,  to  tell  me  about  this  voyage  which  thy  boat  is 
making ;  for  I  have  not  seen  anything  like  it ;  and  I  have  sailed  on  the  sea 
many  times ;  [but]  I  never  have  sailed  in  a  boat  like  this.  Truly  I  am  as 
if  I  were  sitting  on  the  land,  and  the  ship  doth  not  rock  ;  though  we  have 
come  out  into  the  midst  of  the  sea.  The  sailors  can  do  nothing  with  the 
gear  of  the  ship,  and  neither  can  others." 

The  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  said :  "  All  the  time  we  have  sailed  over 
the  sea,  no  voyage  like  this  hath  been  seen.  When  the  ship  knoweth  that 
a  disciple  of  the  Christ  is  in  it,  it  is  not  shaken  as  at  all  other  times." 

'   From  this  point,  in  the  Arabic  text,  Andrew's  one  disciple  becomes  two. 


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THE    PREACHING   OF   SAINT    MATTHIAS.  I29 

Andrew  said:  "Blessed  be  the  name  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ! 
Who  in  His  merciful  kindness  hath  enabled  me  to  sail  with  a  man  who 
knoweth  His  name." 

The  Lord  said:  "If  thou  art  a  disciple  of  the  Christ,  tell  me  why  the 
children  of  Israel  do  not  believe  in  Him,  and  do  not  say  that  He  is 
God.  I  have  heard  of  Him,  that  He  hath  shewn  wonders  to  His  disciples 
on  the  Mount  of  Olives." 

Andrew  said  unto  Him:  "I  will  tell  thee  His  miracles.  He  opened 
the  eyes  of  the  blind  ;  and  the  dumb  spake  ;  and  He  made  the  deaf 
hear;  and  He  cast  out  devils;  and  raised  the  dead;  and  He  placetl 
five  loaves  of  barley  bread  upon  the  grass,  till  they  became  enough  to  ^^^^  ^^• 
satisfy  five  thousand  men,  besides  the  women  and  the  children.  And  Luke  ix. 
beyond  that  afterwards,  the  twelve  baskets  of  the  superabundance  of  the  john  vi. 
bread.     And  with  all  this  they  did  not  believe  in   Him."  ^^ 

The  Lord  said  unto  him  :  "  Perhaps  He  did  not  do  these  wonders  in 
the  presence  of  the  chief  priests,  and  therefore  they  did  not  believe,  but 
they  rose  up  against  Him."  f-  '3-'j 

Andrew  said  unto  Him  :  "  But  in  their  presence  He  did  not  shew 
His  power,  and  also  in  secret  He  worked  amongst  them." 

The  Lord  said  unto  him  :  "  What  was  the  secret  thing  ?  " 

And  whilst  they  were  talking  they  drew  nigh  to  the  city.  And 
Andrew  slept.  And  the  Lord  commanded  the  angels  to  carry  him  and 
his  two  disciples,  and  the  provender  on  to  the  shore  of  the  sea  ;  and  He 
ascended  to  heaven  in  His  glory. 

And  when  he  awoke  he  beheld  the  city,  and  he  did  not  see  a  trace  of 
the  ship.  He  said  :  "Have  I  been  sitting  with  the  Lord,  and  I  knew  it  not? 
I  will  look,  and  the  Lord  will  speak  unto  His  servant.  This  is  a  blessed 
day  for  me.  When  my  ship  shall  sail  I  shall  behold  Him  who  hath 
humbled  Himself  for  whom  .-*  " 

Then  his  disciples  awoke  ;  and  he  said  unto  them  both  :  "  Arise,  we  have 
been  sailing  with  the  Lord,  and  we  knew  it  not."  His  disciples  said  unto 
him  :  "  Once  when  I  prayed  we  saw  shining  eagles  ;  they  overshadowed  us, 
and  took  our  souls  up  to  Paradise  ;  and  we  saw  the  Lord  sitting  upon 
a  throne,  and  the  angels  round  about  Him.  And  I  saw  you,  the  twelve 
disciples,  and  the  twelve  angels  round  about  you.  And  since  then  until 
the  time  we  awoke  we  have  seen  many  wonders." 

And  Andrew  rejoiced  when  his  two  disciples  had  seen  this  spiritual 
vision.  And  he  arose  and  drew  a  circle  on  the  ground,  and  said  :  "  O  my 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  I  will  not  depart  from  this  place  until  Thou  shalt 

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I30  THE   PREACHING   OF   SAINT   MATTHIAS. 

appear,  for  I  know  that  Thou  art  not  far  from  me.  Forgive  me  for  what 
my  heart  hath  thought  in  my  folly.  I  entreat  Thee  that  Thou  wouldest 
appear  unto  Thy  servant."  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  outside 
f.  133a  of  the  city  like  a  youth  fair  of  face;  and  said  unto  him:  "Andrew,  my 
beloved."     And  Andrew  fell  upon  the  ground,  and  said  :  "  I  thank  Thee, 

0  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  What  have  I  done,  that  Thou  shouldest 
appear  unto  me  on  the  sea  ?  '* 

The  Lord    said    unto  him :    "  Fear  not,   I   have  done  this  unto  thee 
because    thou   hast   said :    '  We   shall    not   reach   the   city   in   three   days.' 

1  wished  to  teach  thee  that  I  am  Almighty  ;  and  that  nothing  is  too  hard  for 
Me.  Arise,  go  into  the  city,  take  Matthias  out  of  prison  and  all  who  are 
with  him  there.  And  much  suffering  shall  come  upon  you  in  it.  Be  patient, 
for  I  shall  abide  with  you.  Remember  that  I  am  compassionate  ;  and  be  ye 
like  unto  Me  :  and  remember  that  it  hath  been  said,  that  by  Ba'elzebul 
I  cast  out  devils.  I  could,  more  quickly  than  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye, 
command  the  earth  to  open  and  take  them  down  to  the  depths,  but  I  was 
long-suffering,  for  I  know  that  the  Evil  One  dwelleth  with  you  upon  the 
earth;  and  I  know  [by]  your  patience  in  suffering  in  this  city  many  in  it 
will  believe  in  Me." 

Andrew  said  unto  Him  :  "Be  with  me,  O  Lord  !  and  I  will  do  all  that 
Thou  dost  command  me." 

And   the   Lord  gave  him   [the  greeting   of]    peace,  and  ascended   to 
heaven  with  great  glory, 
f.  133  b  And  Andrew  arose  and  his  two  disciples,  and  they  went  into  the  city, 

and  no  one  perceived  them.  And  they  came  to  the  gates  of  the  prison. 
And  when  they  took  hold  of  the  prison  gates  they  were  opened  unto  them, 
and  they  entered  and  found  Matthias  sitting,  singing  psalms,  and  they 
greeted  him.  Andrew  said  unto  him  :  "  Sayest  thou  that  after  two  days 
thou  shalt  go  out  and  be  sacrificed  like  the  beasts?  and  thy  flesh  shall  be 
eaten  ?  And  hast  thou  forgotten  these  mysteries  which  we  saw  from  the 
Lord  .-*  which  if  we  were  to  speak  about  it  the  very  heaven  would  be  shaken." 

Matthias  said:  "  I  have  known  that,  O  my  brother  !  but  I  said:  Perhaps 
the  Lord  hath  willed  thus,  that  I  should  finish  my  conflict  in  this  city. 
Hath  not  His  voice  been  heard  in  the  Holy  Gospel,  when  He  saith, '  I  send 
Matt.  X.  you  forth  as  ewe-lambs  among  wolves '  ?  But  as  for  me,  on  the  day  I 
was  thrown  into  prison,  I  called  on  the  Lord,  and  He  appeared  unto 
me  and  said  unto  me:  'Fear  not;  when  the  days  arc  fulfilled,  I  will  send 
Andrew  unto  thee  ;  he  shall  bring  thee  out  of  prison — thee  and  those  who 
are  with  thee.'     And  lo  !  thou  art  come,  and  I  see  what  thou  hast  done." 


THE    PREACHING   OF   SAINT    MATTHIAS.  I3I 

And  Andrew  saw  in  the  midst  of  the  prison  the  men  who  were  tied  up 
like  the  beasts  :  and  he  cursed  Satan  and  all  his  hosts.  And  Andrew 
and  Matthias  began  to  supplicate  the  Lord,  and  He  heard  them.  And  f-  i3-\^ 
they  laid  their  hands  upon  the  men  who  were  in  the  prison  ;  and 
opened  their  eyes,  and  their  senses  returned  unto  them.  And  they 
commanded  them  to  go  out  of  the  city ;  and  they  told  them  that  they 
would  find  a  fig-tree  in  the  path,  under  which  they  might  sit  until  the 
disciples  returned  unto  them.  And  the  men  said  unto  them  :  "  Come  ye 
out  with  us,  lest  the  citizxns  should  come  and  make  us  return." 

The  disciples  said  unto  them  :  "  Go  ye  out  in  peace  ;  nothing  unpleasant 
shall  befall  you."  And  they  went  forth  outside  of  the  city ;  and  they 
found  a  fig-tree,  as  [the  disciples]  had  told  them.  And  the  number  of 
them  was  a  hundred  and  forty-nine  men. 

And  the  two  told  Rufus  and  Alexander,  disciples  of  Andrew,  to  go 
out  of  the  city.  And  Andrew  and  Matthias  and  their  disciples  arose  and 
prayed,  and  entreated  the  Lord  to  send  a  cloud  to  convey  Rufus  and 
Alexander,  the  disciples,  and  to  bring  them  to  Peter.  And  the  Lord  sent 
a  cloud  ;    it  carried  them. 

And  Andrew  and  Matthias  went  forth  into  the  midst  of  the  streets  of 
the  city,  and  they  sat  down  beneath  the  covering  of  the  street'  that  they 
might  know  what  was  going  to  happen.  And  the  citizens  sent  officers  to  the  f-  •34b 
prison  to  bring  them  the  men  whom  they  were  about  to  sacrifice,  as  their 
custom  was,  every  day.  And  they  found  the  doors  of  the  prison  opened,  and 
the  guards  dead,  and  their  number  was  six  men,  and  there  was  no  one  in 
the  prison.  And  they  returned  and  told  the  magistrates.  And  they  said  : 
"  What  shall  we  do  ?  can  we  remain  to-day  without  anything  to  eat  ?"  And 
they  took  counsel  about  what  troubled  them.  "  Either  we  shall  eat  the  dead, 
or  we  shall  bring  out  the  old  men  of  the  city  and  they  shall  cast  lots,  and 
on  whomsoever  the  lot  falleth  he  shall  be  sacrificed  and  eaten,  until  the 
messengers  return  to  us."  For  they  had  persons  whom  they  sent  in  a  ship 
to  gather  people  together  from  every  place  to  their  country,  that  they  might 
eat  them.  And  they  had  a  lake  in  the  city  ;  [so  that]  when  they  wished  to 
sacrifice  a  man  or  a  woman,  they  might  be  slain  in  it,  and  the  blood  might  filter 
away  into  a  pool  in  the  midst  of  it.  And  when  they  had  brought  them  to 
the  place,  and  had  taken  up  knives  to  cut  them  up,  Andrew  saw  them.  And 
he  stood  and  made  supplication  :  "  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Lover  of 
mankind!  may  these  knives  which  are  in  their  hands  be  broken."     And  f.  135a 

1  We  may  suppose  that  the  narrow  street  was  lightly  roofed  over  with  canes  or  bamboos,  as  a 
protection  from  the  sun.     Cf.  Dozy,  vol.  i.  p.  663. 


132  THE   PREACHING   OF   SAINT   MATTHIAS. 

straightway  their  hands  were  withered,  and  they  could  not  move  them. 
And  when  the  magistrates  saw  what  had  happened,  they  wept  and  said : 
"  The  wizards  who  brought  the  men  out  of  the  prison  are  they  who  have 
bewitched  these  men,  so  that  we  have  no  power  over  them."  And  the 
old  men  of  the  city,  whose  number  was  three  hundred  and  sixteen  men, 
came  together.  And  they  made  them  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell  upon  six, 
that  they  should  be  sacrificed  and  eaten.  And  one  of  the  six  whom  the 
lot  had  constrained  said  :  "  I  have  a  son,  take  him  and  release  me."  And 
the  officers  said  :  "  We  will  not  take  him  unless  we  inform  the  magistrates." 
And  they  informed  them  and  they  said  unto  them  :  "  If  he  should  deliver 
his  son  unto  you  instead  of  himself,  release  him."  And  he  delivered  his 
son  unto  them.  And  when  they  had  laid  hold  of  the  boy  to  slay  him,  he 
wept  in  his  father's  face,  and  said  unto  him :  "  I  entreat  thee,  O  my 
father!  let  me  not  be  killed  while  I  am  a  boy;  but  let  me  live  that 
I  may  become  like  thee.  And  when  I  am  an  old  man  like  thee,  let  them 
eat  me."  And  the  boy  cried  and  said  unto  the  officers:  "Ye  are  hard  of 
heart ;  but  it  is  my  father  who  hath  delivered  me  over  unto  death." 

f.  135  b  And  it  was  the  law  of  their  city  that  every  one  who  died  should  be 

cut  up  and  eaten.  And  they  brought  those  upon  whom  the  lot  had  fallen. 
And  Andrew  made  supplication  unto  the  Lord  and  said  :  "  I  entreat  Thee, 
O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  as  Thou  hast  answered  me  about  the  dead  ; 
hearken  to  my  supplication  about  these  living  ones,  and  let  no  one  have 
power  to  slay  them."  And  their  swords  became  as  wax  before  the  fire. 
And  when  the  magistrates  saw  that,  they  wept  bitter  tears  and  said  : 
"Woe  unto  us!    what  hath  befallen  us?" 

Then  Satan  appeared  unto  them  like  an  old  man,  and  cried  and  said  : 
"Woe  unto  you  !  ye  will  die  of  hunger;  for  ye  cannot  eat  your  dead  after 
this  ;  they  will  remain  lying  in  the  midst  of  your  streets  until  they  are 
decayed  ;  and  ye  will  not  be  able  to  eat  them.  Arise,  seek  for  this  man 
Matthias  and  kill  him.  For  if  ye  kill  him  not,  ye  will  not  be  able  to 
do  what  ye  want.  For  he  it  is  who  brought  the  people  out  of  the  prison  ; 
and  he  is  in  this  city  ;  seek  for  him  and  slay  him,  so  that  your  condition 
may  be  prosperous." 

And  when   Andrew  saw  Satan  talking  thus  with  them,  he  said  unto 

f.  136a  him  :  "O  Enemy  of  our  Lord!  may  God,  Whose  name  is  exalted,  put  thee 
down  under  our  feet."  And  when  Satan  heard  these  words  he  said: 
"  I  hear  the  voice,  but  I  do  not  see  the  body."  And  Andrew  appeared 
to  him  and  said  unto  him  :  "Yea,  is  not  thy  name  called  Sam'iP  .-'     O  thou 

^  Or  "blind,"  .Syriac  y^ix^yco. 


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blind  one  !  for  thou  art  blind  ;  thou  dost  not  see  the  servants  of  God."  And 
Satan  cried  with  a  loud  voice  and  said  :  "  Behold  the  men !  lay  hold  of 
them."  And  the  multitude  went  before  and  locked  the  gate  of  the  town 
while  they  were  seeking  and  saying:  "  Matthias  and  Andrew!  seize  them 
for  us,  that  we  may  do  unto  them  what  we  will."  And  the  Lord  commanded 
the  two  disciples,  saying:  "Arise  and  appear,  that  they  may  know  the 
weakness  of  their  power."  And  they  went  out  from  under  the  covering  and 
they  said  unto  them  :  "  We  are  those  whom  ye  seek."  And  they  rose  up 
against  them  and  laid  hold  of  them,  and  said  unto  them:  "We  shall  do 
unto  you  as  ye  have  done  unto  us."  Some  people  said  :  "  Let  us  take 
your  heads  and  give  them  to  the  chief  priests."  And  others  said  :  "  Nay, 
but  let  us  cut  them  into  small  pieces,  and  distribute  their  flesh  among 
all  the  citizens."  And  they  dragged  them  through  all  the  city  until  their 
blood  flowed  on  the  path;  and  they  cast  them  into  prison,  and  bound  f.  136b 
them,  and  left  them  in  a  dark  place.  And  they  set  many  strong  men 
to  guard  them.  And  when  the  two  entered  the  prison  they  prayed 
and  said :  "  O  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  let  not  Thy  help  be  far  from  us. 
Thou  hast  commanded  us  not  to  hasten  ;  and  let  not  the  enemy  rejoice 
over  us." 

Then  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them  and  said  :  "  I  am  abiding  with 
you."     And   He  said  :    "  Fear  not." 

And  whilst  they  were  in  the  prison  Satan  took  with  him  six  of  his 
friends  ;  and  they  appeared  unto  them,  and  spake  forcible  words  against 
them,  and  said:  "Ye  have  fallen  into  my  hands;  and  who  shall  save 
you  from  me  ?  Where  is  your  power  wherewith  ye  prevailed  over  me  in 
all  the  cities,  and  laid  waste  the  temples  which  were  mine.^  I  shall  allow 
them  to  slay  you  as  I  slew  your  Master." 

And  he  said  unto  his  friends :  "  Arise,  slay  these  people  who  have 
resisted  you  ;  so  that  ye  may  have  rest  from  them,  and  that  every  place 
may  be  yours."  And  the  devils  rose  up  against  the  disciples,  desiring  to 
kill  them.  And  they  made  the  sign  of  the  cross  on  their  faces  ;  and  they  f.  137  a 
fell  upon  the  earth.  And  their  father  Satan  said  unto  them :  "  What  hath 
befallen  you  ? "  They  said  unto  him  :  "  We  saw  a  sign  in  their  hands, 
and  we  were  afraid  of  it.  And  if  thou  hast  power  against  them,  act,  for 
we  are  frightened."     And  they  went  away  ashamed. 

And  when  the  citizens  awoke  in  the  morning  they  brought  out  the  two 
disciples,  and  dragged  them  through  the  city.  And  they  made  supplication 
to  their  Lord,  saying :  "  Have  compassion  on  us,  O  Lord  !  for  we  are  flesh 
and  blood,  and  we  know  that  Thou  art  not  far  from  us."    And  they  heard  a 


134  THE   PREACHING   OF   SAINT    MATTHIAS. 

Matt.  voice  calling  them,  in  Hebrew,  saying:  "Andrew  and  Matthias,  the  heaven 

and  the  earth  shall  pass  away ;  but  My  word  shall  not  pass  away."  And 
the  citizens  went  with  them  to  the  prison  ;  and  they  said  :  "  They  shall  die 
this  time."  And  the  disciples  made  supplication,  while  their  blood  was 
streaming  on  the  ground,  saying :  "  O  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  help  us 
and  save  this  city  and  all  who  are  in  it."  And  immediately  they  saw  the 
image  of  an  idol  of  stone  standing  on  a  pillar  in  the  midst  of  the  prison, 
and  they  made  the  sign  of  the  cross  over  it.  And  they  spread  out  their 
hands  and  prayed  ;  and  they  drew  near  to  the  pillar  on  which  was  the  idol. 
And  they  said  unto  it :  "  Be  afraid  of  the  sign  of  the  cross,  which  we  make 
over  thee,  and  make  water  to  flow  out  from  beneath  it  abundantly  like  the 
f.  137  b  water  of  the  Flood  upon  that  city  and  all  its  inhabitants."  And  water 
gushed  out  at  once  from  beneath  it  in  abundance  intensely  salt,  and  it 
began  to  drown  the  city  and  all  its  inhabitants.  And  the  citizens  took  their 
children  and  their  cattle  and  they  tried  to  get  out  of  it.  And  Matthias 
said  :  "  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  give  an  answer  to  the  supplication  of 
Thy  servant ;  and  send  Michael  the  Archangel  with  a  dark  cloud  upon 
this  city ;    so  that  no  man  may  go  out  of  it." 

And  when  Matthias  knew  that  the  Lord  had  answered  him,  he  struck 
the  pillar  and  said  :  "  Finish  what  I  have  commanded."  And  the  water 
rose  higher  until  it  reached  to  the  necks  of  the  people,  and  it  almost 
drowned  them.  And  they  wept  and  said  :  "  Woe  unto  us  !  perhaps  this 
wrath  that  abideth  on  us  is  because  of  the  two  good  men,  the  servants  of 
God,  whom  we  have  thrown  into  prison  ;  and  of  our  cruel  conduct  to  them. 
Behold  !  we  shall  die  an  evil  death  in  this  water ;  but  come  along  with  us, 
let  us  cry  out  to  their  God  and  let  us  say:  '  We  believe  in  Thee,  O  God! 
the  God  of  these  two  foreign  men.  Save  us  from  this  water.' " 
f.  i3Sa  Tlien  Andrew  answered  and  said  unto  the  pillar:    "The  time  of  the 

flood  is  gone ;  and  now  is  the  time  for  sowing  in  the  hearts  of  the 
citizens.  Truly  I  say,  that  when  I  shall  have  built  a  church  in  this  city 
I  will  put  thee  in  it." 

And  the  "water  straightway  stood  still  which  was  gushing  from  beneath 
the  pillar.  And  when  the  citizens  saw  it,  six  of  the  elders  of  the  city  with 
some  young  men  accompanying  them  rose  up  and  went  to  the  prison — 
the  water  being  up  to  their  necks.  And  when  they  saw  the  two  disciples, 
their  hands  were  stretched  out  making  supplication  to  God.  And  they 
went  out  to  them,  and  the  water  was  divided  before  them.  And  when  the 
ciders  saw  this  they  were  afraid  and  cried,  saying :  "  Have  compassion  on 
us,  O  servants  of  God  ! "     And  amongst  them  was  the  old  man  on  whom 


THK    rREACIIING   OF   SAINT   MATTHIAS.  135 

the  lot  fell  that  he  should  be  sacrificed ;  and  who  had  delivered  up  his  son  and 
saved  himself  And  Matthias  said  unto  him  :  "  I  am  amazed  at  thee  when 
thou  saycst :  'Have  compassion  on  me,'  and  thou  hadst  no  compassion  on 
thy  son.  In  this  hour  the  water  shall  return  to  the  depth  of  the  earth 
and  thou  shalt  go  down  with  it,  and  the  six  men  who  sacrificed  the 
people  ;  so  that  the  state  of  him  who  hated  his  son,  and  of  those  who  slew 
the  people,  may  be  seen."  And  he  said  unto  the  young  men  who  accompanied 
the  elders:  "Go  ye  to  the  spot  in  which  the  people  were  sacrificed,  so  that  f.  138b 
the  water  may  return  unto  its  place."  And  they  went  with  the  disciples, 
the  water  flowing  away  from  before  them.  And  they  stood  beside  the 
lake  and  prayed.  And  straightway  the  earth  was  opened,  and  it  swallowed 
up  the  men  who  had  been  sacrificing  the  people,  and  the  old  man  who 
had  delivered  up  his  son  to  death,  and  all  the  water  which  was  in  the  city  ; 
and  all  the  citizens  saw  this,  and  were  greatly  afraid.  And  they  said  : 
"  They  will  say :  '  Let  fire  come  down  from  heaven  to  burn  us  up  because 
of  the  wrong  which  we  have  done  unto  them.' "  And  they  said  unto  them  : 
"  Fear  not,  and  believe  with  a  true  faith.  Ye  shall  see  the  glory  of  God. 
And  we  shall  not  leave  those  whom  the  earth  hath  swallowed  in  it ;  but  we 
shall  raise  them  up."  And  Matthias  and  Andrew  commanded  that  every 
one  who  had  died  from  the  water  should  be  brought  unto  them,  that  they 
might  pray  over  them,  and  that  they  might  rise.  And  they  could  not  do 
it  because  of  the  multitude  of  the  dead. 

And  the  disciples  made  supplication  unto  the  Lord,  and  He  sent  a  rain 
from  Himself  upon  the  dead  ;  and  they  all  arose.  And  after  these  things 
the  foundation  of  the  church  was  laid  ;  and  they  built  it.  And  they  gave 
them  the  commandments  of  the  Gospel,  and  the  Law  and  the  Gospel ;  and  f.  139  a 
they  baptized  them  all  in  the  name  of  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  And  they  gave  them  the  holy  mysteries  ;  and  they  healed  all  the 
sick.  And  they  said  unto  them  :  "  Take  heed  to  what  we  have  commanded 
you  till  the  end  of  your  lives  ;  and  teach  your  children  who  shall  come 
after  you.  And  make  supplication  unto  the  Lord  that  He  may  take  away 
from  you  the  custom  which  ye  have  of  eating  man's  flesh."  And  he 
gave  them  the  right  feeling  that  their  food  should  be  like  the  food 
of  men.  And  afterwards  they  (the  disciples)  departed  from  amongst 
them  ;  and  they  bade  them  farewell,  saying  unto  them  :  "  O  good  servants 
of  God  !  abide  with  us  for  a  while,  so  that  we  may  rejoice  in  you :  for  we 
are  new  plants."  They  said  unto  them  :  "  Grieve  not,  and  fear  not ;  we 
shall  not  stay  long  away  from  you,  by  the  will  of  God." 

And  as  they  were  going  out  from   [the  city]  the  Lord  appeared  unto 


136  THE    PREACHING   OF   SAINT   MATTHIAS. 

them  like  a  youth  fair  of  face.  And  He  said  unto  them  :  "  Have  pity  on 
the  inhabitants  of  this  city ;  and  accept  their  request ;  and  abide  with 
them  for  some  days.  For  I  have  heard  their  petition  unto  you  when 
they  said :  '  We  are  new  plants.'  And  why  did  ye  command  the  six 
men  and  send  them  into  the  depths  ? " 

And  they  said  :  "  Forgive  us,  O  our  Lord  !  we  will  return  unto  them, 
and  will  make  them  rise  from  the  depths  by  Thy  name."  The  Lord  said 
f.  139b  unto  them  :  "Return  unto  the  city,  and  abide  in  it  for  seven  days;  and  go 
forth  from  it ;  and  thou  Andrew,  go  unto  the  city  of  El-Barbar."  And  they 
both  said  :  "  O  Lord,  bless  us  !  "  And  He  blessed  them  ;  and  ascended  to 
Heaven  with  glory.  And  they  entered  the  city,  as  the  Lord  had  commanded 
them  ;  and  they  abode  in  it  for  seven  days.  And  they  raised  up  those  whom 
the  earth  had  swallowed  ;  and  they  confirmed  their  faith,  and  strengthened 
their  knowledge  of  the  Lord's  commandments.  And  they  went  out  from 
amongst  them  as  they  were  giving  glory  to  God,  Who  had  not  left  them 
in  error.  And  the  men  went  out  with  them,  bidding  them  farewell  and 
saying:  "There  is  one  God,  the  God  of  Andrew  and  Matthias,  Jesus  the 
Christ,  to  Whom  be  glory  and  honour  ;  and  to  His  Father,  Who  upholdeth 
all  things,  and  [to]  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Giver  of  life  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen." 


THE    MARTYRDOM   OF    MATTHIAS.  I37 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF    MATTHIAS. 

TJie  Martyrdom  of  Matthias,  disciple  of  the  Lord  fesus  the  Christ,  and 
his  conflict  ivhich  he  finished  on  the  eighth  day  of  Pharmoiithi ;  in  the 
peace  of  the  Lord.     Amen. 

It  came  to  pass,  when  Judas  Iscariot  had  betrayed  our  Lord  Jesus  f.  140  a 
the  Christ  to  be  crucified,  that  Satan  and  his  hosts  might  be  vanquished 
by  the  sufferings  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  King  of  the  heaven  and 
the  earth,  unto  the  wicked  Jews;  he  went  and  hanged  himself;  and  lost 
his  honour ;  and  fell  from  the  rank  of  the  Apostles.  And  Matthias 
was  appointed  in  his  place.  Matthias  went  out  to  preach  in  the  city 
of  Damascus,  because  his  lot  came  out  to  preach  in  it. 

And  he  said  :  "  O  ye  men  who  have  gone  astray  and  are  wandering 
in  your  sins  !  who  know  not  God  your  Creator,  why  have  ye  left  the  true 
God,  and  ye  serve  stones  made  by  the  hands  of  men  ?  And  ye  would 
like  all  men  to  go  astray  like  you.  Give  up  the  worship  of  idols;  and 
put  error  and  the  vileness  of  your  deeds  far  from  you.  And  come 
unto  God  your  Creator ;  and  accept  my  words.  I  will  bring  you  near 
unto  God  your  Lord ;  and  He  will  make  you  meet  for  His  kingdom. 
Come  unto  me,  I  will  teach  you  the  way  of  the  angels  ;  and  I  will  feed 
you  with  the  Bread  of  Life ;  that  ye  may  live  for  ever.  Renounce  the 
gods  which  are  made  by  the  hands  of  men  ;  and  awake  from  the  deceit 
of  Satan,  that  ye  may  be  truly  the  servants  of  God,  Jesus  the  Christ,  f.  140  b 
the  Lord  of  heaven  and  of  earth,  the  Everlasting  Word ;  the  Word 
of  the  Living  God  ;  Who  dwelt  in  Mary  the  Virgin  ;  without  seed  or 
union  of  man  ;  Who  bore  the  sufferings  until  He  saved  mankind  from 
slavery  to  Satan;  Who  is  unseen  in  His  glory  and  His  height;  Who 
hath  no  father  upon  earth  as  in  the  bodily  birth  of  children  ;  but  He  is 
always  in  heaven  with  His  Father  without  separation  ;  and  He  ruleth 
all  by  His  wisdom  ;  Who  took  dust  from  the  ground  and  made  thereof 
our  father  Adam,  the  first  father  ;  the  God  in  Whose  hands  are  the  spirits 
of  [all]  creatures  ;  He  Who  loveth  you  and  will  make  you  meet  to  approach 
Him.  And  if  ye  return  with  a  true  faith,  and  a  whole  mind,  He,  and 
His  Father,  and  the  Holy  Ghost — for   He  is  a  Trinity  in  Persons,  One 

L,  A.  s 


138  THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  MATTHIAS. 

single  Godhead  ;  One  in  substance.  And  the  first  thing  that  He  hath 
commanded  you  is,  that  ye  keep  yourselves  free  from  pollution,  and  that 
ye  do  not  increase  your  intercourse  with  women ;  so  that  God  may  look 
upon  your  purity,  and  may  bless  you  with  heavenly  blessings,  and  may 
have  compassion  on  you  in  the  day  of  judgment." 

And  when  the  people  of  the  city  heard  this  from  him,  Satan  took 
f.  141  a  possession  of  their  hearts  by  his  deceit  and  his  wicked  deeds.  And 
they  said  one  to  the  other :  "  Certainly  this  man  is  one  of  the  twelve 
wizards  who  go  about  in  the  countries  and  separate  women  from  their 
husbands."  And  they  took  counsel  together,  and  laid  hold  of  the  disciple, 
and  bound  him,  and  placed  him  on  an  iron  bed.  And  they  kindled  a  fire 
beneath  him,  until  the  smell  of  his  body  issued  [from  it].  And  each  of 
them  saw  it,  and  they  wondered  when  the  flame  of  the  fire  shot  up  above 
the  bed  to  a  height  of  fifteen  cubits.  And  those  who  were  around  him 
said:  "If  he  were  a  wizard  he  would  have  perished.  And  after  three 
days  the  evil  of  his  deeds  will  appear." 

And  after  three  days  they  found  him  on  the  top  of  the  bed  with  his 
eyes  open.  And  they  felt  his  body,  and  they  found  it  whole;  no  decay  had 
reached  it.  And  no  smell  of  burning  was  in  it ;  and  his  clothes  were  not 
singed.  And  when  they  saw  this  wonder  which  was  from  God,  many  of  the 
citizens  believed  in  God,  and  said:  "This  man  is  a  god."  And  seven  days 
passed  away;  and  on  the  eighth  day  the  saint  was  lying  on  the  bed; 
and  all  the  citizens  saw  him  ;  and  they  believed  with  a  true  faith ;  and 
f.  141  b  trusted  the  words  of  Matthias  the  disciple.  And  those  who  did  not  believe 
his  sayings  remained  for  four-and-twenty  days  stirring  up  the  fire  below 
the  bed,  day  and  night.  And  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  did  not  allow 
anything  unpleasant  to  reach  His  disciple.  Who  had  preached  in  His  name; 
for  he  had  suffered  for  His  name.  And  after  these  things  they  took  him  out 
from  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  they  saw  that  his  body  remained;  and  his  face 
was  as  bright  as  the  body  of  an  infant,  and  all  who  beheld  him  said  :  "  This 
man  hath  not  been  in  the  fire";  for  his  body  was  whole  from  the  hair  of 
his  head  to  the  nails  of  his  feet.  And  all  who  were  in  the  city  believed, 
and  in  all  its  borders  they  cried :  "  There  is  no  God  in  Heaven  and  upon 
the  earth,  but  God,  the  God  of  Matthias,  disciple  of  Jesus  the  Christ; 
Who  saveth  all  who  trust  in   Him,  and  believe  in   His  holy  name." 

And  Matthias  the  blessed  disciple  commanded  that  they  should  destroy 
all  the  temples  of  the  idols  and  that  [these]  should  be  thrown  into  the  sea, 
that  nothing  more  of  them  might  be  found  ;  because  of  the  wicked  works 
which  had  been  done  in  them.     And  he  built  a  church  for  them  ;  and  he 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   MATTHIAS.  1 39 

baptized  all  the  citizens,  men  and  women  and  youths  in  the  name  of 
the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  United  Trinity,  the  f.  142  a 
Undivided,  the  Unchangeable.  And  after  the  baptism  he  consecrated  the 
church  for  them.  And  he  preached  to  them  the  laws  of  life ;  and  taught 
them  the  true  faith  ;  and  the  commandments  of  the  Gospel.  And  he 
went  out  from  amongst  them;  and  they  all  bade  him  farewell  in  peace; 
for  he  had  taught  them  the  way  of  truth,  and  had  brought  them  out  of 
error  to  the  guidance  of  the  religion  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  And 
after  his  preaching  and  his  teaching  the  Gospel,  he  fell  asleep  in  one 
of  the  cities  of  the  Jews  which  is  called  Malawan  on  the  eighth  day  of 
Pharmouthi,  by  the  grace  of  God,  Who  loveth  mankind ;  the  Father  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ;  to  Whom  be  glory  and  honour,  and  praise 
henceforth,  and  at  all  times,  and  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


140  THE   PREACHING   OF  JAMES   THE  JUST. 


THE    PREACHING   OF   JAMES   THE   JUST. 

hi  the  7iame  of  God,  the  Pitiful,  the  Compassionate.  The  Preaching 
of  fames,  Disciple  of  the  Lord  fesus  the  Christ ;  the  fust,  zvho  was  called 
the  Brother  of  the  Lord  in  the  flesJi.  And  the  lot  which  came  out  for  him 
zvas  to  teach  in  ferusalem.     And  after  his  preaching  to  them  he  became 

f.  142  b  Bishop  of  ferusalem.  And  he  fell  asleep  therein  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
fesus  the  Christ.     Amen. 

It  came  to  pass  when  the  disciples  were  assembled  to  divide  the  cities 
of  the  world  amongst  themselves,  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  appeared  in 
the  midst  of  them  and  said  unto  them:  "My  peace  be  unto  you,  O  my 
sincere  disciples !  as  my  Father  hath  sent  Me  into  the  world,  so  I  send 
you,  that  ye  may  preach  in  the  inhabited  earth  about  the  knowledge 
of  My  Heavenly  Father."  Then  the  disciples  prayed  together,  the  Lord 
being  in  the  midst  of  them.  And  they  cast  lots  ;  and  the  lot  fell  upon 
James,  that  he  should  preach  the  Holy  Gospel  in  Jerusalem  and  in  all  its 
district.  Then  he  worshipped  the  Lord  and  said :  "  Thou  knowest,  O  Lord ! 
that  the  Jews  seek  to  slay  us,  when  we  preach  about  Thy  resurrection  and 
Thy  Holy  Gospel.  And  I  do  not  resist  Thy  command,  nor  the  lot  which 
hath  come  out  for  me ;  but  I  know  that  the  Jews  will  not  hearken  to 
my  words  which  I  shall  speak  unto  them.  And  I  entreat  Thee,  O  Lord  ! 
that  Thou  wouldest  send  me  unto  the  Gentiles  like  my  brethren.  And 
I  will  do  all  that  Thou  dost  command  me.  And  I  will  endure  all  that  may 
befall  me  of  suffering  for  Thy  name's  sake." 

f.  143a  Our  Lord  answered  and  said  unto  James:  "Thou  must  needs  preach  in 
the  place  which  came  out  as  thy  lot.  Behold,  Peter,  My  chosen  one, 
I  have  made  him  care  for  you.  And  thou  must  needs  become  Bishop  of 
Jerusalem.  And  thy  words  shall  be  listened  to,  and  thy  good  conflict 
shall  be  accomplished  ;  and  thy  grave  shall  be  in  it.  Arise  then,  and 
fulfil  what  I  have  commanded  thee." 

James  said  unto  him :  "  Let  my  father  Peter  be  a  helper  unto  me:  and 
I  will  endure  all  that  may  befall  me,  for  the  sake  of  Thine  honoured 
Name." 

And  the  Lord  gave  them  the  [salutation  of]  peace,  and  ascended  to 
heaven  in  glory.  And  the  disciples  were  filled  with  joy  by  the  power  of 
the  Holy  Ghost;  and  they  prayed  upon  the  Mount  of  Olives. 


THE   PREACHING   OF  JAMES   THE   JUST.  I4I 

Then  Peter  said  unto  the  disciples :  "  Go  with  us  with  our  brother 
James  that  we  may  seat  him  upon  the  throne  of  the  bishopric." 

And  Peter  arose,  and  all  who  were  with  him,  and  they  stretched  out 
their  hands  and  prayed,  and  said:  "O  God!  Who  rulest  all  things,  Governor 
of  the  whole  creation!  hearken  unto  us.  We  know  that  Thou  art  not  far 
from  us:  nor  from  whatsoever  word  we  entreat  of  Thee.  Give  to  our  brother 
James  power  to  govern  Thy  nation  which  Thou  hast  committed  unto  him  to 
rule  according  as  Thou  hast  commanded." 

And  when  they  arrived,  they  saluted  one  another,  and  brought  James  f.  143  b 
into  Jerusalem.  And  he  preached  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ; 
and  many  of  its  people  believed  in  his  proclamation  of  the  Gospel.  And 
when  some  of  the  Jews  saw  James  preaching  in  the  name  of  the  Christ 
they  would  fain  have  killed  him.  And  they  found  no  way  to  do  it,  because 
of  those  who  believed  in  the  Lord  by  means  of  him.  And  when  he  knew 
this,  he  went  out  to  the  villages  which  were  around  the  city,  and  preached 
the  Gospel  to  them  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And 
when  he  was  going  into  one  of  the  villages  he  found  an  old  man,  [and] 
said  unto  him:  "I  wish  thee  to  let  me  lodge  with  thee."  The  old  man 
said:  "Come  in  [and]  rest  until  to-morrow."  And  the  disciple  went 
with  him  to  enter  his  house.  And,  behold,  there  was  on  the  road  a  man 
possessed  with  a  devil.  When  the  devil  saw  James  the  disciple,  it  cried 
and  said :  "  What  hast  thou  to  do  with  me,  O  disciple  of  Jesus  the  Christ? 
Hast  thou  come  hither  to  destroy  me?" 

He  said  unto  him:  "  Shut  thy  mouth,  O  thou  unclean  spirit !  and  come 
out  of  the  man."  And  straightway  it  came  out  of  the  man  like  fire. 
And  when  he  saw  this  wonder,  he  fell  at  the  feet  of  the  disciple,  and  said : 
"  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  enter  my  house  ;  but  teach  me  what 
I  should  do,  that  I  may  be  saved  ;  I  and  all  my  household." 

And  then  the  disciple  praised  the  name  of  God,  our  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ,  and  said  :  "  I  thank  Thee,  O  my  Lord  !  Thou  hast  made  my  way  f-  144  a 
easy." 

And  he  returned  to  the  old  man,  and  spoke  unto  him  the  words  of 
salvation ;  and  he  exhorted  him,  and  taught  him  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ.  And  he  went  into  his  house,  and  the  old  man  gathered 
his  people  together :  and  the  disciple  preached  unto  them,  and  taught  them 
the  faith  :  and  baptized  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and 
the  Holy  Ghost  :  and  made  them  partakers  in  the  Holy  Mysteries — 
the  Body  of  the  Lord  and  His  pure  Blood.  And  the  people  of  the 
village    heard    of    it ;     and    they    brought    before    him    all    the    sick    of 


142  THE   PREACHING   OF  JAMES   THE  JUST. 

divers  diseases  :  and  the  possessed  :  and  he  healed  them  all.  And  he 
appointed  unto  them  a  presbyter  and  deacons.  And  he  appointed  unto  them 
the  old  man  as  bishop,  and  committed  unto  him  the  Gospel  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ ;  and  he  went  out  journeying  into  all  the  country  round 
about  Jerusalem  to  preach  in  it.  And  when  they  believed,  he  returned  unto 
Jerusalem  ;  and  they  all  came  into  his  presence,  praising  the  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ,  and  His  Father,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Holy  Trinity,  henceforth 
and  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   JAMES,   THE   LORDS   BROTHER.  I43 


THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  JAMES,  THE  LORD'S 

BROTHER. 

Cod.  Vat. 
Arab.  694 
TJiis  is   the  Martyrdom  of  James  the  BrotJier  of  the  Lord;    ivhich  he  f.  148  b 

finished  on  the  tiventy-tliird  of  the  first  Teshrin^,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord. 

A  men. 

And  when  James  the  Just,  the  blessed,  Brother  of  the  Lord,  returned 
to  Jerusalem,  and  preached  amongst  them  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ  in  that  city,  many  believed  on  Him  because  of  the  wonders 
and  the  miracles  which  God  wrought  by  means  of  him — may  His  name 
be  blessed  !  The  Lord  deemed  him  worthy  of  the  rank  of  a  Bishop  in 
Jerusalem.  And  when  he  had  become  Bishop,  God  made  many  healings 
of  diseases  manifest  by  his  hand.  And  the  ruler  of  the  city  was  a  great 
lover  of  money  ;  and  he  hated  the  saint,  because  of  what  Satan,  may  God 
curse  him!  showed  him  against  them.  And  he  had  no  child  ;  because  God, 
may  His  fame  be  glorified  !  was  recompensing  him  for  his  many  sins. 
But  nevertheless  his  wife  besought  God — praise  be  unto  Him  ! — that  He 
would  grant  her  a  child  ;  and  she  did  good  unto  all  who  were  in  want,  and 
her  alms  never  ceased  from  the  holy  Churches  without  the  knowledge  of 
her  husband,  because  of  his  great  greed.  And  once  upon  a  day  she  was 
very  sad  because  of  what  was  in  her  heart  in  asking  for  a  child.  And  when 
her  beseechings  were  multiplied  and  her  desire  was  not  granted,  because  f-  149^ 
God — may  He  be  glorified  and  magnified  ! — knew  what  of  good  there  was 
to  her  in  it. 

And  on  a  certain  day  the  believing  woman  was  standing,  when  there 
came  to  her  the  fame  of  Saint  James  in  his  religion  ;  and  how  God  was — 
may  His  power  be  glorified  ! — dwelling  with  him  in  all  his  deeds.  She  arose 
with  joy  and  gladness  and  went  unto  Saint  James.  And  she  was  sound 
in  the  faith,  for  God — praise  be  to  His  name  ! — through  the  prayer  of  the 
saint,  had  given  her  her  desire. 

And  when  the  saint  knew  that  Theopiste,  the  wife  of  the  Prefect,  wished 
admittance  to  him  that  she  might  be  blessed  by  him,  he  wondered  exceed- 
ingly ;  and  he  said,  "This  is  a  serious  thing,"  for  he  knew  the  wickedness  of 
her  husband.  And  he  allowed  her  to  have  access  to  him.  And  when  she 
came  into  his  presence,  she  knelt  down  and  did  obeisance  at  his  feet,  and 
said  :    "  I  entreat   thee,  O   holy   father !    to   receive  thy  handmaiden,   and 

^  i.e.  October. 


144  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   JAMES,   THE    LORD'S   BROTHER. 

hearken  unto  her  words.     I  have  lived  with  my  husband  for  twenty  years, 
and  have  had  no  child.     I  am  grieved  exceedingly  at  this  state  of  things." 

Saint  James  said  unto  her :  "  Dost  thou  believe  that  our  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ  is  able  to  give  thee  a  child  ? "  She  replied  with  all  her  heart,  and 
said  unto  him  :  "  I  believe."  And  he  said  unto  her:  "  If  thou  dost  believe, 
be  it  unto  thee  according  to  thy  faith,"  And  she  bade  him  farewell,  and 
delivered  unto  him  the  blessing  that  she  had  with  her,  that  he  might 
distribute    it    amongst  the   needy.     And    she    received    his    blessing,  and 

f.  149  b  returned  to  her  house.  And  she  gave  glory  unto  God,  and  the  fame  of  the 
saint  was  increased. 

And  after  these  things  God — may  He  be  praised ! — answered  her  petition, 
and  gave  her  her  request.  And  she  conceived  and  bore  a  male  child  and 
called  him  James,  like  the  name  of  the  saint.  And  she  took  her  child  and 
much  money,  and  went  to  the  saint ;  and  was  blessed  by  him.  And  she 
said  :  "  O  good  servant  of  God  !  God  hath  heard  thy  supplication,  and  hath 
given  me  what  I  asked  for.  And  it  is  this  child  which  thou  seest  on  my 
hand  ;  and  he  is  by  the  blessing  of  thy  prayer.  And  I  entreat  thee,  O  thou 
holy  one  !  to  bless  him." 

And  the  saint  took  him  from  her  hand,  and  blessed  him  with  all  his 
heart,  and  returned  him  to  his  mother  ;  and  restored  her  to  her  house  in 
peace.  And  when  [this]  reached  the  Prefect  her  husband,  he  was  wroth 
with  a  fierce  wrath,  because  of  what  his  wife  had  done.  And  he  gathered 
to  himself  the  nobles  of  the  city  and  said  unto  them  :  "  Ye  are  negligent ; 
and  this  bishop  is  corrupting  the  city  for  us ;  and  leading  all  its  people 
astray,  desiring  that  everyone  round  about  us  should  be  of  his  faith  and 
doctrine." 

And  they  all  arose  and  took  counsel  [saying] :  "  What  shall  we  do  with 
him?"  Some  of  them  said:  "The  feast-day  is  near,  and  if  ye  wish,  some 
one  will  watch  for  him  in  the  temple."  For  many  people  were  called  James, 
but  there  was  no  James  the  Just  among  them  except  this  one  ;   because 

f.  150a  God  chose  him  from  the  womb  of  his  mother  like  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 
He  drank  no  wine  all  the  days  of  his  life  ;  and  he  ate  no  food  from  which 
blood  issued  ;  and  he  never  put  a  razor  upon  his  head  ;  and  he  never  washed 
in  a  hot  bath ;  and  he  never  wore  a  coat ;  but  all  his  life  he  was  wrapped 
in  a  mantle.  And  he  was  always  in  the  temple  intent  on  prayer  and 
supplication  to  God — glory  be  to  His  name  ! — that  He  might  forgive  the  sins 
of  the  nation  ;  until  his  feet  swelled  from  much  standing  and  worshipping, 
and  for  this  reason  he  was  called  James  the  Just.  And  all  the  Jews — may 
God  curse  them  ! — know  that  he  was  just,  pure  ;  and  he  was  amongst  them 
in  the  house  of  the  devout.     This  James  was  the  youngest  of  the  sons 


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of  Joseph  the  carpenter.  And  Joseph  had  four  male  children,  and  two 
daughters.  And  all  the  children  of  Joseph  were  married  except  this  James. 
And  he  was  orphaned  of  his  mother.  And  when  the  Lady  Mary  was 
espoused  to  Joseph,  she  found  James :  and  he  was  the  youngest  in  his 
house  ;  and  she  brought  him  up  and  taught  him  the  fear  of  God.  And 
therefore  the  Lady  Mary  was  called  the  mother  of  James.  And  when  he 
became  Bishop  in  Jerusalem,  many  of  the  people  believed  in  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ  by  his  means  ;  because  they  knew  his  purity.  And  there 
was  a  great  tumult  among  the  Jews  and  the  Scribes  and  the  Pharisees  ; 
because  the  people  said  that  James  was  the  Christ.  And  they  drew  nigh  f-  15°^ 
unto  James  and  desired  to  deceive  him,  and  said  unto  him:  "We  beseech 
thee  to  consecrate  all  the  nation  ;  for  they  are  doubtful  about  Jesus,  that 
He  is  the  Messiah  Who  is  to  come.  And  all  this  people  will  be  present 
at  Jerusalem  at  the  Passover  ;  speak  thou  to  them  and  make  their  hearts 
docile,  for  we  know  that  thou  wilt  not  say  aught  that  is  false  ;  and  all  the 
people  will  accept  thy  speech  ;  for  thou  art  like  a  Prophet  amongst  them, 
and  we  will  bear  witness  to  them  about  all  thine  integrity  and  will  tell 
them  that  there  is  no  hypocrisy  about  thee.  Do  thou  agree  to  our 
request,  and  they  will  all  accept  [it]  from  thee.  Go  up  to  a  pinnacle 
of  the  temple,  and  stand  so  that  all  the  people  will  hear  thy  voice." 

These  are  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel  ;  they  went  up,  and  many 
of  the  Gentiles.  And  all  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  desired  that  James 
should  say  unto  them  that  Jesus  was  the  son  of  Joseph,  and  he  (himself) 
was  his  brother.  And  they  commanded  a  herald  to  order  the  crowd  to 
be  silent,  that  they  might  hear  the  words  of  James  the  Just.  And  they 
all  cried,  "  It  is  our  duty  to  listen  and  not  to  oppose,"  because  all  the  people 
were  going  astray  with  the  evil  of  their  deeds  ;  and  the  Jews  were  longing 
for  faith  in  Jesus  the  Christ,  Who  had  been  crucified.  "Tell  us  now,  O  f.  151a 
thou  Just  One  !  who  is  Jesus  the  King?"  James  answered  in  a  loud  voice 
and  said  unto  them  :  "  Why  ask  ye  me  about  the  Lover  of  mankind  ? 
Behold  He  is  seated  in  His  majesty  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Father  ; 
and  He  it  is  Who  shall  come  on  the  clouds  of  heaven  to  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead." 

And  most  of  the  nation  believed  in  what  they  had  heard  from  James  ; 
and  they  praised  the  Lord  the  Christ,  saying  :  "  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of 
David  ! "  And  when  the  priests  and  the  Pharisees  heard  these  words, 
they  were  ashamed  in  the  presence  of  the  people ;  and  were  filled 
with  rage  against  James.  And  they  returned  and  cried  to  him,  saying  : 
"  Tell  us,  whose  Son  is  Jesus  ?  "  He  said  unto  them  :  "  The  Son  of  God  in 
truth — the  Father — glory  be  to  His  name !     Who  begat  Him  before  all 

L.  A.  T 


146  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF  JAMES,   THE   LORD'S   BROTHER. 

the  ages.  And  it  is  He  Who  was  born  of  Mary  the  Virgin  in  the  latter 
days.  I  believe  in  Him,  and  in  His  Eternal  Father,  and  in  the  Holy 
Ghost,  the  Equal,  the  Everlasting  Trinity  for  ever  and  ever." 

And  when  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  heard  these 

words  from  him,  they  gnashed  their  teeth  at  him,  and  stopped  their  ears  lest 

they  should  hear  the  word  of  God — may  He  be  exalted  and  glorified  ! — at 

f.  151b  the  mouth  of  Saint  James.     And   they  took  counsel  together  and   said: 

"  Alas  for  what  we  have  done  !   for  we  have  made  him  testify  to  all  the 

people  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God  ;  but  let  us  go  up  to  him 

and  kill  him,  lest  all  the  nation  should  believe  in  the  Christ."     And  the 

cf.  Isaiah     prophecy  of  Isaiah  the  prophet  was  fulfilled,  when  he  said  :  "  The  righteous 

"^'  shall  prosper  ;  it  shall  not  be  hard  for  him  to  become  the  Anointed  One 

over  us  ;  and  they  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  wicked  deeds."   And  they  went 

up  to  him  in  a  rage ;  and  they  threw  him  down  and  stoned  him.     And  he 

fell  prone  upon  his  face,  and  knelt  upon  his  knees  like  Stephen  the  first 

of  martyrs :    and  he  made  supplication  unto  God — the  God  of  mercy — 

saying  :  "  O  God  of  mercy  !  forgive  them,  for  they  know  not  what  they  do." 

And  they  stoned  him  while  he  was  praying  after  this  manner. 

cf.  Jer.  V.  And  one  of  the  priests  of  the  sons  of  Ahab,  about  whom  Jeremiah  the 

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prophet  bears  witness,  cried  out  to  them,  saying:  "Have  pity  for  a  little; 
what  is  this  that  ye  are  doing  to  the  good  man  of  God  ?  he  maketh 
supplication  unto  Him — may  He  be  magnified  and  glorified  ! — that  He 
would  forgive  you."  And  one  of  them,  a  fuller,  who  had  not  turned  at 
his  words,  took  the  piece  of  wood  with  which  he  beat  the  clothes,  and 
struck  the  head  of  James  the  Just  with  it,  and  he  yielded  up  the  ghost, 
on  the  eighteenth  day  of  Abib.  And  his  martyrdom  was  ended  ;  and  he 
was  buried  beneath  the  walls  of  the  temple, 
f.  1 52  a  And  James  the  Just  was  a  disciple  and  a  martyr  and  Bishop  of  the 
Jews.  And  he  died  for  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  after 
his  death,  a  mighty  wrath  abode  upon  all  the  Jews,  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem.  And  this  was  chiefly  upon  those  who  had  been  the  cause  of 
the  murder  of  James  the  disciple.  And  Vespasian  surrounded  them,  and 
plundered  them,  and  took  them  captive,  and  their  humiliation  increased 
daily  because  of  the  wickedness  of  their  deed  to  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ, 
the  King,  and  to  His  saints.  And  may  there  be  to  us  all,  the  Christians 
whom  He  calleth  by  the  new  name,  that  we  may  find  mercy  and  forgive- 
ness in  the  terrible  position  when  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  cometh  to 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead.  To  Whom  be  praise  and  glory  henceforth 
and  at  all  times,  and  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen.     Amen.     Amen. 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   MARK.  I47 

The  stories  which  follow  have  been  copied  from  MSS.  in  the  Convent 
of  St  Catherine  on  Mount  Sinai. 

THE    MARTYRDOM    OF    SAINT    MARK. 

This  is  the  Martyrdom  of  Mark  the  Evangelist  in  Alexandria  at  the 
end  of  the  thirtieth  year  of  the  sufferings  of  our  Lord  the  Saviour  fesns 
the  Christ.  And  the  completion  of  his  martyrdom  and  his  conflict  was  on 
the  twenty  fifth  of  the  month  of  Nisan,  in  the  peace  of  tJie  Lord.     Amen. 

Our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Word  of  the  Father,  Who  was  before   Cod.  Sin. 

the  ages,  Who  became  flesh    for  our  sake,  Who  is  the  God  who  made  f  ^q^\ 

us,  Who   redeemeth   mankind    and    ruleth   them   by   His   grace,  appeared 

unto   His   pious   disciples   at    His   resurrection   from   the  dead  ;   and   said 

unto  them  :  "  Go  ve  and  teach  the  world,  and  all  the  nations  ;  and  baptize   ^***-.  ,„ 
-'  xxviu.  19 

them  on  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost."  And 
they  were  scattered  among  the  cities,  and  the  villages  ;  and  distributed 
all  the  world  among  themselves.  And  amongst  them  there  was  a  man 
named  Mark ;  and  his  lot  came  out  unto  Egypt.  And  he  went  forth 
preaching  the  Gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  as  the  blessed  Apostles 
had  commanded  him,  the  pillars  of  the  Holy  Church.  And  this  saint 
began  to  preach  in  Libya  and  the  cities  around  it,  and  to  proclaim  the 
Gospel  of  our  Saviour  the  Christ.  And  all  the  people  of  this  country 
were  worshippers  of  idols,  drunkards,  with  every  impurity,  busied  with  vice, 
going  to  destruction  by  the  works  of  the  enemy.  And  the  Blessed  Mark 
the  Evangelist  preached  in  the  power  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and 
enlightened  them  in  those  five  cities.  In  the  beginning  he  spoke  to  them 
the  word  of  God.  And  he  did  great  wonders  amongst  them.  He  healed 
their  sick,  he  cleansed  their  lepers,  he  chased  away  the  evil  spirits  by  the 
grace  of  our  Lord.  And  many  believed  in  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  f.  201  b 
by  his  means.  And  he  broke  down  their  idols  on  the  spot  ;  and  baptized 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  And 
grace  was  made  manifest  upon  them  :  and  he  resolved  upon  a  journey 
to  Alexandria,  that  he  might  sow  the  good  seed  from  the  treasures  of 
the  divine  word  of  God.  And  he  bade  the  brethren  farewell,  and  saluted 
•them,  and  said  unto  them  :  "  The  Lord  hath  said  unto  me  in  a  vision, 
'  Go  unto  the  city  of  Alexandria".'  "  And  the  brethren  were  blessed  by  him, 
and  they  made  him  embark  in  a  ship  and  they  said  unto  him:  "The 
Bfrd  Jesus  the  Christ  be  with  thee  in  all  thy  ways." 


148  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   MARK. 

And  on  the  second  day  the  Blessed  Mark  arrived  at  Alexandria,  and 
he  descended  from  the  ship,  and  went  into  [a  place  called  Pentapolis  ;  and 
from  there  he  entered]^  the  city.  And  in  that  place  his  sandal  was  torn; 
and  the  blessed  Apostle  saw  a  man  sewing  up  rags,  and  repairing.  And  he 
gave  up  his  sandal  to  him  that  he  might  mend  it.  And  while  the 
shoemaker  was  sewing  at  his  sandal  he  pierced  his  left  hand  deeply 
with  the  awl  in  passing  it  through.  And  he  said  ;  "  In  the  name  of  God. 
There  is  one  God."  And  when  the  Blessed  Mark  heard  the  shoemaker 
say,  "There  is  one  God,"  he  said  to  himself,  "The  Lord  hath  prepared 
my  way."  And  straightway  he  spat  on  the  ground  and  kneaded  clay 
with  his  spittle,  and  anointed  the  hand  of  that  shoemaker,  and  said :  "  In 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Son  of  the  Living  God  for  ever." 
f.  202  a  And    straightway   the    man    drew   back    his    hand,   and    it   was    made 

whole.  And  he  understood  the  power  of  the  word,  and  knew  that  he 
(Mark)  was  a  foreigner  and  was  not  of  the  country.  And  he  said  unto 
him  :  "  I  entreat  thee,  O  man  !  that  thou  wouldest  come  and  alight  at  the 
house  of  thy  servant,  that  we  may  eat  bread  together,  for  thou  hast  done  a 
merciful  deed  to  me  this  day."  And  the  Blessed  Mark  rejoiced  and 
said  :  "  The  Lord  give  thee  the  Bread  of  Life  from  Heaven." 

And  the  man  took  the  Apostle  and  went  with  him  joyfully  to  his 
dwelling.  And  when  Saint  Mark  entered  the  shoemaker's  home,  he 
said  :  "  The  Lord  make  a  blessing  rest  here."  And  they  prayed  together  ; 
and  after  the  prayer  they  reclined  and  ate  and  drank  and  rejoiced 
exceedingly.  And  the  man,  the  master  of  the  house,  said  :  "  O  my  father! 
I  would  fain  have  thee  tell  me  who  thou  art  ;  and  what  is  that  powerful 
word  which  I  have  heard  from  thee." 

And  Saint  Mark  said  unto  him  :  "  I  am  a  slave  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Living  God." 

And  the  man  said  unto  him  :  "I  am  longing  to  see  Him."  The  Blessed 
Mark  said  unto  him:  "I  will  tell  thee  about  Him."  And  Saint  Mark 
began  to  preach,  and  said : 

"  The  beginning  of  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  the  Christ,  Son  of  God,  son 
of  David,  son  of  Abraham."  And  he  told  him  also  about  the  prophets. 
And  the  shoemaker  said  unto  him :  "  O  my  Lord  !  I  never  heard  of  this 
book  before,  out  of  which  thou  dost  preach.  Will  the  sons  of  the  Copts 
be  wise?"  And  the  Blessed  Mark  gave  him  instructions  about  the 
Christ. 

^  The  words  in  l)rackets  are  an  insertion  on  the  margin  of  the  manuscript,  so  far  as  I  can  judge, 
in  the  same  hand. 


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And  he  said  unto  him  :  "The  wisdom  of  the  world  is  fooHshncss  with  f.  202b 
God."  And  the  man  bcHeved  in  God  by  the  word  of  Mark.  And  he  19 
(Mark)  continued  to  do  wonders  and  signs ;  and  he  enHghtened  him 
and  all  his  household.  And  the  man  was  called  Anianus.  And  because 
of  him  many  people  believed  in  the  Lord.  And  the  citizens  heard  that 
a  Galilean  man  had  come.  And  they  said :  "  A  man  hath  arrived  in  this 
city  who  will  destroy  the  sacrifices  of  the  gods  and  their  worship."  And 
they  sought  for  him  that  they  might  kill  him.  And  they  hid  an  ambush 
for  him,  and  traps.  And  the  Blessed  Mark  knew  of  what  they  had  resolved 
about  him.  And  he  made  Anianus  a  bishop,  and  three  presbyters  with 
him ;  the  first  was  called  Melian,  and  Sabinus,  and  Kerdona.  And 
seven  deacons  ;  and  he  appointed  eleven  for  the  service  of  the  church. 
And  he  took  them,  and  fled  with  them  to  these  five  cities ;  and  abode  there 
for  two  years.  And  he  strengthened  the  brethren  and  appointed  bishops 
over  them  also,  and  priests  in  all  the  five  cities. 

And  he  returned  unto  Alexandria,  and  these  brethren  arrived  who 
had  been  enlightened  by  the  grace  of  God.  And  they  built  a  church 
for  them,  which  was  upon  the  shore  of  the  sea,  lower  down  than  the 
CanaP.  And  the  Just  One  rejoiced  in  his  work,  and  he  knelt  in  worship 
and  praised  God.  And  he  abode  there  for  a  time.  And  those  who 
believed  in  the  Christ  increased  ;  and  they  mocked  the  heathen  and  the 
worshippers  of  idols.  And  the  heathen  learned  about  the  affairs  of  the 
Christians,  and  they  waxed  wroth  against  them  exceedingly  because  of  the  f-  203  a 
wonders  which  they  had  done.  The  sick  were  healed,  the  lepers  were 
cleansed,  the  deaf  heard,  and  the  blind  were  made  to  see.  And  they 
meditated  the  destruction  of  Mark  the  Evangelist ;  but  they  could  do 
nothing  against  him.  And  they  squeezed  their  tongues  with  their  teeth 
from  hatred.  And  they  assembled  in  the  temple  of  their  idols  ;  and  they 
cried  and  said:  "What  shall  we  do  with  this  sorcerer?"  And  the  Blessed 
Mark  was  present  on  the  first  day  of  the  Holy  Passover.  And  that  was 
on  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  Pharmouthi.  And  the  heathen  were  seeking 
him,  and  they  did  not  at  first  find  him.  And  on  that  day  the  messengers 
of  the  multitude  came  to  him  ;  and  he  was  standing  offering  a  divine 
prayer  at  the  time  of  the  mass.  And  they  took  him  and  put  a  rope  on  his 
nsck,  and  they  dragged  him  along  the  ground  and  the  pavement,  and  they 
said  :  "  Drag  the  Buff"alo  to  the  field."  And  Saint  Mark  was  praising  and 
thanking  the  Christ,  saying  :  "  I  thank  thee,  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ 
because  I  have  been  counted  worthy  of  this  pain  for  thy  Name.'"     And  his 

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flesh  was  strewn  upon  the  ground  ;  and  his  blood  was  flowing  on  the 
pavement ;  and  the  stones  were  wet  with  it.  And  in  the  evening  they 
cast  him  into  prison  that  they  might  consider  by  what  death  they  might 
destroy  him. 

And  when  it  was  midnight,  and  the  doors  were  locked  upon  him, 
f.  203  b  and  the  guard  sleeping  at  the  doors,  behold  !  the  prison  was  illumined, 
and  there  was  a  mighty  earthquake.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  de- 
scended from  heaven,  and  touched  him,  and  said  unto  him:  •' O  Mark, 
servant  of  the  Lord !  Thy  name  is  written  in  the  book  of  life  in 
heaven.  And  thy  memory  shall  never  be  forgotten,  and  the  angels  are 
protecting  thy  spirit,  and  thy  bones  shall  not  go  down  into  the  earth." 

This  vision  appeared  to  Mark,  and  he  raised  his  hands  toward  heaven 
and  said  :  "  I  thank  Thee,  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  because  Thou  hast 
not  rejected  me,  but  hast  made  me  meet  to  be  with  Thine  Apostles.  I 
entreat  Thee,  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  that  Thou  wouldest  receive  my 
spirit  in  peace,  and  not  shut  me  out  from  Thy  grace." 

And  when  he  had  finished  his  prayer,  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ 
appeared  unto  him  as  He  had  been  seen  among  the  disciples  in  the  light 
which  taketh  away  pains  ;  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Peace  be  unto  thee, 
O  Mark  the  Evangelist ! "  The  Blessed  Mark  replied  and  said  :  "  Praise 
be  unto  Thee,  O  Jesus  the  Christ,  my  Lord!" 

And  when  the  morrow  came,  a  multitude  of  the  citizens  again 
assembled  ;  and  they  brought  him  out  of  the  prison,  and  put  a  rope  on 
his  neck ;  and  they  also  dragged  him  and  said  :  "  Drag  the  Buffalo  to 
the  field."  And  they  dragged  the  Blessed  Mark  ;  and  he  was  thanking 
f.  204a  God  even  more  than  the  first  time;  the  strong  God.  And  he  said: 
"  Into  Thy  hands  I  commit  my  spirit,  O  Lord."  And  then  the  Blessed 
Mark  gave  up  his  ghost. 

And  the  multitude  of  the  heathen  kindled  a  fire  to  burn  his  body. 
And  by  the  guidance  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  there  was  a  great  sand- 
storm and  a  very  violent  wind,  until  the  rays  of  the  sun  were  covered 
over ;  and  the  sound  of  loud  thunder.  And  there  was  rain,  and  sleet^ 
with  hail  till  the  evening,  until  it  flowed  down  the  valleys,  and  many 
people  of  the  heathen  perished.  And  they  were  terrified,  and  they  left  the 
bones  of  the  saint,  and  fled.  And  chosen  men  came  from  the  priests, 
and  took  the  body  of  the  Blessed  One  from  the  place  where  it  had  been 
thrown  ;  and  went  with  it  to  the  spot  in  which  they  had  finished  the 
prayer.     And  this  pure  one  was  of  middle  height,  with  dark  blue  eyes,  and 

^  Literally  "wet." 


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large  eyebrows,  with  curly  hair,  full  of  divine  grace.  And  the  priests  put 
him  on  a  bier,  and  they  buried  him  according  to  the  custom  of  the  city  ; 
and  they  put  him  in  a  place  hewn  out ;  and  made  a  commemoration  for 
him  and  a  rejoicing  in  the  Christ.  And  they  placed  him  in  the  eastern 
side  of  the  city.  And  the  Blessed  Mark,  the  first  Evangelist,  suffered  in 
Alexandria,  which  is  in  the  province  of  Egypt.  And  he  finished  his 
martyrdom  for  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  on  the  twenty-fifth 
day  of  the  month  of  Nisan\  and  of  the  Greek  months  in  April  ;  and  of  f.  204  b 
the  Coptic  months  in  Pharmouthi  ;  in  the  days  of  the  Emperor  Aghayun, 
Tiberius  Caesar.  Because  of  this  may  the  Father  be  praised  !  and  the  Son 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  henceforth  and  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

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THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  SAINT  LUKE. 

This  is  the  Martyrdom  of  L  like  the  Evangelist  tvJiicJi  took  place  in  the 
eighteentli  year  of  the  first  Teshrin^ ;  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord  fesus  the 
Christ.     A  men. 

It  came  to  pass  that  when  the  disciples  had  divided  the  cities  of  the 
world,  the  lot  of  Peter  was  the  city  of  Rome  ;  and  some  of  the  disciples 

r    T 

abode  with  him.  These  were  their  names  :  Titus,  from  the  city  of  Galilee 
and  Luke  from  the  city  of  Antioch.  And  when  the  blessed  Peter  fell 
asleep  in  Rome,  in  the  time  of  Nero  the  Emperor,  they  were  scattered 
to  preach  the  Gospel  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  in  all  these  countries. 
And  Nero  Caesar,  the  Emperor,  seized  Paul,  and  took  off  his  head  in 
Rome.  And  as  for  Luke,  he  fled  from  the  face  of  the  Emperor  :  and  he 
preached  in  [all]  the  countries  and  all  the  cities  which  were  in  these  coasts. 
And  he  was  the  scribe  of  Peter,  to  write  about  all  the  good  acts  with 
which  he  preached  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  God 
f.  205  a  wrought  many  wonders  by  his  hand.  He  healed  the  sick  ;  he  opened  the 
eyes  of  the  blind  ;  and  the  lame  walked  ;  and  he  cleansed  the  lepers ;  and 
he  made  the  deaf  hear  ;  and  he  healed  all  the  divers  kinds  of  sickness 
in  the  name  of  our  Lord  and  our  God  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  when 
his  hearers  went  out  into  these  countries,  the  believers  were  multiplied 
in  them  by  means  of  him.  And  he  built  many  churches  and  monasteries 
in  every  place;  and  those  who  believed  in  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ 
were  multiplied  every  day;  and  they  were  devoted  to  the  worship 
and  the  teaching  of  Saint  Luke. 

And  when  the  priests  of  the  idol  temples  saw  the  beauty  of  the 
faith  of  the  Gentiles,  the  devil  entered  into  them,  and  they  took  counsel 
— they  and  the  Jews  who  dwelt  in  that  city.  And  they  assembled  in  the 
temple  which  is  in  the  great  city  of  these  countries,  and  it  was  on  the 
twentieth  day  of  Thoth.  And  when  they  were  gathered  together  with  the 
Jews  in  the  temple,  the  priests  adorned  their  idols  with  the  pictures,  and  the 
lamps  and  all  the  scents.  And  all  the  nobles  of  the  palace  were  present, 
and  the  chiefs  of  the  palace  sat  upon  thrones,  and  the  eldest  of  their  priests 
came  forward  and  said  :   "  Some  sorcerers  of  the  twelve  men  and  some 

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of  the  seventy  whom  Jesus  who  is  called  the  Christ  made  His  disciples, 
have  entered  our  city,  and  they  have  preached  about  miracles  in  every 
place  ;  and  all  the  Romans  have  been  led  away  to  their  teaching,  by  the 
abundance  of  their  deceitfulness  and  their  sorcery.  And  the  Emperor 
Nero  hath  slain  a  multitude  of  them.  And  this  Luke  fled  from  the 
presence  of  the  Emperor ;  and  he  hath  led  astray  many  people  of  the  f.  205  b 
cities  and  the  provinces." 

Then  a  Jew  stood  up,  his  name  was  Isaac,  and  he  was  conspicuous 
among  the  community  of  the  Jews  who  were  in  that  district.  And  he  said: 
"  Before  I  came  into  these  countries  I  was  in  Jerusalem  with  an  excellent 
man  whose  name  was  Gamaliel,  and  the  chiefs  of  the  nation,  Hannas  and 
Caiaphas  and  Alexander,  and  Decalius,  had  seized  a  man  named  Jesus,  and 
had  sentenced  Him  to  death;  and  they  hung  Him  upon  the  cross,  and 
slew  Him,  and  left  Him  in  the  tomb.  And  He  rose  from  amongst  the 
dead  on  the  third  day.  He  it  is  in  whose  name  this  man,  whose  name  is 
Luke,  preacheth." 

All  the  people  replied  to  him  with  one  voice  and  said  :  "  How  could  this 
man  whose  name  was  Jesus,  arise  from  the  dead  ?  "  And  when  the  name  of 
Jesus  was  named  by  them  in  the  temple,  the  idols  all  fell  and  were  broken 
like  earthen  vessels.  And  when  the  priests  saw  the  destruction  of  their 
gods,  they  rent  their  garments,  and  tore  out  their  hair,  and  went  out  into 
the  city  of  Rome  to  seek  help  from  the  Emperor,  saying :  "  How  many 
more  sorceries  will  he  do  in  the  name  of  Him  who  is  called  Jesus  .-• " 

The  Emperor  said  unto  them  :  "  I  have  slain  every  one  who  believes 
in  this  name  in  all  my  countries,  except  one  man  named   Luke,  and  he  f.  206  a 
escaped  from   my  hand." 

The  multitude  answered  him:  "Behold!  he  is  in  our  city;  he  hath 
led  its  inhabitants  astray  by  his  teaching  faith  in  Jesus.  And  in  the 
city  he  healeth  the  sick  of  divers  diseases  ;  [with]  many  cures."  And 
when  the  Emperor  heard  [it,]  he  was  very  wroth,  and  gnashed  his  teeth, 
and  commanded  that  some  of  his  captains  should  come  and  go  out  with 
two  hundred  soldiers  of  his  army,  and  should  bring  him  forth  into  his 
presence.  And  Saint  Luke  was  sitting  teaching  the  multitude  the  precepts 
of  the  Gospel.  And  when  he  had  finished  his  speech,  the  multitude  dispersed 
to  their  business,  and  the  saint  arose  and  went  forth  towards  the  sea.  And 
on  the  shore  of  the  sea  he  met  an  old  man  seated  for  catching  fish.  And 
he  said  :  "  Come  near  unto  me  that  I  may  speak  unto  thee  about  what  it  is 
thy  duty  to  do."  And  when  he  drew  nigh  unto  him,  and  perceived  the 
grace  of  God  which  was  in  his  face,  he  knelt  down  and  did  obeisance 

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154  THE   MARTYRDOM    OF   SAINT   LUKE. 

unto  him.  And  the  saint  raised  him  up  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Behold  !  the 
Emperor  hath  sent  his  friends  and  his  soldiers  to  me  to  bring  me  unto  him. 
And  I  have  learnt  that  he  is  commanding  that  I  should  be  slain.  And 
the  will  of  God,  may  His  name  be  glorified  !  shall  be  done.  And  these 
books — take  them,  and  put  them  in  thy  house,  in  a  clean  place ;  and  they 
will  teach  thee  the  path  of  life." 

And  the  man  received  the  books  from  him  in  trust.  And  the  power  of 
God  rested  upon  him,  and  he  went  and  preached  in  the  name  of  God 
in  every  place.  And  his  name  was  Theophilus.  And  he  became  beloved 
and  chosen  of  God  in  all  things, 
f.  2o6b  And  while  Luke  the  disciple  was  in  this  state,  the  army  of  the 
Emperor  arrived  at  the  city,  and  they  laid  hold  of  the  saint,  and  went 
with  him  to  Rome  to  the  presence  of  the  Emperor,  he  being  chained.  And 
Saint  Luke  was  blessing  the  name  of  God  in  his  soul.  And  the  Emperor 
commanded  that  he  should  be  imprisoned  in  the  gaol  till  the  morrow. 
And  when  the  morrow  came,  he  commanded  him  to  be  brought ;  and  he 
stood  before  him,  being  chained.  And  he  never  ceased  from  singing 
praises  at  all  times  and  saying :  "  I  thank  thee,  O  my  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ !  that  Thou  hast  made  me  meet  for  this  honourable  station."  And 
when  he  reached  the  Emperor  he  said  unto  him:  "Art  thou  Luke  who 
hast  made  a  sedition  in  all  the  cities  of  the  Romans,  and  hast  destroyed  the 
worship  of  the  gods  by  thy  sorcery  ?  " 

Saint  Luke  replied  to  him  and  said  :  "  Our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  said 

cf.  Matt,      in   His  Holy  Gospel :   '  When  they  persecute  you,  and  every  idle  word  is 

^'     '     ■     said  about  you  for  My  name's  sake,  rejoice  and  exult,  for  your  reward  is 

great  in  heaven.'     The  works  of  my  father  Peter  are  good  works,  those 

which  I  have  learnt  from  him.     But  as  for  sorcery  ;   I  know  it  not ;  and 

what  I  do  know  is  the  name  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ."     The  Emperor 

said  unto  all  the  people  of  his  kingdom  who  were  present,  "  Let  not  the 

name  of  Jesus  be  mentioned  in  my  Council."     And  when  he  named  the 

f.  207  a  name  of  Jesus  the  Christ,  immediately  all  the  images  and  the  talismans 

which  were  in  his  council-chamber  fell  down  which  he  believed  to   be 

gods. 

And  when  the  Emperor  and  all  who  were  present  with  him  saw  the 
miracle  which  Saint  Luke  had  wrought,  they  cried  and  said  :  "  Put  this 
man  out  of  our  country."  And  the  Emperor  straightway  commanded  that 
he  should  be  set  up  for  torture ;  and  that  he  should  be  beaten  with  whips 
until  his  blood  flowed  like  water  upon  the  ground ;  and  that  his  right 
arm  should  be  cut  off;  and  he  struck  his  arm  with  a  blow  and  severed  it. 


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And  the  Emperor  said  unto  him  :  "  This  is  the  hand  with  which  thou  hast 
written  the  books  wherewith  thou  hast  led  the  Romans,  the  people  of  my 
kingdom,  astray." 

Saint  Luke  said  unto  him  :  "  Think  not  that  my  God  is  weak  ;  I  will 
show  thee  His  power."  And  he  prayed  and  said  :  "  My  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ,  for  Whose  sake  we  have  renounced  the  world  and  have  followed 
Thee,  Thou  art  the  Saviour  of  souls.  Think  not  of  what  error  goeth 
forth  from  me,  whether  I  know  it  or  know  it  not,  for  I  am  but  flesh,  and 
do  not  work  this  miracle  for  which  I  ask  Thee  because  of  me,  who  am 
a  sinner ;  but  for  Thy  holy  name  and  Thy  supreme  power :  that  the 
Gentiles  may  not  say,  '  Where  is  their  God  on  whom  they  call .'' '  Grant 
this  favour  unto  Thy  servant,  that  my  arm  may  return  whole  as  it  was ; 
for  Thine  is  the  power  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen." 

And  when  the  saint  had  finished  his  prayer,  he  stretched  out  his  left 
hand,  and  took  hold  of  his  right  hand  which  had  been  cut  ofif,  and 
fastened  it  in  its  place,  and  it  became  whole  again  as  it  had  been,  by  the  f.  207  b 
power  of  our  Lord  and  our  God,  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  when  the 
Emperor  beheld  this  wonder,  he  and  all  who  were  present,  they  were 
confounded  and  said  :    "  See  the  power  of  the  art  of  this  wizard  ! " 

The  saint  said  unto  him  :  "  May  God  keep  me  from  being  a  wizard  ! 
But  I  would  fain  have  thee  know  the  power  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ. 
And  I  do  not  loathe  the  death  of  this  world."  And  the  saint  turned  and 
took  hold  of  his  right  hand  with  his  left  hand,  and  made  it  to  be  again 
cut  off.  And  when  Anatolius  the  Vizier  saw  this  wonder,  he  believed 
in  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  he  and  his  wife  and  his  household  and 
all  his  servants ;  and  their  number  was  two  hundred  and  sixty-seven 
men.  And  the  Emperor  commanded  that  their  names  should  be  written 
down.  And  he  passed  the  sentence  upon  them  that  their  necks  should 
be  struck  [off]  in  one  day.  And  this  happened  on  the  eighteenth  day 
of  the  month  of  Phaophi.  And  he  commanded  that  the  neck  (head)  of 
St  Luke  should  be  struck,  and  that  it  should  be  put  into  a  hair  sack 
filled  with  sand,  and  be  thrown  into  the  sea. 

And  when  the  Blessed  One  heard  this  sentence,  they  went  forth  with 
him  to  the  seashore  to  take  off  his  head.  And  he  said  unto  the  officer 
"  I  entreat  you  by  the  right  of  one  over  the  other,  that  ye  wait  for  me  a 
little  while,  that  I  may  pray  to  my  God." 

And  thus  did   he   make  supplication   and  say :  "  My  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ!     Who    hath    created    all    things    in    His   wisdom    according   to  f.  208a 
His  will,  the  heaven,  and  the  earth,  and  the  sea,  and  all  that  moveth  in 


IS6  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   SAINT   LUKE. 

them,  grant  power  unto  Thy  servant  and   give  him   pardon  ;  and  place 
my  portion  and  fortune  with  my  father  Peter." 

And  when  the  saint  had  finished  his  prayer,  one  of  the  officers  who 
was  bhnd  of  one  eye  drew  nigh  unto  him.  And  he  approached  the  saint 
that  he  might  take  off  his  head.  Then  was  his  eye  opened.  And  he 
knelt  down  on  the  ground  and  said  unto  the  saint :  "  Forgive  me,  O  good 
servant  of  God  !  for  I  have  sinned  against  thee."  And  the  swordsman 
drew  his  sword  and  struck  off  the  head  of  Saint  Luke,  and  separated 
it  from  his  body,  and  [that  of]  the  other  officer  whose  eye  had  been 
opened.  And  they  finished  their  testimony  together.  And  they  put 
the  body  of  Saint  Luke  in  a  hair  sack,  and  made  it  heavy,  and  flung  it 
into  the  sea.  And  God  made  it  possible,  may  His  glory  be  exalted  ! 
that  the  waves  should  throw  it  on  an  island.  And  a  man  who  believed 
in  God  found  it  and  took  it  out,  and  wrapped  it  in  a  fine  shroud.  And 
the  martyrdom  of  Saint  Luke  the  Evangelist  was  finished  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  the  first  Teshrin,  in  the  time  of  the  accursed  Emperor 
Nero.  To  our  Lord  and  our  Saviour  Jesus  the  Christ  be  dominion  and 
power  and  praise  and  glorification  and  holiness  and  the  everlasting 
eternal  kingdom  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


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THE  STORY  OF  JOHN,  SON  OF  ZEBEDEE. 

This  is  the  story  of  John  the  son  of  Zebedee,  a  preacher  of  the  Gospel  Cod.  sin. 

Ara.1)    539 
and   the    beloved  of   onr  Lord   the    Christ,    one   of   the    Twelve   Disciples,   f  n6  b 

May  his  prayers  protect  us !     A  men. 

When  the  Holy  Ghost  rested  upon  the  disciples  on  the  day  of  Pente- 
cost, they  were  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost;  and  this  was  after  the  ascension 
of  our  Lord  the  Christ  to  heaven.  And  they  spoke  all  languages,  and 
they  dispersed  themselves  into  all  countries,  and  proclaimed  the  truth 
of  the  Gospel,  the  faithfulness  of  the  Christ,  the  Word  of  God,  in  order 
that   the  people    might   believe.     Then,  when   Simon    Cepha   had    begun 

his  speech,  they  all  said  :  "The  Christ  commanded  us  before  His  ascension   °^-  ^att. 
^  '  J  xxvui.  19. 

into  heaven  and  said  :    '  Go  ye,  all  of  you,  and  preach  the  Gospel  to  the  Mark  xvi. 

people,  and  baptize  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  f.  ^7  a 

Holy  Ghost.     And  whoso  believeth,  shall  be  saved ;  and  whoso  denieth, 

shall    be   damned.'     And    it    is   our   duty  to  disperse  ourselves  amongst 

all   the   countries ;    and   the    worshippers    of  idols  in   which  devils   dwell 

shall  hearken.     And  we  shall  tread  down  the  Enemy,  and  all  his  powers 

with  our  feet." 

And  when  the  Apostles  had  finished  these  words  they  separated 
one  from  the  other.  And  when  John  the  son  of  Zebedee,  the  Apostle,  went 
forth  from  Jerusalem,  the  grace  of  the  Lord  accompanied  him.  And  his 
lot  had  come  out  for  the  city  of  Ephesus.  And  he  had  a  cross,  and  after 
three  days  he  planted  it  in  the  ground  before  him.  And  John  worshipped 
and  prayed  and  said  :  "  O  my  Lord  and  my  God,  Jesus  the  Christ !  now  Thy 
promise  to  us  is  fulfilled.  Thou  hast  given  to  us  according  to  Thy  pleasure, 
and  Thou  hast  delivered  us  from  Sheol  ;  for  Thou  art  our  refuge  at  all 
times  when  we  remember  Thy  birth,  which  was  from  the  Virgin  ;  and  Thy 
conduct  among  men ;  and  Thy  being  lifted  up  on  the  cross  ;  and  Thy 
death  ;  and  Thine  entrance  into  the  grave  ;  and  Thy  resurrection  after 
three  days  ;  and  Thy  ascension  to  Thy  Father  in  heaven.  And  now  give 
us  the  victory  over  Satan  the  Enemy.  And  I  am  going  to  the  countries 
which  Thou  hast  prepared  for  us  in  Thy  dear  grace,  that  I  may  turn  the 
people  from  their  error,  and  that  they  may  receive  the  Holy  Ghost,  Who 
proceedeth  from  Thy  Father  and  dwelleth  in  us ;  and  Who  will  destroy 


IS8  THE   STORY   OF   JOHN,   SON   OF   ZEBEDEE. 

f.  97  b  the  idols  of  error ;  and  I  will  build  Thee  a  temple  to  Thine  honour  in 
the  city  of  images." 

And  when  John  the  son  of  Zebedee  had  finished  his  prayer,  the  Lord 
answered  him  from  heaven,  saying :  "  I  have  loved  thee,  and  I  will  not 
disappoint  thee  ;  and  I  will  not  leave  thee  in  their  hands.  I  am  with 
you  all  until  the  end  of  the  world.  And  fear  not,  O  son  of  Zebedee ! 
go  and  preach,  and  be  not  anxious  about  what  thou  shalt  do  or  what 
thou  shalt  say," 

And  when  the  speech  of  the  Lord  was  finished,  John  arose  from 
his  prayer,  and  journeyed,  being  gentle  in  soul.  And  John  was  clothed  in 
the  fashion  of  the  people  of  Palestine  ;  and  he  walked  barefoot.  And  he 
journeyed  on  that  road  for  forty-eight  days ;  preaching  the  fame  of 
the  gospel  of  the  Christ,  And  some  of  the  people  said  that  he  was  mad. 
And  some  said  :  "  Leave  him  alone,  for  he  is  a  foreigner,  he  hath  come 
from  a  far  country,  and  he  knoweth  not  our  mighty  gods.  And  if  he  should 
come  in  beside  us,  and  go  out  again  he  will  love  them  and  will  sacrifice 
unto  them."  But  some  people  of  the  city,  which  was  named  Asia,  heard  of 
him  and  believed  in  what  he  said  ;  and  two  hundred  souls  of  them  were 
baptized  in  a  night ;  and  he  taught  them  the  way  of  truth.  Then  he  went 
out  of  Asia  to  the  country  of  idols  ;  and  his  food  was  bread  and  beans 
with  a  little  lentils;  and  this  he  bought  for  its  price  from  city  to  city. 
And  his  drink  was  water.     And  when  Saint  John  arrived  at  the  city  of 

f.  98  a  Ephesus — as  we  have  found  written  in  the  house  of  Nero  the  Godless,  and 
he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked  at  it,  and  behold  !  a  [smoke  went  up]  from 
the  city  of  Ephesus,  And  on  that  day  there  was  a  feast,  and  they  were 
sacrificing  to  their  idols  and  to  their  devils.  And  he  was  amazed  at 
this,  and  he  said:  "What  is  this  smoke  which  hath  veiled  the  eye  of  the 
sun.-*"  And  while  he  was  walking,  he  reached  one  of  the  gates  of  the 
city,  and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  saw  the  image  of  Artemis  standing 
over  the  gate,  painted  in  colours,  and  on  her  lips  gold  and  dyes, 
and  over  her  a  veil  of  gold  brocade ;  and  a  candle  burning  before  her. 
And  when  John  the  Pure  saw  her  he  left  her.  Then  he  wept  over  the  people 
of  the  city.  Then  he  went  thence  till  he  returned  to  four  of  the  gates  ;  and 
at  all  these  he  saw  as  at  the  first  one.  And  while  he  was  standing  at  the 
second  gate,  he  saw  an  old  woman  standing  before  the  idol  and  worshipping 
it.  And  John  said  unto  her:  "O  thou  woman!  what  is  this  image  which  thou 
art  worshipping  ,-•"  And  she  said  unto  him:  "This  image  which  thou  seest 
is  Artemis  our  god  who  came  down  from  heaven,  and  she  it  is  who  nourisheth 
all  the  people."    And  John  the  Pure  cursed  her  and  said  unto  her  :  "Be  quiet; 


THE   STORY   OF   JOHN,   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE.  159 

for  as  for  thee,  thy  mind  hath  gone  through  the  sacrifices  to  idols;  but  this 
is  the  daughter  of  Satan." 

And  when  the  old  woman  heard  his  words,  she  stooped  down  to  the 
ground,  and  filled  her  hand  with  dust,  and  flung  it  in  John's  face.  Then  the  f.  98  b 
saint  withdrew  a  little  space,  and  bowed  down  to  the  ground,  and  cried 
out  to  his  Lord,  and  said :  "  O  Lord !  hearken  unto  my  prayer,  and 
make  mine  entrance  into  this  city  easy,  that  I  may  be  in  a  certain  place 
by  Thy  good  pleasure."  And  he  went  in  on  the  right  side  of  the  city 
gate  and  saw  there  a  bath,  and  went  towards  it.  And  behold  !  a  man 
was  there,  named  Secundus,  and  John  the  Evangelist  spoke  to  him  in  the 
language  of  that  country,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  O  thou  man  !  perhaps  thou 
wilt  hire  me  for  the  work  of  this  thy  bath."  Secundus  said  unto  him : 
"Yea,  for  how  much  wilt  thou  work  with  me  every  day?"  John  said  unto 
him :  "  Give  me  what  thou  wilt."  And  he  stipulated  with  him  for  a 
hundred  obols  a  day.  And  he  brought  in  wood  and  dung  for  the  stokers 
of  the  bath,  and  he  collected  muck  for  them  from  every  place. 

And  he  remained  with  him  for  forty  days,  and  took  his  wages  day 
by  day.  And  Secundus  the  owner  of  the  bath  said  unto  Saint  John, 
"  I  would  fain  have  thee  tell  me  what  thou  doest  with  thy  wages  which 
thou  art  taking  from  me  ;  for  I  see  thee  barefoot,  naked.  Leave  it  with 
me  that  there  may  be  more ;  and  thou  mayest  buy  thee  therewith  what 
thou  needest,  what  is  fitting  for  thee,  for  thou  art  a  foreigner." 

And  John  said  unto  Secundus  the  native  born  :  "  Because  my  Lord  hath 
said  unto  us:  'Do  not  possess  gold,  nor  silver,  nor  brass,  nor  two  coats.'  f.  99a 
And  I  cannot  oppose  His  command,  lest  He  be  wroth  with  me." 

Secundus  said  unto  him  :  "And  who  is  this  thy  master?  What  is  his 
name  ?  tell  it  me,  for  he  will  not  fail  to  come  and  attack  me.  Or  perchance 
he  is  a  harsh  man  ;  and  will  force  me  to  do  something  that  will  be  hard  on 
me.  This  will  be  a  fault  on  my  part,  that  I  should  have  a  slave  without 
the  consent  of  his  master." 

And  John  said  unto  him :  "  Fear  not,  O  son  of  freemen  !  that  my 
master  will  be  wroth  with  me." 

And  Secundus  said  unto  him  :  "  And  why  didst  thou  not  tell  me  from 
the  first,  as  thou  didst  work  with  me,  that  thou  art  a  slave .-' " 

John  said  unto  him  :  "  Because  this  my  Master  is  in  heaven,  and  He 
accomplisheth  [all  that  He  willeth]  in  heaven,  and  in  earth,  and  in  the  seas. 
He  is  the  Creator  of  what  is  seen  and  what  is  not  seen.  And  He  it  is  Who 
sent  the  prophets  to  preach  to  His  creatures.  And  some  of  them  were 
slain,  and  some  of  them  were  stoned.     And  in  the  last  times — I  mean  at 


l6o  THE   STORY   OF   JOHN,   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE. 

this  time — He  sent  His  beloved,  only  Son,  Who  had  been  with  Him  from 
everlasting.  And  He  entered  by  the  ear  of  the  pure  Virgin  ;  and  dwelt  in 
her  for  nine  months  ;  and  He  is  the  fulness  of  heaven  and  of  earth.  And 
after  nine  months  He  was  born  of  Mary  the  daughter  of  David,  [He,]  the 
Word  which  became  flesh.  And  He  did  not  destroy  her  virginity  ;  and  He 
was  seen  among  men,  the  Word  of  God,  like  a  humble  man,  except  without 
sin.  And  when  thirty  years  were  fulfilled,  He  took  to  Himself  chosen 
disciples;  and  they  followed  Him  when  He  was  wandering  in  the  desert 
f.  99b  with  them;  for  He  turned  the  water  into  wine  in  Cana,  one  of  the  cities 
of  Galilee ;  and  from  five  loaves  He  satisfied  five  thousand  men,  besides 
women  and  children.  And  there  was  something  over  from  them,  and  it 
fell.  And  He  opened  the  eyes  of  the  blind  :  and  healed  the  dumb  and  the 
speechless.  And  He  brought  to  life  the  daughter  of  Jairus,  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  after  her  death  ;  and  she  is  till  now  alive  with  her  father  ;  and  if 
thou  dost  wish  to  see  her,  go  beside  them.  And  He  brought  to  life  the  son 
of  the  widow  in  the  city  of  Nain,  when  they  were  going  to  bury  him.  And 
He  raised  Lazarus  after  he  had  stayed  in  the  grave  four  days.  And  I  have 
more  of  these  things,  if  thou  dost  wish  to  hear  and  to  trust,  O  Secundus ! 
But  as  for  the  nation  of  the  Jews,  they  rejected  Him,  and  delivered  Him 
up  to  Pilate  the  Pontius,  and  stripped  off  His  clothes,  and  put  a  crown 
of  thorns  on  His  head.  And  when  they  had  crucified  Him,  the  sun  was 
darkened,  and  its  light  was  extinguished  from  the  third  hour  till  the  ninth 
hour.  And  the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent,  and  the  rocks  which  were  upon 
the  mouths  of  the  sepulchres  were  shaken,  and  a  number  of  the  dead  came 
forth  from  them,  proclaiming  with  their  voices,  saying  :  '  This  is  the  Light 
of  the  Creator.'  And  they  went  and  bore  witness  to  Him  while  He  was 
upon  the  Cross,  And  a  man  took  Him,  whose  name  was  Joseph,  and 
swathed  Him  in  raiment  of  linen,  and  put  him  in  the  grave.  And  He  rose 
f.  100 a  after  three  days,  and  we  saw  Him,  and  talked  with  Him,  and  ate  bread 
with  Him.  And  we  felt  Him  with  our  hands^ ;  and  we  believed  in  Him, 
that  it  was  He  Who  was  with  us,  the  Word  which  became  flesh.  And  He 
ascended  to  heaven,  and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Father ;  and  He  gave 
Him  authority  to  give  good  things  unto  those  who  trust  Him.  And  He  said 
unto  us  :  '  Go  ye  and  baptize  the  people,  in  the  name  of  the  Father  and  the 
cf.  Mark  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  he  who  is  baptized  and  believeth  shall  live, 
'  '  and  he  who  is  not  baptized  and  believeth  [not]  shall  be  condemned.'  And 
I  beseech  thee  now,  O  Secundus !  by  my  knowledge  of  thee,  and  by  thy 
freedom,  for  I  have  seen  thee  and  proved  thee  in  these  days;  and  have  found 

*  Cf.  John  XX.  27. 


THE   STORY   OF  JOHN,   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE.  l6l 

thee  according  to  what  is  necessary  ;  for  thou  lovest  the  strangers  and  the 
poor.  Hearken  unto  my  speech,  and  count  it  not  falsehood.  And  if  thou 
desirest,  go  with  us  to  the  land  of  Galilee,  that  I  may  shew  thee  him  who 
was  dead,  really  alive  ;  and  blind  men  [who]  really  see  ;  and  lepers  [who]  are 
really  cleansed  ;  and  if  thou  hast  believed  in  Him,  and  hast  not  seen  Him, 
thou  art  greater  than  he  who  hath  seen  Him  and  communed  with  Him." 

But  Secundus,  the  owner  of  the  bath,  was  sitting  looking  at  him, 
confounded  at  the  words  which  he  had  heard  from  him.  And  he  said  unto 
him  :  "  How  wonderful  is  what  thou  hast  seen  in  Him  !  If  this  man  be 
not  as  thou  sayest,  and  hath  not  descended  from  heaven  and  hath  not  been 
born  of  a  virgin  woman,  we  must  needs  call  Him  a  God  because  of  these  His 
deeds ;  for  He  raised  the  dead,  and  made  the  water  wine.  And  in  truth  He  is  f-  1°°  t> 
God  in  opposition  to  this  Artemis,  who  did  not  cure  my  son.  And  for  more 
than  sixty  years  I  have  made  offerings  to  her,  and  my  son  is  blind,  and  seeth 
not  yet.  And  I  wish  thee  to  keep  this  secret,  until  thy  Lord  shall  desire 
to  shew  it.  For  thou  art  a  foreigner,  and  I  fear  that  if  any  one  hear  of 
thee  that  thou  dost  not  worship  Artemis,  they  will  burn  thee  with  fire.  But 
nevertheless  henceforth  I  believe,  and  I  trust  firmly  in  thy  Lord.  And  I 
desire  from  thee,  that  this  bath  should  suffice  for  thee  and  for  me  ;  and  that 
thou  shouldest  take  care  of  the  revenue,  and  superintend  the  expenditure." 

John  said  unto  him :  "  It  is  not  meet  for  me  to  eat  anything,  if  I  do 
not  work."  And  he  reckoned  with  him  every  morning  ;  and  he  and  his 
household  wondered  how  the  revenue  of  the  bath  increased  since  John  had 
directed  it.  And  Secundus  came  to  John,  and  listened  to  him.  Then  he 
baptized  him  and  his  household,  and  prayed  ;  and  God  healed  his  blind 
son.  And  he  abode  with  him  for  twenty-five  days.  And  in  the  first  hour 
of  that  day  the  son  of  the  lord  of  the  city  sent  to  him,  that  he  should  make 
the  bath  ready  for  him.  And  his  name  was  Menelaus  ;  and  the  name  of 
his  father  Tyrannus.  And  this  was  troublesome  to  John.  Then  he  did 
what  he  was  commanded  to  do,  and  prepared  the  bath  for  him.  And 
Menelaus  came  and  went  into  the  bath;  and  brought  with  him  a  fallen 
woman  ;  and  he  took  her  into  the  bath-house  and  prostituted  her  in  it. 
And  when  John  knew  that  they  had  come  out  of  the  bath,  he  said  unto 
the  young  man  :  "  See  that  thou  come  not  hither  [again]  because  thou  f.  loi  a 
hast  degraded  thy  person  which  was  created  in  the  likeness  of  God,  and 
hast  taken  a  fallen  woman  in  with  thee " 

Then  the  young  man  drew  nigh  unto  him,  and  lifted  his  hand,  and 
struck  John.  And  John  said  unto  him:  "Verily  I  say  unto  thee:  If  thou 
return  another  time  to  the  bath  thou  shalt  not  go  out  hence."     And  after 

L.  A.  X 


l62  THE   STORY   OF   JOHN,   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE. 

two  days  had  passed,  he  sent  two  of  his  slaves,  saying,  "  Prepare  the  bath 
for  the  son  of  the  lord  of  the  city.  And  he  prepared  the  bath.  And  an  hour 
later  that  young  man  came,  and  with  him  the  same  fallen  woman.  And 
John  was  beside  the  stokers.  And  when  he  returned,  they  said  unto  him : 
"  Behold !  the  son  of  the  lord  of  the  city  hath  gone  into  the  bath,  and  that 
woman  with  him."  And  when  John  the  Pure  heard  that  the  fallen  woman 
was  with  him,  he  wept,  and  this  grieved  him.  And  he  sat  down  until  they 
both  came  out  with  their  clothes  on.  And  when  he  saw  the  young  man,  he 
said  unto  him  :  "  I  say  unto  thee,  may  Jesus  the  Christ  smite  thee !  He 
whom  the  Jews  crucified,  and  He  died  and  rose  on  the  third  day,  and  He  is 
the  Word  of  God ;  and  He  ascended  to  heaven,  and  sat  down  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  Father.  He  is  able  to  slay  thee  on  the  spot."  And  straight- 
way at  the  word  of  John,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  smote  him,  and  he  died 
in  the  very  place.     And  John  sat  beside  him,  the  young  man  being  thrown 

f.  loi  b  down  in  the  place  opposite  to  him.  And  when  the  people  saw  his  face,  they 
knew  him,  and  some  of  them  went  to  his  father,  and  told  him  about  the 
death  of  his  son  at  the  door  of  the  bath-house.  And  Tyrannus  sprang  up 
in  haste,  and  rent  his  garments,  and  sprinkled  dust  on  his  head,  and  went 
running  to  the  bath-house,  all  who  knew  the  story  accompanying  him.  And 
when  he  saw  his  son  dead,  and  John  sitting,  they  attacked  him  ;  and  they 
put  a  chain  on  his  neck,  and  bound  his  hands  and  feet  fast  with  cords. 
And  Tyrannus  commanded  that  his  clothes  should  be  stripped  off,  that  he 
might  see  him  naked.  And  when  they  had  taken  away  the  ragged  coat  and 
the  rough  hose,  and  the  worn  mantle  in  which  he  was  wrapped,  they  came 
on  a  cross  on  his  neck.  And  Tyrannus  commanded  them  to  take  the  cross 
from  him.  And  when  they  drew  nigh  to  him  to  take  it  from  him,  fire 
came  out  from  the  four  limbs  of  that  cross,  and  burnt  their  hands.  And 
the  multitude  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice,  saying :  "  This  man  is  a  wizard, 
take  care  of  him  till  we  ask  his  friends  about  him."  And  the  magistrate 
commanded  them  to  drag  him  by  his  feet  to  the  interior  of  the  prison  ; 
and  that  the  dead  man  should  be  buried.  But  as  for  the  magistrate,  he 
threw  himself  on  the  face  of  his  son.  And  John  had  said  unto  them  : 
"  That  youth  is  not  dead  ;  and  if  he  were  dead,  I  would  raise  him  up." 
And  while  they  were  dragging  him,  Secundus  the  owner  of  the  bath- 
house being  opposite  to  him,  weeping,  for  he  imagined  that  John  would 

f.  102  a  be  killed — and  Tyrannus  thought  that  he  was  weeping  because  of  his  son 
— John  said  unto  Secundus:  "Do  not  grieve  nor  be  terrified,  for  the  Holy 
Ghost  is  pleased  to  make  known  his  cause." 

And  the  saint  said  unto  the  father  of  that  young  man  :  "  Command  the 
people  to  be  silent."    And  he  did  it.    Then  John  cried  out  in  a  loud  voice, 


THE   STORY   OF   JOHN,    SON    OF   ZEBEDEE.  163 

and  said  :  "  I  say  unto  thee,  O  Menelaus,  the  young  man  !  In  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  Whom  the  Jews  crucified  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  He 
died,  and  was  buried,  and  He  rose  on  the  third  day ;  and  He  ascended  into 
heaven  and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Father,  I  say  unto  thee.  Rise  up 
from  thy  place."  And  at  the  word  of  John,  Menelaus  the  young  man 
arose  and  did  obeisance  at  the  feet  of  John.  And  when  he  saw  him  with 
a  chain  on  his  neck,  and  his  hands  tied  behind  his  back  with  cords,  the 
youth  sprang  towards  him,  and  embraced  him.  And  he  loosed  him  and 
quieted  the  people,  and  began  to  relate  from  the  beginning,  and  the  affair 
of  the  harlot,  and  his  taking  her  into  the  bath-house,  and  how  John 
prevented  them  from  doing  it ;  and  they  did  not  obey  him  :  and  the  people 
said:  "And  what  did  he  do  unto  thee  to  make  thee  die.''"  And  he  said 
unto  them:  "John,  this  man,  spake  thus  unto  me:  'May  Jesus  the  Christ 
smite  thee !  He  Whom  the  Jews  crucified  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  He  died  and 
was  buried  ;  and  He  rose  in  three  days ;  and  He  ascended  into  Heaven, 
and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Father.'  And  straightway  the  angel  smote 
me,  and  took  my  soul,  and  I  saw  what  I  cannot  describe  with  a  tongue,  f.  102  b 
unless  Saint  John  allows  me."  Then  they  besought  John  that  he  would 
command  him  to  speak.  And  John  said  unto  him:  "Speak."  And  he  said  : 
"  I  saw  angels  without  number,  and  they  had  wings  ;  they  covered  their 
faces  with  some  of  their  wings,  that  they  might  not  see  the  Creator.  And 
with  some  they  covered  their  feet ;  and  with  some  they  flew  and  said  :  '  Holy, 
Holy,  Holy'  is  the  mighty  Lord,  with  Whose  praise  heaven  and  earth  is 
full.  And  I  saw  twelve  men  in  one  place ;  and  in  another  place  seventy 
men,  and  they  were  gazing  up  into  heaven.  And  I  saw  the  right  hand 
of  a  man  coming  out  from  among  the  angels  like  unto  fire,  [and] 
commanding  them  to  go  out  and  baptize  the  people  in  the  name  of  the 
Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  whoso  believeth  shall  live 
for  ever.  And  whilst  I  was  above,  I  trembled  with  fear,  [and]  I  said  unto 
those  seventy  apostles,  '  Who  is  that  ? '  And  they  said  unto  me :  '  That 
is  the  Son  of  God,  Whom  the  Jews  crucified  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  that 
thou  hast  seen — He  is  its  king ;  for  He  is  the  Power  and  Wisdom  of  God. 
And  He  it  was  Who  sent  Him  into  the  world,  that  He  might  draw  men 
unto  His  Father.'  And  I  saw  twelve  disciples ;  and  I  saw  this  John  with 
them,  and  he  was  clothed  in  shining  glorious  raiment,  and  he  stood  among  f.  103  a 
the  foremost  of  them,  clinging  to  an  old  man.  And  the  twelve  were 
looking  at  him  lovingly.  And  his  eyes  were  gazing  up  to  heaven,  and  he 
was  weeping.  And  the  old  man  drew  nigh  to  him  and  said  unto  him : 
'  Why   weepest   thou,    O    my    son  ? '     And    he    returned    him    an    answer, 


l64  THE   STORY   OF   JOHN,   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE. 

saying,  'Because  of  the of  the  city  of  Ephesus.'     And  I  asked  what 

was  the  name  of  the  old  man.  And  they  said  unto  me:  'This  is  Simon 
Cephas.'  And  I  saw  also  fingers  which  made  a  sign  to  him  with  a  voice 
saying  unto  him  :  '  All  which  thou  hast  asked  of  Me  I  have  accepted  it 
from  thee ;  and  I  have  answered  thee  about  it.'  And  while  I  was  terrified 
I  knew  that  it  was  he  whom  I  had  wished  to  slay,  because  he  had 
reproved  me  for  fornication.  Then  I  heard  his  voice  ;  and  I  came  down 
to  him  ;  and  lo !  I  am  standing  beside  you  ;  and  I  entreat  him  to  bring  me 
near  to  the  truth.  And  ye  are  they  who  have  seen  this  wonder.  And  do 
ye  return  from  your  error  and  put  away  the  idols  from  you ;  and 
come  that  we  may  be  his  disciples,  and  our  souls  may  be  saved  ;  and  we 
will  trust  and  believe  in  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost 
henceforth  and  always  and  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen." 

And  all  the  citizens  believed  except  the  money-changers  and  the 
scribes  of  Artemis.  And  they  said  :  "  This  man  is  of  the  race  of  Artemis 
our  mistress."  But  John  was  crying  out,  saying :  "  I  am  a  man  like  you, 
f.  103  b  a  mortal  ;  but  my  Master,  Jesus  the  Christ,  is  the  Son  of  God  ;  Who  came 
down  and  dwelt  in  the  virgin  for  nine  months  ;  and  she  gave  Him  birth, 
and  He  did  not  destroy  her  virginity  ;  and  He  went  about  in  this  world 
like  a  man,  yet  without  sin  ;  and  He  was  like  God  His  Father.  And  the 
Jews  crucified  Him  upon  the  tree;  and  He  died  and  was  buried,  and  rose 
again  on  the  third  day.  And  He  ascended  into  heaven  and  sat  on  the 
right  Hand  of  the  Father.     And  He  it  is  Who  hath  chosen  me." 

And  when  the  Governor  heard  these  words,  he  fell  prone  on  his  face 
with  the  rulers  of  the  city.  And  they  besought  him  that  he  would  baptize 
them.  And  they  said  unto  him  :  "  All  thy  words  are  true."  And  there 
were  people  with  Artemis  their  goddess ;  and  they  said :  "  But  is  this 
more  worthy  to  be  worshipped  than  Jesus  the  Crucified  ?  "  And  on  that 
day  36,706  souls  of  them  believed  in  the  Lord. 

But  the  priests  of  Artemis  and  those  who  were  with  them  set 
candles  before  Artemis  and  worshipped  her.  And  the  Governor  thought 
of  sending  people  to  them  to  kill  them.  And  John  said  unto  them  :  "  Do 
not  kill  them  ;  the  Christ  may  make  them  turn  towards  the  truth,  even 
after  a  long  time."  And  at  nightfall  the  unbelievers  resolved  that  they 
would  burn  the  city  with  fire,  and  say,  "  Artemis  is  angry  and  hath  burnt 
the  city." 

And  John  said  unto  the  believers :  "  Go  about  in  the  city,  and  whom- 
soever ye  meet  of  the  people,  say  unto  them  :  '  There  are  two  places  for 
f.  104a  prayer  in  the  city,  one  to  the  devils  in  the  house  of  Artemis  ;  and  the  other 


THE   STORY   OF   JOHN,    SON    OF   ZEBEDEE.  165 

to  Jesus  the  Christ ;  whithersoever  ye  wish  to  go,  go.'  "  And  John  commanded 
them  to  give  [him]  a  place  of  baptism,  and  that  it  should  be  twelve  cubits 
broad  by  twelve  [long],  and  its  depth  two  cubits  and  a  half.  And  he 
commanded  ;    and  they  filled  it  with  scented  oil. 

And  John,  the  noble  man,  worshipped  upon  the  ground,  and  looked 
towards  heaven  and  said  :  "  Holy  be  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen."  And  all  the  people  said  :  "  Amen." 
And  then  he  made  the  sign  of  the  cross  over  the  oil,  and  cried  out  with 
a  loud  voice:  "  Praise  be  unto  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Amen."  And  on  the  spot  the  oil  boiled  up  and  blazed  like  fire,  but  was 
not  burnt.  And  two  angels  stretched  out  their  wings  above  the  fire, 
crying  out :  "  Holy,  Holy,  Holy  is  the  mighty  Lord."  And  when  the 
people  saw  this  wonder,  they  feared,  and  worshipped  towards  the  east. 
And  when  the  oil  was  consecrated,  he  approached  the  water,  and  said  : 
"  In  the  name  of  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  to  all  eternity." 
And  the  people  said:  "Amen."  And  the  angels  came  and  stood  above  the 
water,  and  said  :  "  Holy,  Holy,  Holy  is  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the 
Holy  Ghost."  And  John  said  unto  the  people :  "  Arise  by  permission  of 
God,"  And  they  arose,  and  lifted  up  their  hands  towards  heaven,  and 
said :  "  We  believe  and  we  confess  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy 
Ghost."  And  the  Governor  drew  near  and  stripped  off  his  clothes,  and 
John  signed  him  with  the  oil.  Then  he  went  down  into  the  water,  and  the  f.  104  b 
Apostle  laid  his  hand  upon  his  head  and  said  :  "  In  the  name  of  the 
Father."  And  they  said  :  "  Amen."  And  he  said  the  second  time :  "  In 
the  name  of  the  Son."  And  they  said  :  "Amen."  And  he  said:  "  In  the 
name  of  the  Holy  Ghost."  And  they  said:  "Amen."  And  he  baptized 
them :  and  the  number  of  those  whom  he  baptized  on  that  day  was 
thirty-nine  thousand  and  five  souls. 

And  after  some  days  John  the  Pure  determined  to  go  forth  from 
amongst  them  ;  and  the  Governor  besought  him  to  remain  with  them,  and 
not  to  forsake  them.  And  he  said  unto  him  :  "  O  my  brethren  !  I  desire 
that  ye  would  shew  me  the  place  of  those  erring  ones."  And  they  went  to 
the  temple  of  Artemis  ;  and  thought  of  slaying  her  priests.  But  John  dis- 
suaded them  from  this ;  and  said  unto  them  :  "  Make  me  here  a  hut."  And 
they  determined  to  build  him  a  grand  edifice.  And  he  forbade  them.  And 
the  priests  of  Artemis  said  one  to  the  other :  "  Come,  let  us  offer  a  sacrifice 
to  Artemis;  that  we  may  know  what  hath  made  her  angry  with  us  ;  and  how 
she  hath  allowed  the  city  to  become  two  factions."  And  they  did  this.  They 
drew  near  to  Artemis  and  heard  a  rumbling  noise  from  within  her,  and 


l66  THE   STORY   OF   JOHN,   SON    OF  ZEBEDEE. 

a  whispered  speaking.  And  the  devils  said  unto  them  :  "  This  Httle  hut 
will  destroy  the  great  house  of  Artemis.  And  do  not  resist  much,  because 
he  who  is  in  the  hut,  if  he  should  call  on  his  Lord,  we  fear  that  He  will 
destroy  us  and  drown  us,  as  He  drowned  our  companions  when  they  were  in 
f.  105  a  the  swine.  We  desire  that  we  should  not  be  conquered.  And  if  He  conquer 
us,  his  Lord  hath  conquered  our  master  before  us."  And  the  priests  said  : 
"  And  who  is  the  master  of  this  man  ?  "  And  they  said  :  "  He  is  the  Son  of 
God,  Who  came  down  from  Heaven,  and  was  made  flesh ;  and  our  master 
thought  concerning  Him  that  He  was  a  man  ;  and  knew  not  that  He  was 
God,  and  that  He  would  rise  after  death  and  would  ascend  to  heaven. 
And  He  is  still  wroth  with  us." 

And  when  the  priests  heard  these  words  from  the  devils  of  Artemis, 
they  were  terrified  and  amazed.  And  the  people  said  unto  them  :  "  Whence 
is  your  perplexity .''  Tell  us  what  Artemis  our  mistress  said.  The  priests 
answered,  saying :  "  Artemis  said  that  this  hut  would  uproot  this  temple ; 
and  she  commanded  us  to  fear  the  man  who  is  in  the  hut." 

And  the  multitude  said :  "  Artemis  is  to  be  rejected,  she  in  whom  there 
is  no  good.  If  she  hath  no  force,  no  power,  no  strength  ^against^  this  man, 
who  is  but  a  slave  and  a  servant,  how  much  more  will  his  master  be  stronger 
and  more  mighty  !  "  And  they  smote  upon  their  faces  and  their  breasts  and 
said  :  "  Woe  unto  us  !  and  to  our  negligence,  and  to  our  destruction,  and  the 
,  loss  of  our  souls  !  " 

And  the  priests  said  unto  them  :  "  Do  what  ye  wish  ;  but  as  for  us,  we 
will  serve  Him  who  can  make  alive  or  dead." 

Then  they  went  off  to  John  the  Pure  ;  and  besought  him,  and  did 
obeisance,  that  he  might  seek  forgiveness  for  them,  and  might  baptize 
them. 

And  the  crowd  tied  cords  round  Artemis,  and  dragged  her  through  the 
f.  105  b  city,  and  said  unto  her :  "  O  our  Lady  !  rise  now  and  save  thyself  from  those 
who  are  dragging  thee.  By  my  life !  thou  didst  not  come  down  from 
heaven  ;  and  thou  hast  no  honour  !  But  rather  the  artizans  made  thee  and 
the  devils  created  thee."  Then  they  broke  her  to  pieces,  and  went  to  the 
holy  John — and  the  Governor  was  with  them — and  they  besought  him  that 
he  would  seek  forgiveness  for  them  and  baptize  them.  And  when  the 
unclean  Philip  heard  of  the  deed  of  the  people  of  Ephesus,  he  sent  to  John 
and  brought  him.  out  into  the  desert ;  and  he  sent  to  the  lord  of  the  city 
and  imprisoned  him,  and  took  everything  which  belonged  to  him,  and 
made  promises  to  the  citizens  with  all  wickedness. 

And  when  three  days  were  past,  at  midnight,  when  Caesar  was  asleep,  lo  ! 


THE   STORY   OF  JOHN,   SON    OF   ZEBEDEE.  167 

there  appeared  unto  him  a  man  who  came  unto  him  clothed  in  white, 
shining  with  Hght.  And  he  said  unto  him :  "  Open  thine  eyes."  Then 
the  angel  lifted  up  a  sword  which  he  had  ;  and  pointed  it  at  his  body,  and 
said  unto  him  :  "  Send  back  the  man  whom  thou  hast  made  to  go  out  of  the 
city  to  his  place.  And  if  thou  do  it  not,  I  will  smite  thee  in  thy  heart 
with  this  sword."  And  straightway  his  tongue  became  dumb,  and  continued 
howling  like  a  dog.  And  he  commanded  them  to  bring  him  parchment,  and 
he  wrote  to  the  people  of  his  house,  and  they  came  in  unto  him.  And  he 
wrote  to  them,  saying  :  "  If  ye  are  able,  let  not  John  sleep  until  ye  shall 
have  brought  him  to  Ephesus,  along  with  every  one  of  the  Ephesians  who 
hath  been  imprisoned  with  him  for  his  sake,  and  on  his  account." 

And  they  went  unto  John  ;  and  they  met  with  him  standing  and 
praying  towards  the  east.  And  they  said  unto  him:  "The  Emperor  hath  f.  106 a 
commanded  us  to  bring  thee  unto  Ephesus."  And  he  went  with  them  until 
he  arrived.  Then  the  Holy  Ghost  commanded  Matthew  to  write  the 
Gospel  ;  then  Mark  followed  in  his  footsteps  ;  and  after  him  Luke.  And 
Peter  and  Paul  came  to  John  in  Ephesus  ;  and  gave  him  [the  salutation 
of]  peace.  And  he  rejoiced  in  them  with  a  great  joy.  And  they  said  unto 
him  :  "  Matthew,  and  Mark,  and  Luke  have  written  Gospels  ;  and  thou  must 
needs  write  one  too.  And  the  day  when  Peter  and  Paul  came  into 
Ephesus  was  a  Monday.  And  they  abode  with  him  five  da}'s  ;  and  they 
besought  him  to  write  the  Gospel.  And  John  said  unto  them  :  "  Let  the 
will  of  God  be  done."  And  when  it  was  the  night  of  the  First  Day,  at  the 
time  when  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  rose  from  the  grave,  John  was  left 
alone,  and  he  sat  down  and  wrote  the  Gospel.  Then  he  came  out  and 
delivered  it  to  Peter  and  to  Paul. 

And  when  the  sun  had  risen,  they  went  out  with  it  to  the  temple  of 
prayer  ;  and  read  it  before  the  people  of  the  town.  Then  they  prayed  and 
made  the  offering,  and  remained  with  John  for  thirty  days.  And  after 
these  things  they  went  forth  to  Jerusalem  to  James  ;  and  returned  to 
Antioch. 

And  John  the  Pure  sat  in  that  hut  winter  and  summer,  until  a  hundred 
and  twenty  years  had  gone  over  him.  Then  his  Lord  hid  him  in  that 
place  as  He  hid  Moses  in  the  mountain  of  Moab.  And  whoso  trusteth  and 
believeth  in  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  in  the  f.  106  b 
miracles  which  the  Apostles,  the  disciples  of  our  Lord  the  Christ,  did, 
shall  receive  pardon  from  God,  and  prayer  from  good  men  ;  and  shall 
inherit  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  to  whom  be  praise 
and  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 


l68  THE   DEATH   OF   THE   APOSTLE   JOHN. 


THE    DEATH    OF   THE   APOSTLE   JOHN. 

This  is  the  story  of  the  Repose  of  fohn  the  Apostle,  the  A  uthor  of  the 
Gospel.     And  his  death  took  place  on  the  tzventy-sixth  day  of  Ailtil^. 

The  blessed  John  was  sitting  with  the  brethren  the  disciples,  on  the 
Sabbath-day,  rejoicing  in  the  Lord.  And  when  they  rose  on  the  morning  of 
the  First  Day,  they  assembled,  [and]  he  said  unto  them :  "  O  my  brethren, 
servants  of  my  Lord  the  Christ  to  whom  good  fortune  hath  come  with 
me  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Ye  have  known  how  much  the  Lord  hath 
given  me  of  power  and  of  wonders  and  of  gifts  of  healing,  and  learning,  and 
doctrine,  and  excellent  service.  And  be  ye  strong;  and  if  they  deny  the 
signs  which  have  been  done  before  you ;  know  ye  the  guidance  and  the  secret 
which  the  Lord  hath  made  for  the  sake  of  the  life  of  man.  And  the  Lord 
seeketh  that  from  you.  And  beware  lest  ye  grieve  Him,  and  do  not  make 
our  God  angry,  the  Merciful,  the  Holy,  the  Pure  from  all  stain ;  the  Near  to 
every  prodigal,  the  Everlasting  ;  the  God  of  truth,  in  Whom  is  no  falsehood; 
Who  receiveth  no  reward.  And  He  is  more  exalted  than  all  mankind,  Jesus 
the  Christ  the  Son  of  God  ;  He  rejoiceth  in  all  the  good  that  ye  do.  And 
walk  ye  in  purity,  and  chastity,  and  ye  must  needs  partake  with  Him  in 
f.  107  a  sufferings.  For  He  rejoiceth  in  us  when  we  are  humble,  and  delighteth  in 
us  when  we  walk  in  His  ways.  And  these  are  my  words  to  you  in  this  hour, 
O  my  brethren  !  for  I  am  going  to  my  Lord  ;  and  I  shall  pay  the  debt  which 
our  father  Adam  hath  bequeathed  to  us.  Why  should  we  multiply  [words] 
to  you  .''  Ye  have  the  grace  of  our  Lord  and  the  earnest  of  His  mercy.  Ye 
have  joy  in  His  presence  ;  [a  joy]  that  is  from  Him[self]  for  ever.  And 
He  will  forgive  you  what  is  past  of  your  ignorance.  And  if  ye  return  to 
your  first  works,  after  that  ye  have  known  Him,  He  will  not  forgive  you 
your  debts  that  are  past." 

And  when  he  had  spoken  these  words,  he  prayed  and  said  :  "  This 
crown  is  the  work  of  Thy  hands,  O  Jesus  the  Christ !  Thou  art  He  Who 
hast  presented  to  Thyself  this  fragrant  flower  whose  scent  will  perish. 
Thou  art  the  beauty  Who  hast  sown  the  fruit  of  these  words.  Thou 
art  the  Compassionate  One,  the  Maker  of  good  things.  Thou  art  He 
who  dost  not  appear  too  exalted   for  the   sinner.      Thou   art  the  Lover 

^  i.e.  September. 


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of  mankind.  Thou  art  He  Who  shalt  deliver  the  just.  Thou  art  the 
Everlasting  before  the  ages.  Thou  art  the  Encompasser  of  all  ;  and  King 
of  all ;  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God.  Cover,  O  Lord  !  in  Thy  mercy, 
those  who  lean  upon  Thee.  Thou  knowest  the  wickedness  of  our  Enemy 
and  his  iniquity.  Help  Thy  servants,  O  Lord  !  with  Thy  mercy.  For 
with  what  praise,  or  with  what  offering,  shall  men  approach  to  Thine 
adoration,  O  Jesus  the  Christ,  with  Thy  Father  and  Thy  Holy  Spirit  ?  to 
the  glory  of  Thy  name,  O  Lord  !  Who  wast  sent  from  the  Father.  W^e  praise 
Thy  name,  O  Lord,  that  thou  wast  called  the  Son.  We  praise  Thee  in  f.  107  b 
the  path  of  life.  We  praise  Thy  name,  because  of  the  resurrection  which 
Thou  hast  shewn  to  us  by  Thy  resurrection.  We  praise  Thy  ways ;  we 
praise  the  seed  of  Thy  word  ;  we  praise  Thee  with  our  trust.  Thou  art  the 
Treasure  of  life.  Thou  art  the  Plough  and  the  Net  wherein  Thou  hast  caught 
us.  We  praise  Thy  greatness.  Thou  art  the  Garland  which  for  our  sakes 
hath  been  called  the  Son  of  Man.  Thou  art  He  Who  hast  given  us  light, 
and  joy,  and  freedom  and  love.  Thou  art  He  who  didst  inspire  us  to  flee 
unto  Thee  from  being  rebels.  Thou  art  our  Lord,  and  the  Spring  of  the  life 
which  dieth  not ;  the  Fountain  which  faileth  not ;  the  Foundation  of  all 
creation.  Thou  art  the  God  W' ho  hast  made  all  things  for  the  sake  of  man. 
We  call  unto  Thee,  for  we  know  that  Thy  coming,  which  is  unseen 
in  this  world,  is  only  to  the  pure,  those  to  whom  Thy  Godhead  is 
manifest,  notwithstanding  Thy  body.  Look,  O  Lord  !  upon  those  who 
believe  in  Thee ;  and  bless  this  offering,  and  us  for  its  sake.  For  Thine  be 
the  praise  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen." 

And  he  prayed  for  us  all  together;  that  we  might  be  meet  for 
the  Lord's  mercy,  and  worthy  of  the  holy  offering.  And  after  these 
things  he  drew  nigh  and  said :  "  Give  me  good  fortune  and  a  share  in 
it,  O  Lord  !  May  the  peace  of  the  Lord  be  with  you,  O  my  beloved  ones  !" 
And  he  said  unto  Byrrhus  :  "  Take  another  person  with  thee,  and  a  basket, 
and  an  axe,  and  follow  me."  And  Byrrhus  did  as  the  Lord's  servant, 
John,  had  said  unto  him.  And  he  went  out  and  continued  till  he  had 
reached  the  grave  of  a  man  belonging  to  our  brethren.  And  he  said 
unto  the  brethren  :  "  Dig,  O  my  children."  And  they  dug,  as  he  had  f.  108  a 
commanded  them.  And  he  said  unto  them  :  "  Make  the  hole  deep."  And 
they  dug  while  he  spake  to  them  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  exhorted 
them,  and  strengthened  them  in  the  commandments  of  the  Lord.  And 
when  they  had  finished  digging,  he  took  the  garments  which  were  upon 
him,  and  threw  them  into  the  grave,  and  lifted  up  his  hands  to  heaven,  and 
began  to  pray  and  to  say  :  "  Thou,  O  Lord  I   Who  didst  choose  us  to  be 

L.    A.  Y 


170  THE   DEATH   OF   THE   APOSTLE   JOHN. 

Apostles  from  Thyself  to   believers  ;    and   didst   send  us  into  the  world  : 
Thou    art    He  who    alone    didst    manifest  Thyself  in  the  Law  and  the 
Prophets.     I   beseech   Thee  that  thou  wouldest  guide  Thy  servants  the 
believers    in    Thy    mercy.     Thou    art    He    who    didst    become    incarnate, 
because  Thou  didst  love  perishing  souls.     And  those  who  were  brutes,  by 
Thy  coming  and  Thy  miracles  Thou  didst  make  them  chaste  lambs.     And 
Thou   didst   save    sinners,   and    didst   rescue    them   whom    the    devil   had 
overcome  :  and  Thou  didst  write  a  law  for  them  when  they  took  refuge 
with  Thee.     Thou  art  He  who  didst  give  them  Thy  hand,  and  didst  raise 
them  up  and   deliver  them  from  Gehenna  and   its  works.     Thou  art   He 
Who  didst  make  them  to  know  Thee  with  certainty;  our  Lord  and  our  God 
Jesus  the  Christ !   the  God  and  the  Law  of  those  who  believe  in  Thee. 
Receive  now  the  soul  of  Thy  servant  John,  whom  Thou  didst  make  an 
evangelist.     And  didst  keep  me^  from  human  defilement,  and  didst  appear 
unto   me  when    I   wished   to   marry   in    my   youth.      And   didst   say  unto 
me,  '  I  want  thee,  O  John  ! '     And  when  1  sinned,  Thou  didst  wear  me  out 
f.  io8b   with  sickness;  and  didst  prevent  me  three  times.     And  in  the  third  hour 
of  the  day  Thou  didst  appear  to  me  on  the  sea,  and  didst  say,  '  O  John, 
if  I  had  not  taken  Thee  to  Me,   I   would  have  allowed   thee  to  marry.' 
Thou,  O  Lord  !  art  He  Who  didst  make  me  blind  for  two  years,  and  didst 
make  me  call  on  Thee  weeping.     And  in  the  third  year  Thou  didst  open 
my   eyes   and    my   heart,   and    I    obtained   my  outward   sight,   and    Thou 
didst  put  a  veil  over  my  eyes   after   Thou  hadst  healed   my  heart   from 
beholding  the  face  of  a  woman.     Thou  art  He  Who  hast  kept  my  love  to 
Thyself  in  purity.     Thou  art  He  Who  hast  made  my  paths  unto  Thyself 
easy,  and  hast  inspired  me  with  faith  in  Thyself  without  any  distraction, 
by  the  certainty  of  [my]   knowledge  of  Thee.     Thou   art   He  Who  wilt 
recompense  every  one  according  to  his  work.     Thou  art  He  Who  didst 
make  my  soul  value  Thee  more  than  all.     And  in  this  hour,  O  my  Lord 
Jesus    the    Christ !    I   have    finished    the    service    with    which    Thou    hast 
entrusted   me.     Make   me   meet  for   Thy    kingdom    and    for    everlasting 
life.     Put  far  away  from  me  the  fire  and  the  outer  darkness  ;  and  quench 
the  fire  of  hell.     Make  good  angels  follow  me  ;  that  they  may  keep  away 
the   spirits   of   the  devils   from   me,  and   confound  all  their  powers;    and 
destroy  all  who  hearken  unto  them.    And  make  the  way  unto  Thyself  easy 
for  me  ;  without  stain  and  without  sin.     And  reward  me  with  what  Thou 
hast  promised  to  those  who  love  Thee ;  those  who  live  in  purity  and  make 
supplication  unto  Thee." 

1  MS.  "him." 


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Then  he  made  the  sign  [of  the  cross]  on  his  body,  and  said  :  "  Thou  art 
with  me,  O  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  for  ever."  And  he  went  down  into  the 
grave,  and  laid  himself  in  it ;  and  said  :  "  The  mercy  of  our  Lord  be  with 
you,  O  my  brethren!  for  ever,  Amen."  And  he  yielded  up  his  spirit  on  f.  109a 
the  spot  in  peace.  And  the  brethren  departed.  And  when  it  was  the 
morrow,  the  brethren  came  unto  him.  And  they  found  him  not  in  the 
grave.  And  [when]  they  arrived  at  this  ground,  it  sent  forth  a  sweet 
scent.  Then  they  remembered  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  He  said  unto 
Peter  about  him:  "If  I  will  that  this  man  tarry  until  I  come,  what  is  Joiin  xxi. 
that  to  thee?"  And  they  returned  in  strong  faith,  and  praised  God  for 
the  miracle  which  had  happened  ;  and  they  glorified  Him ;  and  sang 
Hallelujah  to  Him  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


/;/  the  name  of  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  One  God. 

This  day,  O  my  brethren  !  and  my  beloved,  is  the  day  of  the  spiritual 
feast.  In  it  John  the  fisherman,  the  beloved  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ, 
the  Saviour,  hath  assembled  us  from  all  places  and  countries  to  this  blessed 
feast.  This  is  the  disciple  whom  our  Lord  loveth.  John,  who  threw 
the  net  and  caught  the  Gospel ;  he  threw  the  rod  and  caught  the  word  of 
God.  John,  who  was  not  like  the  sailors  ;  and  was  the  wisest  of  the  wise. 
For  whose  sake  ye  are  assembled  to-day  to  listen  to  this  encomium. 
He  was  a  preacher  about  God ;  speaking  about  divine  things  in  the 
knowledge  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  whilst  he  bequeathed  [it]  to  us 
from  the  pulpit  of  a  father. 

But  who  can  venture  to  narrate  the  virtues  of  this  saint .''  For  if  ye 
hearken  to  my  words,  [words]  of  a  poor  creature,  I  will  teach  you  the  truth 
with  certainty.  For  I  went  from  this  land  and  I  saw  with  my  eyes,  and  f.  109  b 
I  heard  with  my  ears  from  the  fathers,  as  saith  the  holy  Gospel:  "  What  we  1  John  i.  3 
have  heard  and  seen,  declare  we  unto  you."  I  desire  to  inform  you, 
O  my  beloved  !  concerning  the  death  of  this  Apostle  John  ;  if  it  be  rightly 
termed  death. 

The  saint  told  his  disciples  to  dig  a  grave  for  him.  And  while 
they  were  digging,  he  prayed  for  them,  and  stretched  out  his  body  in  the 
grave ;  and  yielded  up  his  spirit  to  his  Creator.  And  on  the  morrow  his 
disciples  went  to  the  grave,  and  found  nothing  in  it.  And  the  Pure  One 
was  lifted  up  to  his  Beloved,  the  Christ,  like  Moses.  For  God  said  unto 
Moses,  "  Go  up  to  the  mountain,  for  there  thou  shalt  die  "  And  after  his  cf.  Deut. 
death  the  children  of  Israel  sought  for  his  body  ;  and  they  found  it  not.  5Q  ' 


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John  xxi. 
22 


And  the  disciples  of  Saint  John  built  a  fine  church  over  his  grave.  And 
after  a  little  while,  Constantine  the  blessed  Emperor,  in  whom  was  the 
fear  of  God,  desired  to  take  a  portion  of  the  bones  of  the  saint  to  the  city 
which  he  had  built.  And  he  sent  people,  and  commanded  them  to  dig  up 
the  place  where  he  had  been  buried,  and  to  take  something  of  his  bones 
for  him.  And  when  the  messengers  came  to  the  grave,  they  dug,  and 
remained  for  many  days,  seeking,  and  found  nothing. 

And  the  saint  of  God,  John,  appeared  unto  the  king  and  said  unto 
him  :  "  Be  not  unhappy,  O  lover  of  God !  about  the  quest  for  me  in 
the  ground,  because  of  thy  love  and  thy  good  disposition.  For  I  am 
with    my    Lord    the    Christ,   Who    hath    given    thee    the    kingdom.      He 

f.  no  a  it  is  Who  hath  taken  up  my  body  to  Himself;  and  hath  received  it. 
I  have  beheld  the  force  of  the  Lord's  words  which  He  said  unto 
Peter:  'If  I  will  that  he  tarry  until  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee?'" 
And  until  this  our  day  there  is  in  that  place  a  light  more  abundant 
and  brighter  than  the  stars  in  heaven.  And  it  springeth  from  the 
grave  of  the  saint,  a  pool  which  healeth  all  sicknesses  and  all  evil 
spirits.  And  as  the  water  of  the  sea  never  faileth,  in  like  manner  neither 
doth  this  pool.  And  if  a  man  should  desire  to  narrate  the  wonders 
and  the  signs  which  have  been  made  manifest  in  that  place  upon 
all  the  palsied  and  the  sick,  he  could  not  do  it.  And  the  Apostle  left  this 
after  his  death  ;  if  it  can  be  called  death.  And  the  Prophet  David  the  Just 
hath  said  :  "  Great  and  precious  with  the  Lord  is  the  death  of  the  righteous," 
And  now  who  is  able  to  relate  his  wonders  in  their  order?  But  let  me 
tell  you  one  of  the  miracles  which  he  did  ;  that  so  from  it  you  may 
know  his  goodness.  There  was  a  temple  in  Ephesus  to  Artemis  close  to 
the  city.  And  the  votaries  of  the  images  honoured  it  with  the  greatest  of 
honour,  more  than  to  all  their  idols.  And  the  people  were  wont  to  go  to 
it  from  every  place  because  of  that  feast,  [in  number]  like  sand.  And 
when  the  blessed  John  saw  the  multitude  of  people  he  went  in  amongst 
them  in  their  procession  and  looked  at  them.  And  he  sought  him  out 
a  high  place,  and  climbed  up  and  stood  upon  it.     And  he  cried  out  with 

f.  I  lob  his  voice,  saying  :  "  O  men  of  Ephesus!  why  do  ye  go  astray  and  think  that 
Artemis  is  a  god  ?  Why  do  ye  provoke  God  against  you,  and  worship 
idols  which  repel  nothing  from  themselves?  And  now  hear  my  voice. 
Choose  ye  one  of  two  courses.  Either  pray  ye  to  your  image;  and  beseech 
it,  and  let  it  kill  me  alone  ;  or  else  I  will  pray  to  my  God,  and  He  will  kill 
you  all  together." 

And  they  were  terrified  at  this  word,  with  a  great  terror;  and  they  fell 


Ps.  cxvi 
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PRAISE   OF   THE   APOSTLE   JOHN.  1/3 

prone  upon  their  faces,  trembling;  because  most  of  the  people  knew  his 

confidence  in  his  God,  and  the  power  of  his  word  from  the  miracles  which 

he  had  done.    And  they  thanked  him  and  said  unto  him  :  "  O  John,  O  good 

servant  of  God  !  have  mercy  upon  our  souls,  and  destroy  us  not."  And  when 

Saint  John  saw  their  repentance  and  their  turning  unto  God,  Who  desireth 

not  the  death  of  a  sinner,  but  rather  that  he  should  return  unto  Him  and 

repent,  he  commanded  them  to  go  to  a  distance  from  the  temple.     And  he 

lifted  up  his  hands  to  heaven,  and  prayed  for  them  ;   and  ceased  not  to 

hold   up   his   hands   to    heaven.     And    the    temple   fell    down    until    there 

remained  not  one  stone  upon  the  other;  like  as  Moses  lifted  up  his  hands   cf.  Exod. 

.         .  .    xvii.  11 

to  heaven,  and  was  victorious  over  the  Amalekites,  so  did  this  Apostle  until 

he  had  destroyed  their  impure  god,  who  was  unable  to  suffice  [in]  any- 
thing for  himself  And  when  they  saw  the  miracle  which  the  saint  had 
done,  they  all  cried  together  and  said:  "Great  is  the  God  of  John,  Who  f.  ma 
hath  done  a  wonder  like  this,  for  the  profit  of  souls."  And  rebellion  departed 
from  the  city  from  that  day  forth  until  now.  And  they  established  a  new 
festival  to  God  on  that  day  until  this  our  day.  And  who  is  able  to  relate 
or  to  report  what  took  place  on  that  day,  the  miracles  which  God  wrought 
by  the  hands  of  Saint  John  ? 

And  when  the  temple  of  Artemis  fell  down,  the  brother  of  the  priest 
who  had  served  the  temple  was  killed.  And  his  brother  took  him  up  with 
firm  faith,  and  brought  him  to  Saint  John.  And  they  were  crying  out 
all  together,  saying  :  "  O  servant  of  God  !  thou  hast  freed  us  from  error. 
And  thou  art  he  who  hast  made  us  lift  up  our  eyes  unto  heaven.  And 
thou  art  he  who  hast  guided  us  and  delivered  us  from  rebellion,  and 
henceforth  we  shall  never  again  worship  stones.  Thou  art  he  who  didst 
bring  this  vast  multitude  nigh  unto  God,  and  didst  save  their  souls  from 
an  evil  death."  And  the  priest  wept  and  said  unto  him  :  "  All  these  people 
are  going  away  to  their  homes  rejoicing  ;  and  I  am  left  alone  to  mourn  ; 
but  I  would  like  to  go  and  rejoice  like  them  in  thy  God."  And  when 
Saint  John  saw  the  beauty  of  his  faith  and  his  love,  he  prayed  for  him 
in  that  place,  and  the  dead  man  lived. 

Behold  and  wonder!  What  God  is  like  unto  our  God,  WHio  accepteth 
the  repentance  of  sinners?  and  bringeth  the  dead  to  life  by  the  prayer 
of  His  Apostle ;  as  He  accepted  the  prayer  of  the  robber  on  the  cross,  and 
made  him  to  dwell  in  Paradise.  Thus  John  also,  this  renowned  man,  he  f.  iiib 
who  saw  the  mighty  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  preached 
to   the   people    about    Him,  and    they  turned   from    error.     This'    is   also 

1  MS.  "Thus." 


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PRAISE   OF   THE   APOSTLE   JOHN. 


John  i.  1 


Gen.  i.  1 
Jobn  i.  1 


Saint  John,  the  preacher,  who  received  heavenly  grace  ;  and  purified  and 
sanctified  the  creatures.  Thus  John  the  renowned,  who  was  a  mediator  for 
the  grace  of  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  mighty 
Lord,  received  also  the  spiritual  Mysteries.  He  it  was  who  said  :  "  In 
the  beginning  was  the  Word  ;  and  the  Word  was  with  God  ;  and  God  was 
the  Word."  This  was  John  who  spake  a  word  greater  than  the  word  of 
Moses  the  Prophet.  Moses  preached  to  the  people  and  said  :  "  God  created 
the  heaven  and  the  earth."  But  John  the  Evangelist  said  :  "  In  the  beginning 
was  the  Word  ;  and  the  Word  was  with  God ;  and  God  was  the  Word." 
To  Whom  be  glory  and  honour  and  majesty  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND    PAUL.  1/5 


THE  STORY  OF  PETER  AND  PAUL. 

In  the  fianie  of  the  Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  One  God.  f.  i  a 
This  is  the  story  of  Peter  afid  Panl,  tzvo  disciples  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ,  for  the  conwicuioratio)i  of  worship  and  praise. 

When  the  two  disciples  had  entered  the  city  of  Rome,  and  when  Paul 
had  believed  in  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  the  miracle  which  they 
had  done  for  the  daughter  of  the  Emperor,  amongst  many  miracles,  may 
her  prayer  be  with  us  !     Amen. 

Saint  Paul  had  opposed  the  holy  church  of  God,  and  had  persecuted 
the  Nazarenes  until  the  Lord  the  Christ  appeared  unto  him,  when  he  was 
journeying  to  the  city  of  Damascus,  that  he  might  destroy  the  community 
of  the  Nazarenes  who  believed  in  the  Christ. 

And  he  believed,  and  was  baptized  by  Hanania  the  Apostle.     And  the  f.  i  b 
Lord  said  unto  Paul :  "  Go  to  the  city  of  Rome  ;  and   I  will  send  Peter 
with  thee  ;  and  he  shall  tell  thee  how  thou  shouldest  fight  the  Devil." 

Then  the  Lord  commanded  the  Archangel  Gabriel  to  go  with  the 
Apostles  upon  a  shining  cloud.  And  the  Apostles  came  to  our  Lord,  and 
worshipped  Him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  them  :  "  Peace  be  upon  you, 
O  my  brethren ! "  Then  all  the  Apostles  rejoiced  [when  they  saw 
Paul]  with  our  Lord.  For  at  first  he  had  opposed  [the  truth].  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Peter :  "  Go  with  thy  brother,  and  shew  him  how 
he  should  fight  the  Devil  in   Rome." 

And  Peter  said  unto  the  Lord  :  "  Whither  dost  thou  wish  me  to  go  .-•  "       f.  2  a 

The  Lord  said  :  "  Whither  the  clouds  go  with  you,  there  fight  ye  the 
foe.  And  be  not  terrified  ;  but  be  strong,  for  I  will  put  him  beneath  your 
feet.     Go  in  My  name,  and  doubt  not,  and  I  am  with  you  until  the  end." 

Then  the  Lord  commanded  a  cloud  ;  and  it  carried  the  Apostles  in  the 
air  ;  and  let  them  down  in  the  midst  of  the  palace  of  the  Emperor  in  the 
city  of  Rome  before  Bar'amus,  the  infidel  heathen  Emperor.  And  he  was 
sitting  upon  the  seat  of  his  throne  ;  and  the  chamberlains  were  standing 
round  him,  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left.  And  when  the  Emperor  saw 
the  Apostles  coming  down  from  the  clouds,  he  was  terrified,  and  his  colour 
changed.  And  the  chamberlains  hastened  to  beat  the  Apostles.  And  the 
Emperor  cried  and  said :  "  Lift  off  your  hands  from  these  men  ;  and  do 
not  beat  them  ;  for  the  similitude  of  an  angel  doth  appear  in  them." 


1/6  THE    STORY   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL. 

Then  he  said  unto  the  Apostles  :  "  How  were  ye  so  stupid  as  to  come 
f.  2  b  in  here  without  my  command  ?  And  if  my  only  daughter  had  done  this, 
I  would  have  taken  her  head  off  with  the  sword.  And  if  I  had  not  seen 
the  likeness  of  angels  in  you,  I  would  have  promptly  destroyed  you. 
But  tell  me  your  tale,  and  whence  ye  have  come,  and  whose  friends 
ye  are." 

And   Peter  said  unto  Paul :   "  O  my  brother !  wilt  thou  speak  first,  or 
shall  I  speak?" 

And  Paul  said  :    "  Speak,  O    my  brother !    for   thou  art  he  whom   He 
hath  made  head  over  the  congregation." 

And  Peter  signed  himself  with  the  sign  of  the  cross ;  and  he  answered 
the  Emperor  and  said  unto  him  :  "  I  am  from  the  city  of  Saida  of 
Galilee  ;  and  this  is  my  brother  Paul  from  Tarsus.  And  our  coming  is  from 
the  land  of  life.  And  we  are  slaves  of  the  Christ  the  Lord  God,  King  of 
kings.  Who  hath  made  heaven  and  earth  and  the  seas,  and  whatsoever 
f.  3^  moveth  therein.  He  formed  men  in  His  own  image  and  likeness;  He 
Who  was  born  of  Mary  the  pure  and  chaste  Virgin  ;  Who  made  the  water 
wine ;  and  satisfied  many  people  in  the  wilderness  with  five  loaves ; 
[He]  Who  healed  the  lepers,  and  cured  the  sick,  and  opened  the  eyes 
of  the  blind,  and  made  the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to  speak,  and  cast 
out  devils,  and  made  the  crooked  straight,  and  the  dead  live.  And 
the  nation  of  the  Jews  hated  Him  and  delivered  Him  to  an  earthly 
sentence  of  death.  And  He  went  up  on  the  cross.  And  he  suffered  that 
for  our  sakes,  and  because  of  our  sins.  And  he  was  lifted  up  on  the  wood 
of  the  cross:  and  the  sun  was  darkened  at  His  pain;  and  the  creatures 
were  perplexed ;  and  He  descended  to  hell  ;  and  death  was  terrified 
at  Him  ;  and  hid  itself  because  of  Him.  And  the  dead  arose  from  the 
f.  3  b  graves.  And  they  returned  the  greetings  of  the  people.  And  He  arose 
on  the  third  day,  and  appeared  to  His  Apostles  ;  and  told  them  the  divine 
secrets;  and  sent  them  to  preach  about  His  kingdom.  And  He  must  needs 
•  come  at  last,  in  great  power  and  glory  with  His  pure  angels.  The  heavens 
shall  be  changed  by  His  word  and  shall  be  folded  up  like  a  scroll  by  His 
command.  And  the  trumpet  shall  sound  in  the  height ;  and  every  one 
shall  rise  from  his  place,  and  all  flesh  shall  spring  up  from  its  dust.  And 
He  shall  sit  on  His  throne  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead.  Then  the  sons 
of  Adam  shall  rise  from  their  graves,  naked  before  him,  without  covering. 
And  He  shall  separate  the  good  from  the  bad,  and  every  one  shall  [receive  ?] 
at  that  time  what  he  hath  gathered.  And  He  shall  be  perfected  in  His 
servants  the  righteous.     And  He  shall  judge  the  sinners,  and  reveal  their 


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secrets.     And  in  the  power  of  this  God  we  have  come  hither  this  day  to   f.  4a 
chase  away  the  Devil.     And  Paganism  shall  cease  from  the  city  of  Rome." 

And  the  Emperor  answered  and  said  unto  the  Apostles  :  "  If  your 
speech  be  true,  ye  have  spoken  much  ;  but  I  wish  to  prove  that,  and  to 
know  it  and  to  understand  the  power  of  your  God.  Behold  !  I  have  an 
only  daughter,  and  a  bird  from  heaven  hath  come  down  upon  her,  and 
hath  plucked  out  her  right  eye.  And  I  brought  the  doctors,  and  the  wise 
men,  and  the  philosophers  in  my  dominions,  that  they  might  cure  her ;  and 
they  could  do  nothing  for  it.  And  I  sent  unto  the  rest  of  the  kings  ;  and 
I  spent  much  money  to  find  a  man  who  could  restore  her  eye  ;  and  I  did 
not  succeed :  and  I  desire  to  bring  her  before  you  ;  and  I  shall  see  if  your 
God,  of  Whom  ye  have  spoken,  will  heal  her." 

Then  Peter  was  inspired  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  he  said  unto  the 
Emperor :  "  Bring  thy  daughter,  and  thou  shalt  see  the  power  of  the  Lord, 
which  is  never  destroyed.     And  come  now  with  thy  daughter  Luhith."  f.  4  b 

The  Emperor  answered  and  said  unto  Peter :  "  Lo !  I  see  that  thou 
knowest  the  name  of  my  daughter." 

And  Peter  laughed  and  said  unto  the  Emperor :  "  Yea,  and  Dorotheus 
the  father  of  thy  father.  And  if  thou  wilt  believe  in  the  Christ,  thou  shalt 
see  greater  things  than  these." 

Then  the  Emperor  was  astonished  ;  and  said  unto  the  Apostles  :  "  Truly 
God  dwelleth  within  you,  when  ye  know  the  names  of  people,  ye  being 
foreigners.  And  ye  know  the  name  of  my  daughter  Luhith,  and  the  name 
of  my  grandfather." 

Then  the  Emperor  commanded  his  daughter  to  be  brought ;  and  she 
came  and  her  mother  with  her.     And  when  the  Apostles  saw  the  girl,  they 
were  grieved  at  what  Satan  had  done  to  her.     And  Peter  said  unto  the 
Emperor :   "  I  would  fain  have  thee  tell  us  how  thou  hast  sinned ;  and  in  f.  5  a 
what  way  the  bird  plucked   out  the  eye  of  thy  daughter." 

And  the  Emperor  said  unto  Peter :  "  How  many  doctors  and  wise  men 
have  stood  before  me !  and  this  is  a  thing  about  which  they  have  never 
asked  me.  And  I  have  not  heard  it  from  them.  And  unless  ye  know 
certainly  that  ye  will  cure  her,  shut  your  mouths,  and  go  out  from  my 
presence." 

And  the  Emperor  said  this,  only  from  shame  before  his  wife,  and 
before  the  company  who  were  with  him,  lest  he  should  [have  to]  confess 
his  sin. 

And  Paul  said  unto  Peter :  "  Come,  let  us  pray  before  our  Lord ;  that 
He  may  give  us  patience  and  victory  in  this  contest." 

L.  A.  z 


178  THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL. 

And  Peter  said  unto  Paul :  "  Yea,  my  father  Paul !  do  not  think  that 
I  am  better  than  thee  ;  know  that  I  denied  the  Christ,  the  Saviour,  three 
times  in  one  night ;  and  I  swore  and  affirmed  with  a  curse  that  I  knew 

f.  5b  Him  not;  so  that  the  devil  who  spoke  at  that  time  will  not  rest  in  me. 
My  Lord  received  me  and  forgave  what  I  had  sinned  because  of  my  tears, 
and  of  His  mercy  on  me." 

And  Paul  said  also  unto  Peter :  "  And  thou,  O  brother  Peter !  know 
that  I  was  an  enemy  to  the  Christ,  and  a  persecutor  of  all  who  worship 
Him  ;  and  I  was  not  worthy  to  be  called  His  Apostle  because  of  my 
opposition  to  the  Church  of  God,  and  in  His  goodness  and  mercy  He  hath 
made  me  meet  to  be  called  His  Apostle  and  His  disciple;  that  the  rest  of 
the  sinners  may  become  like  me,  and  may  be  saved  eternally.  And  now  do 
thou  pray,  O  my  father  Peter!  and  I  with  thee;  and  if  thou  art  worthy,  let 
us  call  the  bird  which  took  out  the  eye  of  the  Emperor's  daughter,  and  it 
will  come,  and  will  tell  the  Emperor  about  his  sins  and  his  shame." 

f.  6  a  And  Peter  cried  with  a  loud  voice  and  said  :  "  O  thou  bird  !  which  went 
to  the  daughter  of  the  Emperor  Bar'amus,  the  heathen  Emperor  of  Rome, 
in  the  name  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  God  of  all  creation,  appear 
instantly  and  tell  the  heathen  Emperor  what  he  did  to  his  daughter,  which 
he  doth  not  desire  to  confess,  and  tell  him  of  his  sins  ;  that  God  may 
forgive  him." 

And  straightway  the  bird  appeared,  and  all  who  were  present  saw  it ; 
and  it  spread  out  its  wings  in  the  air,  and  stopped  between  the  sky  and 
the  earth,  saying,  "  Who  are  Peter  and  Paul  the  servants  of  the  Christ  ?  " 

And  Paul  wept  and  said  :  "If  we  are  worthy  of  this  name,  we  are  the 
servants  of  the  Christ.  But  speak,  O  thou  bird  !  and  fear  not ;  and  rebuke 
the  Emperor  for  his  sin  and  make  him  ashamed."  Then  the  bird 
answered  : 

f.  6  b  "Hearken,  O  chosen  ones  of  God!  and  behold  the  folly;  and  I  will 
speak  before  you.  When  it  was  the  birthday  of  the  heathen  Emperor,  he 
made  a  great  feast ;  and  he  drank  and  was  drunken,  and  he  saw  an 
exceedingly  beautiful  girl,  and  sought  to  sleep  with  her,  and  she  did  not 
consent  to  this ;  and  when  he  insisted  on  it,  and  she  did  not  submit  to  him, 
he  was  enraged  at  her,  and  shut  her  up  in  the  stable  of  the  cattle,  and 
commanded  that  no  bread  and  no  water  should  be  given  to  her.  And 
whoso  should  give  her  anything  to  eat  or  to  drink,  his  head  should  be 
taken  off  with  the  sword.  And  the  girl  remained  in  great  distress  for 
twelve  days  ;  and  after  that  the  daughter  of  the  Emperor  remembered  her 
in  her  heart,  and  said  :    '  Woe  is  me !  that  this  girl,  whom  my  father  hath 


THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND    PAUL.  1 79 

shut  up  in  his  folly  and  stupidity,  should  die  from  hunger  and  thirst;  woe  f.  7a 
is  me !  and  I  can  have  no  consolation  from  her.' 

"  And  the  Emperor's  daughter  drew  nigh  and  reached  her  bread  and 
water  from  the  window,  and  I,  the  bird,  was  standing ;  and  something 
came  into  my  mind,  and  I  know  not  what  I  did.  Then  I  went  down 
near  to  the  daughter  of  the  Emperor,  and  I  plucked  out  her  right  eye ;  and 
I  flew  away,  going  to  the  desert,  and  as  I  was  going  my  right  eye  became 
blind,  and  I  fell  beneath  a  tree  for  thirteen  days  ;  and  I  tasted  nothing. 
And  now  I  have  come  against  my  will  to  tell  you  what  I  had  done,  and  f .  7  b 
what  the  Emperor  had  done.  And  I  am  persecuted  by  the  Heavenly 
King,  your  God,  Who  is  the  Christ." 

Then  Peter  said  unto  the  Emperor  :  "  Tell  us  now — whose  mouth  hath 
shut  the  mouths  of  these  two,  or  thy  mouth  ?  " 

Then  the  Emperor  wept  in  their  presence,  and  said :  "  I  have  no 
courage^  to  speak  to  you,  for  this  bird  hath  made  me  ashamed ;  and  that 
is  by  the  power  of  your  God." 

Then  the  Empress  rose,  and  brought  her  daughter  Luhith  before  the 
Apostles  ;  and  said,  "  I  entreat  you,  O  my  lords  !  to  have  compassion  on  me, 
and  to  cure  this  my  daughter ;  the  only  girl  whom  thine  handmaiden  hath." 

Then  Peter  laid  his  hand  on  the  eye  of  the  Emperor's  daughter  and 
said  :  "  In  the  name  of  my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Light  of  the  world,   f.  8  a 
become  like  thy  fellow."     And  straightway  [the  eye  of  the  damsel  became 
like  its  fellow.]     


And    the    people    assembled,   and    the    Emperor   went   up,   and    the  f.  8  b 
company  of  the  magistrates,  and  the   Empress,  and  her  daughter,  and 

^  Literally  "face." 


l8o  THE  STORY  OF  PETER  AND  PAUL. 

the  rest  of  the  people,  to  see  what  the  Apostles  would  do.  Then  Peter 
and  Paul  arose  and  stood  in  the  midst  of  the  people.  And  the  multitude 
of  the  people  of  Rome  cried,  saying  :  "  Shew  us  to-day  the  power  of  your 
God,  that  we  may  see  and  that  our  faith  may  be  assured  and  confirmed." 

Then  Paul  said  unto  them  :  "  O  people  of  Rome !  hearken  unto  my 
words.  Whoso  is  sick,  or  ailing,  or  dumb,  or  insane,  or  blind,  or  lame,  or 
dead,  even  if  he  be  asleep  and  buried,  let  them  bring  him  here ;  and  he 
will  receive  him  whole  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ." 

Then  a  multitude  of  the  people  of  Rome  went  and  collected  the  rest 
f-  9  a  of  the  sick  people,  and  left  them  in  the  midst  of  the  theatre,  and  began  to 
cry,  saying :  "  Cure  our  sick  people  for  us,  O  Apostle  of  the  Christ !  that 
we  may  see  and  give  glory  and  honour  to  your  God." 

Then  Peter  beckoned  to  them  to  be  silent  from  shouting.  And  when 
they  were  silent,  he  made  the  sign  of  the  honoured  cross  on  himself,  and 
he  was  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  he  preached  in  the  Roman 
language. 

And  he  said  :  "  O  people  of  Rome  !  how  long  will  your  hearts  be 
blind  ?  and  will  ye  have  no  knowledge,  and  be  strangers  to  the  faith  in 
God  ?  And  ye  hasten  to  the  idols  which  are  carried  about  by  the  hands 
of  their  maker,  and  ye  forsake  the  mighty,  the  great  God,  in  whose  hands 
are  your  souls.     Forsake  now  the  wicked,  heathen  unbelief;  and  return  to 

the the  Lord,  the  Christ,  Who  alone  is   the  Everlasting  God  of 

f.  9b  truth  ;  and  there  is  no  God  beside  Him.    Who  hath  made  the  heaven  and 

the  earth  by  His  wisdom,  and  hath  gathered  the  waters  in  the  seas,  and  He 

Is.  xi.  12      set  bounds  to  the  water,  that  it  may  not  change.     Who  hath  measured  the 

earth  with   His   span,  and  weighed   the  dust  in    His  hand,  and   it  is  He 

Ps.  cxxxvi.  Who  hath  weighed  the  mountains  in  scales,  and  the  hills  in  a  balance,  and 

8,  9 

hath  made  the  sun  as  ruler  of  the  day,  and  the  moon  as  ruler  of  the  night. 

^t'J'^I'}  Who  maketh  His  angels  of  wind,  and  His  ministers  of  flaming  fire ;  He 
to  Whom  the  spiritual  hosts  give  glory,  the  seraphim  and  the  cherubim, 
shining  with  the  light  of  His  beauty;  Who  sitteth  on  a  throne  of  flame,  and 
a  river  of  fire  floweth  before  Him;  a  thousand  thousand  and  myriad  myriads 

Ps.  civ.  32  praise  His  name,  Who  numbereth  the  stars,  and  giveth  them  names.  Who 
f.  loa  looketh  upon  the  earth,  and  it  trembleth  at  Him;  and  chideth  the 
mountains,  and  they  smoke.  Who  rideth  upon  the  cherubim ;  and  flieth 
upon  the  wings  of  the  winds.  It  is  He  who  created  Adam.  This  was  the 
Son  of  the  Highest,  sent  for  the  sake  of  mercy.  This  is  the  Lamb  of  God, 
Who  taketh  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  He  in  Whom  the  Father  is  well 
pleased.    He  is  the  manna  which  came  down  from  heaven;  and  was  kept  in 


THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND    PAUL.  l8l 

a  golden  pot,  which  was  Mary  the  Virgin.  He  is  the  Bread  of  the  Angels,  Ex.  3cvi.  23 
Who  in  His  grace  purifieth  whosoever  eateth  thereof.  This  is  the  Fountain 
of  Life  :  whoso  drinketh  of  it  shall  not  thirst.  This  is  the  Slayer  of  death, 
and  the  Destroyer  of  sin.  This  is  the  Light  of  the  world,  and  they  who 
believe  in  Him  are  illuminated.  This  is  the  Lord  of  the  conflict;  the  f.  10 b 
Giver  of  Crowns  to  the  combatants  in  His  obedience.  He  is  the  Good 
Tree;  by  Whom  spiritual  beings  are  nourished.  He  is  the  Ladder,  which 
leadeth  up  to  the  height;  and  by  Him  they  bring  the  offerings  up  to  the 
Lord's  presence.  He  is  the  Door  of  God  ;  and  by  Him  the  just  enter. 
He  is  the  Hope  of  the  pious,  on  Whom  those  who  lean  shall  not  be 
ashamed  :  and  come  unto  Him,  O  sons  of  Rome!  and  lean  upon  Him,  and 
your  faces  shall  not  be  ashamed,  and  the  rich  shall  become  poor  and  shall 
hunger  ;  and  the  poor  shall  be  satisfied  and  shall  have  abundance.  And 
if  ye  seek  the  Lord  He  will  not  hide  His  good  things  from  you." 

And  when  Peter  had  said  these  words  and  more,  the  people  of  Rome 
cried  out  and  said  :  "  O  Apostles  of  the  Christ !  cure  our  sick  people  for  us." 
And  Peter  said  unto  Paul :  "  Fill  a  cup  for  me  with  water,  and  put  it  before 
me." 

Then  Paul  brought  him  a  cup  of  water  and  put  it  before  him.     And  f.  iia 
Peter   signed   over  it  the  sign  of  the  cross,  and  said  :    "  In   the  name  of 
my  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Healer  of  all  pains,  Who  hath  made  this 
water    to   spring  [from  the   ground]  and   become  drink ;    and   Who   hath 
healed  divers  diseases  and  pains." 

And  he  gave  it  to  Paul  and  said  unto  him  :  "Go,  O  my  brother  !  and 
sprinkle  it  upon  all  the  sick;  and  they  will  straightway  be  healed  in  the 
name  of  our  Lord,  Who  hath  sent  us,  Jesus  the  Christ." 

And  Paul  took  the  cup  of  water  and  sprinkled  it  upon  all  the  sick 
people  ;  and  immediately  they  were  healed.  And  they  arose  and  gave 
much  praise  to  God.  And  with  this  sprinkling  which  was  made  on  all  the 
people,  that  water  which  was  in  the  cup  did  not  fail ;  but  it  remained  as  it 
was,  full. 

Then  all  the  people  of  Rome  cried  out  and  said  with  one  voice:  f.  iib 
'*  Truly  this  man  is  the  great  God,  Who  is  the  God  of  Peter  and  Paul  ; 
Who  hath  shewn  us  this  wonder  to-day.  And  we  have  not  known  this 
God  ;  but  He  in  His  mercy  hath  sent  us  a  Saviour."  And  they  drew  near 
to  the  Apostles  [and]  worshipped  them,  and  fell  prostrate  before  them  ; 
and  went  with  them  with  glory  and  praise  to  the  king's  palace. 

And  then  Peter  said:  "O  sons  of  Rome!  we  are  men  like  unto  you  ; 
and  the  praise  is  not  ours,  but  the  praise  and  the  glory  are  due  to  our 


l82  THE   STORY   OF   PETER  AND   PAUL. 

Lord  and  our  Saviour  Jesus  the  Christ,  Who  in  His  compassion  and  the 
abundance  of  His  mercy  hath  sent  us  unto  you." 

Then  the  Apostles  abode  in  Rome  for  six  months,  and  made  disciples 

t.  12  a  of  many  in  the  right  faith.  And  they  went  out  thence  and  went  to  the 
city  of  Philippi ;  as  the  Lord  shewed  unto  them.  And  when  the  Apostles 
entered  the  city  of  Philippi,  they  did  not  keep  silent  nor  did  they  cease 
from  healing  in  the  name  of  the  Christ  by  night  and  by  day :  and  the  Lord 
strengthened  them  and  confirmed  their  affirmations  by  the  signs  and  the 
wonders  which  they  did. 

And  when  the  Enemy  saw  and  knew  what  the  Apostles  did,  he 
summoned  his  chiefs  and  his  friends  and  said  :  "  What  shall  I  do  with 
these  disciples  of  the  Son  of  Mary  ;  for  they  have  vanquished  us,  and  have 
spoilt  all  our  works  and  our  power }  But  come  with  us,  let  us  work  deceit: 
perhaps  we  may  be  able  to  spoil  what  they  have  put  right." 

f.  12  b  Then  Satan  altered  his  form  and  changed  his  colour,  and  became  like 
a  Hindoo  man ;  and  put  on  the  garments  of  a  king  ;  and  set  a  crown  upon 
his  head.  And  he  summoned  an  Afrit,  and  made  him  his  horse,  and  rode 
upon  him.  And  he  summoned  four  of  his  chiefs  and  made  them  resemble 
Roman  men  carrying  staves,  and  walking  before  him  like  princes.  And 
he  came  to  the  palace  of  the  Emperor  in  Rome  and  said  unto  the  door- 
keepers :  "  Go  ye  in  and  say  unto  Bar'amus  the  Emperor,  that  '  thy 
brother  the  King  of  India  standeth  at  the  door,  desiring  an  entrance 
unto  thee.'" 

And  the  doorkeepers  went  in  and  told  the  Emperor.  And  he  allowed 
him  to  enter.     And  the  four  entered  with  him  who  were  his  chiefs.     And 

f.  13  a  when  the  Emperor  of  Rome  saw  him,  he  rose  to  welcome  him,  and  shook 
hands  with  him  and  made  him  sit  along  with  him  on  the  throne  of  his 
kingdom. 

Then  the  King  of  India  began  to  weep  and  to  sob,  and  [so  did]  those 
who  were  with  him.  And  Bar'amus  said :  "  Wherefore,  O  my  brother ! 
dost  thou  weep  and  sob  ?  and  wherefore  art  thou  sad  ?  though  this  is  the 
time  for  bringing  in  the  table?  But  tell  me  thy  tale  after  the  meal,  and 
what  hath  happened  unto  thee;  and  I  will  use  [my]  power,  and  will  make 
thee  attain  thy  desire." 

The  King  of  India  replied  and  said  unto  him  :  "  I  am,  as  thou  seest  me, 
in  contempt  and  humiliation  and  sore  affliction.  I  was  a  king  like  unto  thee, 
and  I  [ruled]  over  Scindia  and  India.  And  I  had  many  armies,  and 
strong  soldiers    in   the    country   of   Greece^    and    of   Nubia ;    and    I    had 

^  Er-Rum. 


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governors  and  captains  to  the  East  of  the  land  and  to  the  West,  and  in  f.  13  b 
Egypt  and  Syria,  and  Iraq  and  the  land  of  Palestine,  and  in  the  lands 
of  the  Hilalians^  and  the  Armenians;  and  [in]  the  land  of  Teman 
and  the  Arabs ;  and  the  land  of  the  Berbers.  And  there  was  not  a 
nation  in  the  world,  nor  a  tongue,  nor  a  tribe,  who*  did  not  submit  to 
me  and  to  my  rule.  Honour  and  quiet  were  in  my  dominions ;  until 
two  men  came  to  me,  wizards,  magicians;  the  name  of  the  one  was  Peter, 
and  of  the  other  Paul.  And  they  came  down  upon  me  from  a  cloud,  and 
stood  before  me  in  the  midst  of  my  palace ;  and  I  was  sitting  upon  the 
throne  of  my  kingdom  ;  and  my  chamberlains  standing  on  my  right  and  on 
my  left.  And  when  I  saw  them,  I  was  terrified,  and  I  changed  my  colour. 
And  the  chamberlains  sprang  upon  them,  to  strike  them,  and  I  did  not  f-  14  a 
allow  them,  for  I  saw  the  likeness  of  angels  in  them.  And  I  asked  them 
about  their  story,  and  whence  they  were.  And  the  elder  of  them  answered 
and  said  unto  me:  'I  am  Peter  of  Beth  Saida  of  Galilee.  And  this  is  my 
brother  Paul;  and  he  is  from  Tarsus;  and  our  journey  is  from  the  land  of 
life  ;  and  we  are  the  slaves  of  Jesus  the  Christ  the  Lord,  the  God,  the  King  of 
kings,  Who  hath  created  the  heavens  and  the  earth,  and  the  seas,  and  what- 
soever moveth  therein.  Who  hath  created  men  in  His  own  image  and 
likeness.  And  He  was  born  of  Mary  the  Virgin.  And  He  made  wine  out 
of  water;  and  from  five  loaves  He  satisfied  a  multitude;  and  He  healed  the 
lepers;  and  cured  the  sick;  and  opened  the  eyes  of  the  blind;  and  made 
the  deaf  hear  and  the  dumb  speak ;  and  He  cast  out  devils ;  and  gave  life 
to  the  dead  ;  and  wrought  miracles.'  And  they  spake  with  many  words 
in  my  presence;  and  they  led  my  viziers  astray  and  my  chamberlains,  and  f-  14b 
my  friends.  And  they  all  rejected  me,  and  drew  their  weapons,  and 
hurled  them  in  my  face.  And  they  said  :  'Take  thine  arms  aw^ay  from  us, 
for  we  have  no  need  of  them,  for  we  have  found  a  heavenly  God 
better  than  thee,  and  He  is  the  King  of  Peter  and  Paul,  the  Ruler  of  the 
whole  world.'  And  none  remained  to  me  of  these  chamberlains  and 
captains  save  these  four  Greeks,  and  they  have  come  with  me;  and  these 
are  they  whom  thine  eye  beholdeth.  And  now,  O  my  brother  !  I  am.  anxious 
that  thy  kingdom  should  not  fail  like  me,  and  I  have  come  from  a  far 
country  to  tell  thee  and  to  warn  thee,  that  they  may  not  come  unto  thee 
and  lead  astray  thy  friends  with  their  sorcery,  and  deny  thee  and  leave 
thee  quite  alone,  powerless,  and  without  soldiers;  and  thou  come  to  an  end, 
and  the  kings  of  the  earth  overcome  thee." 

Then  the  Emperor  arose  from  his  throne,  and  crossed  his  hands,  and  f.  15  a 
^  p.  3,  El-Halaliim, 


l84  THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL. 

bowed  to  him,  doing  obeisance.  And  he  said:  "  I  thank  thee,  O  my 
brother,  the  beloved  of  my  soul !  because  thou  hast  taken  pity  on  me, 
and  hast  come  from  afar  to  tell  me  of  this  matter.  Truly  I  say  unto 
thee,  that  they  have  come  to  me  in  this  form  which  thou  hast  described,  as 
they  came  unto  thee,  and  thus  have  they  come  unto  me.  And  the  report 
of  them  had  reached  me;  and  they  have  gone  to  the  city  of  Philippi, 
to  lead  them  astray  with  their  sorcery,  as  they  have  led  thee  and  me 
astray  ;  unless  I  send  letters  in  pursuit  of  them  that  they  may  come  with 
them,  their  arms  being  bound  together,  and  chains  about  their  necks. 
And  I  will  flay  off  their  skins  and  will  make  them  wine  bottles.  And  I  will 
burn  them  with  fire  as  thy  spirit  desireth." 

Then  Bar'amus  the  Emperor  summoned  one  of  his  captains  ;  and  com- 

f.  15  b   manded  him  to  take  a  thousand  soldiers  with  arms,  and  go  to  the  city  of 

Philippi,  and  bring  Peter  and  Paul,  being  dragged  with  chains  on  their 

necks.     And  he  swore  and  said  :  "  By  the  life  of  my  daughter  Luhith !  if 

thou  doest  this,  I  will  exalt  thy  dwelling.". 

And  the  captain  went  out  from  the  Emperor's  presence,  and  he  took 
soldiers  with  him,  and  they  went  to  the  city  of  Philippi,  and  besieged  it  on 
every  side.  And  the  people  of  Philippi  saw  the  Romans  drawing  near  to 
them,  clothed  in  armour,  and  besieging  the  city.  And  they  feared  exceed- 
ingly. And  they  closed  the  gates  and  climbed  to  the  top  of  the  wall. 
And  they  said  unto  the  captain :  "  Why  hast  thou  come  to  us  with 
these  soldiers }  we  being  servants  of  the  PZmperor.  And  he  hath  sent 
the  Romans  to  lay  our  city  waste." 

The  captain  answered  and  said  :  "  The  Emperor  hath  not  sent  to  lay 
your  city  waste :  but  we  are  come  to  take  Peter  and  Paul,  the  arch- 
wizards.  And  deliver  ye  them  up  to  us,  and  we  will  turn  away  from  you." 
f.  16 a  Then  the  people  of  Philippi  answered  and  said  unto  them  :  "But  there 
are  no  wizards  in  our  city  ;  nevertheless  we  have  two  men  who  are  just 
and  wise.  They  heal  souls  and  bodies.  And  now  grant  us  a  respite, 
that  we  may  tell  them.  And  if  they  like  to  go  with  you,  we  will  deliver 
them  up  to  you.  And  if  they  do  not  wish  this,  then  we  and  their  God, 
the  Christ  the  Heavenly  King,  we  will  fight  for  them  with  thee,  and  with 
thy  foolish  Emperor  who  hath  sent  thee." 

And  when  the  Apostles  heard  that  they  had  been  called  wizards  they 
thanked  God  greatly  and  said :  "  Thanks  be  unto  Thee,  O  Jesus  the 
Christ ;  for  Whose  holy  name's  sake  we  are  this  day  worthy  to  be  called 
wizards." 

And  they  opened  the  gate  of  the  city  and  went  out  unto  them.     And 


THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL.  185 

the  captain  commanded  that  fetters  and  chains  should  be  hung  on  their 
necks.  And  when  the  people  of  Philippi  saw  the  Apostles  with  iron  upon 
their  necks,  they  began  to  weep.  And  Peter  said  unto  them  :  "  Weep  not, 
O  brethren  !  but  be  patient,  and  ye  shall  behold  the  power  of  the  Christ,  f.  16  b 
our  God  ;  and  what  shall  happen  to  these  people  and  their  foolish  Emperor 
who  hath  sent  them."  And  the  captain  and  the  Romans  who  were  with 
them  rode  upon  their  horses.  And  Peter  said  unto  the  captain  :  "  If  thou 
wilt,  do  thou  dismount  from  thy  horse  that  thou  mayest  pray ;  and 
whatsoever  the  Christ  commandeth  us,  w^e  will  do." 

And  the  captain  said  unto  him  in  anger :  "  O  wicked  sorcerers ! 
the  anger  of  Bar'amus^  burneth  like  fire,  and  thou  standest  by  thy 
sorcery."  Then  they  and  the  citizens  turned  to  the  east  and  stood  in 
prayer.  And  Peter  prayed,  saying :  "O  Sender  of  His  servants  to  every 
country !  Who  dost  help  His  slave  in  every  place  to  fight  in  every  conflict, 
come  at  this  time  to  our  succour  who  call  on  Thee,  and  put  Bar  amus^ 
the  Emperor  to  shame,  who  hath  denied  Thee  after  [his]  faith ;  that  the 
believing  citizens  of  Philippi  may  be  assured  that  thou  art  the  Everlast-  f-  17  a 
ing  God  of  truth."  And  from  that  hour  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down 
from  heaven,  and  went  in  amongst  the  horses  and  cut  them ;  and  they 
overset  each  other  and  made  their  riders  fall  upon  the  ground.  And 
the  horses  trampled  upon  them  with  their  feet,  and  dragged  them  with 
their  mouths  with  a  great  dragging.  And  all  the  horses  neighed  with  one 
voice  ;  and  they  all  prayed  and  did  obeisance  before  the  Apostles.  And 
they  also  did  obeisance  before  God,  and  stretched  out  their  hands  towards 
heaven  like  the  Apostles  of  the  Christ.  And  the  people  of  Philippi  cried, 
saying :  "  We  thank  Thee,  O  God  of  Peter  and  Paul !  because  we  see  the 
beasts  giving  glory  to  Thee  with  their  voices."  Then  that  [captain]  drew 
near,  weeping  and  crying ;  and  the  Roman  soldiers  who  were  with  him 
said :  "  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Peter  and  Paul !  Apostles  of  the  Christ." 

And  Peter  said  unto  them :  "  What  do  ye  desire  that  we  should  do 
unto  you  ?  " 

They  said:  "We  desire  of  you  that  ye  would  entreat  your  God  that  f.  17b 
He  would  make  us  servants  like  you." 

And  Peter  said  unto  them  :  "  In  the  raiment  which  ye  now  wear  ye 
cannot  serve  our  King  ;  but  if  ye  desire  to  contend  wath  us  in  this  conflict 
hearken  unto  our  words.  Our  King  is  the  Christ,  and  [in]  His  service  are 
weapons.  And  our  power  is  life  ;  and  our  raiment  is  a  spiritual  garment 
which  we  wear  from  baptism ;  and  the  helmets  which  are  upon  our  heads 

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L.  A.  A  A 


1 86  THE  STORY  OF  PETER  AND  PAUL. 

are  the  blessing  of  the  priesthood.  And  the  spurs  which  are  upon  our  feet 
are  the  confirmation  of  the  Gospel,  wherewith  we  trample  upon  the  serpents 
and  the  scorpions,  and  all  the  powers  of  the  enemy.  And  our  cuirasses  are 
the  true  faith,  with  which  we  receive  all  the  darts  of  the  enemy.  And 
our  swords  are  the  word  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  with  which  we 
cut  through  all  the  wiles  of  the  cursed  Iblis.  And  our  horses  are  the  clouds 
which  carry  us  in  the  air  in  the  name  of  our  God.  And  our  spear  is 
the  cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  His  pure,  life-giving  blood, 
f.  i8a  "  And  now,  O  brethren  !  arise,  go  unto  the  Emperor  who  hath  sent  you, 
and  renounce  him  openly  ;  and  throw  down  your  arms  before  him,  and 
say  unto  him  :  '  Take  thine  arms  from  us,  for  we  have  found  a  heavenly 
King ;  and  He  is  greater  than  thou ;  and  He  is  the  King  of  Peter  and 
Paul.'  And  know  this  for  a  surety,  that  the  Emperor  will  be  wroth  with 
you,  and  will  cast  you  into  prison  ;  but  fear  ye  him  not ;  for  Jesus  the 
Christ,  the  Heavenly  King  in  Whom  ye  believe,  will  speedily  deliver  you 
from  him." 

Then  the  Apostles  arose,  and  blessed  them  in  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ,  and  sent  them  to  Rome.  And  they  went  in  unto 
Bar'amus  the  Emperor,  and  he  said  unto  them  :  "  Where  are  the  men, 
the  wizards,  to  whom   I  sent  you  ? " 

And  they  said  unto  him  :  "  O  thou  Emperor !  the  good,  the  just  men, 
for  whom  people  are  thankful,  dost  thou  call  them  wizards?  And  wilt 
f-  i8b  thou  recompense  thus  the  people  who  have  healed  thy  daughter  gratis,  who 
for  thirteen  years  had  her  eye  plucked  out?"  And  then  they  pulled  off 
their  arms,  and  threw  them  down  before  him,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Take 
thine  arms  from  us  ;  we  have  no  need  of  them ;  for  we  have  found  a 
heavenly  King  better  than  thou  ;  and  He  is  the  King  of  Peter  and  Paul ; 
Whose  kingdom  shall  never  fail."  Then  the  Emperor  waxed  wroth,  and 
rose  from  the  throne ;  and  began  to  smite  the  face  of  that  captain  with  his 
hand,  saying  unto  him :  "  Truly  I  will  burn  thee  alive  in  the  fire,  that 
I  may  see  if  the  God  of  Peter  and  Paul  will  save  thee  from  my  hand." 

Then  they  answered  and  said  :  "  The  God  of  Peter  and  Paul  is  able  in 
His  compassion  to  quench  thy  fire  and  thy  wrath." 

And  the  Emperor  commanded  that  they  should  be  thrown  into  prison, 
f.  19  a  And  while  they  were  going  towards  the  pri.son  they  were  giving  glory  to 
God,  for  Whose  sake  they  were  to  be  shut  up. 

Then  the  King  of  India  said  unto  Bar'amus,  "Did  not  I  say  unto  thee 
that  they  would  lead  thy  friends  astray  by  their  sorcery  and  their  speech  .-' " 

And  the  Emperor  of  Rome  said  :  "Truly,  by  the  gods  and  the  life  of 
mighty  Rome  all  that  thou  hast  said  unto  me  is  true." 


THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND    PAUL.  1 8/ 

And  the  Emperor  summoned  another  captain,  and  said  unto  him : 
"  Take  with  thee  four  thousand  horsemen,  and  go  to  the  city  of  Philippi, 
and  let  it  be  sacked ;  and  destroy  its  inhabitants  with  the  sword  ;  and 
spare  neither  old  nor  young ;  for  they  have  been  led  astray  by  the 
power  of  their  sorcery ;    and  are  resisting  our  will." 

And  the  captain  went  out  from  the  presence  of  the  Emperor  ;  and  he 
commanded  the  soldiers  and  gave  them  a  sign  to  blow^  the  second  trumpet, 
[and]  to  mount  and  go  with  him. 

Then  the  Holy  Ghost  appeared  unto  the  Apostles  as  they  were  in  f.  19  b 
Philippi,  and  told  them  what  the  King  of  India  had  spoken  about  with  the 
Emperor  of  Rome ;  and  what  the  Enemy  had  plotted  against  them.  And 
Peter  answered  and  said  :  "  O  my  brother  Paul !  arise,  let  us  pray  before 
our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  that  He  would  save  us  from  their  wiles  during 
this  night.  O  my  brother !  Patroclus  hath  arranged  to  come  in  search 
of  us  from  the  city  of  Rome  :  and  four  thousand  armed  men  are  with  him  ; 
and  they  say  that  they  will  allow  the  city  to  be  sacked  and  burnt,  and  will 
destroy  its  inhabitants  with  the  sword  for  our  sake.  But,  O  brother  !  arise 
and  let  us  pray  before  our  Lord  and  our  Saviour  Jesus  the  Christ ;  that 
He  may  do  by  His  power  as  thou  desirest." 

And  at  the  time  when  the  Romans  arose  and  journeyed  towards  f.  20  a 
them,  straightway  a  cloud  descended  and  carried  the  Apostles,  and  let 
them  down  in  the  midst  of  the  palace  of  the  Emperor  Bar'amusl  And 
he  was  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  meditating  about  the  first 
captain  and  his  companions,  how  he  should  destroy  them.  And  when  the 
Emperor  saw  the  Apostles  standing  before  him,  he  cried  against  them, 
saying :  "  O  Peter  and  Paul !  ye  wizards  who  lead  astray  the  souls  of  the 
people  of  the  world." 

Peter  said  unto  him :  "  We  are  no  wizards,  but  we  are  come  to  drive  the 
devil  away  from  thee,  who  hath  always  deceived  thee  by  his  sorcery." 

Then  the  Emperor  summoned  the  [chamberlains]  of  the  palace    who 

were  at  its  door,  and  said  unto  them:    "Go  to and  send  to 

that  he  may  not  go  to  the  city  of  Philippi."  f-  20  b 

And  when  it  was  the  morrow,  the  Emperor  commanded,  and  the  trumpet 
was  blown  in  all  the  city ;  that  the  people  might  be  assembled  to  see 
the  burning  of  Peter  and  Paul,  the  wizards.  And  the  Emperor  commanded 
that  two  idols  should  be  brought,  and  that  they  [the  Apostles]  should  be 
brought  into  the  midst  of  the  city.  And  he  commanded  that  two  helmets 
of  iron  should  be  placed  in  the  fire,  and  put  upon  their  heads.   And  they 

1  MS.  "beat."  2  ^5.  "  Barghamus." 


1 88  THE  STORY  OF  PETER  AND  PAUL. 

did  this  unto  them  ;  and  he  began  to  smear  fat  below  them  and  to  say : 
"Now  let  the  Christ  come  and  save  you  from  my  hands,  and  quench  this 
fire  from  you." 

And  his  words  pained  Peter  greatly.  And  Paul  spoke  to  him  in 
Hebrew  and  said :  "  Pray,  O  my  father  Peter !  before  the  Christ,  and 
entreat  Him  to  save  us  from  this  torment ;  for  I  am  in  great  tribulation 
because  of  it ;  and  my  soul  draweth  nigh  unto  death."  But  Peter  was 
f.  21  a  untouched  by  the  pain  of  that  torture,  because  he  had  had  much  experience 
and  temptations.  And  Peter  answered  and  said  unto  Paul :  "  Be  patient, 
O  my  brother !  for  a  little  while ;  for  [it  is  written^]  The  just  shall  be 
justified  by  patience,  that  he  may  receive  [a  great  reward^]." 

Then  Peter  prayed,  and  said  :  "  O  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ !  come 
to  our  help  at  this  time,  and  save  us  from  this  tribulation  and  from 
Bar'amus^  the  unbeliever ;  and  may  he  be  put  to  shame  with  his  teacher, 
the  King  of  India ;  and  may  the  captain  and  his  believing  friends  come 
out  of  prison  ;  and  may  they  behold  Thy  glory  and  Thine  honour ;  and  be 
confirmed  in  Thy  faith." 

And  the  prayer  of  the  Apostles  was  heard  immediately ;  and  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  descended  from  heaven,  and  brought  Peter  and  Paul  down 
from  the  prison ;  and  set  them  upon  the  ground  ;  and  took  the  helmets 
off  from  their  heads,  and  made  them  like  dust,  and  the  Apostles  were 
not  in  the  least  hurt. 


f.  22a  "long-suffering.     But  send  and  take  out  the  captain  and  all  his  friends 

whom  thou  hast  imprisoned  in  thy  delusion." 

Then  the  Emperor  answered  and  said  :  "  Whom  shall  I  send,  for  we 

are  suspended  ?  " 

Peter  said  :  "  If  thou  desire  it,  send  thy  daughter  Luhith." 

And  the  Emperor  wept  and  said :  "  Luhith,  take  pity  on  me !  and  have 

compassion  on  thy  father ;  for  he  is  fallen,  and  is  become  a  wonder  in  the 

world." 
cf.  Gen.  And  his  daughter  said  :  "  If  I  take  pity  on  thee  :  and  have  compassion 

on  thee,  yet   the   blood  of  that  maiden    whom    thou   didst   imprison   in 

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THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND    PAUL.  189 

thy  folly  crieth  from  the  ground  before  God,     And  it  is  He  Who  hath 
sent  thee  the  chastisement." 

And  he  said  unto  her :  "  I  entreat  thee,  O  my  daughter !  go  and  deliver 
the  prisoners,  lest  they  come  and  beseech  the  Heavenly  King  about  me." 

Then  Luhith  went  and  brought  them  out  of  the  prison.     And   when  f.  22  b 
the  Apostles  came  near,  they  found  the  Emperor  and  the  rest  of  his  friends 
hanging.     And  when  the  Emperor  saw  them,  he  said  unto  them  :  "  Have 
mercy  on  me,  O  happy  apostles  of  the  Christ ! " 

Then  they  said  :  "  Praise  be  unto  God  at  all  times !  Who  hath 
humiliated  thy  kingdom  ;  and  hath  brought  down  thy  boasting ;  and 
hath  delivered  us  from  thy  hand,  by  which  we  were  oppressed." 

Then  Bar'amus  the  Emperor  answered  and  said,  with  all  who  were 
suspended  with  him  :  "Let  the  King  of  India  have  no  good  remembrance 
for  ever !  he  who  hath  deluded  us  and  led  us  astray  after  our  right 
belief.  And  he  it  is  who  hath  delivered  us  over  to  this  dreadful  torment. 
And  we  entreat  God  that  no  honour  may  remain  to  him  and  no  dominion 
for  ever." 

Then   the  Emperor  wept  bitter  tears  and  said  :   "  O  Peter  and  Paul, 
servants    of  the  merciful   Christ!    entreat   about    me,   O    beloved    of  the  f.  23a 
merciful  Christ !  that  we  may  be  released  from  this  dreadful  torment,  and 
do  ye  receive  me  with  your  hands." 

Then  Peter  was  inspired  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  said  unto  the 
Emperor:  "By  the  life  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  the  Christ!  in  Whose 
hands  I  remain  by  night  and  by  day,  thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  here, 
and  there  shall  be  no  joy  to  thee  nor  rest  in  thy  soul,  until  thou  believe 
with  thy  mouth  and  write  with  thy  hand  ;  and  thou  shalt  be  suspended  in 
thy  place ;  for  there  is  no  power  nor  authority  in  the  heavens  or  the  earth 
save  Jesus  the  Christ."  And  then  the  Emperor  wept  from  the  severity  of 
the  torture  and  said :  "  Bring  me  an  ink-horn  and  papers  Truly  I  will 
write,  that  perchance  I  may  be  saved  from  this  torment  and  tribulation." 

And  the  captain  rose  and  brought  him  an  ink-horn  and  paper;  and 
said  unto  him  :  "  Why  dost  thou  not  believe  in  the  Christ,  when  thou  art  f.  23  b 
standing  suspended  upon  the  ground,  vanquished  .-• " 

Then  he  took  the  pen  in  his  hand  and  wrote  thus  :  "  I  say  that  I  believe 
and  am  assured,  I,  Bar'amus,  Emperor  of  Rome,  and  I  have  been,  I  and 
my  company,  and  the  people  of  my  city  Rome,  suspended,  vanquished, 
that  there  is  no  other  God  either  in  heaven  or  in  earth,  except  Jesus  the 
Christ,  the  King  of  Peter  and  Paul.     And  henceforth  and  for  ever  I  will 

^  i.e.  papyrus. 


190  THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL. 

believe  ;  and  no  one  shall  blaspheme  the  name  of  the  Christ,  the  Nazarene. 
And  whosoever  shall  deny  Him  shall  not  continue  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth,  but  shall  be  cast  into  the  depths  of  the  sea  ;  he  and  all  his  house. 
For  there  is  no  God  like  unto  Him,  who  saveth  His  worshippers  and  His 
friends  from  misfortune  and  from  fire." 

Then  the  Apostles  lifted  up  their  hands  to  heaven,  and  said  :  "  O  our 

f.  24a  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ!    the  good   God,  Who  wilt  not  requite  any  one 

according  to  his  works;  do  thou,  O  Lord!   forgive  Bar'amus^  the  Emperor, 

and  his  friends  who  are  suspended  with  him  ;  because  it  is  the  King  of 

India  who  hath  led  them  astray." 

And  straightway  the  angel  of  the  Lord  descended,  [and]  loosed  them, 
and  brought  them  down  to  the  ground.  And  the  Apostles  remained  for 
three  years  and  six  months ;  and  they  founded  a  great  Catholic  church  ; 
and  in  it  they  appointed  four-and-twenty  bishops,  and  forty  presbyters, 
and  seventy-two  deacons,  and  a  hundred  and  twelve  sub-deacons  and 
they  made  a  canon  and  a  law  for  them ;  and  commandments  suitable 
to  the  service  of  the  Lord  the  Christ. 

And  they  departed  thence  on  a  journey.     And   Satan,  when  he  saw 

that  he  was   vanquished  and  conquered   by  the  Apostles,  summoned  his 

f.  24  b  potentates  and  said  unto  them  :  "What  shall  I  do  with  the  disciples  of  the 

Son  of  Mary,  for  they  have  vanquished  us,  and  have  frustrated  us,  and 

have  spoiled  all  our  devices .'' " 

Then  Satan  changed  his  form  and  became  like  a  naked  Hindoo  man  ; 
and  he  sought  after  the  Apostles  for  a  distance  of  three  miles  ;  and  he 
kept  crying  out  in  a  feeble  voice  along  their  track,  saying :  "  O  Peter  and 
Paul  I  disciples  of  the  Lord  Jesus  the  merciful  Christ,  take  pity  on  me,  and 
be  good  to  me,  lest  I  die  for  your  sakes." 

And  Paul  turned,  and  beheld  him  naked,  and  he  was  far  away  on  their 
track.  And  he  said  unto  Peter  :  "  Take  pity,  O  my  brother  I  verily  we  will 
see  why  this  man  runs  seeking  us." 

And  they  waited  for  him ;  and  he  stood  before  them.  And  he  was 
naked  and  inflamed  like  fire.  And  he  was  unable  to  speak  from  the 
eagerness  of  his  diligence.  And  Paul  said  unto  him  :  "  Why  dost  thou  run 
f.  25  a  in  our  track  .''  Dost  thou  not  think  that  we  will  prove  ourselves  more  right 
than  Bar'amOs  ^  in  any  way  ?  By  the  living  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
the  Christ !  we  possess  nothing  in  this  world  save  the  clothes  we  have  on, 
wherewith  we  cover  our  bodies,  nothing  else.  And  if  thou  desirest  it,  we 
will  give  thee  something  of  what  we  have  on.     And  I  shall  do  it." 

1  MS.  "Barghamus." 


THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL.  I9I 

And  the  Enemy  replied  to  the  Apostles  and  said  :  "  I  entreat  you, 
O  my  lords !  by  the  mighty  power  which  hath  brought  us  low,  have 
compassion  on  me.  I  will  go  away  from  you  ;  for  a  burning  fire  serveth 
you." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  Swear  unto  us,  that  in  the  place  whither  thou  goest, 
thou  wilt  not  pursue  us,  nor  disturb  us,  nor  spoil  what  we  are  doing." 

And  the  Enemy  swore  and  said :  "  Nay,  and  by  the  fire  of  hell, 
prepared  for  me  and  for  all  my  friends,  the  place  where  thou  and  thy 
friends  shall  be  my  foot  shall  never  tread  it."  And  the  Apostles  let 
him  go. 

And  when  he  was  a  little  way  off  from  them,  he  changed  his  shape,  f.  25  b 
and  became  a  black  bull  ;    and   hastened   to  butt  Paul.     And  Paul  was 
terrified  at  him  ;    and   began  to  embrace  Peter.     And  he  said  :    "  O  my 
father !  save  me  from  this  devil  frightful  in  shape." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  Be  not  dismayed,  O  my  brother !  by  the  power  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  do  thou  pull  a  horn,  and  I  a  horn,  and  we 
will  drag  him  down." 

And  they  each  of  them  began  to  pull  a  [different]  way.  And  then  the 
cursed  one  cried  out  and  said  to  the  Apostles,  "  By  the  truth  of  Jesus 
the  Saviour,  let  me  go.  I  will  go  quite  away  from  you  ;  for  your  power 
is  great  with  your  God." 

Peter  said  unto  Satan  :  "  May  the  Christ  put  thee  to  shame  !  and  all 
thy^  potentates." 

And   the  cursed  one  said  unto   Peter  :    "  Thou  didst  deny  the  Christ 
three  times  in  one  night,  [and  say]  that  thou  knewest  Him  not.     But  as 
for  me,  what  shall   I  do.'*    for  if  I   have  fought  with  one  of  you   about  f.  26a 
anything,  and  have  overcome  him,  he  goes  and  weeps  in  the  presence  of 
the  Christ  ;  and  sobs  and  is  forgiven." 

And  Paul  said  unto  the  Enemy  :  "  Blessed  be  the  Christ !  Who  hath 
put  thee  to  shame !  and  hath  confounded  thy  face ;  and  hath  put  thee 
trampled  beneath  our  feet ;  and  in  His  name  we  have  vanquished  thee." 

Satan  said  unto  Paul :  "  Be  afraid,  O  bald  pate !  and  meanest  of  all 
men !  Thou  thinkest  that  thou  hast  overcome  me  by  thy  strength ; 
if  the  mercy  of  God  had  not  saved  thee  from  me,  I  would  have  destroyed 
thee  by  means  of  the  sin  whereto  thou  wast  harnessed  for  the  rest  of  thy 
life." 

Then  Paul  wept  and  sobbed  before  the  Lord,  till  he  said  unto  him,  "By 

1  MS.  "your." 


192  THE   STORY   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL. 

the  mercy  of  the  Lord  thou  wast  saved  from  me,  from  the  yoke  of  the  sin 
wherein  thou  wast  harnessed." 

Then  they  let  Satan  go.     And  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  Thou  dost  swear 
and  dost  He,  that  thou  wilt  not  oppose  us." 
f.  26b         The  Enemy  replied,  laughing:  "Give  praise  and  glory  to   the   Lord, 
Who  giveth  this  power  unto  His  servants  who  believe  in  His  name  ;  and 
who  do  His  pleasure." 

And    to   our  Lord   be  glory  and   majesty,  and  worship  and   honour 
henceforth,  and  always,  and  for  evermore.     Amen. 

The  tales  of  the  Holy  Apostles  are  completed  with  the  help  of  God — 
praise  be  unto  Him  ! — in  Ailul.,.. 

And  praise  be  to  God  continually.     And  on  us  be  His  mercy  I     Amen 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER   AND    PAUL.  I93 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF    PETER   AND    PAUL. 

From  Cod.  Sin.  Arab.  405. 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  the  So)i,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  One  God, 
[on]  the  tzventy-nintJi  of  this  month,  the  martyrdom  of  the  two  great 
Apostles,  Peter  atid  Panl,  the  chiefs  of  the  Apostles,  zvas  related. 

When  Paul  had  returned  from  Spain  to  Rome,  a  company  of  the  Jews 
approached  him,  saying :  "  Take  heed  that  thou  support  our  faith  in  which 
thou  wast  born  ;  it  is  not  right  that  thou  shouldest  be  a  Hebrew,  and 
[born]  of  Hebrews,  [and]  shouldest  say  that  thou  art  a  teacher  of  the 
Gentiles,  and  shouldest  support  the  uncircumcised.  And  thou  art  thyself 
circumcised,  and  thou  makest  void  the  faith  of  the  circumcised.  When 
thou  shalt  see  Peter,  do  thou  contend  against  his  teaching  ;  for  he  hath 
abolished  all  keeping  of  our  law,  and  hath  closed  the  Sabbaths,  and  the 
times  of  the  first  days  of  the  months,  and  the  legal  holidays." 

And  Paul  answered  and  said  unto  them  :  "  But  I  am  a  true  Jew  ;  and 
by  this  ye  may  prove  me,  that  until  now  I  have  observed  the  Sabbath, 
and  have  attended  to  the  true  circumcision.  For  on  the  Sabbath  day  God 
rested  from  all  His  works  ;  and  ours  are  the  Fathers  and  the  Patriarchs, 
and  the  Torah.  And  what  King  is  it  Whom  Peter  doth  proclaim  among 
the  Gentiles  .-'  But  if  one  amongst  us  desire  to  introduce  teaching  :  tell 
him  without  any  disturbance  or  hatred,  or  trouble,  that  we  will  look  at  his 
teaching,  and  consider  it,  and  I  will  reprove  him  in  the  presence  of  you 
all.  And  if  his  doctrine  be  true,  and  is  confirmed  by  the  testimony  of 
the  books  of  the  Hebrews,  I  command  [that]  it  is  fitting  ye  should  submit 
to  him  and  obey  him  [in  peace]." 

And  when  they  had  said  this,  and  things  like  it,  unto  Paul,  they  went 
and  said  unto  Peter :  "  Paul  the  Hebrew  hath  come  from  Spain,  and  doth 
invite  thee  to  come  unto  him.  For  they  who  have  accompanied  him  say 
that  no  one  of  those  who  desire  to  talk  with  him  can  do  so  after  he  hath 
appeared  before  Caesar."  p.  2 

And  when  Peter  heard  [this]  he  rejoiced  with  a  great  joy.  And  he 
arose  straightway  and  went  to  him.  And  when  each  of  them  saw  the 
other,  they  wept  for  gladness ;  and  they  embraced,  and  each  of  them 
poured  out  many  tears  upon  the  other.    And  Paul  related  to  Peter  the  story 

L.  A.  BB 


194  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF    PETER   AND   PAUL. 

of  his  deeds :  and  how  he  arrived  with  many  toils  in  the  boat ;  and  Paul^ 
related  to  Peter  also  what  difficulties  he  had  endured  from  Simon  Magus. 

And  when  the  evening  came,  Peter  went  away  to  his  dwelling.  And 
when  it  was  morning,  at  the  dawn  of  day,  Peter  approached  and  found 
a  multitude  of  Jews  before  the  door  of  Paul's  dwelling.  And  there  was 
a  great  tumult  amongst  the  Jews  between  the  Christians  and  the  heathen. 
But  those  of  the  Jews  who  believed  said  :  "  We  are  the  chosen  race,  the 
royal  priesthood,  the  friends  of  Abraham,  and  Isaac  and  Jacob,  and  all  the 
prophets  to  whom  God  confided  [His]  secrets ;  and  He  shewed  them  His 
secrets  and  His  great  wonders.  But  ye  who  are  of  the  Gentiles,  there  is 
nothing  great  in  your  descent,  but  ye  have  become  infatuated  with  sculp- 
tured idols,  dirty  and  contemptible."  And  when  those  of  the  Jews  who 
believed  had  said  this  and  other  things  like  it,  those  of  the  Gentiles  who 
believed  replied  to  them,  saying :  "  Whenever  we  heard  the  truth  we  at 
once  followed  the  Christ,  who  verily  is  Himself  the  Truth,  and  we  forsook 
our  error ;  but  ye  have  known  the  miracles  of  the  fathers  ;  and  ye  had 
the  teachings  of  the  Torah  and  the  prophets  ;  and  ye  crossed  the  sea  with 
dusty  feet ;  and  ye  beheld  your  enemies  marching  proudly  into  the  depths. 
And  a  beacon  of  light  appeared  unto  you  by  night,  and  the  cloud  over- 
shadowed you  by  day.  And  manna  from  heaven  was  given  unto  you  ; 
and  water  overflowed  unto  you  from  a  rock,  and  ye  believed  not.  But 
after  these  things  ye  made  yourselves  an  idol ;  and  ye  set  it  up ;  and 
ye  worshipped  a  graven  thing ;  and  we  saw  nothing  of  the  wonders  ; 
p.  3  and  we  believed  in  the  true  God,  Whom  ye  forsook  when  ye  had  rebelled 
against  Him." 

While  they  were  disputing  about  these  things  and  others  like  them, 

the  Apostle  Paul  said :  "  Let  there  not  be  any  more  of  these  contentions 

and  controversies  between  you,  but,  O  my  brethren !  hope  for  this,  for  God 

Gen.  xii.  3   hath  fulfilled  His  promises,  about  which  He  sware  unto  Abraham  our  father, 

xix^7°°       that  in  thy  seed  all  the  nations  should  be  blessed,  for  there  is  no  acceptance 

Gal.  ii.  6      of  persons  with  God  ;  for  whoso  hath  sinned,  having  a  law,  by  the  judgment 

Acts  X.  34:  /•      1       ■       » 

Rom.  ii.  11  of  their  law  they  shall  be  judged:  but  all  those  who  have  sinned,  having 
no  law,  shall  perish  without  the  law.  And  we,  O  my  brethren  !  let  us  take 
heed  that  we  thank  God  ;  for  He  in  His  mercy  hath  chosen  us  a  holy 
nation  for  Himself,  so  that  it  is  meet  that  we  should  glory  in  Him  ;  if 
ye  be  at  first  either  Jews  or  Greeks,  ye  are  all  of  you  one  in  the  faith 
in  His  name." 

^  The  Latin  and  Greek  texts  have  more  correctly  "Peter  related  to  Paul";  see  Lipsius,  Acfa 
Apostolorum,  p.  123. 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL.  195 

And  when  Paul  had  said  this  discourse,  those  who  were  Jews  and  those 

who  were  Gentiles  were  appeased.    And  after  the  same  manner  Peter  taught 

them,  sayin^  :   "  God   promised   to  the  Patriarch  David,  saying :    '  Of  the  cf.  Ps. 

cxxxii.  11 
fruit  of  thy  body  I  will  place  upon  thy  throne,'  this  [man]  the  Word  of  God. 

And  He  sent  His  Son.     And  He  was  made  flesh  from  his  seed  concerning 

Whom  David  himself  testified,  saying  :    '  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day  have 

I  begotten  Thee.'     And  the  Father  Himself  beareth  witness  from  Heaven, 

saying  :   '  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  Whom  I  delight,  hear  ye  Him.'     And  '^^-  ^-  J 

He  it  was  Whom  the  high  priest  and  the  chiefs  of  the  nation  crucified  5 

from  the  impulse  of  hatred  :  and  for  the  salvation  of  the  world  He  freely 

allowed  all  this  to  come  on    Him.     And  by  Him  God  hath  opened   an 

entrance  to  all,  to  the  children  of  Abraham  and  Isaac  and  Jacob,  and  to 

every  nation  of  the  earth  by  faith.    Their  confession  and  their  confirmation 

in   Him  will    be  to  them  life  and  salvation  by  His  name,  because  what 

God  hath  promised  to  Abraham  He  hath  fulfilled.     And  therefore  David  P-  4 

the  prophet  saith  concerning  Him,  'The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  Ps- ex.  4 

repent :    Thou   art   the  priest  for  ever,   after  the  order   of  Melchisedek.'  21 

For  the   Saviour  became   a    priest  that   He    might   offer   unto    God    the 

whole  fruitful  sacrifice — the  sacrifice  of  His  body  and  His  blood  for  all  the 

world." 

And  when  Peter  and   Paul  said  this  and  things  like  it,  they  all  held 

their  peace  ;   and  listened  to  their  teaching  from  themselves.     And  they 

preached  the  word  of  God  to  all  the  believers.     And  every  day  there  were 

thanksgivings  (=  Eucharists  ?)  of  those  who  believed  in  our  Lord  Jesus  the 

Christ,  a  multitude  which  could  not  be  numbered.     And  when  the  chiefs 

of  all  the  Jews  and   the   priests   of  the   Greeks   perceived   that   by  their 

preaching  all  the  people  of  Rome  had  believed,  save  a  few,  in  our  Lord 

Jesus  the  Christ,  they  began  to  raise  a  tumult  against  them  and  a  murmuring 

amongst  the  nation  ;    and  praised   Simon   Magus  before  a  multitude  of 

those  who  followed  the  two  Apostles.     And  they  strove  to  lay  the  matter 

before  the  famous   Emperor  Nero.     And  they  spake  falsely  against  the 

Apostles  of  the  Lord  ;  and  in  a  multitude  of  the  people  which  could  not 

be  numbered  who  had  turned  unto  the  Lord  by  the  preaching  of  Peter, 

it  happened  that  Livia,  the  wife  of  Nero,  and  the  wife  of  his  Vizier  Agrippa, 

whose  name  was  Agrippina,  believed.     And  they  believed  in  such  a  way 

that  they  withdrew  from  cohabitation  with  their  husbands.     And  through 

the  preaching  of  Paul  many  despised  the  army  and  cleaved  unto  God,  so 

that  even  some  people  of  the  Emperor's  palace  devoted  themselves  to  them, 

and  became  Christians  ;    and  did  not  wish  to  return  again  to  the  army. 


196  THE   MARTYRDOM    OF   PETER   AND   PAUL. 

nor  to  the  palace.  And  from  this  the  rogue  found  his  opportunity  and 
roused  a  tumult  among  the  nation  and  made  it  murmur.  And  moved 
with  envy,  he  excited  them  to  say  wicked  libels  against  Peter,  calling  him 
a  wizard  and  a  deceiver.  And  those  who  were  amazed  at  his  miracles 
p.  5  believed  in  him.  For  he  made  a  brazen  serpent  [move]  of  itself,  and 
images  of  stone  laugh  and  move  of  their  own  accord,  and  he  made  himself, 
on  being  summoned,  suddenly  appear  in  the  air  before  them.  But  Peter 
was  healing  the  sick  with  a  word,  and  making  the  blind  see  ;  and  when  he 
prayed,  by  his  command  the  demons  fled  and  the  dead  were  raised.  And  he 
said  unto  the  people  that  they  should  flee  from  the  deceit  of  the  seducer 
Simon,  but  they  also  bare  witness  to  him,  so  that  they  might  not  be 
deluded  into  serving  the  rogue. 

And  thus  it  happened  because  all  the  pious  people  had  rejected  Simon 
Magus  and  were  asserting  that  there  was  no  good  in  him.  But  those  who 
adhered  to  Simon  told  lies  against  Peter  and  gave  false  witness,  that  he 
was  bewitching  all  the  followers  of  Simon  Magus,  until  the  report  reached 
Nero  Ciesar.  And  he  commanded  that  Simon  Magus  should  be  brought 
into  his  presence.  And  when  he  entered,  he  stood  before  him.  And 
he  began  suddenly  to  change  his  shape,  so  that  he  had  become  one  time 
instantly  a  boy  and  shortly  afterwards  an  old  man  ;  and  another  time 
a  youth,  for  he  had  altered  in  face  and  in  stature  to  divers  forms,  growing 
very  tall  and  making  himself  a  servant  of  the  devil. 

And  when  Nero  saw  him  he  was  so  astounded  that  he  himself  thought 
him  the  Son  of  God.  But  the  Apostle  Peter  said :  "This  man  is  a  liar  and 
a  wizard  and  a  bad  man,  a  good-for-nothing  and  a  rebel,  and  in  everything 
an  opponent  of  the  will  of  God.  And  nothing  remained  but  that  his  crimes 
and  iniquities  should  be  made  manifest  by  the  command  of  God,  and 
should  become  clear  to  every  one."  And  when  he  went  in  unto  Nero  the 
Emperor,  he  said  :  "  Hearken,  O  thou  good  Eraperor !  I  am  the  Son  of 
God  ;  who  came  down  from  heaven.  And  until  now  Peter  hath  claimed 
for  himself  that  he  is  an  Apostle  hypocritically  in  my  likeness;  but  now  the 
evil  of  him  and  of  Paul  is  doubled  ;  and  they  are  teaching  by  these  things 
p.  6  and  believing  firmly  the  opinions  that  are  against  me.  I  mean  the  preaching 
in  which  they  persist.  And  therefore  if  thou  dost  not  command  them 
all  to  be  destroyed,  it  is  evident  that  thy  dominions  cannot  be  firmly 
established." 

Then  Nero  enquired  anxiously  [about  it]  and  straightway  commanded 
that  they  should  be  promptly  brought  to  him.  And  on  the  next  day  Simon 
Magus  went  in  unto  Nero,  and  Peter  and  Paul,  the  Apostles  of  the  Lord. 


THE    MARTYRDOM   OF    PETER   AND    PAUL.  197 

And  Simon  said  :  "  These  two  are  the  disciples  of  the  Nazarene.     And  it 
is  not  very  good  that  He  is  of  the  Jewish  nation." 

And  Nero  said,  "  And  what  is  the  meaning  of  a  Nazarene  ?  " 

And  Simon  said  :  "  There  is  a  city  in  the  country  of  the  Jews,  which 
hath  always  been  much  opposed  to  us  ;  it  is  called  Nazareth."  And  he 
said :  "  And  the  Teacher  of  these  two  came  from  it." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  God  careth  for  every  man  and  loveth  him  :  and  thou, 
why  dost  thou  persecute  these  two  ?  " 

And  Simon  said  :  "  These  two  men  seek  to  turn  all  the  race  of  the  Jews, 
that  they  may  not  believe  in  me." 

And  Nero  said  unto  Peter  :  "  Why  do  your  race  oppose  and  hate  each 
other  ? " 

Then  Peter  said  unto  Simon  :  "  Thou  hast  power  with  a  multitude  by 
thy  tricks  ;  but  against  me  thou  canst  do  nothing.  And  a  multitude  of 
those  who  are  deceived  by  thee,  God  seeketh  to  turn  them  from  their 
error  by  me,  and  thou  hast  fought  and  art  not  able  to  overcome  me ;  and  I 
am  astonished  at  how  thou  hast  changed  into  every  colour  in  the  presence 
of  the  Emperor,  and  hast  magnified  thyself  And  thou  dost  think  that  by 
thy  magic  craft  thou  canst  conquer  the  disciples  of  the  Christ." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  And  who  is  the  Christ  ?  " 

And  Peter  said:  "He  Whom  Simon  Magus  doth  vainly  boast  himself 
to  be ;  he  is  a  very  wicked  man,  and  his  works  are  deceitful ;  and  he  doth 
claim  that  it  is  he  himself.  And  if  thou  wilt  investigate,  O  good  Emperor ! 
what  things  were  done  by  the  Jews  in  the  affair  of  the  Christ  and  the 
report  of  it,  cause  the  writings  to  be  brought  which  arrived  from  Poiitius  p.  7 
Pilate  who  sent  them  to  Claudius ;  and  then  we  shall  know  everything." 

And  Nero  commanded  that  the  writings  should  be  brought,  and  should 
be  read  before  him.  And  there  was  in  them  after  this  manner :  "  From 
Pontius  Pilate  unto  Claudius  greeting.  It  happened  that  there  was  in 
my  days  an  occurrence  which  I  will  report  unto  thee  clearly.  The 
Jews,  because  of  their  envy  of  each  other  and  their  resistance,  have  been 
punished  with  severe  judgments  ;  for  their  fathers  told  them  about  what 
it  had  been  decreed  should  happen,  that  their  God  would  send  unto  them  His 
Holy  One  from  heaven.  Who  would  be  rightly  called  their  King ;  and  He 
promised  that  He  would  send  Him  on  the  earth  from  a  virgin.  He  when  He 
came  down  during  my  reign  over  Judaea,  the  God  of  ,the  Hebrews,  I  saw 
Him  give  light  to  the  eyes  of  the  blind  ;  and  cleanse  the  lepers  ;  heal 
the  palsied ;  and  drive  away  the  devils  from  the  people  ;  and  raise  the  dead  ; 
and  rebuke  the  winds,  walking  with  dusty  feet  upon  the  waves  of  the  sea ; 


igS  THE    MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL. 

and  He  did  many  miracles ;   and  a  multitude  of  the  Jewish  nation  said 

that  He  was  the  Son  of  God.     And  the  chief  priests  were  moved  with 

envy  against  Him.     And  they  laid  hold  of  Him,  and  delivered  Him  up  to 

me  ;  and  spake  falsely  against  Him  of  divers  things,  and  said  that  He  was  a 

wizard  and  did  acts  contrary  to  the  Law.    And  I  believed  that  their  sayings 

were  true  ;  and  I  delivered  Him  unto  them,  having  scourged  Him  according 

to  their  judgment.    And  they  crucified  Him.    And  when  he  had  been  buried 

they  placed  guards  over  him.     And  the  guards  were  from  my  army.     And 

He  rose  on  the  third  day.     And  therefore  the  wickedness  of  the  Jews  was 

kindled   to   such  a  degree  that   they   gave  silver  to  the  soldiers,  saying  : 

Matt.  '  Say  ye  that  His  disciples  came  by  night  and  stole  His  body.'     But  they 

xxviii.  13  ,1 

took  the  silver ;  but  they  were  not  able  to  hide  the  fact ;  and  they  bare 

p.  8  witness  that  He  had  risen  ;  for  they  saw  Him  standing.    This  I  make  thee 

observe,  lest  some  one  should  speak  falsely ;  and  they  should  believe  in  the 

false  sayings  of  the  Jews." 

And  when  the  letter  had  been  read,  Nero  said  :  "  O  Peter !  tell  me, 
have  all  these  things  been  so  done  ?  " 

And  Peter  answered  :  "  O  Emperor  !  the  matter  is  thus  ;  I  pray  thee  to 
be  assured  of  it.  But  this  Simon  is  full  of  lies  and  deceit.  Nevertheless 
in  the  Christ  is  the  consummation  of  all  victory  because  of  the  Deity  and 
for  the  sake  of  the  Manhood  which  He  took,  and  because  of  this  is  the 
incomprehensible  glory  which  makes  the  people  worthy  of  Him  through 
His  being  man.  And  this  Simon  consists  of  two  elements,  man  and  devil ; 
and  as  a  man  he  seeketh  to  impede  men." 

And  Simon  replied  :  "  I  am  verily  astonished,  O  thou  good  Emperor ! 
how  thou  dost  imagine  this  thing.  [This  is]  a  man  without  good  breeding, 
an  extremely  poor  fisherman,  with  no  power  of  speech,  nor  of  family 
connection.  But  that  I  may  not  endure  this  enemy  further  I  will  now 
command  my  angels  that  they  may  avenge  me  by  their  coming." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  I  fear  not  these  thy  angels  :  will  they  not  rather  fear 
me,  by  the  power  of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  the  trust  in  Him, 
against  Whom  thou  thyself  hast  spoken  falsely .'' " 

And  Nero  said  :  "  But  dost  thou  not  fear  Simon,  who  confirms  his 
divinity  by  his  deeds  and  by  feats  ? " 

And  Peter  said:  "  He  will  shew  thee  the  divinity,  who  searcheth  the 
hidden  things  of  the  heart.  Let  him  tell  me  now,  what  I  am  thinking  of, 
and  what  I  am  doing.  And  the  thought  which  I  am  thinking,  before 
he  lieth  about  it,  I  will  reveal  it  to  thine  ears ;  so  that  he  dare  not  speak 
falsehood,  and  distort  what  I  have  thought  about." 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL.  I99 

And  Nero  said :  "  Come  near  to  me,  and  tell  me  what  thou  hast 
thought  of." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  Command  that  a  barley  loaf  be  brought,  and  given 
[to  me]  secretly."     And  when  he  had  commanded  it  to  be  brought,  and   p.  9 
be  given  secretly  to  Peter,  Peter  said :  "  Let  Simon  tell  me  what  I  have 
thought  of;  or  what  hath  been  said  ;  or  what  hath  happened." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  Dost  thou  wish  me  to  believe  that  Simon  doth  not 
know  this,  who  hath  raised  the  dead,  and  when  his  head^  was  struck  [off] 
rose  himself  after  three  days  ?  And  whatsoever  I  have  told  him  to  do  he 
hath  done." 

Peter  said  :  "  But  he  will  not  do  anything  with  me." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  Hath  he  not  done  all  this  in  my  presence?  and  he 
commanded  his  angels  to  come  to  him,  and  they  hastened  to  come  to  him." 

And  Peter  said  :  "As  he  hath  done  the  great  thing,  why  doth  he  not  do 
a  small  thing,  and  tell  me  what  I  have  thought  of?  and  what  I  have  done?  " 

And  Nero  said  :  "  What  sayest  thou,  O  Simon  ?  but  as  for  me,  I  have 
verified  nothing  of  your  affair." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  Let  Peter  say  what  I  purpose." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  What  Simon  hath  thought,  I  shall  make  it  known 
by  my  doing  what  he  hath  thought." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  Know  this,  O  good  Emperor  !  that  no  one  knoweth 
the  thoughts  of  men,  except  God  alone  ;  and  Peter  is  therefore  a  liar." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  O  thou  who  sayest  of  thyself,  that  thou  art  the  Son 
of  God  !  tell  me  what  I  have  thought  about,  and  what  I  have  just  now 
done  in  secret.  If  thou  art  able  to  do  this,  let  us  know  it  clearly." 
For  Peter  had  blessed  the  barley-bread  which  he  had  taken  and  had 
broken  it,  and  had  touched  it  with  fingers  of  his  right  hand  and  his  left 
hand. 

Then  Simon,  being  angry  because  he  could  not  tell  the  secret  of  the 
Apostle  which  he  had  not  uttered,  growled,  saying,  "  Let  dogs  come 
forth  and  devour  him  before  Csesar."  [And]  suddenly  great  dogs  sprang 
upon  Peter.  And  lo !  Peter  stretched  out  his  hand  in  prayer,  and 
proffered  the  bread  which  he  had  blessed.  When  the  dogs  saw  this  they 
shewed  [their]  tongues  no  more.  p.  jq 

Then  Peter  said  unto  Nero,  "  Behold  !  I  have  shewn  thee  that  I  knew 
what  Simon  Magus  was  thinking  of,  not  in  words  only,  but  by  deeds  ;  for 
he  hath  no  angels  to  let  loose  against  me  ;  for  he  hath  brought  dogs  against 
me,  to  shew  of  himself  that  he  hath  no  divine  angels,  but  doggish  ones." 

^  Literally  "  neck," passim. 


200  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL. 

Then  Nero  said  unto  Simon  :  "  What  is  it,  O  Simon  !  I  think  that  we 
are  put  to  flight  ?  " 

And  Simon  said  :  "  Thus  hath  he  done  these  things  unto  me  in  Judaea 
and  in  all  Palestine  and  in  Caesarea ;  and  he  hath  withstood  me  many  times 
and  hath  made  this  known,  because  he  is  opposed  to  these  things.  And  he 
hath  made  this  known  that  he  might  drive  me  away ;  because  no  one  can 
know  the  thoughts  of  men,  except  God  alone." 

And  Peter  said  unto  Simon M  "Thou  dost  imagine  of  thyself  that 
thou  art  God  indeed  :  and  why  dost  thou  not  disclose  the  thoughts  of 
every  man  }  " 

Then  Nero  turned  to  Paul  and  said  :  "  Thou,  O  Paul !  why  dost  thou 
not  say  something  .■' " 

And  Paul  answered  and  said :  "  O  Caesar  !  be  sure  of  this,  knowing 
that  if  thou  dost  grant  a  delay  to  this  wizard  to  do  such  wicked  deeds, 
a  great  evil  will  grow  in  thy  country,  and  thy  dominion  be  split  because 
of  his  resistance." 

And  Nero  said  unto  Simon,  "  What  dost  thou  say  ?  " 

And  Simon  said  :  "  If  I  did  not  shew  myself  publicly  to  be  as  God,  no 
one  would  bring  me  the  worship  which  is  due  to  me." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  And  why  dost  thou  linger  now,  and  dost  not  shew 
thyself  to  be  a  God  ;  that  these  twain  may  be  punished  ?  " 

And  Simon  said  :  "  Command  that  a  high  tower  be    built  for  me,  of 

wood,  and  I  will  climb  it,  and  will  summon  my  angels  ;  and  will  command 

II   them  to  lift  me  up  in  the  sight  of  every  one  to  my  Father,  who    is   in 

heaven.     And  if  these  two  cannot  do  this,  they  will  be  reproved,  because 

they  are  men  without  good  breeding." 

And  when  Nero  heard  [this],  he  said  unto  Peter :  "  Hast  thou  heard,  O 
Peter  !  what  Simon  hath  said  about  this  affair  ?  It  will  be  shewn  who  hath 
the  power,  this  man,  or  thy  God." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  O  thou  mighty  Emperor  !  if  thou  wilt,  I  shall  make 
thee  observe  this  man,  that  he  is  possessed  by  a  demon." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  Why  do  ye  make  delay  with  your  perplexing  talk  ? 
to-morrow  your  cause  will  be  tried  all  together."  ■ 

And  Simon  said :  "  But  believe,  O  thou  good  Emperor !  that  I  am  of 
great  dignity,  because  I  died  and  rose  again."  For  Simon  the  rebel, 
amongst  his  [other]  bad  deeds,  had  said  unto  Nero,  "  Command  my  head 
to  be  struck  off  in  a  dark  place ;  and  leave  me  there  slain  ;   and  if  I  rise 

1  MS.    "And  Simon  said  unto  Peter." 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER   AND   PAUL.  201 

not  on  the  third  day,  know  that  I  was  a  wizard.     And  if  I  rise,  know 
that  I  am  the  Son  of  God." 

And  when  this  had  happened  by  the  command  of  Nero,  he  contrived  this 
trick  by  his  magic  art  that  in  the  darkness  the  head  of  a  ram  was  struck  off. 
And  it  appeared  as  if  it  were  Simon  until  it  was  beheaded.  And  when  the 
head  of  the  ram  was  struck  off  in  the  darkness,  the  swordsman  took  the  head 
and  found  that  it  was  the  head  of  a  ram.  But  he  did  not  dare  to  say  this 
to  the  Emperor,  lest  he  should  scourge  him,  seeing  that  he  had  commanded 
him  to  do  this  in  secret.  And  when  one  hour  had  passed  the  Emperor 
desired  to  know  the  certainty  of  this.  And  when  he  saw  the  head  he 
wondered.  And  from  that  time  Simon  said  that  he  had  himself  risen  after 
three  days ;  because  after  the  head  had  been  shewn  to  the  Emperor  he  lifted 
the  limbs  also  by  sorcery,  that  is,  the  corpse.  But  the  blood  remained 
there;  and  on  the  third  day  he  shewed  himself  to  Nero  the  Emperor 
and  said  :  "  Command  that  my  blood  which  was  shed  be  wiped  away  : 
for  I  the  slain  one  am  whole,  as  I  said  that  on  the  third  day  I  would 
rise." 

And  when  Nero  said :  "  To-morrow  your  affair  will  be  proved,"  he  P-  12 
turned  to  Paul  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Thou,  O  Paul  !  why  dost  thou  say 
nothing  ?  or  who  taught  thee  ?  or  who  was  thy  master  ?  or  how  hast  thou 
taught  in  the  cities  ?  or  what  things  have  happened  through  thy  teaching  ? 
And  I  think  that  thou  hast  no  wisdom,  and  that  thou  canst  not  accomplish 
any  miracle." 

And  Paul  replied  :  "  Dost  thou  wish  me  to  converse  with  a  wicked 
man,  a  wizard,  who  hath  given  himself  over  unto  death,  who  will  go 
quickly  to  destruction  and  ruin  .''  or  is  it  meet  that  I  should  talk  to  a  man 
who  answereth  as  what  he  is  not,  and  mocketh  people  with  his  magic 
craft,  and  draweth  them  down  to  destruction  ?  And  if  thou  choose  to  hear 
his  sayings,  and  help  him,  thou  wilt  ruin  thyself  and  thy  dominion,  for  he  is 
a  very  bad  man.  And  like  as  the  Egyptian  magicians  lannes  and  lambres 
led  Pharaoh  and  his  army  astray,  until  they  were  drowned  in  the  sea,  so 
doth  this  man  by  teaching  the  deceit  of  his  father  persuade  people, 
and  thus  he  deceiveth  any  simple  people  to  the  trial  of  thy  dominion. 
And  I,  when  I  see  the  words  of  the  cunning  one  overflowing  in  this  man, 
renew  the  groanings  of  my  heart  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  beseeching  that  he 
may  be  able  to  know  what  he  is  ;  as  I  think  that  he  wishes  to  be  exalted  to 
the  heavens,  and  will  sink  down  to  an  equal  distance  in  the  depths  of 
hell,  where  there  is  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  But  as  for  v/hat  Matt.  viii. 
L.  A.  cc 


202  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER   AND    PAUL. 

concerneth  the  teaching  of  my  Master,  about  which  thou  hast  asked  me — 
none  can  comprehend  it,  save  the  pure  in  heart  who  keep  firmly  to  the 
faith;  for  I  have  taught  the  precepts  of  faith  and  love  and  peace:  round  about 
from  Jerusalem  even  unto  Illyricum  I  have  fulfilled  the  word  of  peace  ;  for 
I  have  taught  that  the  people  should  give  honour  to  one  another  ;  and 
I  have  taught  that  the  strong  and  the  rich  should  not  be  high-minded,  and 
p.  13  should  not  trust  in  mean  riches  ;  but  should  place  their  trust  in  God.  And 
I  have  taught  them  to  be  content  with  simple  food  and  clothing.  I  have 
taught  the  poor  to  rejoice  in  their  poverty.  I  have  taught  fathers  to  teach 
their  children  good  manners  in  the  fear  of  God  :  and  the  children  to  be 
submissive  to  their  parents  in  the  saving  preaching.  And  I  have  taught 
those  who  possessed  authority  to  pay  tribute.  I  have  taught  women  to 
love  their  husbands,  and  to  reverence  them  as  lords  ;  and  the  men  to 
preserve  faithfulness  to  the  women.  And  I  have  taught  masters  to  be 
considerate  to  their  slaves  with  mildness  ;  and  slaves  to  serve  the  masters 
faithfully.  And  I  have  taught  all  believers  to  serve  the  One  God,  the 
Gal.  i.  11,  Almighty,  the  Invisible,  the  Incomprehensible.  This  is  my  teaching  ;  and 
it  is  not  of  men,  nor  is  it  by  man  ;  but  it  was  given  to  me  by  Jesus  the 
Christ,  Who  spake  to  me  from  heaven." 

And  Nero  said:  "Thou,  O  Peter,  what  sayest  thou?"  and  he 
replied,  saying,  "  All  that  Paul  hath  spoken  is  true  ;  for  of  old  he 
persecuted  the  faith  in  the  Christ.  And  a  voice  called  to  him  from 
heaven,  and  taught  him  the  truth ;  because  he  was  not  an  enemy  from 
hatred  of  our  faith,  but  was  in  error ;  because  many  false  Christs 
arise,  like  this  Simon ;  and  false  apostles  and  false  prophets,  who 
appear  with  glorious  signs  and  forms  eager  to  make  void  the  truth. 
And  this  man  was  obliged  to  destroy  their  cause  ;  and  put  an  end  to  their 
opinions  ;  he  who  from  his  infancy  had  done  no  other  thing  than  search 
into  the  secrets  of  the  divine  Law,  by  which  he  had  become  a  disciple 
and  a  defender  of  the  truth,  and  an  assailant  of  falsehood.  And  as  his 
persecution  did  not  come  from  hatred,  but  from  zeal  for  the  Law,  the  Truth 
Himself  [said  unto  him,  '  I  am  the  very  Truth  which  thou  art  fighting 
against  ;  cease  to  persecute  Me^ ']. 
p.  14  "  And  when  he  knew  him  thus  he  neglected  what  he  was  contending 
about  and  began  to  support  this  Way,  which  is  the  Christ's,  which  he  had 
persecuted." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  O  thou  good  Emperor !  look  at  these  two  men  how 

^  My  photograph  is  here  deficient ;  but  the  Latin  version  has :  dicens  ei !  Ego  sum  Veritas  quam 
defendis  :  cessa  me  persequi. 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER   AND    PAUL.  203 

they  have   conspired   against  me.     I  am  the  truth  ;    and   these  two  are 
conspiring  against  my  religion." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  There  is  nothing  whatever  of  truth  in  thee  ;  but 
thou  speakest  all  thy  words  in  falsehood." 

And  Nero  said  :   "  O  Paul !  what  sayest  thou  ?  " 

Paul  said  :  "  I  affirm  that  all  the  words  which  I  have  heard  from  Peter 
are  my  words,  for  we  are  of  one  mind  ;  and  have  one  Lord,  Jesus  the  Christ." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  O  thou  good  Emperor !  dost  thou  imagine  that  I 
can  speak  with  these  two,  who  have  conspired  against  me?" 

And  he  turned  to  the  Apostles  of  the  Christ  and  said  unto  them  : 
"  Hearken,  O  Peter  and  Paul !  if  I  am  not  able  to  do  anything  to  you  here, 
come  ye  to  where  it  will  be  right  for  me  to  judge  you." 

And  Paul  said  :  "  O  thou  good  Emperor !  see  with  what  threats  he 
would  frighten  us." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  Why  is  it  not  meet  that  we  should  laugh  at  thee,  O 
vain  man  !  cursed  by  the  demons,  who  imagineth  that  he  is  able  to  act  of 
his  own  accord  ?" 

And  Simon  said :  "  I  spare  you  until  I  can  shew  my  power." 

And  Paul  said  :  "  See  that  thou  go  out  hence  acquitted." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  Except  thou  dost  behold,  O  Simon,  the  power  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  thou  wilt  not  believe  that  thou  art  not  a  Christ." 

And  Simon  said :  "  O  thou  glorious  Emperor,  do  not  believe  these  two, 
for  these  circumcised  people  are  rogues." 

And  Paul  said  :  "  Before  we  knew  the  truth,  we  circumcised  the  body  ; 
and  when  the  truth  had  been  manifested  we  were  circumcised  with 
the  circumcision  of  the  heart,  and  are  circumcised." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  If  circumcision,  O  Simon,  be  bad,  why  hast  thou 
been  circumcised  .-* " 

And  Nero  said  :    "  And,  Simon,  hast  thou  then  been  circumcised  ? " 

And  Peter  said  :  "  He  could  not  deceive  souls  otherwise,  except  by 
his  claiming  to  be  a  Jew,  and  appearing  to  teach  the  law  of  God." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  O  Simon !  I  see  that  thou  art  persecuting  these  two 
with  a  hatred  which  encompasseth  thee.  And  as  I  perceive  that  this  is 
because  of  a  great  jealousy  betwixt  thee  and  their  Christ,  so  I  fear  that 
thou  wilt  be  vanquished  by  them,  and  wilt  be  involved  in  great  mis- 
fortunes." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  Thou  art  mistaken,  O  thou  Emperor  !  " 

And  Nero  said  :  "  In  what  am  I  mistaken  ?  only  I  say  what  I  see  in  thee  : 
that  I  see  thee  a  persistent  enemy  to  Peter  and  Paul,  and  to  their  Master." 


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And  Simon  said  :  "  The  Christ  did  not  become  a  teacher  to  Paul." 

And  Paul  said  :  "  Yea,  by  revealing  Himself  to  me  He  trained  me 
and  taught  me.  But  do  thou  tell  us  about  the  question  which  I  asked  of 
thee,  why  wast  thou  circumcised  .'' " 

And  Simon  said  :  "  Why  do  ye  both  ask  me  about  that  ?  " 

And  Paul  said :  "  We  have  asked  thee  this  question,  hast  thou  an 
excuse  to  bring  forward  about  what  we  have  asked  thee  ? " 

And  Nero  said  :  "Why  art  thou  afraid,  perplexed  about  answering  it.'"' 

And  Simon  said :  "  Hearken,  O  thou  Emperor !  at  the  time  when 
circumcision  was  commanded  to  us  by  God,  I  received  it,  and  therefore 
I  was  circumcised." 

And  Paul  said :  "  Hast  thou  heard,  O  thou  good  Emperor !  what 
Simon  hath  said ;  if  circumcision  be  good,  why  hast  thou  betrayed  the 
circumcised  people,  and  forced  them  to  be  slain  in  imprisonment  ? " 

And  Nero  said  :  "  I  am  not  sure  that  I  hear  any  true  wisdom  from 
either  of  you." 

And    Peter    and    Paul    said  :  "  If    thou    hast    investigated    our    cause, 
whether   it  be  true  or   evil,  let  not  the  cause  be   delayed,  in  order  that 
what  is  necessary  may  be  finished,  what  our  Master  hath  promised  to  us." 
P- i6  And   Nero  said:    "And  if  I   do  not  choose  this.?" 

And  Peter  said :  "  Not  what  thou  wilt,  but  what  He  Who  hath 
promised  us  willeth,  shall  happen." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  O  thou  glorious  Emperor ! "  these  two  men  are 
using  the  opportunity  quickly  of  thy  good-will  and  requirement." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  It  is  thou  who  hast  silenced  me  with  thy  perplexities 
as  to  how  I  should  look  at  it." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  How  many  beautiful  things  and  wonders  hast  thou 
seen  from  me !  and  I  am  amazed  at  how  thou  dost  doubt." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  I  neither  doubt,  nor  do  I  praise  anything  of  thine  ;  but 
what  I  ask  you,  answer  me  concerning  it." 

And  Simon  said :  "  Henceforth  I  shall  answer  thee  nothing." 

And  Nero  said :  "Because  thou  art  a  liar,  therefore  thou  sayest  this.  But 
if  I  am  not  able  to  do  anything  to  thee,  the  God  Who  is  able  will  do  to 
thee  what  thou  dost  merit." 

And  Simon  said  :    "  I  shall  answer  thee  nothing  at  all." 

And  Nero  said.:  "  And  henceforth  I  shall  count  thee  as  nothing,  for 
as  I  have  found  out  that  thou  art  a  liar  in  everything,  I  desire  not  much 
speech.  Ye  three  have  made  manifest  of  yourselves  that  your  opinion 
is  of  no  account  and  there  is  no  [need  to]  talk  about  it.     And  ye  have 


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made    me    doubtful    about    all    your    confused    sayings,  so   that  I   cannot 
believe  in  the  cause  of  one  of  you." 

And  Peter  said  :  "  But  we  preach  one  God,  the  Father  of  the  Christ, 
the  Saviour,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  One  God,  the  Creator  of  all,  Maker 
of  Heaven  and  earth  and  the  sea,  and  all  the  creatures  that  are  in  them, 
He  Who  is  the  true  King,  to  Whose  kingdom  there  is  no  end." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  Who  is  the  Lord,  the  King  ? " 

And  Paul  said  :  "  He  is  the  Saviour  of  all  nations." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  1  am  he  whom  ye  seek," 

And  Peter  and  Paul  said  :  "  There  is  nothing  good  in  thee,  O  Simon 
Magus  !  the  [man]  filled  with  bitterness." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  Hearken,  O  Nero  Caesar!   that  thou  mayest  know   p.  17 
that  these  two  men  are  liars,  and  I  am  the  apostle  from  the  heavens  ;  that 
I   may  verily  go  to  the  heavens  to-morrow,   and   may  make  those  who 
believe  in  me  blessed.     And   I  will  shew  my  anger  on  these  two  who  do 
not  believe  in  me  and  deny  me." 

And  Peter  and  Paul  said  :  "  God  hath  called  us  for  His  glory :  but  thou 
art  the  called  of  the  deceiver,  hastening  to  torment." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  O  Nero  Caesar !  hearken  unto  me,  and  put  far 
from  thee  these  two  whisperers  ;  that  when  I  shall  have  departed  to 
heaven  to  my  father  I  may  be  a  forgiver  unto  thee  ;  and  have  compassion 
on  thee." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  And  wherewith  shall  we  prove  this,  that  thou  wilt  go 
to  heaven  ?  " 

And  Simon  said  :  "  Command  that  a  lofty  tower  be  built  of  wood,  so 
that  when  I  mount  on  it,  my  angels  may  meet  me  and  find  me  in  the  air ; 
for  they  are  not  able  to  come  to  me  on  the  earth  among  sinners." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  I  would  fain  know,  if  thou  wilt  fulfil  what  thou 
sayest." 

And  then  Nero  commanded  that  a  great  high  tower  should  be  made  in 
the  place  which  is  known  as  the  Campus  Martins,  and  that  all  plebeians  of 
the  city  and  all  dignitaries  should  assemble  to  see  the  spectacle.  And  on 
the  next  day  when  the  crowd  were  assembled,  Nero  commanded  Peter 
and  Paul  to  be  brought  ;  and  he  said  unto  them,  "  Now  the  truth  will 
appear," 

And  Peter  and  Paul  said  :  "  We  shall  expose  this  thing  ;  but  our 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  against  Whom  this  man  hath 
spoken  falsely.  He  Himself  will  expose  his  hypocrisy." 

And  Paul  turned  unto  Peter  and  said  unto  him  :    "  I  shall    bow  my 


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knees  unto  God  in  supplication  ;  but  as  for  thee,  do  thou  pray,  because 
thou  art  the  chief;  thou  wast  chosen  first  by  the  Lord,  and  appointed 
a  shepherd."     And  when  Paul  bowed  on  his  knees  Peter  prayed. 

Then  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  Simon,  saying  :  "  Thou  hast  finished  what 
p.  1 8  thou  hast  begun  ;  for  the  time  is  come  for  the  exposure  of  thy  affair ;  and 
He  is  calling  us.     Behold  !   I  see  the  Christ  Who  is  calling  me  and  Paul." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  And  whither  will  ye  go  away  from  me  without  my 
consent  ?  " 

And  Peter  answered  :  "  To  heaven,  our  Lord  calleth  us." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  And  who  is  your  Lord  ?  " 

And  Peter  answered  :  "  Jesus  the  Christ,  Whom,  behold  !  I  see  calling 
us  to  Himself." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  And  do  ye  affirm  that  ye  are  going  to  heaven  ? " 

And  Peter  answered:  "  To  where  the  God  Who  is  calling  us  shall  please." 

And  Simon  said  :  "  O  thou  Emperor  !  thou  shalt  know  for  certain  at  my 
departure  to  heaven  that  these  two  men  are  deceivers  ;  and  at  that  time 
I  shall  send  my  angels  unto  thee,  and  I  shall  make  thee  come  unto  me." 

And  Nero  answered  :  "  Do  henceforth  what  thou  sayest." 

And  then  Simon  climbed  in  the  presence  of  all  the  spectators  into  the 
tower,  his  head  crowned  with  laurel-leaves.  And  he  stretched  out  his  hands 
and  began  to  fly. 

And  when  Nero  saw  him  flying,  he  said  unto  Peter :  "  This  Simon  is 
the  true  man,  and  thou  and  Paul  are  deceivers." 

And  Peter  answered :  "  At  this  time  thou  shalt  know  that  we  are 
true  disciples  of  the  Christ ;  and  this  man  shall  be  known  that  he  is  not  a 
Christ,  but  a  magician,  and  a  cheat,  and  a  malefactor." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  And  do  ye  two  still  oppose  him,  though  ye  see 
him  going  into  heaven  ?  " 

Then  Peter  looked  at  Paul  and  said  :  "  O  Paul !  look  and  see." 

And  Paul  raised  his  eyes^  and  his  tears  overflowed,  when  he  saw  Simon 
flying.  And  he  said,  "  O  Peter !  why  dost  thou  linger  in  finishing  what 
thou  art  hesitating  about?  and  lo!  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  is  calling  us." 

And  when  Nero  heard  them,  he  mocked  them  scornfully,  and  said  : 
•'  These  two  are  frantic  when  they  see  themselves  conquered." 

And  Peter  said :  "  Thou  shalt  see  now  that  we  are  not  frantic,  and  we 
do  not  groan." 

And  Paul  turned  and  said  unto  Peter :  "  Finish  what  thou  art  hesi- 
tating about." 

^  Literally  "  gaze." 


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And  Peter  looked  at  [the]  spectacle,  and  said  :  "  I  adjure  you,  O 
angels  of  Satan  !  who  are  bearing  him  in  the  air  in  order  to  deceive  the 
hearts  of  those  who  do  not  believe  in  God  the  Creator  of  all  things  and 
in  Jesus  the  Christ,  Whom  He  raised  from  the  dead  on  the  third  day — 
do  not  bear  him  up  again  from  this  hour,  but  let  him  go." 

And  straightway  at  that  moment  he  was  let  go  ;  and  he  fell  on  the 
place  called  the  Sacra  Via,  which  means  the  road  to  the  temple  ;  and  he 
was  split  into  four  pieces  and  died  the  worst  of  deaths. 

Then  Nero  commanded  concerning  Peter  and  Paul  that  they  should  be 
bound  and  chained  in  iron  ;  and  that  the  body  of  Simon  should  be  kept 
carefully  for  three  days,  thinking  that  he  would  rise  after  three  days. 

And  Peter  replied  :  "  He  will  not  rise  at  all ;  for  he  has  really  died  and 
perished  in  everlasting  torments." 

And  Nero  answered  him  :  "  And  who  hath  commanded  thee  to  do  a 
terrible  thing  like  this  .-'  " 

And  Peter  replied  :  "  His  blasphemy  and  his  calumny  against  my  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ  have  led  him  to  this  destruction." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  Shall  I  not  destroy  you  with  a  bad  destruction  ?  " 

And  Peter  said  :  "  This  is  not  from  thee  to  purpose  our  destruction  ; 
but  what  our  Master  hath  promised  us  must  needs  be  accomplished." 

And  thereupon  Nero  called  for  Agrippa,  his  Vizier  AdmiraP,  and 
said  unto  him  :  "  Two  men  are  to  be  condemned  with  a  severe  sentence  ; 
they  must  needs  die.  And  I  therefore  command  that  great  iron  stones 
be  fastened  on  them  and  that  they  perish  in  the  sea." 

And  Agrippa  the  Vizier  answered :  "  O  thou  glorious  Emiperor  !  this 
which  thou  hast  decided  is  not  suitable ;  for  Paul  has  made  his  cause 
manifest  that  he  is  more  innocent  than  Peter," 

And  Nero  said:  "And  with  what  kind  of  torture  shall  we  destroy  them.-*" 

And  Agrippa  answered  and  said  :  "  As  it  has  occurred  to  my  mind,  a 
just  sentence  would  be  that  Paul's  head  should  be  struck  off ;  and  Peter  p.  20 
should    be   hung   upon    the   cross,  because  he  hath  been  the  cause  of  a 
murder." 

And  Nero  said  :  "  Thou  hast  judged  a  proper  judgment." 

Then  the  two  Apostles,  Peter  and  Paul,  were  driven  from  the  presence 
of  Nero.  And  as  for  Paul,  his  head  was  struck  off  on  the  Via  Ostiensis.  And 
as  for  Peter,  when  he  drew  near  to  the  cross,  he  said :  "  Our  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ,  because  He  came  down  from  heaven  to  earth,  was  lifted  up  on  the 
cross  upright.     But  as  for  me,  who  am  deemed  worthy  to  be  called  from 

^  Probably  vaijapxos,  but  the  Arabic  text  is  here  very  corrupt. 


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earth  to  heaven,  it  is  meet  that  the  head  of  my  cross  should  be  fixed  on 
the  earth,  to  make  easy  the  journey  of  my  feet  to  heaven  ;  and  because 
I  am  not  worthy  to  be  crucified  Hke  my  Lord." 

Then  they  reversed  his  cross,  and  nailed  his  feet  upwards.  And  a 
numerous  crowd  were  assembled,  reviling  Caesar,  insulting  [him]  and 
resisting  because  of  the  killing  [of  Peter].  And  Peter  forbade  them, 
saying  :  "  Do  not  shew  your  dislike  to  him  :  for  he  is  the  servant  of  Satan 
his  father.  But  I  must  needs  fulfil  the  command  of  my  Lord,  for  a  few 
days  ago  the  brethren  asked  me  about  the  tumult  which  had  been  caused 
against  me  by  Agrippa,  that  I  should  go  forth  from  the  city.  And  the 
Lord  Jesus  the  Christ  met  me,  my  Lord  :  and  when  I  had  worshipped 
Him,  I  said,  '  Whither  goest  Thou,  O  Lord  .'' '  And  He  answered,  saying 
unto  me :  '  I  go  to  be  crucified  in  Rome.'  And  I  said  unto  Him  :  '  O  Lord  ! 
hast  Thou  not  been  crucified  once  .'* '  And  the  Lord  answered  and  said  : 
'  I  saw  thee  fleeing  from  death  ;  and  I  desired  to  be  crucified  instead  of 
thee.'  And  I  said:  'O  Lord  !  I  will  go  and  will  fulfil  Thy  commandment.' 
And  He  said  unto  me,  '  Fear  not,  for  1  am  with  thee.'  And  therefore, 
O  my  children  !  do  not  stand  in  my  way^ ;  for  my  feet  shall  go  at  once  on 
the  heavenly  path.  And  grieve  not,  but  rejoice  in  me:  for  to-day  I  shall 
receive  the  fruit  of  my  toils." 
p.  21  And  when  he  had  uttered  these  things  he  said:  "O  Thou  Lord  Jesus 

the  Christ !  I  thank  Thee,  O  Thou  Good  Shepherd  !  that  the  sheep  which 
Thou  hast  confided  to  me  sympathize  with  me.  And  I  beseech  Thee  that 
Thou  wouldest  give  them  a  good  portion  with  me  in  Thy  kingdom." 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  gave  up  his  spirit  to  the  Lord.  And 
straightway  there  appeared  noble  men,  their  appearance  being  that  of 
foreigners,  saying  one  to  the  other :  "  We  have  come  from  Jerusalem  on 
account  of  the  two  most  holy  disciples,  the  chief  ones."  And  with  them  was 
a  man  whose  name  was  Marcellus,  the  Lystrian-,  who  had  believed  by  the 
preaching  of  Peter,  and  had  forsaken  Simon,  and  he  carried  his  body  secretly, 
and  they  laid  it  down  by  the  terebinth  tree  near  the  Naumachia,  in  a  place 
which  is  called  Vaticanon.  But  as  for  the  men  who  said  that  they  had 
come  from  Jerusalem,  they  said  to  the  people :  "  Rejoice  and  be  glad,  for 
ye  have  been  deemed  worthy  to  have  the  two  great  Teachers  with  you. 
And  know  that  this  Nero  after  not  many  days  will  disappear,  and  his 
kingdom  shall  be  given  to  another." 

And  after  these  things  an  assembly  of  the  people  stood  up  against  him 

^  Literally  "impede  my  way."  2  L^tin  "inlustri  viro." 


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tumultuously :  and  when  he  knew  it,  he  ran  off  to  desert  places;  and  his 
soul  was  driven  away  by  hunger  and  thirst  ;  and  his  body  became  a  prey 
to  wild  beasts. 

And  devout  people  from  the  districts  of  the  East  determined 
that  they  would  snatch  away  the  bodies  of  the  saints.  And  immediately 
there  was  a  great  earthquake  in  the  city.  And  when  they  knew 
the  cause,  the  people  of  the  city  assembled  and  took  them  away ; 
and  the  men  fled.  Then  the  Romans  took  them  and  put  them  in 
a  place  three  miles  distant  from  the  city ;  and  kept  them  there  for 
a  year  and  seven  months  until  the  two  temples  were  built,  which  they 
prepared  in  order  to  place  them  [there].  And  after  these  things  a  crowd 
of  people  assembled  and  transported  them  with  doxologies  and  hymns  to  p.  22 
the  two  temples  which  had  been  built  for  them.  And  the  most  holy,  noble 
Apostles  Peter  and  Paul  accomplished  their  testimony  on  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  the  month  Haziran,  in  Jesus  the  Christ  our  Lord,  to  Whom 
be  glory  and  majesty  to  the  end  of  the  ages.     Amen. 


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2IO  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER. 


THE    MARTYRDOM    OF    PETER. 

/;/  the  name  of  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 

the  One  God. 

And  this  is  a  second  story  about  the  martyrdom  of  Peter,  the  chief 
of  the  Apostles,  and  his  wonderful  works  in  Rome,  when  the  angel 
summoned  him  to  it.     May  his  prayers  encompass  us !     Amen, 

I  desire  to  tell  you  this  story  also  which  is  about  the  chief  of 
the  Apostles,  Peter,  the  first  of  all  the  Apostles,  as  the  Lord  called 
him  and  said  unto  him  :  "Thou,  Peter,  chief  of  My  disciples,  the  great  city 
of  Rome  hath  need  of  thee ;  for  there  are  many  people  in  it  whom  Satan 
hath  led  astray.  Haste  thee  to  go  unto  them,  that  thou  mayest  turn  them 
from  error  and  sins."  And  so  it  was  that  Peter,  when  he  had  heard  that 
saying,  began  to  weep  before  his  Lord,  and  speak  unto  Him  thus :  "  Thou 
knowest,  O  Lord !  that  I  am  very  weak  from  old  age,  and  poor,  and  I  have 
no  strength,  and  no  power  except  in  Thee,  and  I  cannot  walk,  and  Thou 
hast  not  commanded  me,  O  Lord  !  and  Thou  hast  not  permitted  me 
to  possess  anything  of  the  rubbish  of  this  fleeting  world,  neither  gold,  nor 
silver,  nor  clothing,  nor  beast  of  burden,  nor  staff  that  I  can  lean  on,  not 
to  speak  of  other  things.  And  behold  !  I  see  that  Thou  dost  wish  to  send 
me  into  foreign  countries,  far  distant,  and  to  be  reached  by  a  hard  road. 
And  I  beseech  Thee,  O  my  God  !  that  Thou  wouldest  put  me  to  death 
p.  23  on  this  spot  wherein  Thy  resurrection  took  place." 

And  the  Christ  said  unto  him  :  "  Fear  not  to  go  thither,  for  thou  art 
upon  earth,  and  I  am  in  heaven,  and  I  will  be  sufficient  for  thee.  And  the 
king  shall  do  obeisance  unto  thee ;  and  the  mighty  men  shall  offer  tribute 
to  thy  hands  ;  and  Rome  shall  acknowledge  thee,  and  shall  forsake  her 
false  gods  fabricated  and  worshipped  instead  of  the  Creator  for  five 
thousand  and  five  hundred  years,  because  they  have  forgotten  Me,  and 
have  not  known  Me.  And  in  truth  I  am  He  Who  provideth  them 
with  all  good  things  and  fine  things.  And  I  make  My  sun  to  rise  upon 
them  ;  and  their  mouths  are  full  of  blasphemy  against  Me." 

And  Peter  answered  Him,  saying:  "O  Lord!  have  compassion  upon 
me,  and  look  at  my  weakness  with   the   eye  of  Thy  divine   pity.     Tell 


THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  PETER.  211 

me  how  I  shall  be  able  to  go  to  Rome,  and  to  preach  about  Thy  name 
in  it ;  and  it  is  a  city  of  mighty  men  ;  and  their  clothing  is  of  gold,  and 
pearls,  and  bracelets,  and  fine  raiment.  And  there  are  in  it,  as  Thou 
knowest,  haughty  people,  and  stupid  people  who  boast,  and  their  proud 
children.  And  not  one  of  the  prophets  hath  ever  entered  it.  And 
not  a  man  in  it  extolleth  Thy  name.  And  this  is  a  great  command, 
difficult  of  purpose,  far  away  to  strive  for ;  and  I  am  poor  and  weak 
amongst  mankind.  And  I  shall  go  and  shall  die  like  a  fool.  For  they, 
whenever  they  shall  hear  Thy  name  from  my  mouth,  will  kill  me  without 
mercy  or  pity.     And   my  life  will  go  for  nought." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  him :  "  And  where  is  My  divine  strength,  and 
My  essential  power  ^  And  where  is  My  might,  with  which  I  have  given 
unto  thee  the  keys  of  heaven,  and  the  keys  of  earth,  and  of  the  height  ? 
And  go  now,  and  fear  not,  and  if  thou  shouldest  see  people  who  dispute 
with  thee,  shew  them  My  miracles  and  My  wonders.  And  if  they  do  not 
hearken  unto  thy  teaching,  and  do  not  accept  thy  preaching  in  My  name, 
and  do  not  believe  thy  sayings,  tell  the  earth  to  swallow  them  up  ;  and  it 
shall  obey  thee  by  the  authority  of  My  Deity,  and  the  might  of  My  power, 
which  I  have  given  thee.  And  be  not  anxious  about  an  argument  where-  p.  24 
with  to  contend,  nor  the  answer  which  thou  shalt  make  to  them ;  for 
My  Holy  Spirit  shall  speak  on  thy  lips  and  thy  tongue  immediately  in 
everything  that  thou  shalt  wish  ;  and  everything  that  thou  shalt  ask  Me 
and  shalt  entreat  of  Me  shall  be  quickly  given  to  thee  in  the  presence  of 
the  nobles.  And  go  now  and  tell  whomsoever  thou  wilt  of  the  dead  to 
arise  by  the  strength  of  My  Deity.  And  likewise  do  thou  sprinkle  the 
eyes  of  the  blind  that  they  may  see  ;  and  they  will  obey  thee.  And 
wheresoever  thy  voice  shall  fall  thence  shall  issue  My  mercy." 

Then  the  Lord  called  to  the  sea,  and  it  answered  Him.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  Peter,  "  Arise  now,  and  walk  upon  the  sea,  in  like  manner  as 
thou  dost  walk  upon  the  land.  And  walk  above  the  water,  as  thou 
dost  walk  above  the  dust."  And  Peter  did  this  at  the  command  of  his 
Lord.  And  he  walked  above  the  sea  until  he  came  to  Rome.  And  he  sat 
at  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  he  saw  a  crowd  of  people  ;  and  they  were 
worshipping  before  the  impure  images  and  the  idols  of  the  unclean 
demons  ;  and  the  devils  harangued  them  from  inside  of  them.  And  when 
Peter  saw  this  action  he  trembled  violently.  Then  he  turned  back  toward 
the  shore  of  the  sea,  terrified.  And  when  he  was  with  his  three  friends 
amongst  the  disciples,  who  were  Thomas,  and  Andrew,  and  John,  Peter 
said  unto  them :  "  Peace  be  upon  you,  O  my  brethren  ! " 


212  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER. 

And  they  returned  his  greeting  in  like  manner. 

And  he  said  unto  them  :  "  Pray  for  me,  for  I  am  going  out  from  among 
you,  in  the  appearance  of  a  dying  man  ;  and  I  am  journeying  on  the  road 
which  the  Lord  hath  told  me  of" 

And  they  said  unto  him  :  "  Go,  O  disciple  of  the  Lord  and  saint  of 
God  !  His  Spirit  is  with  thee,  and  He  will  not  lose  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
not  go  away  from  us ;    for  He  is  our  Lord  and  our  Master." 

And  Peter  went  until  he  came  to  the  city  of  Rome.  And  he  sat 
outside  the  gate  above  a  dunghill ;  and  he  had  ragged  clothes  on  him  ; 
and  he  cast  dust  upon  his  head,  and  began  to  weep.  And  the  gatekeeper 
had  a  leprous  daughter,  and  she  looked  at  him,  sitting  weeping,  and  the 
p  25  dust  upon  his  head.  And  she  went  to  her  father  the  gatekeeper,  and  said 
unto  him  :  "  O  father !  there  is  a  feeble,  poor  old  man  here,  in  ragged 
clothes,  and  he  is  weeping  and  scattering  dust  on  his  head.  And,  father ! 
I  have  seen  a  number  of  poor  people,  but  anything  like  the  poverty  of  this 
man  I  have  never  witnessed.  And  if  thou  dost  approve,  O  father!  I  will  go 
unto  him  and  bring  him  to  thy  house,  and  I  will  give  him  food  and  drink; 
and  I  shall  be  blessed  by  his  prayer.     I  will  do  this  by  thy  command." 

And  he  said  unto  her :  "  Go,  O  my  daughter !  to  that  poor  old  man, 
and  take  him  into  my  dwelling :  and  do  thou  take  his  prayer.  As  for  me, 
I  do  not  need  his  prayer." 

And  the  girl,  the  daughter  of  that  gatekeeper,  came  unto  Peter,  who 
was  sitting,  weeping.  And  she  said  unto  him  :  "  Rise,  O  father  !  and  do 
not  weep,  for  thou  hast  attained  thy  desire." 

And  Peter  arose,  and  went  with  her  into  her  house.  And  she  set  for 
him  a  chair  of  silver,  and  he  sat  upon  it.  And  he  sought  water  from  her ; 
and  she  brought  him  a  vessel  with  some  water  in  it ;  and  she  covered  her 
hands  with  her  sleeves.  And  he  said  unto  her:  "O  my  daughter!  as  for 
thy  house,  thou  hast  received  me  in  it,  and  hast  made  me  to  sit  on 
a  silver  chair  ;  and  hast  given  me  to  drink  from  a  cup  of  water.  And  why 
dost  thou  cover  up  thy  hands  from  me  ?  tell  me." 

And  she  said  unto  him :  "  I  will  tell  thee,  O  father !  As  for  me,  my 
father  hath  married  me  to  one  of  the  nobles  of  Rome.  And  it  was  upon  the 
night  in  which  I  went  to  the  house  of  my  husband,  this  disease  came 
upon  me  to  this  extremity.  And  I  have  been  since  that  time  as  thou 
dost  see,  a  leper."  • 

Then  she  uncovered  her  hands  to  him,  and  shewed  him  them.  And 
she  said  unto  him  :  "  Because  of  this  I  have  covered  my  hands  from  thee." 

And  Peter  hearkened,  and  took  that  vessel,  in  which  was  the  rest  of  the 


THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  PETER.  213 

water  :  and  he  bowed  and  prayed  over  it  with  a  true  conscience,  acceptable, 
spiritual,  nothing  material  being  mingled  with  it.  Then  he  held  the  vessel 
out  to  her,  and  said  :  "  Wash  thyself  with  this  water."  p.  26 

And  she  did  it ;  and  straightway  she  was  cleansed  and  healed  from 
that  disease,  and  she  became  like  the  snow,  as  if  sickness  had  never 
touched  her.  And  when  she  saw  that,  she  was  terribly  frightened.  Then 
she  went  away,  going  to  the  gatekeeper,  her  father.  And  she  said : 
"  O  father !  why  dost  thou  sit  here  ?  Arise  and  look  at  me,  that  thou 
mayest  see  this  wonder." 

And  she  uncovered  her  arms  for  him  and  her  face,  and  shewed  him 
how  the  leprosy  had  ceased  ;  and  her  body  was  pure  from  it,  like  silver, 
and  she  was  cleansed.  And  he  wondered  greatly  at  it.  And  he  said  unto 
her :  "  What  is  this  thing,  O  my  daughter  ?  and  what  was  the  manner  of  it  ? 
tell  me." 

And  she  said  unto  him  in  a  shrill  voice  :  "  Truly  I  say  unto  thee,  O 
father !  that  the  God  of  truth  hath  entered  our  dwelling  to-day." 

And  her  father  went  with  her  to  Peter.  And  he  said  unto  him : 
"  O  thou  old  man  !  cure  the  rest  of  my  daughter's  body  from  this  leprosy. 
And  ask  of  me  what  thou  dost  choose  of  gold  or  silver,  that  I  may  give 
it  thee." 

And  Peter  said  unto  him  :  "  I  will  heal  the  rest  of  thy  daughter's  body 
from  this  leprosy  ;  but  I  have  no  need  of  thy  gold  nor  thy  silver.  Yet 
I  desire  from  thee  that  thou  wouldest  serve  our  Lord  the  Christ ;  and  leave 
these  impure  images,  which  thou  hast  hitherto  worshipped." 

And  the  gatekeeper  said  unto  him  :  "  Thou  hast  this  from  me,  that 
I  will  do  as  thou  wouldest  have  me  when  thou  hast  cured  her." 

Then  he  was  baptized.  And  he  [Peter]  set  up  a  baptismal  font  at 
once.  And  he  took  the  girl,  and  dipped  her  in  that  hour,  and  cleansed 
her  as  if  nothing  of  it  had  ever  been  in  her.  And  when  her  father  saw 
this,  he  believed  in  the  Christ,  and  forsook  the  images  with  the  demons 
whom  he  had  worshipped.  And  Peter  abode  with  them  for  a  day 
and  a  night.  Then  he  desired  to  enter  the  city.  And  the  believing  gate-  p.  27 
keeper  came  in  and  looked  at  him,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Whither  dost 
thou  desire  to  go  ?  Know  that  thou  canst  not  enter  the  city  of  Rome,  and 
[amongst]  its  people  ;  for  they  have  a  festival ;  and  if  they  see  thee  in 
these  rags,  I  fear  for  thee  concerning  them  that  they  will  kill  thee." 

And  Peter  said  unto  the  gatekeeper:  "I  must  needs  enter;  for  my 
Lord  hath  sent  me  as  upon  this  day.  And  I  cannot  rebel  against  the 
commandment  of  my  Lord." 


214  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER. 

Then  Peter  went  until  he  entered  the  city.  And  he  heard  the  people 
crying  and  saying:  "Whomsoever  we  find  not  finely  dressed  in  brocade 
and  purple  and  gold  embroidery  with  many  jewels,  and  going  towards  the 
shrine  of  the  honoured  gods,  it  is  lawful  to  kill  him." 

And  the  people  looked  at  Peter,  and  he  was  clothed  in  rags.  And 
they  said  unto  him :  "  O  thou  foolish  old  man  !  where  dost  thou  wish 
[to  go]  in  these  rags  which  are  upon  thee  ?  for  if  the  Emperor  of  Rome 
see  thee  he  will  kill  thee.  Go  and  put  on  gold  and  purple,  and  come 
to  the  shrine  of  the  gods." 

And  Peter  said  unto  the  kings,  and  the  soldiers,  and  the  crowds:  "  This 
is  the  raiment  of  my  Lord  Who  gave  it  to  me ;  and  there  is  no  God  but 
He."  And  they  forbade  it  to  him  with  the  worst  of  refusals.  And 
they  were  wroth  with  him  with  a  great  wrath.  Then  they  wished  to 
stone  him  with  stones  for  his  saying  that  the  Christ  was  his  Lord.  And 
when  Peter  saw  a  thing  like  this,  he  went  to  a  towering  place  where  their 
gods  were.  And  he  turned  towards  the  Lord  with  a  true  conscience, 
acceptable  and  spiritual  in  that  place. 

Then  the  Emperor  of  Rome  came  out,  and  with  him  were  many  kings 
and  crowds,  and  soldiers  innumerable.  And  with  him  were  a  hundred 
girls  whom  they  had  bedecked ;  and  (the  people)  wished  them  to  be 
p.  28  sacrificed  ;  and  made  vows  to  the  gods  and  the  demons.  And  when 
Peter  saw  this,  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  heaven,  and  said :  "  O  my  Lord 
and  my  God  !  I  have  no  patience  after  what  I  see.  O  Lord  !  grant  Thy 
strength  which  is  needed  in  this  hour." 

And  He  responded  to  the  supplication  of  Peter,  and  sent  a  great  cloud 
and  a  strong  wind  also,  and  all  these  images  fell  and  were  broken.  And 
when  the  Emperor  saw  that,  he  said  unto  the  girls  :  "  Go  in  peace  ;  for  my 
empire  hath  vanished  by  reason  of  this  hut  which  is  upon  this  high  place." 
For  fire  had  come  out  upon  the  crowds  from  the  neighbourhood  of  the 
eminence  upon  which  Peter  was. 

And  at  that  moment  a  messenger  from  the  Emperor's  house  approached 
him,  and  said  unto  him  :  "  O  Emperor  of  Rome !  what  causeth  thee  to 
linger  when  thy  beloved  son  is  dead  } " 

Then  the  Emperor  commanded  the  rest  of  the  kings,  and  the  soldiers, 
and  the  crowds  to  follow  him  ;  and  there  were  many  thousands,  who  could 
not  be  numbered-;  and  they  followed  him  until  he  reached  his  dwelling. 
And  his  wife  came  out,  and  said  unto  him :  "  Thy  son  and  thy  beloved  one 
is  dead.     Come,  let  us  weep  for  our  only  child." 

And  then  this  girl  came  who  had  been  a  leper,  and  she  went  in  to  the 


THE  MARTYRDOM  OF  PETER.  21$ 

Emperor  and  said  unto  him:  "What  causeth  thee  to  weep,  O  thou 
Emperor !  for  thy  son  ?  and  there  is  a  very  old  man  in  the  country,  feeble 
and  poor,  wearing  ragged  clothes;  and  if  thou  wert  to  send  to  him,  he  would 
raise  thee  up  thy  son  alive  this  day." 

And  the  Emperor  said  unto  her:  "O  my  daughter!  speak  not  thus  ;  if 
thou  dost  affirm  that  the  dead  rise,  and  the  blind  see,  and  the  stones 
speak  ;  and  that  my  only  one  may  rise.  Put  away  these  sayings  from 
thee,  and  come,  weep  with  us  for  our  child,  thou  and  all  thy  companions." 

And  she  said  unto  him  :  "  O  Emperor  of  Rome  !  dost  thou  know  me?" 

And   he   said   unto   her :    "  Yea,  thou  art  well   known   as   the   leprous  p.  29 
daughter  of  that  gatekeeper." 

And  she  said  unto  him  :  "  I  am  not  leprous."  Then  she  uncovered 
to  him  her  face  and  her  arms. 

And  the  Emperor  said  unto  her :  "  What  is  this?  and  how  did  thy  cure 
happen  ? " 

And  she  said  unto  him  :  "  Truly  I  say  unto  thee,  O  thou  Emperor  ! 
that  there  is  a  feeble,  poor  old  man  in  Rome  ;  and  he  it  is  of  whom  I 
reminded  thee  ;  and  he  it  is  who  will  raise  up  thy  son  to  thee  this  day." 

And  the  Emperor  sent  unto  the  kings,  and  the  soldiers,  and  they  said 
unto  them  :  "  Seek  for  this  old  man  with  diligence  and  desire.  And  if  ye 
find  him  in  the  city,  bring  him  to  us  in  his  rags," 

And  when  they  waxed  earnest  in  seeking  him  they  found  him  ;  and 
they  set  him  before  the  Emperor.  And  the  Emperor  said  unto  him  :  "  O 
thou  old  man  !  behold,  I  say  unto  thee !  that  if  thou  dost  raise  up  my  dead 
child  alive  this  day,  my  empire  and  all  that  pertaineth  to  it  shall  be  thine." 

And  Peter  said  unto  him :  "  I  raise  up  thy  son  to  thee,  but  I  desire 
not  thine  empire.  Only  I  desire  from  thee  that  thou  worship  my  Lord,  the 
Creator  of  heaven  and  of  earth.  He  is  Jesus  the  Christ,  beside  Whom 
there  is  no  God  ;  and  that  thou  forsake  these  images  and  demons  whom 
thou  dost  serve." 

And  the  Emperor  said  unto  him  :  "  I  will  do  that,  O  Peter ! " 

And  Peter  said  unto  him :  "  Send  unto  the  kings,  and  the  tribes, 
and  the  soldiers  from  the  rest  of  thy  dominion,  those  of  them  who  are 
within,  and  those  of  them  who  are  without.  Then  collect  them  and  bear 
this  thy  dead  son  upon  a  couch ;  and  come  unto  the  place  of  thy  gods 
whom  thou  dost  worship." 

Then  he  sent  those  who  assembled  all  the  people  of  his  dominion  and 
his  empire  to  him,  those  domestic  and  distant^ 

'  Perhaps  "  Cisalpin    ami  Transalpine." 


2l6  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PETER. 

And  he  caused  his  son  to  be  borne  upon  a  couch,  and  he  came  with  it 
to  the  place  of  his  gods  whom  he  had  worshipped, 
p.  30  Then  Peter  stood  facing  the  east,  by  the  side  of  the  couch  on  which  the 
dead  man  was ;  and  he  made  supplication  to  his  Lord  with  a  true 
conscience,  spiritual  [and]  acceptable.  And  our  Lord  heard  his  supplication, 
and  raised  up  his  dead  one  to  him.  Then  he  came  down  from  the  couch 
and  approached  Peter  until  he  worshipped  him.  And  he  said  unto  him  : 
"  Peace  be  upon  thee,  O  thou  whose  supplication  the  Lord  hath  heard  !  and 
hath  given  me  back  my  spirit  after  my  death,  and  [after]  its  departure 
from  my  body." 

Then  the  lad  drew  near  to  his  father  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Woe  unto 
thee,  O  father !  in  what  sins  and  what  darkness  we  have  been  !  Woe  unto 
thee,  O  father !  for  the  angels  were  conversing  with  this  blessed  old  man." 

And  in  that  place  God  commanded  Peter,  and  he  arose  and  set  up 
the  font  where  the  images  of  their  gods  had  stood.  And  he  baptized 
the  son  of  the  Emperor,  and  his  father,  and  cleansed  them,  and  the  rest  of 
the  army  and  the  kings.  And  when  Peter  saw  that  he  could  not  baptize 
the  people  all  together,  he  took  some  of  that  water  and  sprinkled  [it]  upon 
them.  And  on  whomsoever  a  particle  or  a  drop  of  that  water  fell  he  was 
baptized.  And  whosoever  believed  in  God  was  cleansed.  And  all  who 
were  present  of  peoples  and  tribes  worshipped  His  Son,  to  Whom  be 
majesty  and  power  at  all  times  and  always.  Amen.  May  God  forgive 
him  who  readeth  and  hearkeneth ;   and  have  mej'cy  upon  the  poor  copyist. 


THE   MARTYRDOM    OF    PAUL.  2iy 


THE    MARTYRDOM   OF    PAUL. 

T/zts  is  tJic  Martyrdom  of  the  Blessed  Paul,  disciple  of  Jesus,  which  he 
finished  in  the  city  of  Rome,  on  the  tzventy-nintJi  day  of  Hazirdn.  May  his 
prayers  preserve  lis  !     Amen. 

The  blessed  disciples,  Luke  who  was  from  Barua,  and  Titus  who  was  r°  •  ^'■" 
from  Dalmatia,  were  waiting  in  Rome  for  the  arrival  of  Paul.  And  when  f,  12  a 
he  came  to  them,  and  beheld  them,  and  they  beheld  him,  they  all  rejoiced 
exceedingly  at  this.  And  Paul  hired  a  dwelling  outside  of  the  town,  and 
abode  in  it  with  the  brethren  ;  and  he  preached  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  taught  every  one  who  came  unto  him,  and  his  words  were  reported  in 
the  city  of  Rome;  and  many  people  followed  him,  believing  in  the  Christ, 
when  they  saw  the  wonders  which  God  wrought  by  his  hands.  He  healed 
those  who  were  stricken  with  divers  diseases  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  the  Christ  and  by  the  sign  of  the  honoured  cross.  And  many  of 
the  household  of  the  Emperor  Nero  followed  him  ;  and  there  was  great 
joy  in  the  city.  And  a  boy  whose  name  was  Patricius,  the  butler  at  the 
Emperor's  table,  was  present  at  the  place  where  Paul  was  teaching  during 
the  night  to  hear  his  doctrine  ;  and  he  was  unable  to  approach  him  because 
of  the  multitude  of  the  crowd  who  were  round  about  him.  And  he  climbed  f.  12  b 
to  a  high  place  and  leant  over  it\  and  he  was  overcome  with  sleep  ;  and  he 
fell  from  the  top  of  that  high  place  and  died.  And  the  news  came  to  the 
Emperor  Nero  that  Patricius  was  dead.  And  he  mourned  for  him  with  a 
great  grief,  for  he  had  been  very  fond  of  him. 

And  when  Paul  knew  by  the  Spirit  what  had  happened,  he  said  unto 
the  brethren  and  to  those  about  him  :  "  Satan,  the  enemy,  desireth  to 
tempt  us.  Go  forth  to  the  outside  of  the  gate  ;  ye  will  find  a  dead  boy 
lying  down  :  carry  him  and  bring  him  to  me."  And  they  went  out  and 
found  the  dead  man  as  he  had  said  :  and  they  came  in  with  him  to  Paul 
the  Blessed  Disciple. 

And  when  the  multitude  beheld  him  and  knew  that  it  was  Patricius, 
they  were  greatly  perturbed,  because  they  knew  that  he  enjoyed  great 
favour  with  the  Emperor.  And  Paul  said  unto  them:  "O  ye  brethren! 
be  not  shaken  and  fear  ye  not ;  in  this  hour  your  faith  will  be  manifest. 
Rise,  let  us  make  supplication  unto  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  that  He 

^  Literally  "projected." 
L.  A.  E  E 


2l8  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PAUL. 

may  have  compassion  upon  us ;  and  may  give  life  unto  this  dead  man, 
lest  we  all  die." 
f.  13  a         And  Paul  straightway  fell  prostrate  on  the  ground  and  besought  the 
Lord  with  continual  supplication  and  lifted  up  his  head.     Thereupon  the 
dead  man  arose  whole,  with  no  pain  whatever  about  him. 

And  Paul  sent  him  to  the  palace  of  Nero  the  Emperor  his  master. 
And  Nero  was  in  the  bath  at  the  time  when  he  heard  of  the  death  of 
Patricius,  and  after  he  had  come  out  he  went  to  his  house  and  found  that 
Patricius  had  already  arranged  the  table  as  was  his  wont.  And  all  his 
retainers  came  out  to  him  telling  the  news  of  Patricius  being  alive,  and  that 
he  was  at  the  table  as  usual.  And  when  the  Emperor  Nero  looked  at 
Patricius,  he  said  unto  him:  "Art  thou  alive?  and  who  is  it  that  hath 
restored  thee  to  life  after  thy  death?" 

And  Patricius'  heart  was  filled  with  the  grace  of  the  Holy  Spirit ;  and 
he  said  unto  his  master  :  "  The  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Eternal  King, 
Who  is  thy  Lord  and  thy  God  ;   He  it  is  Who  hath  brought  me  to  life." 

Nero  the  Emperor  said  unto  him  :  "  Is  that  He  Who  thou  dost  think 

shall  reign  for  ever  ;  and  He  Who  shall  abolish  all  the  kingdoms  and  the 

f.  13  b   kings  and  those  who  rule  them,  which  are  beneath  the  heavens  ? "     [And 

Patricius  said:]'  "He  shall  abolish  them;  and  He  alone  shall  endure  for  ever. 

And  there  is  none  beside  Him,  and  no  king  shall  conquer  His  dominion  !" 

And  Nero  struck  him  on  the  hands  and  said  unto  him  :  "  And  thou, 
Patricius,  dost  thou  believe  in  that?" 

And  Patricius  answered  him:  "Yea,  O  my  lord!  I  believe  in  Him, 
for  it  was  He  Who  made  me  alive  from  the  dead." 

And  whilst  he  was  saying  this,  there  drew  nigh  unto  the  Emperor 
four  noblemen,  servants  of  the  Empire,  whom  he  loved,  and  preferred 
to  all  people  who  were  in  the  palace,  those  who  were  never  absent 
from  his  presence  at  any  time.  And  these  were  their  names  :  Farnsas, 
Festus,  Farstus,  Kanmastus.  They  replied  unto  the  Emperor,  saying : 
"  Know,  O  thou  Emperor !  that  from  this  hour  we  have  enlisted  in 
the  palace  of  the  Heavenly,  the  Eternal  King,  Jesus  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  Living  God."  And  this  frightened  the  Emperor  Nero,  and 
he  commanded  that  they  should  be  tortured  with  a  cruel  torture,  and 
afterwards  be  cast  into  prison.  And  the  Emperor  went  in  the  fierceness 
f.  14  a  of  [his]  anger  and  hatred  against  every  one  who  believed  in  the  Eternal 
Christ.     And  he  commanded  in  this  manner,  saying  :  "  Whosoever  shall  be 

1  These  words  seem  to  have  been  dropped  from  the  Arabic  text.     They  are  found  in  the  Latin 
one. 


THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PAUL.  219 

found  to  have  enlisted  in  the  palace  of  the  King,  Jesus  the  Christ,  shall 
be  slain." 

And  when  all  the  men  of  the  soldiery  heard  what  the  Emperor  had 
commanded  them,  they  dispersed  themselves  all  over  the  city,  and  ar- 
rested every  one  who  believed  in  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  brought 
them  before  him  in  chains.  And  there  was  a  great  crowd  of  prisoners 
hustling  each  other,  gazing  at  Paul  and  listening  to  his  words,  and  to  all 
that  passed  between  him  and  the  Emperor.  And  when  the  Emperor 
beheld  him  in  chains,  he  said  unto  him  :  "  O  thou  man  who  dost  belong 
to  the  Eternal,  the  Mighty  King!  behold  thou  hast  been  delivered  unto 
me  in  chains.  Tell  me  what  hath  brought  thee  [to  do]  this  deed  upon 
which  thou  hast  ventured,  to  come  into  my  city,  and  to  collect  soldiers 
from  my  kingdom  for  thy  King?" 

Saint  Paul  replied  to  him  in  the  presence  of  them  all:  "  O  thou  Emperor  ! 
it  is  not  from  thy  kingdom  [alone]  that  we  collect  soldiers  for  my  King, 
but  from  all  the  world.  Thus  hath  our  Lord  commanded  us  that  we  should  f.  14  b 
not  shut  a  door  before  any  man  ;  and  it  would  be  incumbent  on  thee  also 
to  enlist  in  His  palace.  Because  this  kingdom  and  this  glory  will  not  save 
thee  unless  thou  fall  down  and  worship  this  King,  and  beg  Him  to  grant 
'thee  salvation  ;  because  He  will  come  to  judge  the  world  and  give  life  to 
all  who  believe  in  Him.  But  those  who  do  not  believe  in  Him,  and  the 
sinners  will  He  judge,  and  will  deliver  them  over  to  everlasting  punish- 
ment." And  Nero  the  Emperor  did  not  believe  in  what  Paul  said  unto 
him,  and  commanded  that  whosoever  believed  should  be  burnt  alive  with 
fire,  Paul  being  present  in  chains,  and  commanded  concerning  Paul  that 
his  head^  should  be  struck  [off]  as  the  law  of  the  Romans  enjoins.  And 
he  delivered  Paul  to  the  chamberlains  that  they  might  take  off  his  head. 
And  their  names  were  Ligos  and  Justus.  And  they  bore  him  out  from  the 
presence  of  the  Emperor. 

And  Paul  began  to  speak  unto  them  in  words-    ..... 

the  help  of  God,  and  to  all  who  followed  f.  1 5  a 
him.  Because  many  people  had  gathered  themselves  together  unto  him, 
wishing  to  behold  his  martyrdom.  And  in  the  city  of  Rome  there  was 
a  great  power  of  the  Devil  assisting  in  the  slaughter  of  those  who  believed 
in  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  an  innumerable  multitude  of  them  were  slain. 
And  the  people  of  Rome,  the  chief  men  of  the  city,  assembled  at  the  palace 
of  the  Emperor  and  cried  out  to   the   king,  saying:  "O  thou   Emperor! 

^   Literally  "neck."  -  Lacuna 


220  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PAUL. 

thou  wilt  slay  these  men  ;  and  they  are  Romans.  Why  dost  thou  weaken 
the  empire  of  Rome  and  her  armies  ? "  Then  he  commanded  that  the 
sword  should  be  lifted  up  ;  and  that  they  should  not  seek  for  the  Christ 
in  order  that  he  might  examine  them. 

And  after  this  commandment  the  man  who  had  smitten  Paul  brought 
him  into  the  presence  of  the  Emperor,  in  order  that  he  might  also  hear  his 
words  about  the  people  of  Rome.  And  his  amazement  increased  at  the 
number  of  the  multitude  who  had  responded  to  the  preaching  of  Paul. 

Paul  answered  and  said  unto  the  Emperor,  "This  life  of  mine,  which 
f.  15  b  belongeth  to  my  King,  is  not  a  life  which  hath  a  certain  length,  but  is  an 
eternal  life  which  hath  no  end.  And  thou  hast  commanded  that  my  head 
should  be  taken  off,  and  yet  I  appear  unto  thee,  and  I  am  alive,  that  thou 
mayest  know  the  truth  of  my  words  ;  that  I  live  to  my  King,  Jesus  the 
Christ,  Who  will  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead  ;  and  will  recompense 
every  one  according  to  his  works,  whether  it  be  good  or  evil." 

And  when  Nero  heard  this  from  the  speech  of  Paul,  he  made  a  sign 
in  anger  to  the  chamberlain  that  he  should  be  speedily  slain.  And  when 
Festus  and  Ligos  the  charnberlains  heard,  they  bore  him  out  to  take 
off  his  head  [and]  they  said  unto  Paul  :  "  Where  is  your  King,  He  in 
Whom  ye  believe  and  Whom  ye  will  not  reject,  but  will  be  patient  in  all 
this  torture  because  of  Him  ?  " 

Paul  answered  them:  "  O  ye  men  !  over  whom  error  reigneth,  and  want 
of  the  knowledge  of  God,  turn  ye  and  repent,  that  ye  may  be  saved  from  the 
wrath  which  is  to  come  upon  the  unbelievers.  It  is  not  as  ye  imagine  : 
that  we  collect  s6ldiers  like  yourselves  for  an  earthly  king,  but  that  we 
enlist  [them]  for  the  palace  of  the  Heavenly  King,  Who  because  of  the 
f.  i6a  sins  of  the  world  is  coming  to  judge  the  earth.  And  to  whosoever  be- 
lieveth  in  Him  He  will  give  life  eternal." 

And  when  the  chamberlains  heard  [a  saying]  like  this,  they  did 
obeisance  unto  him,  saying:  "  Make  us  meet  to  be  the  subjects  of  this  King 
and  we  will  set  thee  free  so  that  thou  mayest  go  whithersoever  thou 
wilt." 

Paul  said  unto  them  :  "  I  am  no  coward,  and  I  fear  not  your  torture, 
that  I  should  flee  from  God  ;  but  I  am  the  slave  of  my  master  Jesus 
the  Christ,  the  Living  King.  P'or  if  I  knew  that  this  death  were  an 
eternal  death,  I  should  do  what  ye  say.  But  I  shall  live  with  my  King 
forever.  And  I  am  obedient  to  Him,  and  I  shall  go  to  Him,  and  with  Him 
I  shall  return  when  He  cometh  in  the  glory  of  His  P'ather."  The  chamber- 
lains said  unto  him  :  "  How  canst  thou,  after  thy  neck  hath  been  struck,  be 


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in   the  second  life?"     7\nd  whilst  they  were  speaking,  the  Emperor  sent 
two  messengers  to  learn  if  Paul's  neck  had  been  struck  or  no.     And  when 
they  saw  him  in  life,  Paul  said  unto  them  :  "  Believe  in  the  Living  God  Who  f-  i6b 
will  make  alive  from  the  dead  whosoever  believeth  in  Him,  and  will  give 
them  life  for  ever." 

They  answered  him,  saying  :  "  Behold,  thou  shalt  die,  and  if  we  see 
thee  rise  from  the  dead,  we  will  believe."  And  they  returned  to  the 
Emperor. 

But  Ligos  and  Festus  continued  to  enquire  of  Paul,  saying  unto 
him:  "Teach  us  the  path  of  life  and  salvation." 

Paul  said  unto  them  :  "  Go  ye  early  to-morrow  to  the  grave  in  which 
my  body  shall  be  left ;  ye  shall  find  two  men  standing  praying  ;  they  are 
Titus  and  Luke;  it  is  they  who  will  give  you  the  token  of  salvation;  and 
will  present  you  to  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  true  God."  And  Paul 
looked  towards  the  east  in  the  presence  of  all  who  had  come  to  behold  his 
martyrdom,  and  he  lifted  up  his  hands  and  prayed  for  a  long  while  in  the 
Hebrew  language. 

And    when    he  had   finished    his   prayer,    he    spoke    again    to    all    the 
multitude  who  were  present  about  faith  in  God,  until  a  great  company 
believed  through  the  sweetness  of  his  words,  and  the  light  which  was  in  his   f-  17  a 
face,  and  the  grace  which  rested  upon  him. 

And  the  two  messengers  returned  to  Nero  the  Emperor,  and  told 
him  that  they  had  found  Paul  speaking  to  Ligos  and  Festus  and 
teaching  them  his  faith.  And  the  Emperor  was  very  wroth,  and  sent 
a  brutal  swordsman  to  strike  off  the  head  of  Paul  forthwith.  And  when 
the  swordsman  came  the  saint  stretched  out  his  neck  and  was  silent ; 
he  did  not  speak,  and  stood  for  a  long  time  with  outstretched  neck ;  and 
the  swordsman  standing  over  against  him  with  his  sword  drawn,  and  his 
hands  shaking,  being  powerless  to  bring  it  down  upon  him. 

And  at  last  the  swordsman  stood  and  struck  the  saint  a  blow  which 
made  his  head  fall  upon  the  ground  ;  and  milk  and  blood  issued  from  his 
holy  body,  until  it  left  stains  on  the  garments  of  the  swordsman.  And 
the  multitude  were  amazed,  and  glorified  God,  Who  had  given  this  power 
and  great  gifts  to  His  holy  disciple.  And  the  swordsman  returned  and 
reported  to  the  Emperor  what  had  happened.  And  Nero  wondered 
at  it,  he  and  all  the  philosophers  who  were  about  him,  and  remained 
perplexed. 

And  when  it  was  the  ninth  hour  of  the  day,  Paul  appeared  unto  them,  f.  17  b 
and  said  unto  the  Emperor:  "I  am  the  captain  who  belongeth  to  Jesus 


222  THE   MARTYRDOM   OF   PAUL. 

the  Christ,  I  am  he  who  came  to  thy  city  to  take  from  it  soldiers  for  my 
King.  Behold,  I  am  alive,  I  have  not  died  ;  but  as  for  thee,  many  evils 
shall  come  upon  thee  ;  for  thou  hast  shed  much  blood  of  innocent  people. 
And  after  a  few  days  all  that  I  have  said  shall  come  upon  thee." 

And  when  Paul  had  said  this,  he  departed  from  him.  And  the  Emperor 
Nero  commanded  that  all  who  were  in  prison  should  be  released,  who 
believed  in  the  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ.  And  Patricius,  the  page  of  the 
Emperor,  and  another  whose  name  was  Ligos,  and  Festus,  of  the  Em- 
peror's retainers,  went  early  to  the  grave  of  Paul.  And  when  they  drew 
nigh  to  it,  they  beheld  two  men  standing  and  praying,  and  Paul  standing 
in  the  midst  of  them  in  great  glory.  And  they  were  afraid,  and  trembled 
from  fear  of  what  they  had  beheld  of  his  glory.  And  as  for  Titus  and 
Luke,  they  were  afraid,  and  fled  from  their  presence.  But  the  servants  of 
the  Emperor,  who  have  been  mentioned  already,  ran  in  pursuit  of  them,  and 
f.  i8a  rejoined  them  and  said  unto  them:  "We  are  not  seeking  you  for  death; 
but  rather  that  ye  may  give  us  life  eternal,  as  Paul  said,  he  who  hath  just 
stood  in  the  midst  of  you."  And  when  Titus  and  Luke  heard  words  like 
these  from  them,  they  rejoiced  greatly,  and  spake  to  them  with  words  of 
exhortation;  and  made  known  to  them  the  faith  in  our  Lord  Jesus  the 
Christ,  and  gave  them  the  token  of  the  life  everlasting. 

The  Martyrdom  of  Saint  Paid  was  finished  on  the  twenty-ninth  of 
Hazirdn,  in  the  peace  of  the  Lord  fesus  the  Christ.  May  Jiis  prayers  preserve 
us  and  be  with  us  henceforth  and  for  ever  and  ever  !     A  men. 


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PALIMPSEST    FRAGMENTS    OF    THE    ACTS 
OF   JUDAS    THOMAS. 

...Judas.     And  the  king  said  unto  him,  "What  art  dost  thou  know  to   Sin.  Syr. 
practise?"     Judas    saith    unto    him,   "I    am   a   carpenter,  the  servant   of  f.  153a 
a  carpenter  and  an  architect."     He  saith  unto  him,  "  What  dost  thou  know   Wnght 
to  make?"     Judas  saith  unto  him,  "  In  wood  I  know  (how)  to  make  yokes   p.  159 
and  ploughs,  and  rigging  for  barges  and  ferry-boats,  and  masts  for  ships  ; 
and  in  hewn  stone,  tombstones,  monuments  (vaov<;),  and  palaces  for  kings." 
The  king  saith  unto  Judas,  "  I  also  want  such  an  artificer."     He  saith  unto 
him,  "Wilt  thou  build  me  a  palace?"     Judas  saith  unto  him,  "  I  will  build 
it  and  finish  it,  for  I  am  come  to  work  at  building  and  carpentering." 

And  he  took  him  and  went  outside  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  was  talking 

with  him  about  his  constructing  of  the  palace  and  about  its  foundations,   ^^'■'g"^ 

°  '^^  p.  160 

how  they  should  be  laid.  And  when  he  had  reached  the  place  where 
the  king  wished  him  to  build  a  palace  for  him,  he  said  unto  Judas,  "  Here 
I  wish  you   to  build  for  me  a  palace."     Judas  saith   unto  him,  "(Yea), 

for  this  is  also  a  place  which  is  suitable  for  it."     Now  it  was  of  this  sort 

it  was  a  meadow,  and  there  was  plenty  of  water  near  it.  The  king  saith 
unto  him,  "  Begin  to  build  here."  Judas  saith  unto  him,  "  Now  I  cannot 
build  at  this  time."  The  king  saith  unto  him,  "And  at  what  time  wilt  f.  153b 
thou  be  able  to  build?"  Judas  saith  unto  him,  "I  will  begin  in  Teshrl 
(Oct. — Nov.)  and  I  will  finish  in  Nisan  (April)."  The  king  saith  unto  him, 
"All  buildings  are  built  in  summer,  and  thou  buildest  in  winter!"  Judas 
saith  unto  him,  "  Thus  (only)  is  it  possible  for  the  palace  to  be  built."  The 
king  saith  unto  him,  "  Why  not  trace  it  out  for  me,  that  I  may  see,  because 
after  a  long  time  I  shall  come  hither  .-* "  And  Judas  came  and  took  a  cane, 
and  began  to  measure ;  and  he  left  doors  towards  the  east  for  light ;  and 
windows  towards  the  west  for  air ;  and  (he  made)  the  bake-house  to  the 
south  ;  and  the  water-pipes  for  the  service  (of  the  house)  to  the  north.  The 
king  saith  unto  him,  "  Verily  thou  art  a  good  artificer,  and  art  worthy  to 
serve  a  king  "  ;  and  he  left  a  large  sum  of  money,  and  departed  from  him. 

And  he  was  sending  silver  and  gold  to  him  from  time  to  time.     And 
Judas  was  going  about  in  the  villages  and  cities,  and  was  ministering  to  the 
poor,  and  was  making  the  afflicted  comfortable,  and  was  saying,  "What  is  ^"g"*^ 
the  king's  shall  be  given  to  the  king,  and  many  shall  have  rest." 


224       PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF  JUDAS   THOMAS. 

Then  the  king  despatched  messengers  to  Judas,  and  sent  a  messenger  to 
him  (thus) :  "  Send  me  (word)  what  thou  hast  done,  and  what  I  shall  send 
(thee)." 


f-  158^  "I  (am  he  who)  stirred  up  Caiaphas  and  Herod  by  false  slander,  which 

p.  171         is  mine.     I  am  he  who  gave  a  bribe  to  Judas,  that  he  might  deliver  up  the 

^        Messiah  to  death.    I  am  he  to  whom  the  power  of  Sheol  (was  given*).    I  am 

he  whom  the  Son  of  Mary  hath  seized  by  force  and  taken  what  was  His 

from  me.    I  am  the  kinsman  of  him  who  is  to  come  from  the  east,  to  whom 

the  power  is  given." 

And  when  the  snake  had  said  these  things,  because  (Judas)  was  seeking 

who  were  subject "feared  that  thy  end  was  come."     He  saith 

unto  him,  "  In  the  name  of  Jesus.     Who  until  now  hath  struggled  with  thee 

for  the  sake  of  His  own  people,  that  thou  suck  out  the  poison  which  thou 
Wri"'ht 
p  jy^         hast  cast  into  this  youth  ;  and  that  he  may  rise  (alive)."     The  snake  said  unto 

him,  "  My  destruction  is  not  yet  come,  as  thou  hast  said.     Why  compellest 

thou  me  to  take  (back)  what  I  have  put  into  this  (youth),  for  were  even  my 

father  to  suck  out  and  take  (back)  what  he  hath  cast  into  the  creation,  it 

would  be  his  destruction."     The  Apostle  saith  unto  him,  "  Shew,  then,  the 

nature  of  thy  father."     And  the  snake  came,  and  put  his  mouth  upon  the 

wound  of  the  youth,  who  had  become  like  purple  (and)  became  white,  and 

the  snake  was  swelling.     And  when  he  had  drawn  out  the  whole  of  the 

poison  from  the  youth,  he  sprang  upright  and  ran  and at  the  feet  of  the 

Apostle  Judas,  and  fell  down  and  worshipped  him.     Then  the  snake  burst, 

f.  158b       and  the  place  in  which  the  poison  of  the  snake  fell,  Judas  commanded  the 

king  and  his  brother  to  fill  up  the  place,  and  to  lay  foundations,  and  make 

in  it  houses — hostelries  for  strangers. 

And  the  youth  was  sorrowful,  and  wept   [and   said  with]  his  [many] 

tears  [unto  the  Apostle  ;  "  What]  wrong  have  I  done  [unto  thee,  O  man] 

in  whom  are  [two]  likenesses.''"    "And  as  thou  wilt to  him  according 

Wright      as  I  see.     For  I  have  said  unto  this  [man] that  thou  art  His  Apostle, 

\(,  and  say  unto  thee:  'I  have  many  things  to  shew  through  thee,  and  thou 

hast  many  works  to  accomplish  for  Me,  for  which  thou  shalt  receive  their 

reward  ;  and  thou  shalt  give  life  unto  many  that  they  also  may  become  on 

high  and  in  the  light,  as  sons  of  God.     Do  thou,  therefore,  bring  to  life  this 

1  Probably  -=30i»a\^. 


PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS.        225 

youth,  who  hath  been  smitten  by  his  enemy,  because  thou  at  all  times 
beholdest  thy  Lord.'     Yea hither." 


...the  Apostle  (had  said  these  things),  all  the  multitudes  were  looking  to  f.  161  a 
see  what  answer  he  was  about  to  give  to  the  colt.     And  when  the  Apostle       ^gj 
had  stood  a  long  time  wondering  and  looking  up  to  heaven,  he  said  unto  the  1-  '° 
colt,  "  Who  art  thou  ?  and  what  is  thine  errand,  that  by  thy  mouth  great 
wonders  are  uttered,  that  are  more  excellent  than  many  .'' "     The  colt  saith 
unto  him  :  "  I  am  of  that  stock  that  served  Balaam  the  prophet,  and  (thy 
God)  and  thy  Lord  rode  upon  my  kin;  and  I  am  sent  unto  thee  to  give  thee 

rest, and  that  that  other  portion  might  be  added  unto  me,  which  I  have 

got  to-day  in  order  to  serve  thee  and  which  will  be  taken  away  from  me 
when  I  have  served  thee."  Judas  saith  unto  it,  "  He  who  hath  sent  thee, 
and  hath  given  thee  this  gift  now,  is  to  be  relied  on  to  give  it  hereafter 
too  in  full  to  thee  and  to  thy  kindred  ;  for  I  am  too  little  and  weak  for 
this  mystery."     And  he  would  not  ride  upon  it. 

And  the  colt  was  begging  of  him  and  supplicating  him  that  it  might  be  Wright 
blessed  by  his  riding  it :  and  he  mounted  and  rode  it.     And  the  people   P" 
were  going  after  and  before  the  Apostle ;  and  people  were  running  to  see 
what  would  happen  to  the  colt.     And  when  they  reached  the  gate  of  the   f  161  b 
city  he  dismounted  from  it  and  said  unto  it,  "  Go,  be  preserved  as  thou  hast 
been."     And  in  that  hour  the  colt  fell  down  and  died.     And  all  who  were 
there  were  sorry  for  it,  and  were  saying  to  the  Apostle  :  "  We  entreat  of 
thee,  bring  it  to  life  again."    The  Apostle  saith  unto  them:  "It  is  not  because 
I  am  unable  to  bring  this  colt  to  life,  that  I  do  not  bring  it  to  life,  but  that 
perhaps  this  is  what  would  be  a  profit  to  it."     And  he  commanded  those 
who  were  with  him  to  dig  a  place  and  bury  its  body  ;  and  they  did  as  he 
commanded  them. 

And  the  Apostle  went  into  the  city,  the  multitudes  accompanying  him  ; 
and  he  was  thinking  of  going  to  the  house  of  the  family  of  the  youth  whom 
he  had  brought  to  life,  because  he  had  begged  (it)  much.  And  suddenly  a 
fair  woman  cried  with  a  loud  voice  and  said  unto  him  :  "  Apostle  of  the  new 
God,  who  art  come  to  India!  servant  of  the  holy  God,  Who  by  thee  is 
proclaimed  both  the  Saviour  of  the  souls  of  those  who  come  unto  Him,  Wright 
and  the  Healer  of  the  bodies  of  those  who  are  tortured  by  the  enemy  ; 
(thou)  art  become  the  cause  of  life  to  the  whole  people;  permit  me  and 
command  me,  that  they  may  bring  me  before  thee,  and  that  I  may  tell  thee 

L.  A.  F  F 


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f.  170  a 


f.  170  b 

Wright 
p.  184 


Wright 
p.  185 


what  hath  befallen  me,  and  perchance  I  may  get  hope  from  thee,  and  these 
who  are  standing  by  may  be  greatly  strengthened  in  the  God  who  is  pro- 
claimed by  thee."  And  she  saith  unto  him:  "I  am  not  slightly  tormented  by 
the  enemy,  lo,  for  the  space  of  five  years.  For  I  was  sitting  in  ease,  and  peace 
was  around  me  on  all  sides,  and  I  had  no  concern  about  anything,  because 
I  knew  no  care.  And  it  happened  one  day,  as  I  was  coming  out  of  the 
bath,  a  man  met  me,  who  seemed  to  me  as  one  troubled  in  his  aspect ;  his 
voice  and  his  speech  were  very  weak.  And  he  said  unto  me :  '  I  and  thou 
shalt  be  in  one  love,  and  do  thou  have  intercourse  with  me  with  the  inter- 
course of  a  man  and  a  woman.'  And  I  said  unto  him  :  'I  did  not  yield  myself 
to  my  betrothed,  because  1  cannot  bear  a  man  ;  and  to  thee,  who  wishest  to 
have  intercourse  with  me  as  in  adultery,  how  can  I  give  myself  to  thee?' 
And  I  said  to  my  maiden  who  was  with  me  :  '  See  the  impudence  of  this 
young  man,  who  talks  as  far  as  licentiousness  with  me.'  And  she  said  unto 
me:  'Who  is  the  old  man  whom  we  saw  talking  with  thee.'*'  And  when 
I  had  gone  home  to  my  supper,  although  my  heart  made  me  afraid  of  him, 
because  he  had  appeared  to  me  in  two  forms  ;  and  I  went  to  sleep  thinking 
of  him.  And  in  the  night  he  came,  and on  me,  and  had  filthy  inter- 
course with  me  and  by  day  too  I  saw  him  and  fled  from  him  ;  but  by  night 
he  used  to  come  (in  the  shape)  of  his  race  and  torture  me.     And  lo,  up  to 

the  present,  as  thou  seest, for  five  years  he  hath  not  left  me  alone.     But 

because  I   know  and  believe  that  both  devils  and  spirits  and  demons  are 

subject   to   thee   and  dread   thy  prayer (O)   evil  that  cannot  be 

repressed  !  O  enemy  who  art  never  at  rest !  O  envious  one  who  art  never 
quiet !  O  [thou  who  hast  many]  shapes  and  appearest  as  thou  wilt,  but 
thy  black  colour  changeth  not,  because  it  is  thy  nature  !  O  bitter  tree, 
the  fruits  of  which  are  like  unto  it !  O  lying  slanderer,  who  strivest  with 
those   that   are   not    thine!    who    standing  upon   its... and   upon   its   head, 

dares!     O  wickedness,  that  creepeth  like  a  serpent,. ..at  virtue!" And 

when  the  Apostle  had  said  these  things,  the  enemy  (came  and  stood) 
before  him,  no  one... 


f.  167  b 
Wright 
p.  205 
1-  13 


and  we  too,  if  we  bear  not  the  burden  that  beseemeth  this  name,  shall 
receive  punishment ;  and  it  shall  be  to  us  for  judgment  and  vengeance." 
And  Judas  prayed  with  them  a  long  prayer,  and  committed  them 
to  our  Lord,  and  said:  "Lord  of  all  the  worlds  which  await  Him,  Lord 
and    Father  of  the   spirits  which  hope  in   Him  !  deliver  from  error  Thy' 

1  MS.  "His." 


PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF  JUDAS   THOMAS.        22/ 

people,  freeing  (them)  from  corruption  and  from  fear  and  slavery  those 
who  obey  Thee'  and  come  to  Thy-  place  of  refuge;   be  Thou   with   the 

flock  of  Xanthippus,  and  anoint  his  flock  with  the  oil  of  life 

and  guard  it  from  wolves  and  from  robbers,  that  they  may  not  snatch 
it  out  of  his  hand."  (And  he  laid  his  hand^)  upon  them  and  said  unto 
them,  "The  peace  of  Jesus  be  with  you,  and  may   He  go  with  us  also." 

And   the   Apostle   set   out   to   go   on   the  way ;  and  all  of  them  were  Wright 
accompanying  him   with   weeping,  and  were   adjuring    him    by  his    Lord   ^'  ^° 
(to  be)  mindful  (of  them)  in  his   prayers  and  not  to  forget  them.     And 
when  the  Apostle  had  mounted  he  sat  in  the  chariot,  and  all  the  brethren 

remained  behind.     The  general  came  and  said  unto  the  driver: "Now 

I  am  praying  that  I  may  be  worthy  to  sit  beneath  the  feet  of  the  Apostle 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  the  Christ,  and  to  be  his  driver  on  the  road  which  many 
know,  that  He  may  be  my  guide  on  that  road  on  which  each  one  of  us  f-  167  a 
is  going." 

And  when  they  had  gone  about  a  mile  Judas  begged  of  the  general, 

and    made   him   get   up   beside   him,  and   persuaded    the   driver  to  sit  on 

his    place.     And    as    they    were    going    along    the    road,    and    Judas    was 

accompanying  the  general  he  conversed.    And  the  cattle  became  tired  from 

the  much  driving  wherewith  he  drove  them,  (and)  they  stood  and  would 

not  stir.     And    the   general   was  struck   with   great  pity ;    and   knew   not 

what  to  do;  and  (he  thought)  of  running  on  foot,  and  bringing  other  cattle 

wherever  he  could  (get  them),  or  horses,  because  his  time  was  becoming 

short.     And   when   the  Apostle  saw  (this),  he  said   unto  him  :   "  Be  not 

afraid  and  be  not  agitated,  only  believe  surely  in  Jesus  the  Christ,  He  about 

Whom    I    told   thee,  and  thou  shalt  see  great  wonders.''     For  Judas  saw   Wright 

p.  207 
a    herd    of  wild   asses   feeding   some    distance    off   the    highway,   and    he 

said  unto  the  general :  "  If  thou  believest  in  Jesus  the  Christ,  the  Son  of 

God,  go  to  that  herd  and  say  unto  them:  'Judas  the  Apostle   of  Jesus 

the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  saith  ;  Let  four  of  you   come,  for   I    require 

them.'"     And  the  general  went  fearing,  because... 


build    for    themselves,   nor    to    practise   the  art   of  hewing  stones,   which   {y.  .f,  ^ 

stone-cutters  know  as  their  craft  :  but  we  are  commanded  (to  do)  some-  p.  219 

1.  23 

1  MS.  "Him."         .  2  iviS.  "His."  p.  220 

*  These  words  have  been  dropped  out  of  the  MS. 


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thing;  that  we  should  not  do  anything  against  any  one^;  and  that  we  should 

beware   of  adultery,  the  head  of  all  evils :    and   from  murder,  by  reason 

of  which  the  curse  came  upon  others^;  and  from  theft which  brought 

Judas  Iscariot  unto  hanging  ;  and  from  gluttony,  which  brought  the  curse 

upon   Adam^;    and   from    covetousness,   unto    which    man    is    subject,    he 

doth  not  discern  what  he  doeth  ;  and  from  vain-glory,  and  from  destroying 

slander ;    and    from    evil    actions    and    from    deeds    of  shame ;    and    from 

intercourse   with   women  and  from  unclean   connexion,  in  which  there  is 

eternal  condemnation  ;  and  this  is  the  mother  which  still  trembleth^ ;  and 

it   seizeth   the    uplifted    by  force,  and    casteth   them   down   to   the   depth, 

and  bringeth  them  under  power  ;  and  they  do  not  discern  what  they  do, 

and   their  works    become    hidden    from    them.     And    conduct   yourselves 

with   holiness,  for   this   is   chosen   before   God  more  than  all   the  virtues, 

and    with    temperance,    for    this    is    conversation    with    the    living    God, 

and  it  giveth  eternal  life;   and the  death   of  the  flesh.      (And   with 

humility)    for    this    is   weighed   with   everything,   and   is   heavy,   and    out- 

vveigheth  them,  and  gaineth  the  crown  ;  and  with  gentleness,  and 

f.  164a       the   needy; (with)   holiness all   good   works;  for  he   who   is   not 

sanctified,  is  unable  to  do  anything  good ;  for  all  the  virtues  are  after 

this   of   holiness.     And    holiness    is   seen    of    God,   and    destroyeth   evil. 

Holiness    is   pleasing   to   God  ;  therefore  it  proceedeth   from    Him.     For 

Wright       holiness    is    the    athlete    who    is    not    overcome.       Holiness    is    the    truth 
p.  221 

that  is  unshaken.     Holiness  is  the  foundation  that  falleth  not.     Holiness 

is  worthy  to  belong  to  God.     Holiness  is  that  which  pleaseth  when  it  is 

found    with    many.       Holiness    destroyeth    corruption.       Holiness    is    the 

messenger  of  concord,  which  bringeth  the  tidings  of  peace.     Temperance 

(belongeth)  unto  him  who  acquireth  it^     Temperance  careth  for  naught 

but   how   it    may   please    its    Lord.     Temperance   holdeth   on    by   hope, 

awaiting   deliverance.      Temperance  sitteth    at   all   times   in    tranquillity, 

because    it   doth   nothing   that   is  odious.     Temperance  is  a  life  of  rest 

and  joy  to  all  who  acquire  it,  and  exalteth  those  who  are  nigh  to  it 


Wn  ht      ^^^^^  P^ss  away."   And  when  Karlsh  had  heard  these  things,  he  went  (and) 

p.  262        told  them  to  King  -Mazdai.     And  King  Mazdai  said  :    "  Let  us  fetch  him 
1.4 

'  The  reading  is  here  doubtful. 

-  Dr  Wright's  text  has  "upon  Cain." 

^  Wright  "which  removed  Esau  from  his  birthright." 

*  A  phrase  must  have  been  dropped  here. 


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and  destroy  him."  But  Karlsh  his  friend  said  unto  the  king,  "  Have  patience 
with  him  a  little,  and  bring  him  out,  and  speak  unto  him,  and  frighten 
him  ;  perhaps  he  will  persuade  Mygdonia  to  be  with  me  as  she  was." 

And  King  Mazdai  sent  and  fetched  Judas  the  Apostle  of  the  Lord. 
And  all  the  prisoners  were  grieved  that  Judas  the  Apostle  had  departed 
from  them,  and  were  seeking  him  and  saying  :  "  Even  the  pleasure  which 
we  had  they  have  taken  away  from  us."  And  Mazdai  said  unto  Judas  : 
"  Why  teachest  thou  a  doctrine  which  gods  and  men  abhor,  and  in  which 
there  is  nothing  pleasing?"  Judas  saith  unto  him  :  "What  do  I  teach  that 
is  bad?"  Mazdai  saith  unto  him  :  "Thou  sayest  that  men  do  not  live  unto 
God,  unless  they  keep  themselves  pure  to  the  God  Whom  thou  preachest." 
Judas  saith  unto  him  :  "  Yea,  verily,  this  I  say,  and  I  lie  not  (in)  what 
I  say.  Pr'ythee,  can  thy  servants  stand  before  thee  in  mean  garb,  or  when 
soiled  or  dirty  ?  Thou,  therefore,  who  art  an  earthly  king  and  perishing  f.  157  a 
with  the  earth — thou  requirest  things  fair  and  clean  of  thy  servants.     As 

for  my  King,  how  do  ye  say concern,  and  should  be  free   Wright 

from  the  heavy  burden  of  sons  and  of  daughters,  and  chiefly  from  the  care  j  ,  -^ 
of  wealth  and  from  the  trouble  (and  vanity)  of  riches  ?  For  thou  hast 
willed  that  those  who  serve  thee  and  obey  thee  should  conduct  themselves 
by  thy  actions  ;  and  if  one  of  them  transgresseth  thy  commandments,  he 
receiveth  chastisement  from  thee.  How  much  more  doth  it  behove  us,  who 
believe  in  the  name  of  this  God  of  mine,  to  serve  our  Lord  in  purity  and  in 

holiness  and  in  temperance  and  in  chastity  and  in" "  If  thou  wishest 

to  do  aught  unto  me,  delay  not  ;  for,  if  she  hath  really  received  what  she 
hath  heard,  iron  will  not  hurt  her,  nor  fire,  nor  any  other  thing  that  [is 
worse]  than  this 


"  I  (will  supply)  it  to  thee  without  labour.     Why  dost  thou  do  mischief  f.  162  b 
to  me,  when  thou  canst  not  escape  from  my  hands  ?    For  know  that,  if  thou   „  264 
dost  not  persuade  her,  I  will  destroy  thee,  and  I  will  not  leave  her  in  life.  '•  ^7 
And  finally  I  will  take  myself  out  of  the  world.     And  if,  as  thou  sayest, 
there  be   life   and   death,  and   condemnation   and  acquittal,  and  there  be 
judgment  and  recompense  there,  I  will  stand  with  thee  in  judgment ;  and 
if  thy  God,  Who  teacheth  thee,  be  just,  and  taketh  vengeance  justly,  I  shall 
be  recompensed,  as  I  have  done  thee  no  wrong,  but  thou  hast  afflicted  me, 
and  I  have  not  sinned  against  thee,  but  thou  hast  sinned  against  me.     But 
even  here  I  can  take  vengeance  upon  thee,  and  do  unto  thee  all  that  thou    ^'''|^'^ 


230        PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS. 

hast  done  unto  me.  Hearken  unto  me,  therefore,  and  come  with  me  to 
my  house,  and  speak  unto  Mygdonia,  and  persuade  her  to  be  with  me  as 
she  was  before  she  saw  thy  face." 

And  Judas  went  with  him  laughing,  and  said  unto  him:  "BeHeve  ye  in 
me,  that  if  men  loved  God  as  they  love  men,  their  fellows,  all  that  they 
asked  He  would  give  them,  and  {here  would  be  nothing  which  would 
resist  them."  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  went  to  the  house  of  Karlsh, 
(and)  found  Mygdonia  sitting,  and  Narqia  standing  before  her  ;  and  her 
hands  were  placed  on  her  cheeks,  and  she  was  saying  to  her  nurse,  "Would 

f.  141  a  that  the  days  passed  swiftly  over  me,  my  mother,  and  that  all  the  hours 
were  one,  that  I  might  go  forth  from  the  world  to  go  and  see  that 
Beautiful  (One)  of  Whom  I  have  heard  tell,  that  Living  (One)  and  Giver 
of  life  to  those  who  believe  in  Him,  where  there  is  (no)  night  nor  day,  and 
where  there  is  neither  light  nor  darkness,  and  there  is  neither  good  nor  bad, 
and  there  is  neither  rich  nor  poor,  nor  slave  nor  freeman,  nor  any  who  are 
high  and  uplifted  over  those  who  are  humble." 

And  whilst  she  was  saying  these  things,  Judas  came  in  ;  and before 

him  ;  and  she  sprung  upright  and  prostrated  herself  to  him.  Karlsh  saith 
unto  him  :  "  See,  she  feareth  thee  and  loveth  thee,  and  whatever  thou 
sayest  to  her  she  will  gratify  thee  (therein)."  Judas  saith  unto  her:  "  My 
daughter  Mygdonia,  consent  unto  what  thy  brother  Karlsh  saith  unto  thee." 

Wright       Mygdonia  saith  unto  him  :  "Thou  art  unable  to  name  the  deed  to  me,  and 

P'  "  how  canst  thou  persuade  me  to  do  it.     For  I  have  heard  thee  say  :  '  This 

life  is  a  loan,  and  this  rest  which  thou  hast  heard and  these  possessions* 

abide  not.'  And  again  thou  didst  say :  '  Whosoever  hateth  this  life  shall 
go  and  receive  life  everlasting ;  and  whosoever  hateth  this  light  of  day  and 
of  night,  shall  go  and  receive  the  light  in  which  there  is  no  night.'     And 

f.  141  b  again  thou  didst  say  :  'Whosoever  forsaketh  these  earthly  possessions  shall 
go  and  find  possessions  that  abide  for  ever.'  And  now  other  things, 
because  thou  art  afraid,  thou  hast  spoken  to  me.  Who  is  there  that  doeth 
a  thing  and  exulteth  in  it,  and  turning  round^  renounceth  it?  And  who  is 
there  that  buildeth  a  tower,  and  overturneth  and  rooteth  it  up  from  its 
foundations  ?  Who  is  there  that  diggeth  a  well  in  a  parched  place,  and 
throweth  in  stones  and  filleth  it  up?  And  who  findeth  a  treasure,  and 
doth  not  make  use  of  it?"  And  when  Karlsh,  the  kinsman  of  King 
Mazdai,  heard  these  things,  he  said :  "  I  am  not  like  to  you,  and  I  will  not 
be  in  haste  to  destroy  you  ;  but  thee  I  will  bind,  because  I  have  power 
over  thee  ;  and  I  will  not  let  thee  go  and  talk  with  him,  for  this  (man) 
^  Dr  Wright's  conjecture  of  ^nusno  for  nnumo  is  not  justified  by  this  text. 


PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS.        23 1 

is  a  wizard.  And  if  thou  yieldest  (good  and  well) ;  and  if  not,  I  know 
what  I  will  do." 

And  Judas  went  out  from  the  house  of  Karlsh,  and  went  to  the  house 
of  Sifur  the  general,  and  was  dwelling  there.  And  Sifur  said  unto  Judas, 
"  Prepare  for  thyself  an  apartment,  and  be  teaching  in  it "  ;  and  he  did  as  Wright 
he  said  unto  him.  And  Sifur  the  general  said  unto  him  :  "  I  and  my  wife  P'  "  ' 
and  my  daughter  will  henceforth  live  purely  ;  in  one  mind  and  in  one  love; 
and  we  beg  of  thee  that  we  may  receive  the  sign  from  thy  hands,  and  may 
become  true  servants  to  Him,  and  may  be  reckoned  among  the  number 
of  His  flock  and  His  sheep."  Judas  saith  :  "  I  am  meditating  what  to  say 
and  am  afraid  ;  and  I  know  that  I  am  not  able  to  utter  what  I  know."  f-  150^ 

And  he  began  to  speak  of  baptism,  and  said  :  "  This  is  the  baptism  of 
the  remission  of  sins  ;    this  is  the  bringer  forth  of  new  men  ;    this  is  the 

restorer  of  understandings,  and  the  mingler to  men participation... 

and  the  establisher  of  the  new  man  in  the  Trinity,  and  becometh  a  parti- 
cipation in  the  remission  of  sins.  Mayest  thou  have  remission,  who  dost 
loose  the  hidden  power  which  is  in  the  Christ ! "  And  he  spake,  and  they 
brought  a  large  vat ;  and  he  baptized  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father  and 
the  Son  and  the  Holy  Spirit. 

And  when  they  were  baptized  and  had  put  on  their  clothes,  he  brought   Wright 
bread,  and  placed  it  on  the  table,  and  began  to  bless  it\  and  said :  "  Living  ^'  " 
bread,  which  came  down  from  heaven,  the  eaters  of  which  die  not!   Bread, 

that  fiUest  hungry  souls  with  thy  blessing !... promised and  shalt  be  for 

the  remission  of  sins,  that  those  who  eat  thee  may  not  die  !  We  name  the 

name  of  the  Father  over  thee;  the  name  of  the  hidden, that  is  hidden 

from  all."   And  he  said  unto  Tertia "In  Thy  name,  Jesus,  may  the  power 

and... of  the  blessing  and  the  thanksgiving  come  and  abide  upon  this 
bread  ;  that  all  the  souls  which  take  of  it  may  have  their  sins  remitted 
unto  them."  f.  150  b 

And  he  brake,  and  gave  to  Sifur  and  to  his  wife  and  to  his  daughter. 

When  King  Mazdai  had  dismissed  Judas  he  went  to  his  house  to  sup. 

And  he  was   telling   his   wife   what   had   happened   to   Karlsh,   the  king's 

kinsman,  and  he  said   unto  her :  "  See  what  hath  befallen   that  afflicted 

(man).     For  thou  knowest,  my  sister  Tercia,  that  a  man  hath  no  one  like 

his  wife,  on  whom  he  relieth.     Now  it  happened  that  she  went  to  see  the 

sorcerer  of  whom  she  had  heard  tell  and  of  what  he  was  doing,  and  he 

bewitched  her,  and  hath  parted  her  from  her  husband  ;  and  he  knoweth 

not   what   to   do  ;    and   I   wished    to   destroy  him.     But   do  thou   ijo,  and   Wright 

^  ^  p.  269 

^  Literally  "upon  it." 


232        PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF    THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS. 

advise  him,  that  she  may  yield  to  her  husband,  and  may  not  hearken  to 
the  vain  words  of  that  (man)." 

And  in  the  morning  Tertia  arose  and  went  to  the  house  of  Karlsh,  the 
kinsman  of  her  king,  and  found  Mygdonia  sitting  on  the  ground,  with  sack- 
cloth and  ashes  cast  upon  her,  and  begging  of  her  Lord  that  He  would 
forgive  her  her  former  sins,... and  that  she  might  be  delivered  from  the 
world  speedily.  And  when  Tertia  came  in  to  her,  she  said  to  Mygdonia  : 
"  My  sister,  and  my  beloved  and  close  friend,  what  is  this  (folly)  that  hath 
taken  possession  of  thee  ?  And  why  art  thou  become  like  a  mad  woman  ? 
Be  mindful  of  thyself,  be  mindful  of  thy  family  ;  and  turn  (thy  thoughts) 
towards  thy  numerous  kindred,  and  have  pity  on  thy  true  husband  Karlsh, 
and  do  nothing  which  doth  not  befit  thy  free  birth." 

f.  169  a  Mygdonia  saith  unto  Tertia :  "  Thou  hast  not  heard  the  tidings  of  the  new 

life,  and  the  voice  of  the  preacher  hath  not  fallen  on  thine  ears  ;  for  thou 
hast  not  tasted  the  medicine  of  life,  and  art  not  freed  from  the  troubles  of 
corruption.  Thou  hast  not  seen  the  everlasting  life,  and  lo,  thou  standest 
in  the  temporal  life.  Thou  hast  not  become  sensible  of  the  true  wedlock, 
and  lo,  thou  art  tortured  by  the  wedlock  of  corruption.  Thou  art  clothed 
with  garments  that  decay,  and  lo,  thou  dost  (not)^  long  for  the  garments  of 
eternity.  Thou  art  proud  of  thy  beauty  which  is  corruptible,  and  thou 
carest  not  about  the  hatefulness  of  thy  soul.  Thou  art  proud  of  a  number 
of  slaves,  and  thine  own  soul  from  slavery  thou  hast  not  set  free.     Thou 

Wright       art  proud  of  the  pomp  of  many  (attendants)  and  thou  art  not  delivered  from 

p.  270         ^Yie  judgment  of  death." 

And  when  Tertia  had  heard  these  things  from  Mygdonia,  she  went  to 
*  the  house  of. ..the  general,  that  she  might  see  the  new  Apostle  who  had 
come  thither.  And  when  she  came  in  to  him,  he  began  to  say  unto  her: 
"  And  what  art  thou  come  to  see  ?  A  man,  a  stranger  to  every  place,  and 
despised  and  wretched  above  all  men,  and  without  possessions  or  wealth? 
But  he  hath  a  possession  which  kings  and  princes  cannot  take  away  from 
him,  and  which  is  incorruptible  and  cannot  be  plundered — Jesus  the  Christ, 
the  Life-giver  of  all  mankind,  the  Son  of  the  Living  God,  Who  giveth  life 
to  all  those, 


Wright  "And  I  went,  (and)  have  heard  of  the  new  life  and  have  seen  the  Apostle 

P-  "71         of  the  new  God  ;  and  1  believe  that  he  is  the  Apostle  of  God,  Who  giveth 

^  The  word  "  not "  seems  to  have  dropped  out. 


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life  to  every  one  who  believeth  in  Him  and  doeth  His  will.  (It  is  my 
duty  that  I  too  should  recompense)  the  kindness  which  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  ;  and  I  will  give  thee  a  good  counsel,  so  that  thou  too  shalt 
become  a  king  and  a  prince  in  Heaven,  if  thou  wilt  be  persuaded  by  me 
and  do  what  I  say  unto  thee.  I  beseech  thee  to  fear  the  God  Who  hath 
come  hither  by  means  of  this  stranger,  and  to  keep  thyself  pure  unto 
God  ;  because  this  royalty  of  thine  will  pass  away,  and  this  rest  of  thine 
will  be  changed  into  trouble.  But  come,  go  to  that  man  and  believe,  and 
thou  shalt  live  for  ever." 

And  when  Mazdai  heard  these  things  from  Tertia  his  wife,  he  smote  his  Wright 
face  with  his  hands  and  rent  his  clothes,  and  said :  "  May  he  have  no  hope, 

who  hath  (cut  off)  my  hope! his  spirit "     And  he  went  out  sore 

troubled,  and  found  his  kinsman  Karlsh  in  the  street,  and  said  unto  him  : 
"  Why  hast  thou  taken  me  as  thy  companion  unto  She5l  ^  Why  hast  thou 
defrauded  me,  profiting  thyself  nought?  Why  hast  thou  killed  me,  not 
coming  thyself  to  life  ?  Why  hast  thou  done  a  wickedness  unto  me,  when 
thou  wast  not  in  equity?  Why  didst  thou  not  let  me  destroy  that  wizard  f.  154a 
from  me  before  he  spoiled  all  my  house.?"  And  he  was  upbraiding  KarTsh. 
Karish  saith  unto  him  :  "  What  is  this  that  hath  happened  unto  thee  ? " 
Mazdai  saith  unto  him  :  "  He  hath  bewitched  Tertia,  and  hath  separated  her 
from  me." 

And  they  two  went  to  the  house  of  Sifur  the  general,  and  found  Judas 
sitting  and  teaching.  And  all  the  people  sprang  up  and  stood  ;  but  he 
did  not  stand  up  before  them.  And  King  Mazdai  knew  him  who  was 
sitting ;  and  he  seized  the  seat,  and  turned  it  over,  and  took  it  with  his  two 
hands,  and  beat  him  on  the  head  and  smote  him.  And  he  seized  him  and 
delivered  him  to  his  attendants,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Drag  this  (man)  off, 
that  I  may  sit  and  hear  him  publicly."  And  they  were  dragging  Judas 
and  going  to  the  place  where  King  Mazdai  used  to  give  judgment. 

And  when  he  came  to  the  place  he  was  standing  whilst  the  attendants  Wright 
of  Mazdai  held  him.  And  Vizan,  the  son  of  King  Mazdai,  came  and  said 
to  the  attendants  :  "  Give  him  to  me,  that  I  may  talk  with  him  until  the 
king  cometh";  and  they  gave  him  to  him.  And  he  took  him  within,  to 
(the  place)  where  the  king  used  to  sit.  Vizan  saith  unto  him :  "  Thou  knowest 
that  I  am  the  son  of  King  Mazdai,  and  that  I  have  liberty  to  speak  to  the 
king  about  all  that  I  wish  ;  and  also  that  I  say  unto  him  (and)  he  letteth 
thee  live,  and  say  unto  him,  and  he  killeth  thee.     Say " 


L.  A.  •  G  G 


234        PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS. 

f.  163  a       was  enraged  at  him,  and  gave  orders  to  heat  plates  of  iron,  and  to  make 
"^-         Judas  stand  upon  them  barefoot.     And  when  they  had  made  him  sit  down 

1.  5  and    he    had  drawn    off  his    shoes^   he  was    laughing    and  saying :    "  Far 

better  is  Thy  wisdom,  Jesus,  than  all  the  wisdom  of  all  men.     Do  Thou 

take  counsel,  and  let  Thy  loving-kindness  make  preparation  against  the 

anger  of  these  (men)."     And  they  brought  the  plates  (glowing)  like  fire, 

and  laid   hold   of  Judas   and    made  him   go   up   on  them  ;  and  suddenly 

much  water  rose  out  of  the  earth,  and  the  plates  were  immersed ;  and  the 

men  let  him  go  and  fled. 

And  when  the  king  saw  the  abundance  of  water  he  said  unto  Judas : 

"  Ask  of  thy  God,  and  He  may  deliver  us  from  this  death  by  the  flood, 

that  we  may  not  die  thus."     And  Judas  prayed  and  said:  "Lord,  let  this 

water  be  restrained  and  collected  in  one  place.      Distribute  it  to  many 

places.     (Thou)  Who  alone  dost  not in  order,  giving  many  wondrous 

signs  through  Thy  servant  and  Apostle  Judas.     (Thou)  Who  makest  (me) 

long  that  I  may  again  receive  Thy  splendour,  give  the  reward  to  all  the 

worlds    Healer  of  my  soul  in  its  nature  that  it  may  have  no  intercourse  with 

the  Devil,  (Who)  art  the  cause  of  my  life  at  all  times ;  do  Thou  make  this 

Wright       flood  cease,  that  it  may  not  rear  itself  proudly  and  destroy  ;  for  there  are 
p.  276 

some  of  those  who  are  standing  by  who  shall  believe  in  Thee  and  live." 

And  when  he  had  prayed  there  was  quiet ;  and  little  by  little  these  waters 

f.  163  b       were  swallowed  up  and  were  not  found,  but  that  place  became  as  if  it  had 

been  dried  up. 

And  when  King  Mazdai  saw  (this)  he  said  :  "Drag  ye  (him)  off  to  prison 

(until)  we  can  consider  what  we  shall  do  (with  him)."     And  Judas  went 

to   be   imprisoned,  and  the  whole   people  were  coming  after  him  ;    and 

Vizan,  the  son  of  Mazdai,  was  coming  at  the  right  hand  of  Judas,  and 

the  general   Sifur   was  at  his  left  hand of  many.     And  Judas 

began  to  say  :  "(Thou)  deliverer  of  my  soul  from  the  slavery I  am  glad 

and  rejoice  because  I  know  that  the  times  and  the  seasons,  and  the  years, 

and  the  months,  and  the  days,  are  at  an  end,  and  I  shall  come  and  receive 

Thee, ...I   care.     Lo,   I   shall   give   up  hope,  and  shall   receive  truth. 

Wright      Lo,  I  shall  escape  from  sorrow,  and  shall   be  without  care  and   without 
p.  277 

sorrow  and  without  distress,  and  shall  dwell  in  rest  for  ever.     Lo,  I  shall 

f.  159  b       be  set  free  from  slavery,  and  shall  go  unto  the  liberty  unto  which  I  am 

called.      Lo,   I   have  served   times  and  seasons,  and   I   am   raised  above 

times   and    seasons.      Lo,    I    shall    receive    my   pay   from    a    Paymaster, 

1  MS.  "  and  he." 

^  Dr  Wright's  text  has  "labours." 


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Who  doth  not  reckon,  but  giveth,  because  His  wealth  sufficeth  for  gifts. 
Lo,  I  shall  take  off,  and  I  shall  put  on  and  not  take  off  again.  Lo,  I 
shall  sleep,  and  I  shall  rise  and  not  sleep  again.  Lo,  I  shall  die,  and  I 
shall  live  and  not  die  again.  I  (shall  be  blessed).  Lo,  they  shall  rejoice 
and  look  on  me,  and  I  shall  go  and  be  united  again  with  their  joy, 
and  flowers  shall  be  placed  in  their  garlands.  Lo,  I  shall  be  made  a  king 
in  Thy  kingdom,  for  the  hopes  of  it  shall  make  me  attain  it.  Put  the 
wicked  to  shame,  who  thought  to  subdue  me  by  their  powers.  Lo,  the 
rebellious  shall  be  destroyed  before  me,  and  I  have  become  greater  than 
they.    Lo,  I  shall  have  the  peace  unto  which  the  great  shall  be  assembled." 

And  whilst  Judas  was  saying  these  things,  all  those  who  were  there 
were  listening,  for  they  were  thinking  that  his  departure  from  the  world 
would  be  at  that  moment. 

And  Judas  said :  "  Believe  in  Him  Who  healeth  all  pains,  hidden  and 
manifest,  and  the  Giver  of  life  to  those  souls  which  ask  help  of  Him  ;  this, 
the  freeborn  and  King's  son.  Who  became  a  slave  and  poor;  this,  the  Healer  Wright 
of  His  creation,  and  the  sick  because  of  His  servants;  this,  the  Purifier  P'  "' 
of  those  who  believe  in  Him,  and  the  insulted  by  His  slaves;  this,  Who  f.  159a 
setteth  free  His  possessions  from  slavery  and  from  corruption  and  from 
subjection  and  from  loss,  and  is  made  subject  to  and  insulted  by  His 
slaves;  this,  the  Father  (of  nature?)^  and  Lord  of  the  heights;  and  the 
Supreme  Judge;  this.  Who  (came)  forth  from  the  Father... Son... and  became 
visible  through  the  Virgin  Mary;  and  was  called  the  son  of  Joseph  the 
carpenter  ;  this,  the  littleness  of  Whose  body  our  eyes  have  seen,  and 
Whose  majesty  we  have  received  by  faith,  and  have  seen  it  by  works; 
this,  Whose  heavenly  body  we  have  felt  with  our  hands;  and  Whose  sad 
aspect  we  have  seen  with  our  eyes,  and  Whose  Divine  form  on  the  mount 
we  were  not  able  to  see  by  ourselves  alone;  this  deceiver,  Whom  the  rulers 
and  the  governors  condemned  to  death ;  this  True  One  Who  deceiveth  not, 
and  the  Payer  of  the  tax  and  the  head-money  for  Himself  and  for  His 
disciples,  this  Whom  when  the  terrible  prince  and  the  hosts  who  were  with 
him  saw,  they  were  silent  and  were  terrified.  And  he  asked  Him  Who 
He  was  and  what  was  said  of  Him  ;  and  he  did  not  abide  in  the 
truth  because  no  truth  is  found  in  him  ;  this  Who  whilst  He  was  lord 
over  the  world  and  over  its  pleasures  and  over  its  wealth  and  over  its  life, 
thrust  them... from  Him,  and  warned  those  who  hear  Him  not  to  make  use 
of  these  things."  And  when  he  had  finished  saying  these  things,  he  stood  Wright 
up  to  pray  and  speak  thus:  "Our  Father  which  art  in  Heaven,  hallowed   P"  "^^ 

^  This  word  is  uncertain.     It  may  be  ^^i:^T\  "Pure." 


236        PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF  JUDAS   THOMAS. 

f.  166 b  be  Thy  name;  and  Thy  kingdom  come;  and  Thy  wishes  be  done  in  earth 
as  in  Heaven.  Give  us  the  constant  bread  of  the  day,  and  forgive  us  our 
debts,  that  we  too,  may  forgive  our  debtors.  Bring  us  not  into  temptation, 
but  dehver  us  from  the  evil  one.  My  Lord  and  my  God,  and  my  Hope  and 
my  Confidence,  my  Teacher  and  my  Comforter,  Thou  didst  teach  me  to  pray 
thus.  Lo,  Thy  prayer  I  am  praying,  and  Thy  will,  lo,  I  am  accomplishing. 
Be  Thou  with  me  to  the  end ;  Thou  Who  from  my  youth  hast  sown  life  in 
me,  and  hast  guarded  me  from  corruption ;  Thou  Who  hast  brought  me  to 
the  poverty  of  the  world,  and  hast  bidden  me  to  Thy  true  wealth;  Thou 
Who  hast  made  me  know  that  I  am  Thine,  and  I  have  not  come  near  to  a 
woman,  that  what  is  desired  by  Thee  might  not  be  found  with  stain.  My 
mouth  sufificeth  not  to  praise  Thee,  nor  my  understanding  to  glorify  Thy 
goodness  which  is  upon  me;  Thou  Who,  when  I  was  wishing  to  acquire 
and  become  rich,  didst  shew  me  in  a  vision  that  loss  cometh  to  many 
from  wealth  and  from  possessions,  and  I  believed  Thy  vision,  and  abode  in 
the  poverty  of  the  world,  until  Thou,  Who  art  the  true  wealth,  didst  manifest 
Thyself  to  me,  and  didst  fill  those  who  are  worthy  of   Thee  with  Thy^ 

Wright       wealth,  and  didst  deliver  them  from  need  and  from  care  and  from  avarice. 

P"  "  Lo,  then,  I  have  accomplished  Thy  work  and  fulfilled  Thy  will.     I  have 

f.  166  a  been  poor  and  needy,  a  stranger  and  a  slave,  and  despised  and  a  prisoner, 
and  hungry  and  thirsty,  and  naked  and  barefoot  and  weary  for  Thy  sake. 
Let  not  my  trust  fail,  nor  my  hope  which  is  in  Thee  be  put  to  shame. 
Let  not  my  labours  be  in  vain,  and  let  not  my  toils  be  found  useless. 
Let  not  my  fastings  and  my  urgent  prayers... perish,  and  let  not  my  works 
which  are  in  Thee  be  changed.  Let  not  the  enemy  snatch  away  Thy 
wheat-.seed  from  Thy  land,  and  let  not  his  tares  be  found  in  it;  for  Thy 
land  doth  not  receive  his  tares,  and  they  cannot  fall  into  the  garners  of 
Thy  land." 

And  again  he  was  saying:  "  I  have  planted  Thy  vine  in  the  land;  may 
it  cast  (its  roots)  to  the  depths,  and  lengthen  its  tendrils  to  heaven,  and 
may  its  fruits  be  seen  in  the  land ;  and  may  those  who  are  worthy  of  Thee 
and  whom  Thou  hast  acquired,  delight  in  them.  Thy  silver,  which  Thou 
gavest  me,  I  have  cast  down  upon  Thy  table ;  try  it,  and  give  it  to  me  with 
its  usury,  as  Thou  hast  promised  me.  With  Thy  talent  I  have  gained  ten ; 
let  them  be  added  for  me  to  what  was  mine,  as  Thou  hast  promised.  To 
my  debtors-  I  have  remitted  the  talent;  let  it  not  be  sought  from  my  hands; 
and  Thou  hast  remitted  (it)  to  me.  To  the  supper  I  have  been  bidden  and 
281  ^       have  come,  and  have  excused  myself  from  the  field  and  from  merchandise 

'  The  word  "true"  is  not  in  this  text.  -  MS.  "beloved." 


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and  from  the  plough;  let  me  not  be  cast  out  from  the  wedding-feast  and 
not  eat  of  it.  To  the  supper  I  have  been  bidden,  for  I  have  put  on  a  white 
garment;  may  I  be  worthy  of  it,  and  may  my  hands  and  my  feet  not  be  bound,  f.  146  b 
nor  I  be  put  out  into  outer  darkness.  My  lamp  is  bright  with  His'  light ;  while 
(I)  keep  it  to  its  Lord  until  He  leaveth  the  banqueting-room  and  I  receive 
Him;  may  I  not  see  it  flickering  because  (it  is  failing)-.  Let  mine  eyes 
receive  Thee,  and  let  my  heart  rejoice  that  I  have  fulfilled  Thy  will  and 
accomplished  Thy  commandments.  Let  me  be  like  to  the  sedulous-'  and 
God-fearing  servant,  who  with  prudent  diligence  neglecteth  no(thing). 
I  have  wearied  myself  with  watching  the  whole  night  to  protect  my  house 
from  robbers ;  it  shall  not  be  broken  into.  My  loins  are  girded  with 
truth,  and  my  sandals  are  bound  on  my  feet;  their  thongs  m.ay  I  not  see 
loosened.  I  have  put  my  hand  to  the  ploughshare  ;  I  have  not  turned 
back ;  (my  furrows)  shall  not  be  crooked.  My  fields  are  white  and 
are  alread}'  fit  for  reaping ;  may  I  receive  my  reward.  May  I  receive 
a  garment,  for  the  one  that  weareth  out  is  worn  out,  and  the  work  that 
bringeth  unto  rest  I  have  accomplished.  I  have  kept  my  first  watch  with 
joy,  and  the  second  ;  in  the  third  may  I  receive  Thy  Face,  and  worship 
before  Thy  holy  beauty.  I  have  pulled  down  my  barns  and  destroyed 
them  on  earth;  may  I  take  of  Thy  treasure  that  faileth  not.  I  have  dried  Wrij^ht 
up  the  spring  that  was  in  me,  that  I  may  lie  down ;  by  Thy  living  spring  P"  "  " 
I  have  rested.  The  bound,  who  is  with  me,  whom  Thou  didst  deliver  unto 
me,  I  have  slain;  my  soul  is  unbound  in  me  by  reason  of  its  trusts  The 
internal  I  have  made  external,  and  the  external  internal;  let  Thy  will  be 
fulfilled  in  all  my  members.  I  have  not  turned  back,  and  I  have  altogether  f.  146a 
stretched  forward ;  let  me  not  be  a  sign  and  a  wonder ;  the  dead  I  have 
brought  to  life,  and  the  deficient  I  have  filled  up;  let  me  receive  the  Crown 
of  victory.  Scorn  have  I  received  on  earth;  a  recompense  do  Thou  make 
me  in  heaven.  The  powers  shall  not  perceive  me,  nor  the  rulers  take 
counsel  against  me;  the  tax-gatherers  shall  not  see  me,  nor  the  collectors 
of  tribute  oppress  me.  The  low... shall  not  mock  at  me,  and  the  wicked  at 
the  brave  and  the  humble;  nor  shall  the  slave  and  the  great  exalted  mean 
one  dare  to  stand  before  me,  because  of  Thy  strength,  O  Jesus,  which 
surroundeth  me ;  they  flee,  they  hide  themselves  from  it,  because  they  are 
not  able  to  behold  it.  They  are  with  every  man ;  and  suddenly  do  they 
fall  because  of  the  things  that  are  heard  by  them.     The  portion  of  men,  it 

1  Or  "  its." 

-  Perhaps  A.cv^ti-^.     The  word  "oil"  is  not  expressed  in  this  text. 

^  Probably  ^t^ax^^. 

■*  I  cannot  see  that  any  word  has  been  omitted  here.     Cf.  Stitdia  SiitaiSica,  IX.  p.  21. 


238        PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS. 

crieth  out  and  discloseth.    No  one  of  them  is  forgotten,  for  it  is  the  fragrance 

Wright      of  their  nature.     Wicked  men  sprout  as  a  tree  whose  fruit  is  bitterness; 
p.  283  ...  ^ 

I  will  pass  their  place  in  silence,  and  let  joy  and  peace  support  me,  and 

I  shall  stand  before  (Thee  ?)  alive,  and  let  not  the  slanderer  look  upon  me. 

Let  his  eyes  be  blinded  by  the  light,  which  Thou  hast  made  to  dwell  in 

me;  and  close  his  lying  mouth,  for  he  shall  have  naught  against  me." 

And   he  began   to   say  unto  those  who  were  with  him  in  the  prison: 

"  Believe   the   Saviour,   God,   believe   the   Christ   and    the    Helper   of   His 

f.  145  b  servants;  believe  the  Saviour^  of  those  who  toil  in  His  service;  in  Him  (in) 
Whom,  lo,  my  soul  rejoiceth,  for  the  time  is  come  that  I  may  go  and 
receive  this  fair  One  Whose  beauty  inciteth  me  to  say  concerning  Him 
what  He  is,  though  I  am  unable  to  say  (it).  Thou  art  the  Feeder  and  the 
Furnisher  of  my  poverty  and  the  Supplier  of  my  need.  Be  Thou  with 
me  until  I  come  and  receive  Thee."  And  the  youth  Vizan  was  asking 
of  him  and  saying  unto  him:  "  I  beg  of  thee,  (O)  man,  Apostle  of  the  new 
God,  permit  me  to  go.  I  will  entreat  the  keepers  of  the  prisoners,  and 
I  will  bring  thee  out,  that  thou  mayest  go  with  me  to  my  house;  and  thou 
shalt  give  me  the  sign^;  and  I,  too,  shall  become  a  servant  to  this  God 
Whom  thou  preachest ;  because  in  these  things  I  was  walking  before 
my  father   Mazdai  constrained   me  and  gave   me   Manashar  (as)  a  wife. 

Wright       I  am  twenty-one  years  old  to-day,  and,  lo,  I  have  been  for  seven  years 

P'  ^^  united  in  marriage  to  a  woman ;  for  before  I  took  a  wife  I  knew  no  other 
woman,  and  by  my  father  I  was  counted  as  good  for  naught.  And  I  have 
not  yet  had  son  or  daughter  by  the  woman  whom  he  gave  unto  me,  and 
my  wife  also  hath  lived  with  me  in  chastity  these  many  years.  And  to-day, 
if  she  were  well,  and  had  seen  thee  and  had  heard  thy  word,  I  should  be 

f.  145  a  (at  rest)  and  she  would  receive  everlasting  life.  But  she  is  in  great 
affliction,  lo,  for  a  time,  through  much  disease.  I  will  therefore  entreat  the 
keepers  of  the  prisoners  that  thou  mayest  go  with  me,  that  thou  mayest 

promise  me  to  go  with  me,  for  I  dwell  in  a  house  quite  by  myself" 

And  when  Judas,  the  Apostle  of  the  Most  High,  heard  these  things,  he 
said  unto  him:  "My  son,  if  thou  believest,  thou  shalt  see  the  wonders  of 
God,  how  He  giveth  life  unto  His  servants." 

And  whilst  they  were  speaking,  Tertia  and  Mygdonia  and  Narqia  were 
standing  at  the  door  of  the  prison;  and  they  gave  three  hundred  and 
sixty-eight  silver  dfachmas  to  the  keepers  of  the  prisoners,  and  they 
brought  them  in  beside  Judas.     And  (they  saw-')  Sifur  the  general  and  his 

^  Literally  "Life-giver." 

^  i.e.  baptism. 

^  These  words  are  omitted  in  our  text. 


PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS.        239 

daughter,  and  Vizan,  and  all  the  prisoners,  sitting  and  listening  to  Judas. 

The  three  stood  before  him,  and  he  said  unto  them:  "Who  permitted  you 

to  come  to  us  ?     And  who  opened  unto  you  the  gate  that  was  closed  in 

your  faces?"     Tertia  saith  unto  him:  "Didst  thou  not  open  the  door  for 

us  and  say  unto  us:  'Come  to  the  prison,  that  we  may  go  and  take  our 

brethren   who  are  there,  and  then  our  Lord  will  shew   His  glory  in  us  ? ' 

And  when  we  came  to  the  door  thou  didst  disappear  from  us,  and  thou   Wright 

didst   come   and   go   into   it  without   us,  and  didst  hide   thyself   from  us.   P"  "  ^ 

And  we  heard  the  sound  of  the  doors,  and  they  were  shut  in  our  faces 

But  we  gave  (money)  to   their  keepers,  and  they  let  us  in;    and  lo,  we  f-  165b 

stand  and  beg  of  thee  that  thou  wouldst  do  what  we  wish,  that  we  might 

let  thee  escape  until  the  wrath  of  King  Mazdai  cool  towards  thee."     Judas 

saith  unto  Tertia:  "Tell  us  first  how  ye  were  shut  up."     Tertia  saith  unto 

him:  "Thou  hast  never  quitted  us,  save  for  a  moment,  and  dost  thou  not 

know  how  we  were  shut  up  ?     But  (if)  thou  wishest  to  hear,  hear.     Mazdai 

sent    and   had    me   Tertia   brought   and    said   unto    me:    'That  conjuror 

hath   not  yet  got  power  over  thee,  because  I   have  heard  ^  that  he  be- 

witcheth  with  water  and  with  oil  and  with  wine  and  with  bread,  and  he 

hath  not  yet  bewitched  thee.     But  be  persuaded  by  me,  in  what  I  say  unto 

thee,  that  if  thou  dost  not  yield,  I  say  unto  thee  that  I  will  torture  thee 

until  I  destroy  thee  ;  for  I  know  that  as  yet  with  oil  and  bread  (and  wine) 

he  hath  not  yet  full  power  over  thee.'     And  I  said  unto  him:  'Whatever 

thou   wilt,  do.     Over   my  body  thou  hast  power;   but  I  will  not  destroy 

my  soul  along  with   thee.'     And  when  he  had  heard   these  things  from 

me  he  shut  me  up  beneath  his  dining-room   in  a  dark  place.     And  his 

kinsman   Karlsh  too  brought  Mygdonia  and  Narqia  (and)  shut  them  up 

beside  me.     And  thou  didst  bring  us  out,  and  lo,  we  stand  before  thee. 

But  give  us  the  sign,  and  let  the  hope  (of  Mazdai)  be  cut  off  (from  me)  Wright 

p.  286 


were  in  the  way,  Manashar  his  wife  met  them,  coming  to  the  prison.     And 

she  knew  him  and  saith  unto  him:  "My  brother  Vizan  ?  "     He  saith  unto   f.  152  b 

her:  "Yea,  and  thou  my  sister  Manashar.''"     She  saith  unto  him:  "Yea."  ^"S"t 

.  P-  207 

He  saith  unto  her:  "Whither  goest  thou  at  this  time  alone?     And  how   1.  3 

wast  thou  able  to  rise?"     She  saith  unto  him:  "This  youth  laid  his  hand 

upon  me,  and  I  was  healed.     And  I  saw  in  my  dream  that  I  should  go  to 

^  Literally  "it  hath  been  heard  by  me." 


240        PALIMPSEST   FRAGMENTS   OF   THE   ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS. 

the  stranger,  where  he   is   imprisoned,  that    I    might   be    healed."     Vizan 

saith  unto  her:  "Who  is  the  youth  who  was  with  thee .-' "     And  she  saith 

unto  him:  "Dost  thou  not  see  him?     For  lo,  he  is  holding  my  right  hand 

and  supporting  me." 

And  whilst  they  were  talking,  Judas  came,  with  Sifur  and  his  wife  and 

his  daughter,  to  the  house  of  Vizan.     And  when   Manashar,  the  wife  of 

Vizan  saw  him,  she  bowed  down  and  worshipped  him,  and  saith  unto  him: 

"  Art  thou  come,  my  healer  from  sore  disease  ?     Thou  art  he  whom  I  saw 

in  the  night,  who  didst  deliver  unto  me  this  youth,  that  he  might  bring  us 

unto  thee  in  the  prison;  and  thy  kindness  did  not  suffer  thee  (to  permit) 

that  I  should  come;  but  thou  art  come  to  me."     And  when  she  had  said 

these  things  she  turned  backwards,  and  the  youth  was  not  (there).     She 

saith  unto  Judas:    "  I   am   not  able  to  walk   afone,  and   the  youth  is  not 

here  whom  thou  didst  deliver  (unto  me)."     Judas  saith  unto  her:  "Jesus 

^'"'ght      then  will  be  a  Supporter  unto  thee."     And  she  was  running  beside  them. 

p.  288 

f.  1 52  a       And  when  they  entered  into  the  house  of  Sifur^,  the  son  of  Mazdai  the 

king,  the  time  was  night,  and  it  was  very  light  to  them. 

And  Judas  began  to  pray,  and  he  spake  thus:  "Companion  and  Help 

of  the  feeble;  and  Hope  and  Confidence  of  the  poor;  Resort  and  Rest  of  the 

weary;  Voice  that  came  from  on  high;  All-Majestic  Who  dwellest  in  the 

midst '^;   Resort  and  Haven  of  those  that  go  forth  to  the  regions  of  the 

Prince;   Physician  Who  healeth  of  death  the  men  who  believe  in    Him; 

He  was  crucified  for  the  sake  of  many;  and  for  His  sake,  too,  no  man  was 

crucified.     And  Thou  didst  descend  into  Sheol.     With  mighty  power  Thou 

didst  ascend.    And  when  they  saw*  (it),  the  lords  of  death  were  not  able  to 

bear  (it).    Thou  didst  make  them  ascend*  with  glory,  those  who  had  sought 

refuge  with  Thee.     And  Thou  didst  tread  for  them  the  path  to  the  height. 

And  in  Thy  footsteps  they  all  have  travelled  and  believed.     Thou  didst 

bring  them  into  Thy  fold,  and  didst  mingle  them  with  the  sheep.     Son  of 

mercy,... To  us  Thou   wast  sent  from  the  Father,  that  we   might  praise 

Thee ;  Son,  Who  wast  sent  by  the  supreme  and  perfect  Fatherhood,  Lord 

of  a   possession  that  cannot  be  defiled;    Hope... because  (Thou  art)  rich, 

Whose  creation  is  full  of  wealth.     Poor  (One)  Who  was  needy  and  hungry 

for   forty  days;    Satisfier  of  our  thirsty  souls  with  Thy  bliss;    be   Thou, 

Lord,  with  Vizan  and  with  Tertia  and  with  Manashar,  and  gather  them 

f.  168  a       into  Thy  number,  and  gather  them  into  Thy  fold,  and  be  to  them  a  guide 

Wright       (when  they  are)  in  the  path  of  error.     Be  to  them  a  guide  in  the  place  of 

sickness;  be  to  them  henceforth  a  strengthener  in  the  weary  place;  sanctify 

^  This  is  evidently  a  mistake  for  Vizan.  ^  t^ov^.  (•rsira. 

'  MS.  "  Hved."  *  Perhaps  ^\aso^. 


PALIMPSEST    FRAGMENTS   O^'   THE    ACTS   OF   JUDAS   THOMAS.        24 1 

them  in  the  unclean  place;  and  cleanse  them  of  corruption  in  the  place 
of  the  enem)'.  Be  a  physician  for  their  bodies,  and  give  life  to  their  souls; 
make  them  pure  shrines  and  holy  temples  ;  and  may  Thy  Holy  Spirit 
dwell  in  them." 

And  when  he  had  prayed,  he  said  unto  Mygdonia:  "Strip  thy  sisters." 
And  she  stripped  them,  and  put  tunics  (-rrepi^cofMaTa)  on  them,  and  brought 
them  near  to  him.  And  Vizan  came  near  first.  And  Judas  took... oil,  and 
glorified  (God),  and  said  over  it:  "Fair  Fruit,  one  of  whose  fruits  shall  not 
be  cut  ofif\  for... a  rest... of  the  word... strength... that  men  may  put  it  on 
and  conquer  by  means  of  their  enemies  and  they  went  backwards  and 
fell  upon  their  faces;  Let  it  abide  upon  this  oil,  over  which  we  name  Thy 
holy  name."  And  he  cast  it  upon  the  head  of  Vizan,  and  then  upon  the 
heads  of  those  (others),  and  said:  "  In  Thy  name,  Jesus  the  Christ,  let  it  be 
to  those  souls  for  the  remission  of  offences  and  sins,  and  for  the  frustration 
of  the  enemy,  and  for  the  healing  of  souls."  And  he  commanded  Mygdonia 
to  anoint  them  (with  oil)-  and  he  himself  anointed  Vizan.  And  when  he  f.  168 b 
had  anointed  them,  he  made  them  go  down  to  the  water  and  said  unto 
them:  "In  the  name  of  the  Father  and  the  Son  and  the  Holy  Spirit;  Wright 
in  Thy  name^  Heavenly  Word  !"  And  when  he  had  come  up  he  brought 
bread  and  a  cup,  and  spake  a  blessing  over  it  and  said:  "Thy  holy  Body, 
which  was  crucified  for  our  sake,  we  eat,  and  Thy  life-giving  Blood,  which 
was  shed  for  our  sake,  we  drink.  Let  Thy  Body  be  to  us  for  life,  and  Thy 
Blood  for  the  remission  of  sins.  For  the  sake  of  the  gall  which  Thou  didst 
drink  for  our  sake  let  the  bitterness  of  our  enemy  be  taken  away  from  us. 
And  the  vinegar  which  Thou  didst  drink  for  our  sake... and  for  the  spit 
which  Thou  didst  receive  for  our  sake,  let  us  receive  Thy  perfect  life. 
And  since  Thou  didst  receive  the  crown  of  thorns  because  of  us,  let  us 
receive  the  crown  that  withereth  not.  And  since  Thou  wast  wrapped  in  a 
linen  cloth  because  of  us,  let  us  be  girt  with  Thy  strength,  which  cannot  be 
overcome.  And  since  Thou  wast  buried  in  a  new  tomb,  let  us  receive  the 
new  life  which  is  in  the  Christ.  And  as  Thou  didst  rise,  and  wast  raised, 
let  us  be  raised,  and  let  us  live,  and  stand  before  Thee  in  the  judgment." 
And  he  also  broke  the  Eucharist,  and  gave  to  Vizan,  and  to  Tertia,  and 
to  Manashar,  and  to  Mygdonia,  and  to  Sifiar,  and  to  the  wife  and  to  the 
daughter  of  Sifur,  and  said:  "  Let  this  Eucharist  be  to  you  for  life  and  for 
joy  and  for  the  health  and  for  the  healing  of  your  souls."  And  they  said: 
"Amen";  and  a  voice  was  heard  saying... 

'  Perhaps  "-pTL2>,avso.  ^  Perhaps  i^use^ara. 

^  It  would  not  be  possible  to  read  "in  thy  blood"  in  the  MS. 
L.    A.  H  H 


INDEX  I. 

SCRIPTURAL   QUOTATIONS. 


1.  I    . 

i.  28. 
xii.  3 


11.  7  ... 
civ.  4 
civ.  32 
ex.  4... 
cxv.  4 — 8 
cxvi.  15 
cxxxii.  II 
cxxxvi.  8,  9 


Genesis. 

...      S.A.  539,  f.  II 
...      D.S.  f.  77  b 
...      S.A.  405,  p.  3 


lb 


Psalms. 


S.A.  405,  p.  3 
S.A.  O,  f.  9  b 
S.A.  O,  fif.  9b,  loa 
S.A.  405,  p.  4 
D.S.  f.  19  b 
S.A.  539,  f.  1 10  a 
S.A.  405,  p.  3 
S.A.  O,  f.  9  b 


I-  7 


xl.  12 

xlv.   2 


V.  3  ••■ 
V.  6  ... 
V.  7  ... 
V.  9  ... 
viii.  12 
X.  16 
xvii.  5 
xxii.  y] 
xxiv.  5 
xxiv.  35 


ECCLESIASTES. 

D.S.  f.  27  a 


Isaiah. 


S.A.  O,  f.  9  b 
D.S.  f.  39  a 


Matthew. 


D.S.  f.  86  b 
D.S.  f.  86  b 
D.S.  f.  86  b 
D.S.  f.  86  b 
S.A.  405,  p. 
D.S.  f.  133  b 
S.A.  405,  p.  3 
D.S.  f.  125  a 
D.S.  f.  97  a 
D.S.  f.  137  a 


12 


xxviii.  13 
xxviii.  19 


xvi.  15,  16 


xii.  48 
xxi.  12 


1.  I    ... 

i.  29  ... 
XV.  20 
XX.  25 
xxi.  22 


111.  19 


...      S.A.  405,  p.  7 
...      S.A.  539,   fif.  96b, 
201  a 

Mark. 

...      S.A.  539,  fif.  96  b, 
looa 

Luke. 

...      D.S.  f.  71b 
...      D.S.  f.  88b 


John. 


S.A.  539,  f.  nib 
S.A.  O,  f.  10  a 
D.S.  f.  51a 
D.S.  f.  97  a 
S.A.  539,  ff.  109  a, 
iioa 


Romans. 
S.A.  405,  p.  3 

I  Corinthians. 
S.A.  539,  f.  202  b 

Galatians. 


1.   II,   12 
iv.  19 

S.A.  405,  p.  13 

D.S.  f.  19b 

Hebrews. 

i.  7    ••• 
vii.  21 

S.A.  0,  f.  9  b 

S.A.  405,  p.  4 

I  John. 

i.  3    ••• 

S.A.  539,  f.  109  b 

INDEX   II. 

REFERENCES   TO   SCRIPTURE   WHICH   ARE   NOT 
DIRECT   QUOTATIONS. 

In  the  Deyr-es-Suriani  MS. 


Genesls. 

xi.  9 

...     f.  113a 

I.  1—25     ... 

i.  27 

...  f.  36b 

...  fif.  45  b,  77  b,  119b, 

131  b 

...    fif.  77  b,    140  b 
...     f.  io8b 

xiv.  18 
xvi.  22 
xvi.  31 — 33 

...     f.  69  a 

...    ff.  49a,  50a,  140 

...    ff.  40a,  133a 

b 

ii.  7 
ii.  10 

xxxii.  13 
xxxiv.  13    . 

...     f.  109  a 
...     f.  io8a 

ii.  21,  22     ... 

iii.  7 
iii.  15 
iii.  22 
V.  5 
viii.  7 

...     f.  22  a 
...     f.  108  b 
...     f.  115b 
...     f.  112  a 
...     f.45b 
...     f.  22b 

i-33 
ii.  7 
vi.  7 
xxix.  5 

Deuteronomy. 

...    f.  109a 

f.  109a 

f.  139a 

...    f.  109a 

viii.  II 

...     f.  22  b 

Joshua. 

xviii.  3 

...     f.  32  a 

v.  6... 

f.  109a 

xxviii.  12    ... 

...     f.  113a 

xiii.  7 

f.  io8a 

XXX.  27 

...     f.  32a 
Exodus. 

xiv.  3 

f.  io8a 

Judges. 

vi.  8 

...    f.  109  a 

xiii.  5 

Vat.    Arab. 

694, 

viii.  32 

...    f.6ob 

f.  150  a 

xii.  3 — II    ... 
xiii.  21,  22  ... 
xiv.  27 — 29 
XV.  13 
xvi.  14 

...     f .  II 3 a 
...     f.  109  a 
...     f.  109  a 
...     f.  113a 
...     f.  113a 

i.  II 

i.  27 

I  Samuel. 

Vat.    Arab. 

f.  150  a 
Vat.    Arab. 

694 
694, 

xix.  19 

...     f .  1 1 3  a 

f.  149  b 

xxxiii.  9 
xxxiv.  6 
xxxiv.  30,  35 

...     f.  109  a 

...     f.  69  a 

...   fif.  45  b,  76  a 

viii.  27 

I  Kings. 
f.69b 

xl.  38 

...     f.  109  a 

II  Kings. 

Numbers. 

i.  10,  12 

ff.  44a,  138b 

vi.  2—5 

Vat.    Arab.     694, 

II  Chronicles. 

f.   150 

ii.  6... 

f.69b 

ix.  16 

...    f.  109  a 

vi.  18 

f.69a 

INDEX    II. 

245 

Nehemiah. 

Iv.  7 

...    ff.  78b,  Sob,  93 

b 

ix.  19 

...    f.  109  a 

Ix.  17,  21    ... 

...     f .  1 1 1  a 

X.  37 

...    f.49b 

Jeremiah. 

xii.  44 

...    f.49b 
Job. 

i.  5 

Vat.    Arab, 
f.  1 50  a 

694, 

xii.  10 

...  ff.  49a,  50a, 

140  b 

V.  31 

Vat.  Arab.  f. 

151  b 

xxvi.  10 

...     f.77b 

vii.  19 

...    ff  68  b,  114b 

xxxviii.  8,  1 1 

...     f.77b 
Psalms. 

X.  10 

xviii.  7 — 10 

...    ff  18  b,    60  b, 

93  b 
...     f.  69  a 

77  a, 

xix.  10 

...    f.86b 

xxxi.  33 

...     f.  71a 

xxiii.  2 

...    f.  52  a 

xxxii.  17,  27 

...     f.  133  a 

xxiv.  7 — 10 

...     f .  1 1 2  a 

xliv.  8 

...   ff  68b,  114b 

xxxv.  19 

...     f.  136b 

Ezekiel. 

xxxvi.  9 

...     f.  69  b 

xliv.  21 

...     f.68b 

xviii.  20,  22 

...    f.  69  a 

xlvi.  I 

...     f.94a 

xviii.  31 

...     f.43a 

1.  15 

...     f.  127  a 

xxxiii.  13 — 19 

...     f.  69  a 

Ixii.  7,  8      .. 

...     f.  94  a 

Ixix.  13 

...      f.23b 

Daniel. 

Ixxviii.  39  .. 

...     f.  137  a 

iii.  28 

...     f.34b 

Ixxxvi.  15    .. 

...     f.  69  a 

vii. 

Vat.     Arab. 

694, 

xc.  2 

...     f.  loi  b 

f.  151  a 

cii.  27 

...     f.  115  a 

Hosea. 

civ.  32 

...     f.  92  b 

cv.  9,  10     .. 

...     f.  109  a 

xiv.  I — 4     ... 

...   ff.78b,     80b, 

93  b, 

cxii.  9 

...    ff.  24  a,    25 
30  b,  31  a, 

49 

26  b, 
a 

97  b 

Habakkuk. 

cxv.  4 — 7    .. 

...   ff.  74a,  92  a 

cxvi.  16 

...     f.23b 

i.  13 

...     f.  Ill  a 

cxix.  2 

.         ...     f.93b 

Matthew. 

cxlv.  19 

...     f.7ib 

cxlviii.  10   .. 

...     f.  92  b 

i.  I— 16       ... 
i.  20 

...    f.  ii6b 
...    f.  140  b 

Proverbs. 

i.  25 

...   ff.  74b,  ii6b. 

119  b, 

xxii.  9 

...  ff.  24  a,    25 

a, 

26  b, 

122  b,   140  b, 

Vat. 

30  b,  31a, 

49 

a 

ii.  16 

Arab.  694,  f. 
...     f.  io8a 

151  a 

ECCLESIASTES. 

iii.  10 

...     f.  112a 

xii.  5 

...     f.93a 

V.  8 

v.   II,  12     ... 

...     f.  ma 

...    ff  45  a,  97  b 

ISAIAH. 

V.  12 

...    ff.45a,     45  b, 

72  b, 

iii.  10 

Vat.  Arab 

).f. 

151  b 

90  a,    97  b, 

103  a, 

vi.  I — 3 

...     f.  119b 

131b 

ix.  2 

...     f.  114a 

vi.  19,  20    ... 

...     f.93a 

xxviii.  16    .. 

...     f.i36b 

vi.  25 — 29  ... 

...     f .  1 3 1  a 

xlii.  4 

...     f.  115a 

vii.  7 

...     f.93b 

xlv.  23 

...     f.  71a 

vii.  12 

...    ff.  125  a,   127b 

liii.  7 

...     f.43a 

viii.  8 

...     f.  143  b 

246 


INDEX   II. 


viii.  26 
viii.  29 
ix.  29 

X,  I  , 
X.  6, 
X.  7. 
X.  8 
X.  9, 
X.  16 

X.  22 
Xi.  5 

xi.  29 
xii.  24 
xiii.  25 
xiii.  55 

xiv.  19 
xiv.  31 
XV.  17 
XV.  24 
xvi.  16 


XVI.  24 
xviii.  12 
xix.  21 


f.  92  b 
f.3ib 
Vat.     Arab.     694, 
f.  149  a 
ff.  Sob,  102a,  131  a 
f.4Sb 
f.  24  a 
f.  144  a 
f.  131  a 
f.  51  a 
f.55b 
ff.  41a,    94  a,    94  b, 

127  b,  132  a 
f.  69  a 
f.  133  a 
ff.43a,  77  b 

Vat.    Arab.    694, 
f.  150  a 
f.  132  a 


...     f.  109  a 
...     f.  27  a 

...     f.45b 

ff.  32  a,     2>3  b, 

66  b,    77  a, 

96  a,  97  a, 


50  a, 
93  a, 


60  b, 
93  b, 


xix.  24 
xix.  29 
xxi.  9 

xxii.  37 
xxiv.  30 

xxiv.  42 
XXV.  13 
xxv.  14 — 30 
xxvi.  26 — 28 


XXVI.  49 
xxvi.  63 
xxvi.  64 

xxvii.  5 


100  b,  113  b, 
115a,  121  a,  121  b,  140b 
...  ff.  31  a,  64a 
...  ff.  85  a,  92  a,  94a 
ff.  24  a,  25  a,  26  b,  30  b, 
31  a,  49  a,  91  a,  128  a, 
128  b,    Vat.   Arab.    694, 

f.  149  a 
...    ff.  128  a,  128  b 
...    ff.  28  a,  28  b,  125  a 
Vat.    Arab.     694, 
f .  1 5 1  a 
...     f.  127  b 

Vat.    Arab, 
f .  1 5 1  a 
...     f.  103  a 
...     f.  103  a 
...     f.  105  b 
...   ff.  42  a,     69  b, 
86  a,    94  a, 
144  a 
...     f:i4oa 
...     f.6ia 

Vat.    Arab, 
f .  1 5 1  a 
...     f.  140  a 


694, 


85  b, 
129  a, 


694, 


xxvii.  26 
xxvii.  33—35 


xxvii.  50 
xxviii.  6 
xxviii.  13 
xxviii.  19 


1.  23 
i.  24 
i.  25 
iii.  14 

iii.  22 
iv.  15 
iv.  39 
V.  41,  42 
vi.  3 

vi.  8 
vi.  27 
vi.  41 
vii.  19 
viii.  23 
viii.  34 
X.  19 
X.  21 


X.  25 
xi.  9 

xi.   19 

xi.  23 
xiii.  13 
xiii.  26 


...    ff.  74b,   100 b,   121  b 
...    ff.46a,  48a,  55a,  89b, 
117b,  119b,  I2ia, 
140  a,  140  b,  Vat. 
Arab.  694,  f.  151a 
...     f.  ii6b 
...    ff.  27  b,  48  a,   119b 
...    ff.  100  b,  loi  a 

ff.  20b,  47  b,  48  a,  49  b,  50  b, 
58b,  59b,  61  a,  76b,  Sob, 
87  b,  94  a,  94  b,  loi  b, 
113b,  115b,  122a,  127  b, 
i2Sb,  139a,  140b,  142b, 
144a 

ff.  1 8  b,  27  a,  47  a,  Sob,  89  b, 
90  b,  loSb,  1 10  a,  1 20  b, 
124a,  130a,  131b,  136b 

Mark. 

...    f.3ib 

...    f.  143  b 

...    f.  143b 

...   ff.  24a,   Sob,    102  a, 

loSb,  131  a 
...     f.  133  a 
...     f.i38a 
...     f.  92  b 
...     f.  132  a 

Vat.    Arab.    694, 
f.  1 50  a 
...     f.  131a 
...     f.4Sb 
...     f.  132  a 
...     f.  27  a 
...     f.  132  a 
...   ff.  31  a,  64  a 
...   ff.  125  a,  127  b 
ff.  24a,    25  a,     26  b,     30  b, 
31a,     49  a,     64  a,     91a, 
128  a,  128  b,  Vat.  Arab. 
694,  f.  149  a 
...   ff.  i2Sa,  128  b 

Vat.    Arab.    694, 
f .  1 5 1  a 

Vat.    Arab.    694, 
f.  151  a 
...     f.  31a 
...    f.55b 

Vat.    Arab.     694, 
f .  151a 


INDEX   II. 

247 

xiii.  35 

...     f.  103  a 

X.  9 

...     f.  144  a 

xiv.  22- 

-24 

...    ff.  42  a,     69b,     86a, 

xi.  9 

...     f.93b 

94  a,  129  a,  144  a 

xi.  15 

...     f.  133  a 

xiv.  24 

...     f.97b 

xii.  22 — 

24... 

...     f.  131a 

xiv.  43, 

44... 

...     f.  140  a 

xii.  33 

...     f.  128  a 

xiv.  62 

...    ff.  119b,  Vat.  Arab. 
694,  f.  151a 

xiv.  26,  . 

53-- 

...    ff.  42  a,  97  a,   105  b, 
129  b 

xiv.  65 

...    ff.48a,     55  a,     89b, 

XV.  4 — 6 

...    ff.  85  a,  92  a,  94  a 

121  b,   140a,  140b 

xviii.  20 

...    ff.  125  a,   127  b 

XV.  15 

.. 

...   ff.  74b,   100 b,   121  b 

xviii.  22 

...     f.  128  a 

XV.  16— 

-yi- 

ff.  46a,  48a,  55  a,  89  b,  117b, 

xviii.  25 

...    ff.  128  a,   128  b 

119b,  121  a,  140a,  140  b, 

xix.  8 

...    ff.  24  a,     25  a,    26  b, 

Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  1 5 1  a 

30  b,     31a,     49  a, 

XV.  25 

...     f.46a 

64  a,    91a,    128  a, 

XV.  29— 

-32... 

...     f.28a 

128  b,  Vat.  Arab. 

xvi.  6 

...    ff.  27b,  48a,   119b 

694,  f.  149  a 

xvi.  15 

... 

...    ff.   18  b,    50  b,    72  a, 

xix.  14— 

19 

...     f.  105  b 

72  b,    80  b,    87  b, 

xxi.  17 

...    f.55b 

142  b 

xxi.  19 

...   ff  41a,  55  b 

xvi.  16 

... 

...     f.59b 

xxi.  36 

...    f.  103  a 

xvi.  17 

... 

...   ff.  58a,  78  a 

xxii.  19, 

20 

...    ff.  42  a,    69  b,     86  a, 

xvi.  19 

... 

...   ff.  48  a,  66b,  119  b 

xxii.  20 

94  a,    129  a,    144  a 
...     f.97b 

Luke. 

xxii.  47 

... 

...     f.  140  a 

i-  34,  35 

... 

...    f.  140  b 

xxii.  63,  64 

...    ff48a,    55  a,    89  b, 

ii.  7 

... 

...   ff.  74b,  ii6b,  119b, 

121  b,  140  a,  140  b 

122  b,  140  b,  Vat. 

xxii.  69 

... 

...     f.  119  b 

Arab.  694,  f.  151  a 

xxiii.  24, 

25 

...    ff.  74  b,   100  b,   121  b 

iii.  9 

... 

...     f.  112  a 

xxiii.  33 

ff.  46  a,     48  a,     55  a,     89  b, 

iv.  33 

... 

...     f.3ib 

117b,  119b,  i2ia,  140a, 

vi.  13 

... 

...   ff.  80b,  102  a,   108  b, 
131  a 

140  b,    Vat.    Arab.    694, 
f .  1 5 1  a 

vi.  23,  35    ... 

...    ff45a,    45  b,     72  b, 

xxiii.  34 

...   ff.  28  a,     28  b,     Vat. 

90  a,    97  b,    103  a, 

Arab.  694,  f.  151b 

131b 

xxiii.  35- 

-37 

...     f.28a 

vii.  6 

■  ...     f.  143  b 

xxiii.  43 

...     f.  131b 

vii.  22 

...   ff.  41a,     78  a,     94  a, 

xxiv.  6 

...    ff.  27  b,  48  a,   119b 

94  b 

xxiv.  32 

...     f.32b 

viii.  24 

...     f.92b 

xxiv.  36 

...   ff.  i8b,  27  b 

viii.  54, 

55... 

...     f.  132  a 

xxiv.  51 

...   ff.  48  a,  66  b,  119b 

ix.  2 

...     f.  144a 

ix.  3 

...     f.  131a 

John. 

ix.  9 

...     f.45b 

i.  I  ... 

...    f.66a 

ix.  16 

...     f.  132  a 

i.  I,  2 

...    f.  119b 

ix.  23 

...    ff.  31  a,  64a 

i.  14 

...   ff.  99  b,  113  a,  119  b 

ix.  54 

...    ff.  44  a,   138  b 

i.  18 

... 

...     f.67b.    Vat.    Arab. 

ix.  62 

...     f.  105  b 

694,  f.  151a 

*X.    I 

...     f.  51b 

ii.  23 

... 

Vat.    Arab.     694, 

x.  4 

...     f.  131a 

f.  1 50  b 

*  Codex  Bezae  and  Sinai  Palimpsest.              | 

iii.  16 

... 

...     f.  140  b 

248 

iv.  25 

iv-  35,  36 
iv.  36 
V.  24 
V.  25,  26 
vi.  3 

vi.  10 

vi.  35,  41 
vi.  51 
vi.  56 
vi.  69 


VI.  70 

viii.  12 
ix.  I 
X.  3... 
X.  9... 
X.  10 

X.    II 

X.  15 

xi.  25 
xi.  26 
xi.  40 
xi.  43,  44 
xii.  24 
xiii.  23 
xiv.  II 
xiv.  14 
xiv.  17 
xiv.  26 
XV.  I — 5 
XV.  8 
XV.  13 
xvi.  27 
xvii.  I 

xvii.  2 
xvii.  8 
xvii.  18 
xvii.  21 
xix.  I — 3 

xix.  16 
xix.  18 


694, 


60  b, 
93  b, 


Vat.  Arab, 
f.  150  b 
...  f.  105  b 
...  ff.  27  b,  28  a 
...  f.  125  a 
...  f.  112  a 

Vat.  Arab, 
f.  iSoa 
...  f.  132  a 
...  fif.  69  b,  140  a 
...  f.  69  b 
...  f.  27  a 
ff.  32  a,  33  b,  50  a, 

66  b,       77  a,      93  a,       yju, 

96  a,  97  a,  100  b,  113  b, 
115  a,  I2ia,  121  b,  140b 
...   ff.  Sob,  102  a,  108  b, 

131  a 
...   ff.  92  b,  94  a 
...     f.  132  a 
...     f.97a 
...     f.69b 
...     f.  112  a 
...   ff.  23  b,  47  a,  92  a 
...     f.  103  a 
...   ff.  47  a,  113  b 
...     f.  115a 
...     f.  138  b 
...   ff.  98  a,  132  a 
...     f.69b 
...     f.67b 
...    ff.  60  b,  T]  a 
...    ff.  76a,   126b 
...     f.  51a 
...     f.77a 
...     f.69b 
...     f.  85  a 
...     f.  103  a 
...    ff.  140b,  142  a 
...    ff.  64b,    92  a,    109  a, 

112  a 
...    ff.  77  a,   112  a 
...     f.  89  a 
...     f.  142  b 

...    ff.  60b,  77  a,   119  b 
...    ff.48a,     55  a,     89  b, 

121  b,  140a,  140b 
...  ff.  74  b,  100  b,  121  b 
...    ff.  48  a,     55  a,    89  b, 

117b,  119b,  121  a. 


INDEX  II. 

94, 

xix.  18 

{cont.) 

ff.  140  a,    140  b,  Vat. 
Arab.  694,  f.  1 5 1  a 

XX.  19 

...    ff.  27  b,  48  a,  119b 

XX.   21 

...    ff.  18 b,  27  b,  142b 

XX.  26 

...    ff.  i8b,  27b 

xxi.  20 

...     f.67b 

1-  9 

i.  26 

ii.  41,  46 
iii.  6 
iii.  19 
vii.  36 
vii.  60 

viii.  8 

ix.  35 
X.  42 

X.  43 
xii.  2 
xiii.  52 
xvi.  14 
xvi.  25 
xvi.  30 
xvii.  24 
xvii.  27 
xviii.  10 
xix.  27,  28 
XX.  28 
XX.  33 
xxvi.  18 


1.  I 

viii 

II 

viii 

18 

X.    I 

— 21 

X.  12 

xii. 

12 

xiv. 

1 1 

XV. 

6 

XV. 

32 

xvi. 

16 

xvi. 

20, 

24 

Acts. 


694, 


Vat. 


ff.  48  a,  66  b,  119b 
f.  140  a 
f.49b 

ff.  47  a,  61  b,  131  a 
ff.  98  a,   125  a 
f.  109  a 
Vat.    Arab, 
f.  151b 
ff.  1 1 3  b,  115b 
f.  19  a 
ff.  48  a,     49  a, 

Arab.  694,  f.  152  a 
f.58b 
f.Sob 
f.  143  a 
ff.  93  b,  102  b 
f.  133  b 

ff.  122  a,   143  b 
ff.  49  a,    104  a,    140  a 
ff.  93  a,  137  a 
ff.  18  b,  1 16  a 
f.66b 

ff.  55  a,  85  a 
f.35b 

ff.  78  b,    80  b, 
97  b,    113  a 


92  b, 


Romans. 

...  ff.  i2oa,  123  a 

...  ff.  1 1 3  a,  115a 

...  ff45b,  97b 

...  f.  132  a 

...  f.  103  a 

...  f.68b 

...  f.  71  a 

...  ff.  112a,  115a 

...  f.  30  a 

...  ff.  51  b,   91  a,    102a, 

107b,  nob 

...  ff.  91a,   ii6a,    136a 


INDEX    II. 


249 


vi.  18 
vi.  20 
xi.  23- 


I  Corinthians. 
f.  126b 


XV.  55 
xvi.  20 

xvi.  23 


1.  3  ... 
iii.  13 
iv.  17 
ix.  9 


XI.  31 
xii.  4 
xiii.  II 
xiii.  12 


1.  4--. 
i.  19 

ii.  20 
vi.  8 


3  •• 

7  •• 

20 

iv.  30 

V 

19 

i. 

27 

ii. 

2 

ii. 

7 

ii. 

10 

f.  55  a 

ff.  42  a,  69  b,  86  a, 
94  a,  129  a,  144  a 

ff.  24  a,  25  a,  26  b, 

30  b,  31  a,  49  a, 

91  a,  128  a,  128  b, 

Vat.  Arab.  694, 

f.  149  a 

f .  115a 

ff.  51  b,  91  a,  102  a, 
107b,  nob 

ff.  91  a,  1 16  a 


II  Corinthians. 


26  b, 
49  a, 


...    ff.  1 1 2  a,   115a 
...    ff.  45  b,  76a 
...    ff45b,  97  b 
...    ff.  24  a,     25  a, 
30  b,     31  a, 
91  a,   128a,  128  b, 
Vat.     Arab.     694, 
f.  149  a 
...   ff.  1 1 2  a,   115a 
...     f.  132  b 
...    f.  nib 

...    ff.  5 1  b,    91a,    102  a, 
107b,   nob 

Galatians. 

...     f .  n  5  a 

...     f.  52a,    Vat.    Arab. 

694,  f.  148  b 
...     f .  n  5  a 
...     f.  27  b 

Ephesians. 

...   ff.  112  a,  115  a 
...    ff  55  a,  85  a 

Vat.  Arab.  f.  151  a 
...     f.68b 
...     f.68a 

Philippians. 
...  f.  nib 
...  f.  nib 
...  f.  119b 
...    f.  71a 


111.  20 
iv.  23 


12 
13 

•  15—17 
.  16 

•  17 
iii.  I 


V.  26 
V.  28 


iii.  16 
iii.  18 


1.  17 
ii.  4 
ii.  6 
iv.  10 


IV.  7 
iv.  8 


1.  5  ... 


11.  14 


I.  3  ... 
i.  12 
ii.  17 
iii.  9 
iv.  15 
ix.  12 
ix.  28 
x.  16 
xi.  3 
xii.  22,  23 


L.  A. 


f.  103a 

ff.  91  a,  ii6a 

COLOSSIANS. 

f.  140a 

f.  122  b 

ff-77b,  ugh 

f.84b 

ff-77b,    n9b,    Vat. 

Arab.  f.  151a 
Vat.  Arab.  f.  151  a 

I  THE.SSALONIANS. 

ff.  51  b,    91  a,     102  a, 

107b,  nob 
ff.gia,   n6a 

II  Thessalonians. 

f.  29b 

ff.  9 1  a,  n  6  a 

I  Timothy. 

ff-77b,  123  b 

ff.  8ia,  86b 

f .  1 1 5  a 

f.  92  b 

II  Timothy. 

ff.  48  a,    49  a,     Vat. 

Arab.  f.  152  a 

f.  103a 

f.69b 

T1TU.S. 

...  ff.  41a,  48b,  67  a,  77  a,  86a, 
loi  b,  102  b,  122  a,  122  b. 
127  b,   129  a,  144  a 

f.  115  a 

Hebrews. 

f-i39b 

f.  115a 

f-55a 

f.  109  a 

f-55a 

...  ff.  55  a,  85  a 

...  f.  103  a 

f.  71a 

f-77b 

f.68a 

I  I 


250 

INDEX   II. 

James. 

I  John. 

i.  I  ... 

ii.  5... 
ii.  II 
iv.  6 
V.  16 

{.4Sh  st'c. 

f.  i8b 

ff.  125  a,  127  b 

f.  nib 

f-Sib,  Vat. 

694,  f.  149  a 

Arab. 

i.  5  ... 
i.  7  ... 
iii.  8 
iii.  16 
iii.  24 
iv.  15 

f.  n2a 

ff.  Ill  b,   112a 

f.55b 

f.  103  a 

ff  51a,  77  b 

ff.  27  a,    51a,     117  a 

I  Peter. 

V.  7... 

f.  140  b,  Vat.  Arab. 

•i.  3  ... 

ff.  112a,  115a 

f .  1 5 1  a 

i.  18,  19 

ff-55a,  85  a 

ii.  22 
iii.  8 

f-SSa 

f.iiib 

Revelation. 

iv.  I 

ff-97a,  97  b 

i.  5   ... 

Vat.  Arab.  f.  151  a 

iv.  5 

ff.  48  a,     49  a, 

Vat. 

i.  6  ... 

ff.69b,   71  a,    139  b, 

Arab.  f.  152  a 

142  a 

iv.  II 

..   ff  72  a,    79  b,    89  a, 

92  b, 

i.  7  .. 

Vat.  Arab.  f.  151a 

102  a,  116  a,  122  a, 

144  a, 

i.  9  ... 

ff.  66a,  67b 

Vat.  Arab.  f.  152  a 

i.  17 

f-99a 

iv.  13 

ff-45b,  97  b 

ii.  7 

f .  1 3 1  b 

V.  4... 

f.  106  a 

iii.  4 

f.  io8a 

V.  5... 

f.  nib 

V.  9... 

ff-SSa,  85  a 

V.  14 

ff.  51b,   91a, 

102  a, 

vii.  10 

f.84b 

107b,  nob 

xiv.  14 

f-99a 

II  Peter. 

XX.  10 

XX.   12 

f-32a 

f-49a 

iii.  9 

ff.  69  a,    81  a, 

86  b, 

xxi.  2 

f.68a 

93  b 

xxi.  4 

f.  in  a 

iii.  12 

f.  103  a 

xxii.  2 

f.  112a 

When  ff.  i,\  b,  43  b,  4'^b  and  103  (^  of  the  Deyr-es-Suriani  MS.  are  given  in  the 
above  index,  the  Scriptu7-e  quotations  in  them  will  be  found  in  the  Paris  MSS.,  Fonds 
Arabe  75  and  81,  which  have  supplied  the  deficiencies  in  nty  photographs. 


In  the  Sinai  MSS. 


Genesis. 

xvi.  2,1 

...     0,  f.  10 a 

i.  1—27       ... 

...    539,  f.  208  a 

xvii.  6 

...     405,  P-  2 

i.  26,  27 

...     0,  ff.  3  a,  10  a, 

14a 

xvii.  n 

...     539,  f.  nob 

"•3 

...     405,  p.  I 

xxxii.  3,  4   •• 

...     405,  p.  2 

ii-7 

...     0,  f.  loa 

xxxiv.  6 

...     539,  f.  io6b 

iv.  10 
xxi.  33 

...     0,  f.  22  a 
...     539,  f.  io6b 

xix.  2 

Leviticus. 
...    539,  f.  106 b 

Exodus. 

xxi.  8 

...    539,  f.  106  b 

xiii.  21,  22  ... 

...    405,  p.  2 

Numbers. 

xiv.  28,  29  ... 

...    405,  pp.  2,  12 

xvi.  32 

...    405,  p.  23 

xvi.  14,  15  ... 

...    0,  f.  10 a,  405, 

p.  2 

XX.   II 

...    405,  p.  2 

INDEX    II. 

251 

Deuteronomy. 

Jere.miah. 

xxxii.  49, 

50          ...     539,  f.  109b 

vii.  25 

535,  f- 99  a 

xxxiv.  6 

539,f.  io6a 

xxix.  19 

535,  f- 99  a 

II  Samuel. 

XXXV.  15 

535,  f- 99a 

xxii.  1 1 

0,  f.  loa 

I  Chronicles. 

iv.  21 

Lamentations. 

405,    P-2I 

xxviii.  9 

405,  p.  9 

xviii.  24 

Ezekiel. 
539,  f- 107  a 

II  Chronicles. 

xxxiii.  13 

539,  f- 107  a 

xix.  7 

405,  p-  3 

Daniel. 

Nehemiah. 

vii.  14,  27 

0, f.  i8b,  405,  p.  16 

ix.  6 

0,  ff.  2  b,  14 

p.  16 

a,  405, 

ix.  10 

535,  f- 99  a 

Joel. 

Job. 

ii.  17 

539,  f.  207  a 

xii.  lo 

0,  f.  9a 

Psalms. 

Matthew. 

xvi.  1 1 

539,  f- 107  a 

i.  25 

539,    ff-97a,     99  a, 

looa,  103b,  0,  ff.  3a, 

xviii.  lo 

0,  f.  loa 

xxxi.  I 

0,  f.  lob 

14a 

xxxiv.  5 — 

7             ...     0,  ff.  10 b,  23 

b 

ii.  23 

...     405,  p.  6 

xliv.  21 
Ixii.  12 

iii.  17 

0,  f.  loa 

405,  p.  9 

539,    f.  108  b, 

Vat. 

V.  8.'.. 

539,  f- 107  b 

V.  II,  12      . 

539,  f.  206b 

Arab.  694,  f. 

15b 

1              *  ■  *      —  - 

V.  45 

...     405,  p.  23 

Ixxvui.  25 

0,  f.  loa 

viii.  12 

...     539,  f.  108  b 

Ixxix.  10 

539,  f.  207  a 

viii.  26 

...     405,  p.  7 

Ixxxviii.  3 

0,  f.  20b 

viii.  32 

...     539,  f.  104  b 

civ.  24 

0,f.9b 

ix.  33 

...     S39,f.  99  b,  0,f.  14a 

CXV.   2 

539,  f- 207  a 

X.  I  ... 

...     539,  ff.  99  a,    103  b, 

cxxxii.  15 

0,  f.  lob 

108  a 

cxlv.  18 

539,  f.  106  b 

Proverbs. 

X.  8  ... 

...     539,  ff  201  a,  203  a, 
204  b,  205  a,  0,  f.  8  b 

iii.  19 

0,f.9b 

X.  9... 

•••     539,f-99a,  0,f.25a, 

xxiv.  12 

539,    f.io8b, 

Vat. 

405,  p.  22 

Arab.  694,  f. 

5b 

X.  13 
X.  16 

...     539,  f.  202  a 
...     539,  f.  108  a 

Ecclesiastes. 

xi.  5 

•••     539,f-99b,  0,ff3a, 

V.  2  ... 

405,  p.  23 

xii.  18 

14  a,  405,  p.  7 
...     0,  f.  10 a 

Isaiah. 

xii.  25 

...     405,  p.  9 

vi.  2 

539,  f.  102  b 

xiv.  19 

•••     539,f-99b,  0,ff.3a, 

vii.  14 

405,  p.  7 

14a 

ix.  7 

0,  f.  i8b,  405, 

p.  16 

xiv.  25 

...     405,  p.  7 

xxxiv.  4 

0,f.3b 

xiv.  28,  29  ... 

...     405,  p.  24 

xliv.  8 

0,  f.  9a 

xvi.  16 

...     539,  ff.  201  b,  202  a, 

Ixiii.  10 

405,  p.  3 

Vat.Arab.694,f.i3b 

252 


INDEX   II. 


XVI.  19 
xvi.  27 
xvii.  5 
XX.  34 

xxi.  22 
xxi.  35-39 
xxiv.  II,  24 
xxv.  32 
xxvi.  3 
xxvi.  74,  75 
xxvii.  I 
xxvii.  2 
xxvii.  18 

xxvii.  22 
xxvii.  26 
xxvii.  28,  29 
xxvii.  35 


xxvii.  51,  52 
xxvii.  57 — 60 
xxvii.  66 
xxviii.  6 


xxvm.  II — 15 
xxviii.  18  ... 
xxviii.  19    ... 

xxviii.  20     ... 


.  I    ... 
.  II 

ii.  14 

iv.  39 
V.  13 
V.  41,  42 

vi.  8 

vi.  41 

vi.  48,  49 


405,  P-  23 
539,  f.  108  b 
O,  f.  10  a 

539,f.99b,  0,f.i4a, 
405,  p.  7 
405,  p.  24 

539,  <■-  99  a 
405,  P-  13 
O,  f.  3  b 
539,  f-  205  b 
O,  ff.  5  a,  25  b 
539,  f.  205  b 

539,  f-99t>,  405,  P-  7 
O,   f.  3  a,   405,   pp. 

539,  f-  99  b,  O,  f.  3  a 
405,  P-  7 
539,  f-  99  b 
539,   ff.  205  b,    97  a,    99  b, 
loi  a,   102  a,   102  b,   103  b, 
O,  f.  3  a,  405,  pp.  3,  7,  20 
•••     539,  f- 99  b,  O,  f.  3  a 
...     539,  ff.  99  b,     103  b 
...     405,  p.  7 
539,  ff.  201  a,    205  b,  97  a, 
99  b,    loi  a,    102  a,    103  b, 
105  a,    O,  f.  3  b,    405,  pp. 

7,   19 

...     405,  p.  7 

...     0,f.3b 

...     539,  ff.  201  a,  201  b, 

100 a,  102  b,  0,f.  3b 
...     539,  ff.  97  b,    108  b, 

O,  f.  2  a 


Mark. 


539,  f.  202  a 

O,  f.  10  a 

539,  ff-99a,    103  b, 

108  a 

405,  p.  7 

539,  f-  104  b 

539,  ff-99b,    100  a, 

O,  f.  14  a,   405,  p.  7 

539*f-99a,  0,f.25a, 

405,  p.  22 

539,f-99b,0,ff3a, 

14  a 

405,  p.  7 


viu.  25 

ix.  26 
xii.  4,  5,  8 
xiii.  1 1 
xiii.  22 
xiv.  64 
xiv.  71,  72 

XV.  I 

XV.  10 
.XV.  13,  14 
XV.  15 
XV.  17 
XV.  25 


XV.  38 
XV.  45,  46 
xvi.  6 


XVI. 

14 

xvi. 

15 

xvi. 

16 

xvi. 

19 

>•  33 
i-  53 

ii.  4 
ii.  7 

iii.  7 


111. 

22 

iii. 

23 

v. 

22 

vi. 

8 

vi. 

13 

vii 

•  14, 

15 

vii 

•  21, 

22 

539 
loi  a 
O,  f. 


539, 
99  b, 
105  a, 
7,  19 


539,f.99b,  O,  f.i4a, 

405,  p.  7 

539,  f-99b,  O,  f.i4a 

539,  f-99a 

539,  f-  97  b 

405,  P-  13 

539,  f-  205  b 

O,  ff.  5  a,  25  b 

539,  f.  99b,  405,  p.  7 

O,  f.  3  a,  405,  p.  7 

539, '"•99  b,  O,  f.  3  a 

405,  p.  7 

539,  f-  99  b 
ff.  205  b,  97  a,  99  b, 
,  102  a,  102  b,  103  b, 
3  a,  405,  pp.  3,  7,  20 

539,  f-  99  b 

539,  ff-99b,  103  b 
ff.  201  a,  205  b,  97  a, 

loi  a,  102  a,  103  b, 
,  O,  f.  3  b,  405,  pp. 

539,  f.  looa,  O,  f.3b 

539,  ff.  201  a,  O, 

f.3b 

539,  f.  100  a 

539,  ff.96b,  97  a, 

100  a,  loi  a,  102  a, 

103  b,  105  a 


Luke. 

...  O,  f.  18  b,  405,  p.  16 
...  O,  f.  lob 
...  539,  f- 99  a* 
539,  ff-97a,  99  a,  100  a, 
103  b,  O,  ff.  3  a,  14  a 
...  Vat.  Arab.   694, 

f.  15b 
...  O,  f.  10 a 
...  539,  f.  99a 
...  405,  p.  9 
...  405,  p.  9 
...  539,  ff.  99  a,  103  b 

108  a 
...  539,  ff.  99  b,  100  a, 

O,  f.  14  a,  405,  p.  7 
...  539,  f.99b,  O,  ff.3a, 

14  a,  405,  p.  7 


Sinai  Palimpsest. 


INDEX    II. 

253 

viii.  24 

•     405,  p.  7 

iii.  15 

.     Vat.      Arab.      694, 

viii.  ^2 

539,  f.  104  b,  405,  p.  7 

f.  16  a 

viii.  54,  55  .. 

•     539,   ff-99b,   100  a, 

iii.  17 

.     539,  ff.  102  b,   107  a 

0,  f.  14  a,  405,  p.  7 

iii.  36 

.     Vat.      Arab.      694, 

ix.  2 

•     539, 

ff.  201  a,  203  a,  204  b, 

f.  16  a 

205 

1,  0,  f.  8  b 

iv.  14 

.. 

.     539,f-i07b,0,f.ioa 

ix.  3 

539,  f- 99 '1,0,  f- 25  a, 
405,  p.  22 

vi.  10 

.     539,  f-99b,  0,  ff3a, 
14a 

ix.  16 

539,  f-99b,  0,  ff.3a, 

vi-  35 

.     539,  f.  202  a 

14  a 

vi.  69 

.. 

.     539,  ff.  201  b,  202  a, 

ix.  47 

405,  p.  9 

Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  13b 

X.  i   ... 

539,  f.  205  a 

vi.  70 

•     539,  ff-99a,    103  b, 

X.  4 

539,  f- 99a,  0,f.25a, 

108  a 

405,  p.  22 

viii.  12 

.     0,  f.  10  a 

xi.  14 

539,  f-99b,  0,f.i4a 

ix.  1 1 

539,      f-  99  b,      0, 

xi.  17 

405,  p.  9 

f.  14  a,  405,  p.  7 

xiv.  33 

539,  f.  207  a 

X.  9... 

0,  f.  10  b 

XX.  10 — 13  .. 

539,  f-99a 

X.  14 

405,  p.  21 

xxii.  60,  61  .. 

0,  ff.5a,  25  b 

xi.  25,  26     . 

Vat.      Arab.      694, 

xxiii.  I 

539,  f.99b,  405,  p.  7 

f.  16  b 

xxiii.  18 

539,  f- 99  b,  0,  f.3a 

xi.  43,  44     . 

539,   ff-99b,    100  a, 

xxiii.  21 

539,  f.  205  b 

0,  f.  14  a,  405,  p.  7 

xxiii.  33 

539, 

ff.  205  b,    97  a,    99  b, 

xii.  32 

539,  f.  102  b 

loi  a 

,   102  a,    102  b,    103  b, 

xiv.  6 

405,  p.  2 

0,  f. 

3  a,    405,   pp.  3,  7,  20 

xiv.  13 

405,  p.  24 

xxiii.  43 

539,  f.  1 1 1  a 

xiv.  16,  17  .. 

. 

539,  f-  97  a 

xxiii.  44,  45 

539,  f-99b,  0,  f.3a 

xvii.  2 

Vat.      Arab.      694, 

xxiii.  46 

539,  f.204a 

f.  16  a 

xxiii.  50,  53 

539,    ff-99b,     103  b 

xvii.  4 

539,  f-  108  b 

xxiv.  6 

539, 

ff.  201  a,    205  b,    97  a, 

xviii.  13 

539,  f.  205  b 

99  b, 

loi  a,    102  a,    103  b, 

xviii.  24 

539,  f.  205  b 

105  a 

0,  f.  3  a,    405,    pp. 

xviii.  27 

0,  ff  5  a,  25  b 

7,  19 

xviii.  28 

539,  f.  99  b,  405,  p.  7 

xxiv.  30 

539,  f.  1 00  a 

xviii.  40 

539,  f-99b,  0,  f.3a 

xxiv.  36 

0,  ff  I  b,  3  b 

xix.  I 

405,  p.  7 

xxiv.  51 

... 

539,    ff.  96  b,     97  a, 

xi.x.  2 

539,  f-  99  b 

100  a,   loi  a,    102  a, 

xix.  6,  7 

539,  f.  205  b 

103  b,   105  a 

xi.x.  18 

539, 
loi  a 

ff.  205  b,    97  a,   99  b 
,    102  a,   102  b,   103b, 

John.                               i 

0,  f. 

3  a,  405,  pp.  3,  7,  20 

i.  I 

539,  ff.  201  a,    loi  a 

xix.  38 

539,    ff-99b,    103  b 

i.  2 

539,  f.  107  a 

.XX.   2 

... 

539,  f.  109  a 

i-  3 

539,  f-  201  a 

XX.  18,  19    ... 

539, 

ff.  201  a,   205  b,  97  a, 

i-9 

0,  f.  loa 

99  b, 

loi  a,    102  a,    103  b, 

i.  14 

539,  ff.  201  a,    99  a, 
100  a,     105  a,    108  a 

105  a 
19 

0,  f.  3  b,  405,  pp.  7, 

i.  44 

0,  ff  2  b,   14  a 

-X.X.   21 

539,  ff.203b,   108  a 

i.  45,  46      ... 

405,  p.  6 

XX.  27 

539,  f-  100  a 

ii.  7 — II 

539,    ff-99b,    100  a, 

XX.  29 

539,  f.  100  a 

0,  ff.  3  a,   14  a 

xxi.  7 

539,  f.  109  a 

254 

INDEX   II. 

xxi.  13 

539,  f.  100 a 

ii.  6 — 10 

539,    f.  108  b,    Vat. 

xxi.  15 — 17 

0,  ff.  5  b,   26  a 

Arab.  694,  f.  1 5  b 

xxi.  20 

539,  f- 97  b 

ii.  II 
ii.  16 

405,  P-  3 

0,  f.3b 

Acts. 

ii.  28,  29 

405,  P-  14 

i-  3  - 

0,f.3b 

V.  12 — 17 

559,  f- 107  a 

i.  9  ... 

539,    ff-96b,     97  a, 

viii.  26 

405,  p.  12 

100  a,    loi  a,    102  a, 

ix.  4,  5 

405,  P-  I 

103  b,   105  a 

xii.  10 

405,  p.  13 

ii.  1—4 

539,  f.  96  b 

xiv.  10 

0,  f.3b 

ii.  23 

••     539, 

ff.  205  b,    97  a,    99  b, 

XV.  19 

405,  p-  12 

loi  a 

,  102  a,    102  b,   103  b, 

XV.  24,  28 

405,  P-  I 

0,f. 

3  a,  405,  pp.  3,  7,  20 

xvi.  20 

539,  f.97a,  0,  f.2a 

ii.  32 

•••     539, 
99  b, 

ff.  201  a,  205  b,  97  a, 
loi  a,    102  a,    103  b, 

I  Corinthians. 

105  a 

,  0,  f.  3  a,  405,  pp.  7, 

i.  24 

539,  f- 102  b 

19 

ii.  9 

...     539,  f.  108 b 

ii.  38 

539,  ff.  105  a,    105  b 

iii.  14 

539,  f.  108  b 

iii.  6 

... 

539,f-99a,0,f.25a, 

viii.  6 

405,  P- 16 

405,  p.  22 

XV.  9 

0,  f.5b 

V.  12,  15 

0,  f.  8  b 

XV.  20- — 23 

539,  f.  107  b 

V.  34 

539,  f.  205  b 

XV.  22 

539,  f- 107  a 

V.  41 

539,  ff.  203  a,  206  b, 
0,  f.  16  a 

XV.  52 

0,  f.3b 

II  Corinthians. 

vii.  59 

539,  f.  203  b 

viii.  9 — 24 

405,  PP-  2,  10 

i.  3  ... 

405,  P- 16 

ix.  I,  2 

0,  f.  5  b 

xi.  31 

405,  p.  16 

ix.  3—18 

0,  f.  I  a,  405,  p.  13 

xii.  9 

405,  P- 23 

X.  34 

405,  P-  3 

Galatians. 

xii.  7 

539,  f.  203  b 

i-  13 

0,  f.5b 

xvi.  26 

539,  f.  203  b 

i.  16 

405,  p.  15 

xvii.  30 

539,  f.  107  a 

i.  23 

405,  P- 14 

xvii.  31 

539,  ff.20i  a,  205  b, 

ii.  6 

405,  P-  3 

97  a,     99  b,     loia, 

iii.  28 

405,  P- 3 

102  a,   103  b,    105  a, 

iv.  4 

539,  f.  107  a 

0,  f.  3  b,  405,  pp.  7, 

19 

Ephesians. 

xxi.  39 



0,  ff.  2  b,   14  a 

i.  3  ... 

405,  p.  16 

xxii.  3 



539,    f.  205  b,    405, 

i.  4  ... 

405,  P- 3 

P-  13 

i.  12 

405,  P- 17 

xxii.  7 

405,  P-  13 

iii.  14 

405,  p.  17 

xxvi.  1 1 

0,  f.  5  b 

iv.  30 

539,  f.  106  b 

xxvi.  14 

40s,  p.  13 

V.  22 — 33 

405,  P- 13 

xxvi.  18 

539,  f-  97  a 

vi.  1—3 

405- P- 13 

xxviii.  30 

Vat.      Arab.      694, 

vi.  4—9       . 

405,  p.  13 

f.  i"2  a 

vi.  13—17 

0,  f.  17b 

Romans. 

Philippians. 

i.  I   ... 

0,  ff.  2  b,  14  a,  Vat. 

iii.  5 

405,  p- 1 

Arab.  694,  f.  i6a 

iv.  3 

539,  f- 203  b 

INDEX    II. 

255 

COLOSSIANS. 

James. 

i.  12 

539,  f.  108  b 

i.  I    ... 

539,  f.  202  a 

i.  i6 

f-99a 

iv.  6 

539,  f- 107  a 

i.  17 

539,  ff.2oia, 

107  a 

v.  10 

539,  f- 99  a 

i.  19 

539,  f- 99  a 

V.  16 

405,  P- 25 

iii.  18—24 

405,  P- 13 

I  Thessalonians. 

i.  3  ... 

I  Peter. 
405,  p.  16 

iv.  16 

0,  f.3b 

ii.  9 

405,  p- 2 

iv.  16,  17 

Vat.      Arab. 

694, 

iii.  18 

0,  f.3a 

f.  i6a 

iv.  5 

0,f.3b 

I  Timothy. 

iv.  1 1 
iv.  13 

539,  f.  106  b 

539,  f.  106  b 

i.  17 

539,    f-iiib, 

405, 

V.  5 

539,  f- 107  a 

P-  13 

V.  14 

405,  p.  24 

iv.  10 

405,  p.  16 

vi.  I,  2 

405,  p.  13 

II  Peter. 

vi.  8 

405,  p.  13 

i.  17 

0,  f.  loa 

vi.  17,  18 

405,  p.  13 

ii.  9 

539,  f- 107  a 

II  Timothy. 

iii.  9 

539,  f-"ob 

i.  12 

539,  f.  108  a 

I  John. 

iii.  8 

405,  P-  12 

iv.  I 

0,  f.  3b,Vat. 

Arab. 

iii.  2,  3 

539,  f.  107  b 

694,  ff.  14  b, 

5b 

iv.  I 

405,  P-  13 

iv.  7,  8 

0,  f.  job 

JUDE. 

iv.  10 

Vat.      Arab. 

694, 

f .  12a 

i.  25 

539,    f.2o8a, 

pp.  22,  30 

405, 

Titus. 

Revelation. 

i-  5 

539,     f.  202  b,     u. 

f.  24  a 

i.  5   ... 
iv.  1 1 

539,  f.  107  a 

539,  f.  208  a 

Hebrews. 

V.  13 

539,  f.  208  a 

i.  I   ... 

539,  f.  108  a 

vi.  14 

0,f.3b 

i.  3  ... 

539,  ff-ioia, 

102  a, 

xi.  15 

0,  f.  i8b,  405, 

p.  16, 

103  b 

Vat.      Arab. 

694, 

iv.  15 

539,   ff.99a. 

103  b 

f.  13  b 

vii.  27 

405,  p.4 

xvii.  14 

0,  f.  14a 

ix.  4 

0,  f.  loa 

xix.  I 

0,  f.26b,  405, 

P-30 

X.  12 

539,  ff.ioia, 

102  a, 

xix.  16 

0,  f.  14a 

103  b 

XX.  12 

539,  f-203b,  0 

,f.3b 

X.  19,  20 

405,  p.  3 

xxii.  12 

...     539,    f.  io8b. 

Vat. 

xii.  28 

0,  f.  18  b,  405 

,  P-  16 

Arab.  694,  f. 

5b 

INDEX  III. 


PROPER   NAMES. 


Abgar  xxix 

Abib  xxix         D.S.  ff.  122b,  123b,   129a, 

151  b 
Abiram         D.S.  f.  40a 
Abraham       D.S.  f.  109a,  S.A.  539,  ff.  202  a, 

S.A.  405,  pp.  2,  3 
Abu-1-Barakat  xix 
Achaia  xx 
Actabodi  xxvii 

Adam         D.S.    ff.  22  a,    45  b,    77  b,    86b, 
S.A.  539,  f.  107  a,  S.A.  O,  ff.3b,  9b, 
Sin.  Syr.  30,  f.  164b 
Africa  xxv,  xxix         D.S.  ff.  72  a,  77a 
African  xxv 
Afrikia  xxv 

Aghayun         S.A.  539,  f.  204  b 
Agrippa  xviii,  xx,  xxxvii       S.A.  405,  pp.  4, 

19,  20 
Agrippa,  Marcus  Vipsanius  xviii 
Agrippina  xxxvii         S.A.  405,  p.  4 
Agrippus  xxv         D.S.  ff.  87  a,  87  b,  88  b, 

89  a 
Ahab         D.S.  ff  151b 
Ailul         S.A.  O,  {.  26  b 
Aknis  XX         D.S.  f.  42  a 
Alaska  xxiii 
Alexander  xxiii         D.S.  ff.  i8b,  29a,  37  b, 

134  a,  S.A.  539,  f.  205  b 
Alexandria  xii,  xxiii,  xxxi         D.S.  f.  67  a, 
S.A.  539,  ff.  200b,  201  b,  202b,  204a 
Alexandrian  xii 
Algiers  xxiii 
Alwah  xx 
'Afj.ai]X  XXX 
Amalekites        S.A.  539,  f.  nob 


Amaseia  xxxvii 

Ammon,  Jupiter  xx 

Amorite  xxii 

Amphilochius,  Archimandrite  xxi 

Anatolius         S.A.  539,  f  207  b 

Ancyra  xxiii 

Andrew  xii,  xiii,  xiv,  xix,  xx,  xxii,  xxv, 
xxviii,  xxix,  xxx,  xxxiv,  xxxix,  xlii 
D.S.  ff.  1 8  b,  19  a,  19  b,  20  a,  20  b, 
21  a,  21  b,  22  a,  22  b,  23  a,  23  b,  24  a, 
25  a,  25  b,  26  a,  26  b,  27  a,  27  b,  28  a, 
28b,  29a,  29b,  30a,  30b,  31a,  31b, 
32  a,  32  b,  33  b,  34  a,  34  b,  35  a,  37  b, 
38  a,  38  b,  39  a,  41  a,  42  a,  42  b,  (43  b), 
44  a,  44  b,  107  b,  109  a,  130  a,  130  b, 
131a,  131b,  132a,  132  b,  133  a,  133  b, 
134a,  134  b,  135b,  136  a,  137a,  137  b, 
138  b,  139  b,  S.A.  405,  p.  24 

Anianus  xxxi         S.A.  539,  f.  2C2  b 

Antigone  xxiii 

Antioch  xi,  xxi,  xxiii,  xxxii  D.S.  ff.  52b, 
53  b,  S.A.  539,  ff.  204  b,  106  a 

Apocalypse         D.S.  f.  67  b 

Apollo  D.S.  ff.  loob,  nob,  nib, 
n2b,  n3b,  iHa,  n4b,  nsa,  nsb, 
n6a 

April  D.S.    f.  50  b   note,    S.A.    539, 

f.  204  b,  Sin.  Syr.  30,  f.  153  b 

Arab  xvi 

Arabic  vii,  viii,  ix,  x,  xii,  xvii,  xviii,  xix, 
XX,  xxi,  xxii,  xxv,  xxvi,  xxvii,  xxviii, 
xxx,  xxxi,  xxxii,  xxxiii,  xxxiv,  xxxvii, 
xxxviii,  xliii  D.S.  f.  131  b  note, 
S.A.  405,  p.  19  note,  Vat.  Arab. 
694,  f   13  b  note 


INDEX    III. 


257 


Arabs         S.A.  O,  f.  13  b 
Ararat  xxix 

Arganyus  xx         D.S.  f.  42  a 
Armenia  xxv,  xxix 

Armenians         S.A.  O,  f.  13  b 

ArmJs  D.S.  ff.  ma,  1 1 1  b,  112a,  112b, 
113  a,  113  b,  114  a,  114  b,  1 16  a 

Arsanuni  xxvii  D.S.  ff.  92a,  92b,  93a, 

93  b,  94  b,  95  a,  96  a 

Arsaphorus         D.S.  f.  107  a 

Arsenia  xxvii 

Arta  xxiii 

Artemis  xiv,  x.xxiii,  xxxiv  D.S.  ff.  54  a, 
57  b,  60  a,  61  b,  62  a,  62  b,  64  b,  66  b, 
S.A.  539,  ff.  98a,  loob,  103a,  103  b, 
104a,  104b,  105a,  1 10 a,  nob,  ma 

Asia  XX,  xxii  D.S.  ff.  45  a,  51  a,  52  a, 

53  b,  66  b,  S.A.  539,  f.  97  b 

Asia  Minor  xxiii,  xxiv,  xxxi,  xxxiv 

Asis         D.S.  f.  io6b 

Askatya  xx 

Assakia  xxv 

Asterios  of  Amaseia  xxxvii 

^A(TTprjyT]s  xxv 

Asyut  XX 

Atbanii  xxvii         D.S.  f.  106  b 

Athona  xxvii 

Atlantic  xxiii 

Augustus  xxiii 

Aumanius  xxxi 

'A^a/io)^  xxxvii 

Ayyar  xxix 

Azotus  xxv 

'Azreyanos  xx 

Ba'alatsaby  xxx 

Babeh  xxviii 

Babylon  xxxi 

Babylonia  xxix 

Ba'elzebul         D.S.  f.  133  a 

Bagte  xxi 

Balaam         Sin.  Syr.  30,  f.  161  a 

Bar'amus  xxxv         S.A.  O,  fif.  2  a,  6a,  12  b, 

13a,  15  a,  i6b,  18  a,  19  a,  20a,  21  a, 

22  b,  23  b,  24  a,  25  a 
Barbar,  El  xix,  xx,  xxviii         D.S.  fif.  28  a, 

30a,  107  b,  130a,  139  b 
Barbaros  xix         D.S.  ff  27  b,  28  b,  29  a, 

30  b,  32  a,  32  b,  38  b 
Barke  xxxi 

L.  A. 


Barnabas  xxxi 

Bartholomew  xii,  xix,  xx,  xxv,  xxvi  D.S. 
ff.  27  b,  28  a,  28  b,  29  a,  30  a,  30  b, 
31a,  3 1  b,  32  a,  37  b,  40  a,  40  b,  80  a, 
81  a,  82  a,  82  b,  83  a,  83  b,  84  a,  84  b, 
85  a,  85  b,  86a,  86  b,  87  a,  87  b,  88a 

Bartos  xi.x,  xx 

Barua         Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  12  a 

Berbers         S.A.  O,  f.  13  b 

Bedawin         D.S.  f  81  b  note 

Bensly,  Dr  R.  L.  xi 

Berinat         D.S.  f.  Ii6b 

Berlin  xl 

Berus  xxxiv 

Betas,  El  xx         D.S.  ff.  28  b,  29  a 

Beth  Saida         S.A.  O,  f  14  a 

Bewitched         D.S.  f.  38  a 

Bezae,  Codex  xxix,  xxxii 

Bibliotheque  Nationale  vii,  xvii,  xliii 

Bishai,  Anba         D.S.  f  44  b 

Bithynia  xxxii 

Black  Sea  xxix 

Bodleian  Library  xvi,  xliii 

Bogota  xxiii 

Bonnet,  Dr  Maximilian  xxi,  xxvi,  xxix, 
xxx,  xxxiv,  xxxv,  xxxvi,  xlii 

Bosnia  xxiii 

Bremen  xxiii 

Britain  xxix 

British  Museum  vii,  xxxiii 

Browne,  Prof.  E.  G.  viii 

Budge,  Dr  E.  Wallis  xii,  xvi,  xvii,  xix,  xxi, 
xxv,  xxvii,  xxx,  xxxi,  xxxii  D.S. 
ff.  50  b,  95  a,  122  b,  123  b  notes 

Buffalo         S.A.  539,  ff.  203  a,  203  b 

Bulgaria  xxiii 

Burkitt,  F.  C.  xi,  xii 

Burrhus  Afranius  xxxv 

Byrrhus  xxxiv         S.A.  539,  f.  107  b 

Caesar         S.A.  539,  ff.  204  b,  105  b,  S.A. 

405,  pp.  2,  5,  9,  10,  17,  20 
Caesarea  xxxii         D.S.  f.  62  a,  S.A.  405, 

p.  10 
Caiaphas         S.A.  539,  ff.  205  b,  Sin.  Syr. 

30,  f.  158  a 
Cain         p.  228  note 
Calcutta  xxiii 
Calliope  xxiii 
Cambodia  xxiii 

K  K 


258 


INDEX   III. 


Cambridge  vii,  xl 

Campus  Martins         S.A.  405,  p.  17 

Cana         S.A.  539,  f.  99  b 

Canaanite  xxii 

Canna  xxii 

Cannibals,  city  of  xxx         D.S.    ff.    18  b, 

36  a,  130  a 
Cantacoros  xxvii 

Cantoria  xxvii         D.S.  f.  97  b,  98  b 
Carthage  xxiii,  xxv 
Carthagena  xxv         D.S.  ff.  79  b 
Castalio,  Sebastian  xxi 
Castor  and  Pollux  xiv,  xxvi 
Catherine,  St,  Convent  of  vii,  viii,  x 
Catholic  Dictionary  xxxvi 
Cepha         D.S.  539,  ff.  96  b,  103  a 
Cettinje  xxiii 
Chalcedon  xxviii 
Chase,  Dr  xxxi 
Chibchos  xxiii 

Cisalpine         S.A.  405,  p.  29  note 
Claudius,  Emperor  xxviii,  xxxviii        D.S. 

f.  1 20  a,  S.A.  405,  p.  7 
Clement  of  Alexandria  xiv,  xxi 
Clement  of  Rome  xiv,  xxxvii 
Clementine,  Pseudo  xiii 
Cleophas  xxix         D.S.  ff.  120a,  122  b 
Colombia  xxiii 
Columba,  St  xxiv 
Constantine         S.A.  539,  f.  109  b 
Conturls         D.S.  ff.  90  a,  91  a 
Copenhagen  xxiii 
Coptic  vii,  X,  xii,  xv,  xix,  xxi,  xxv,  xxviii, 

xxxii         S.A.  1539,  {.  204  b 
Copts         S.A.  539,  f  202  a 
Cornelius  xxix         D.S.  f.  122  a.  note 
Cosma  e  Damiano  xxxviii 
Cowley,  W.  A.  xvi,  xliii 
Curtea  de  Argis  xxiii 
Cyprus  xxxi 
Cyril  of  Jerusalem  xxxvii 

Da  xxii 

Dahomey  xxii 

Dalmatia  xxxii,  xxxix         Vat.  Arab.  694, 

f .  1 2  a 
Damascus   xxx         D.S.    ff.    123  b,    140  a, 

S.A.  O,  f.  I  a 
Damis  xxii         D.S.  ff.  57  a,  57  b,  59  a 
Dathan         D.S.  f.  40a 


David         Vat.  Arab,  f    151a,  S.A.  539, 

fif.  202  a,  99  a,  1 10  a,  S.A.  405,  p.  3 
Decalius         S.A.  539,  f.  205  b 
Deyamus         D.S.  f.  91  a 
Dioscorides  xxii       D.S.  ff.  54  a,  57  a,  57  b, 

58  b,  59  a,  59  b,  60  a,  61  a,  63  a,  63  b, 

64  a 
Dioscuri  xiv,  xxvi 
Docetic  xxiv 
Docetism  xiv 
Dog's   Face         D.S.  ff.   36  a,  38  b,  39  a, 

40  b 
Dog's    Head         D.S.  fif.  36  b,  37  a,  37  b, 

38  a,  39  a,  40  a,  41  a 
Domitian         D.S.  f.  67  b 
Domna  xvi       D.S.  ff.  55a,  55  b,  56  a,  56  b, 

57  b,  58  a,  58  b,  59  a,  59  b,  63  a 
Dorez,  M.  Leon  xvii,  xliii 
Dorotheus         S.A.  O,  f.  4  b 
Dozy         D.S.  f.  134  a  note 

Ebionistic  xiii 

Eden         D.S.  f  107  a 

Edessa  xxvi,  xxix 

Egypt  vii,  xxix,  xxxi        D.S.  f.  i  loa,  i  lob, 

S.A.    539,    ff.    201  a,    204a,    S.A.    O, 

f   13b 
Egyptian  vii,  xii,  xv,  xxvi,  xxviii,  xxx     S.A. 

405,  p.  12 
Egyptians  xvi 
Ephesian  xiv,  xxxiv,  xxxv 
Ephesians  D.S.    f.    66  b,    S.A.     539, 

f.    105  b 
Ephesus  xxi,  xxii,  xxxiii         D.S.  fif.  52  a, 

53  b,  54  a,  57  b,  60  a,  64b,  66  a,  66  b, 

S.A.  539,  ff-  97  a,   97  b,   98  a,    103  a, 

105  b,  106  a,  1 10  a,  iiob 
Epiphanius  xix,  xxxvi 
Epirus  xxiii 
Esau         p.  228  note 
Ethiopic  xii,  xvi,  xix,  xx,  xxi,  xxv,  xxvii, 

xxviii,  xxix,  xxx,  xxxi,  xxxii         D.S. 

ff.  50b,  95a,   102a  note,  122b  note, 

123b  note,  129a  note,  130  b  note 
Eusebian  xxxv 

Eusebius  xix,  xxi,  xxxi,  xxxii,  xxxvi 
Eutychus  xxxix 
Eve  xl         D.S.  f.  22  a 
Expository  Times  xvii,  xxvii 


INDEX  III. 


259 


Fabricius  xxxiv 

Farnsas         Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  13  b 
Farstus         Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  13  b 
Festus         D.S.  fif.  117a,  117b,  11 8a,  ri8b, 
Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  13  b,  15  b,  17  a,  17b 
Fiji  xxiii 
Foy  xxii 

Gabriel         D.S.  f.  108  a,  S.A.  O,  f.  i  a 

Galila  x.xxii 

Galilean  xiv         D.S.  f.  120  b 

Galilee         S.A.  539,  ff.  99  b,  looa,  204  b, 

S.A.  O,  ff.  2  b,  14  a 
Gallion         D.S.  ff  32  b,  33  a 
Gamaliel         S.A.  539,  f  205  b 
Gehenna         D.S.  ff  24  a,  26  a,  33  b,  S.A. 

539, f  108  a 
Gelasii  Decretum  xix 
Gelasius,  Pope  xiii 
Gentile  xxxviii 
Gentiles         D.S.    fif.    27  b.    Vat.    Arab. 

150b,   S.A.  539,  f.    205  a,    S.A.    405, 

PP-  2,  3 
Georgia  xxiii 
Geronimo,  Blessed  xxiii 
Gethsemane         D.S.  f  50b 
Gezer  xxii 
Gharyanus  xx         D.S.  ff.  27  b,  28  b,  29  a, 

29  b,  30  a,  30  b 
Gibson,   Dr   Margaret   D.   vii,  viii,  ix,  x, 

xxviii,  xxxviii,  xliii 
Ginsburg,  Dr  xxxvi 
Gnostic  xiii,  xiv,  xxii,  .xxiv,  xxxiii,  xxxiv, 

XXXV,  xxxvi,  x.xxvii,  xxxix,  xiii 
Gnostics  xxxiv 
Goltschthal  xxiv 
Goths  xxxiv 

Greece  xxviii,  x.xx         S.A.  O,  f.  13  a 
Greek  viii,  xii,  xv,  xviii,  xi.x,  xxi,  xxv,  xxvii, 

.XXX,    xxxi,    xxxii,    xxxiv,    xxxv,    xiii 

D.S.  f.  130b  note,  S.A.  539,  f.  204b, 

S.A.  405,  p.  2  note 
Greeks  xix,  xxv         S.A.  405,  pp.  3,  4 
Gregoria  xxiii 
Guidi,  Dr  Ignazio  vii,  viii,  x,  xii,  .xv,  xvi, 

xviii,  xi.x,  xliii 

Halaliim,  El         S.A.  O,  f.  13  b  note 
Halfai        D.S.  fif.  1 19  a,  120  a 
Halle  xxiv 


Hamle       D.S.  ff.  122  b  note,  123  b  notes, 

129  a  note 
Hanania         S.A.  O,  f.  i  b 
Hannas         S.A.  539,  f  205  b 
Harnack,  Dr  xxxii,  xiii 
Harpoot  xxiv 
Harris,   Dr  J.   Rendel    xi,   xiv,   xv,   xxiv, 

xxvi,  XXX,  xl,  xliii 
Hastings'  Dictionary  of  the  Bible  xxxi 
Hathor         D.S.  ff.  77  a,  79  b 
Haziran         D.S.  fif.  123  b  note,  i29anote, 

S..A.    405,    p.    22,    Vat.    Arab.    694, 

ff.  12  a,   18  a 
Hebrew  xv,  xxxix         D.S.  ff.  ii6b,  137  a, 

S.A.    O,    f   20  b,    S.A.    405,    p.    I, 

Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  i6b 
Hebrews  D.S.     f.    26    b,    S.A.     405, 

PP-   h  7 
•Helena  xxxvi,  xxxvii 
Herod  XX        D.S.  ff.  48b,  50a,  Sin.  Syr. 

30,  f.  158  a 
Hersanus  xxvii         D.S.  f  106  b 
Herzegovina  .xxiii 
Hierapolis  xxv 
Hilalians         S.A.  O,  f  13  b 
Hillel  .xxix 

Hindoo         S.A.  O,  f  12  b 
Hippolytus  xxxvii 
Hommel,  Dr  F.  xvii 
Hooker,  Bir  vii 
Hormisdas,  Pope  xiii 

lambres         S.A.  405,  p.  12 
lannes         S.A.  405,  p.  12 
Ignatius  xxxiv 
Illyricum         S.A.  405,  p.  12 
Index  Librorum  Prohibitorum  xiii 
India  xx,  xxv,  xxvi,  xxvii  D.S.  ff.  45  a, 

89  a,    89  b,    90  a,    90  b,    91  a,    91  b, 
102  b,    107a,   S.A.   O,   ff.  13a,    19a, 
19  b,  21  a,  22  b,  24  a 
Indian  xxvii 
lona  xxiv 

Iphia         D.S.  f.  87  a 
Iraq         S.A.  O,  f.  13  b 
Irenaeus  xxxviii 

Isaac         D.S.  f.  109  a,  S.A.  405,  pp.  2,  3 
Isaac  a  Jew         S.A.  539,  f  205  b 
Isaiah         Vat.  Arab.  694,  f  151  b 
Island,  the         D.S.  f.  123  b  note 


26o 


INDEX    III. 


Israel         D.S.  ff.  45  b,   1133,  132  a,  Vat. 
Arab.  694,  f.  r5ob,  S.A.  539,  f.  109  b 
Israelite  xxii 

Jackson,  John  xxiii 

Jacob         D.S.  fF.  109  a,  S.A.  405,  pp.  2,  3 

Jairus         S.A.  539,  f.  99  b 

James,   son  of  Halfai   ix,  xxviii         D.S. 

ff.  119a,  i2oa 
James,  son  of  Zebedee  xx,    xxi         D.S. 

ff.  45  a,    45  b,   46  a,   47  a,  47  b,    48  b, 

49  a,  (49  b),  50  a,  50  b 

James,  the  Lord's  Brother  vii,  ix,  x,  xxxi 
D.S.  ff.  51  a,  51b,  52  a,  120  a,  120  b, 
122  a,  122  b,  142  a,  142  b,  143  a,  143  b, 
Vat.  Arab.  694,  ff.  148  b,  149  a,  149  b, 
150  a,  150  b,  151a,  151b,  152  a,  S.A. 
539,  f.  1 06  a 

James,  Dr  M.  R.  xlii 

James,  son  of  ruler  of  synagogue  D.S. 
f.  1 2 1  a 

Janiculum  xxxviii 

Japan  xxiii 

Jeremiah  xvii         Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  150  a 

Jerome  xxxviii 

Jerusalem  xx,  xxviii,  xxix,  xxxi,  xxxvii, 
xxxviii  D.S.  ff.  46  a,  51  b,  52  a, 
62  a,  79  a,  ii6b,  119a,  120 a,  1 20  b, 
122  a,  122  b,  142a,  142  b,  143a,  143  b, 
144  a,  Vat.  Arab.  694,  ff.  148  b,  150  a, 
150  b,  152  a,  S.A.  539,  ff.  102  a,  102  b, 
106  a,  205  b,  S.A.  405,  pp.  12,  21 

Jerusalem,  the  heavenly         D.S.  f.  68  a 

Jew         D.S.  f.  65  a,  S.A.  405,  pp.  i,  15 

Jewish  xxxviii         S.A.  405,  p.  7 

Jews  XXX  D.S.  ff.  28  a,  28  b,  64  a,  66  a, 
121  a,  122  a,  122  b,  123  a,  123  b,  140  a, 
142  a,  142  b,  143  b,  Vat.  Arab.  694, 
ff.  150a,  152a,  S.A.  539,  ff.  99  b,  102  a, 
102  b,  205  a,  205  b,  S.A.  O,  f.  3  a,  S.A. 
405,  pp.  I,  2,  3,  4,  6,  7,  8 

John  (son  of  a  sheikh)  D.S.  ff.  20b, 
2 1  a,  2 1  b 

John  (Apostle)  ix,  x,  xiv,  xvi,  xvii,  xviii, 
XX,  xxi,  xxii,  xxiv,  xxxii,  xxxiii,  xxxiv, 
xxxv,  xxxix,  xli,  xlii*        D.S.  ff.  45  a, 

50  b,  51  a,  51  b,  32  a,  53  b,  54  a, 
54  b,  55  a,  55  b,  56  a,  56  b,  57  b,  58  a, 
58  b,  59  a,  59  b,  60  a,  60  b,  61  a,  61  b, 
62  a,  62  b,  63  a,  64  a,  64  b,  65  b,  66  a. 


66  b,  67  a,  67  b,  68  a,  70  a,  7 1  a,  7 1  b, 
72  a,  S.A.  539,  ff.96b,  97a,  97b,  98a, 
98  b,  99  a,  100  b,  loi  a,  loi  b,  102  a, 
102  b,  103  b,  104  a,  104  b,  105a,  105  b, 
io6a,  106  b,  107  b,  108  b,  109  a,  109  b, 
1 10  a,  nob,  1 1 1  a,  nib,  S.A.  405, 
p.  24 

John,  the  Baptist         D.S.  f.  45  b 

John,  a  presbyter  x.xxv 

Joppa         D.S.  f.  51  b 

Joseph,  the  Patriarch         D.S.  f.  109a 

Joseph,  the  Carpenter  xxix,  xxxi  Vat. 

Arab.  694,  ff.  150  a,  150  b,  Sin.  Syr. 
30,  f.  159  a 

Joseph,  the  Senator         S.A.  539,  f.  99b 

Judas  Iscariot  D.S.  f.  140  a,  Sin.  Syr- 

30,  ff.  158  a,  164  b 

Judas  Thomas  xi,  xiv,  xv,  xxvi,  xli 
Sin.  Syr.  30,  ff.  141  a,  141  b,  145  a, 
150  b,  152  a,  152  b,  153  a,  153  b,  154  a, 
157b,  158a,  158b,  159b,  161  a,  162  b, 
163  a,  163b,  165  b,  167  a,  167  b,  168  a 

Jude  xxvii,  xxix  D.S.  ff.  120  a,  120  b, 
122  b,  123  b  note 

Judea         D.S.  ff.  53  a,  100  b,  n6b,  S.A. 

405.  P-  7 
July         D.S.    ff.  122  b   note,    123b   note, 

129  a  note 
June         D.S.  ff.  123  b  note,  129  a  note 
Justin  Martyr  xxxvi,  xxxvii,  xli 
Justinian  xxxiii 
Justus         Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  14  b 

Kabbalists,  Jewish  xxxv 

Kahenat   xxviii  D.S.    ff.  107  b,    109  a, 

109  b 
Kamadagi  xvi 

Kanmastus         Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  13  b 
Karlsh         Sin.    Syr.    30,    ff.  141  a,    141b, 

150  b,  154  a,  154  b,  157  b,  165  b 
Kerdona         S.A.  539,  f.  202  b 
Khoiak         D.S.  ff.  42  a,  44  b 
King,  C.  W.  xxxv 
Kot  XX 

Kurab,  of  Antioch  xi 
Kurds  xix         D.S.  f.  i8b 

Lasaulx  xxiii 

Latin  xxi,  xxxvi,  xxxix  S.A.  405,  pp.  2,  14 
notes.  Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  13  b  note 


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Lazarus         D.S.  f.  98  a,  S.A.  539,  f.  99  b 

Ledya  xix 

Lemm,  Dr  O.  von  xii 

Lernean  Hydra  xiv 

Leucian  xxi,  xxxiv 

Leucius   Charinus    xiii,   xiv,   xxxii,   xxxiv, 

XXXV,  xlii 
Liber  Pontiticalis  xxxviii 
Libya         S.A.  539,  f.  201  a 
Libyan  xx 
Liebenstein  xxiii 
Ligos       Vat.  Arab.  694,  ff.  14b,  15b,  17a, 

17b 
Linus  xxxvi,  xxxvii,  .\xxix 
Lipari  xxv 
Lipsius,   Ur  xii,   xiii,   xix,   xx,   xxii,   xxiv, 

xxvii,   xxix,   XXX,  xxxii,   xxxiii,  xxxiv, 

XXXV,  xxxvi,  xxxvii,  xxxix,  xlii        S.A. 

405,  p.  2  note 
Livia  xxxvii         S.A.  405,  p.  4 
Lucan  Acts  xv 
Lucas  xlii 
Lucius  xxvii  D.S.  ff.  91  b,  92  a,  95  a, 

95  b,  96  a,  96  b,  98  a,   102  b 
Liihith         S.A.  O,  ff  4  b,  7  b,  15  b,  22  a 
Luke  X,  xii,  xvii,  xviii,  xxxii         S.A.  539, 

ff.    106  a,   204  b,    205  a,   206  a,    206  b, 

207  a,   207  b,   208  a.   Vat.   Arab.   694, 

ff.   12  a,   16  b,   17  b,   18  a 
Luther,  Dr  Martin  xxi 
Lycaonia  xxv 

Lydda  xix        D.S.  ff.  iS  b,  19a,  21  a,  22  a 
Lydia  xix 
Lystrian         S.A.  405,  p.  21 

Ma'arrath,  Mesrin  xi 
Macalister,  R.  A.  Stewart  xxii 
Macedonia  xx,  xxvi,  xxvii,  xxxiii        D.S. 

ff  30  a,  30  b,  31  b,  102  b 
Machir         D.S.  ff  119  a,  120a 
Mactaran  xx         D.S.  f.  27  b 
Madyanin         D.S.  f  102  a 
Magana  xix         D.S.  f  26  a 
Mai,  Cardinal  x 
Maiturnos  xxvii 
Makar  xix 
Malan,  S.  C.   xii,  xix,  xx,  xxi,  xxv,  xxvii, 

xxviii,  xxix,  x.xx,  xxxi,  xxxii 
Malawan  xxx         D.S.  f.  142  a 
Mamreke  xx,  xxi         D.S.  f.  50b  note 


Manashar  Sin.  Syr.  30,  ff  145b,  152a, 
152  b,  168  b 

Mandalay  xxiii 

Manichaean  xiv 

Marawan         D.S.  f.  65  a 

Marcellus  xxix  D.S.  f  122  a,  S.A.  405, 
p.  21 

March  xxxi 

Margita  xxvii         D.S.  f  102  b 

Mark  ix,  x,  xviii,  xxxi  D.S.  ff.  67  a, 
S.A.  539,  ff.  106  a,  200  b,  201  b,  202  a, 
202  b,  203  a.  203  b,  204  a 

Marke  xxi 

Markia  xxxi 

Marmarvvan         D.S.  ff.  53  b,  54  a 

Marmorica  xx 

Marna  xxvii 

Martagena  xxv         D.S.  f  79  b 

Marwan         D.S.  f  75  b 

Mary,    the    Virgin    xxvii,    xxxi  D.S. 

ff  74b,  102a,  ii6b,  119b,  122b,  140b, 
150  a,  151a,  S.A.  539,  ff.  99  a,  S.A.  O, 
ff.  3  a,  10  a,  12  a,  14  a,  24  b,  Sin.  Syr. 
30,  ff  158  a,  159  a 

Masasawi  xxvii         D.S.  f  105  a 

Mastaus  xxvii         D.S.  f.  104  a 

Masya         D.S.  f.  109  a 

Matthaiis  xxvii         D.S.  ff.  106 b,  107  b 

Matthew  xv,  xix,  xxv,  xxviii,  xxx,  xxxi 
D.S.  ff.  107  b,  109  a,  109  b,  1 10  a, 
nob,  1 1 1  a,  nib,  n2  a,  112  b,  n3a, 
113b,  114a,  n4b,  n5a,  n5b,  ii6a, 
ii6b,  117  a,  n8  a,  1 19  a,  120  a  note, 
S.A.  539.  f  106  a 

Matthias    xix,   xxii,    xxviii,    xxx  D.S. 

ff  i8b,  89b,  90b,  91a,  109a  note, 
129a,  129  b,  130a,  133  a,  133  b,  134  a, 
135  b,  136  a,  137  a,  137  b,  138  a,  138  b, 
139  b,  140  a,  141  b 

Maulbronn  xxiii,  xliji 

May  xxix      D.S.  ff  122  b  note,  123  b  note 

Mazdai  xxvii  Sin.  Syr.  ^o,  ff.  141b, 
145  b,  1 50  b,  1 52  a,  1 54  a,  1 54  b,  i  S7  b, 
1 63  b,  165  b 

Media  xxv,  xvi 

Mekos  XX 

Melchisedek         S.A.  405,  p.  4 

Melian         S.A.  539,  f.  202  b 

Menelaus   .xxii  S.A.    539,   ff.    100  b, 

102  a 

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Mesopotamia  xxix         D.S.  f.  123  b  note 

Metternichs  xxiv 

Michael  D.S.    fif.    31b,    122  b,    126  b, 

127  a,   137  b 
Miller  xxxvii 
Mingarelli  xii,  xxi 
Mirawat         D.S.  f.  65  b 
Miyazya         D.S.  f.  50  b 
Moab         S.A.  536,  f.  106  a 
Modalism  xiv 
Montenegro  xxiii 
Montorio,  San  Pietro  in  xxxviii 
Moselle  xxiii 
Moses  xxxiii         S.A.  539,  ff.  106  a,  109  b, 

nob,  III  b 
Mostar  xxiii. 
Mvpvi]  XXX 
Mygdonia         Sin.  Syr.  30,  ff.  141  a,  145  a, 

150  b,  157  b,  162  b,  165  b,  168  a,  168  b, 

169  a 

Naidas,  Niendos  xxv 

Nain         S.A.  539,  f.  99  b 

Narqia  Sin.  Syr.  30,  ff.  145  a,  162  a, 
165  b 

Nathanael  xxix         D.S.  f.  120a 

Natron,  Wady  vii 

Naumachia  xxxviii         S.A.  405,  p.  21 

Nazarene  D.S.  ff.  23  b,  25  b,  47  a,  53  a, 
54b,  64b,  75b,  ii8b,  128b,  S.A.  O, 
f.  23  b,  S.A.  405,  p.  6 

Nazarenes  D.S.  ff.  19a,  20a,  40b, 
50  a,  53  b,  S.A.  O,    f.    I  a 

Nazareth         S.A.  405,  p.  6 

Neander,  Michael  xxi 

Nero  XX,  xxxii  D.S.  f.  50a,  S.A.  539, 

ff.  204  b,  205  a,  208  a,  S.A.  405,  pp.  4, 
5,  6,8,9,  ic>,  II,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17, 
18,  19,  20,  21,  Vat.  Arab.  694,  fif.  12  a, 
12  b,  13  a,  13  b,  14  b,  15  b,  17  a,  17  b 

Nestle,  Dr  xliii 

Nicene  Creed  xxxiii,  xxxviii 

Nights,  Thousand  and  One  xxxv 

Niqta  xx,  xxi         D.S.  f.  50  b 

Nisan  S.A.  539,  ff.  200  b,  204  b,  Sin. 
Syr.  30,  f.  153  b 

Noah         D.S.  ff.  22  a,  22  b 

November         Sin.  Syr.  30,  f.  153  b 

Novgorod  xxiii 

Nubia         S.A.  O,  f.  13a 


Oases  XX,  xxv         D.S.  ff.  27  b,  80a,  Sob, 

81  b,  86  a 
Oasis  XX         D.S.  f.  80a 
October         D.S.  f.   148  b  note,  S.A.  539, 

ff.  204  b  note.  Sin.  Syr.  30,  f.  153  b 
Olives,  Mount  of        D.S.  ff.  72  a,  120  a. 

123  b,  132  a,  143  a 
Ophitic  xxxvii 
Oran,  St  xxiv 
Origen  xxxviii 
Orontes  xxiii 
Ostiensis,  Via  xxxviii 
Oxford  xvi,  xliii 

Pacho,  M.  vii 

Pachon         D.S.  ff.  102  b,  107  a 

Pacific  xxiii 

Palestine  xxii  D.S.  f. 62  a,  S.A.  539,  f.  97b, 
S.A.  O,  f.  13  b,  S.A.  405,  p.  10 

Paolo,  San,  Church  of  xxxviii 

Paradise  D.S.  ff.  22  a,  108  b,  131b,  132  b, 
S.A.  539,  f.  Ilia 

Paris  MSS.  vii,  viii,  ix,  xvi,  xvii,  xliii 

Parthia  xx,  xxv,  xxvi,  xxviii 

Parthica         D.S.  ff.  ii6b 

Parthos  xix,  xx 

Patmos         D.S.  ff.  66  a,  67  b 

Patricius  xxxix  Vat.  Arab.  694,  ff.  12  a, 
12b,  13a,  13b,  17b 

Patroclus  xxxix         S.A.  O,  f.  19  b 

Paul  vii,  viii,  x,  xiii,  xiv,  xviii,  xxxi,  xxxv, 
xxxvi,  xxxvii,  xxxviii,    xlii  D.S. 

ff.  67  a,  102  a,  S.A.  539,  ff.  204  b,  106  a, 
S.A.  O,  ff.  I  a,  I  b,  2b,  5  a,  5  b,  6a,  8  b, 
lob,  II  a,  lib,  13  b,  14  a,  14b,  15  b, 
17  a,  18  a,  18  b,  19  b,  20  a,  20  b,  21  a, 
22  b,  23  b,  24b,  25  b,  26  a,  S.A.  405, 
pp.  I,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  10,  12,  14,  15,  16, 
17,  18,  19,  20,  22,  Vat.  Arab.  694, 
ff.  12  a,  12  b,  13  a,  14  a,  14  b,  15  a,  15  b, 
16  a,  16  b,  17  a,  17  b,  18  a 

Pelwun  XXX 

Pentapolis         S.A.  539,  f.  201  b 

Pentecost         S.A.  539,  f.  96  b 

PSrakomnos  xxviii 

Persia  xxv,  xxix         D.S.  f.  89  b 

Persian  xxiii 

Peter  viii,  ix,  x,  xiii,  xiv,  xviii,  xix,  xxii, 
xxv,  xxvi,  xxviii,  xxix,  xxxi,  xxxvi, 
xxxvii,  .xxxviii,  xxxix         D.S.  ff.  i8b. 


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263 


19  a,  45  a,  46  a,  47  b,  48  b,  50  b,  5  [a, 

5 1  b,  72  b,  73  a,  74  a,  74  b,  75  b,  76  b, 
80a,  Sob,  81  a,  81  b,  82  a,  89b,  goa,9ob, 
91a,  107  b,  108  b,  109  a,  120  b,  121  a, 
123  b,  124  a,  124  b,  125  a,  125  b,  126  b, 
127  a,  127  b,  128  a,  128  b,  134  a,  143  a, 
S.A.  539,  ff.  io6a,  204b,  208a,  S.A.  O, 
iif.  I  a,  lb,  2  b,  4a,  4b,  5  a,  5  b,  6a,  7  b,  9a, 
10  b,  1 1  a,  lib,  13  b,  14  a,  14  b,  15  b, 
i6a,  i6b,  17a,  17b,  i8a,  i8b,  19b, 

20  a,  20  b,  21  a,  22  a,  22  b,  23  a,  23  b, 

24  b,  25  a,  25  b,  26  a,  S.A.  405,  pp.  1,2, 
3,  4,  5,  6,  8,  9,  10,  II,  13,  14,  15,  16, 
17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26, 
27,  28,  29,  30 

Peter,  Preaching  of  xxxi.x 

Petersburg,  St  xxxiii 

Phalaon  xxx 

Phamenoth         D.S.  f.  129  a 

Phaophi  xxviii        D.S.  ff.  i  i6b,  1 19a,  S.A. 

539,  f.  207  b 
Pharaoh  D.S.     f.     60  b,     S.A.    405, 

p.   12 
Pharisees         Vat.  Arab.  ff.  150  a,  151a 
Pharmouthi         D.S.  ft".  50  b,  139  b,  142  a, 

S.A.  539,  fif.  203  a,  204  b 
Philemon  xix         D.S.  ff.  i8b,   19a,   19b, 

20a,  21  a,  2 lb,  22a,  22b,  23a,  23b, 

25  a 

Philip   xii,    xiii,    xxii,    xxv,    xxvi         D.S. 

fif.  i8b,   72a,   74a,    74b,    75a,    75b, 

76  b,  77  a,  77  b,  78  a,  79  a,  79  b 
Philippi         S.A.   O,  ff.   12  a,    15  a,    15  b, 

i6a,  i6b,  17  a,  19a,  20b 
Phoenicia  xxxvi 
Photius  xiv 
Phrygia  xxv 
Pilate  '  xxxviii         D.S.    fif.  100  b,     121b, 

S.A.  539,  f.  99  b,  S.A.  405,  p.  7 
Piobsata  xxxi 
Prochorus  xxi,  xxii,  .\xxiv        D.S.  ff.  50  b, 

52  a,  53  a,  55  a,  56  a,  56  b,  57  b,  62  a, 
62  b,  70  a 

Prokumenos  xxviii 
Protevangelium  Jacobi  xiii 
Priinikos  xxxvii 
Punjab  xxiii 

Oanon,  Beth  Mari  xi 
Quantaria  xxvii 


Rangoon  xxiii 

Raukas,  Rokos  xix 

Ravina  xx         D.S.  f.  50  b 

Red  Sea         D.S.  f.  109  a 

Reichenbach  xxiv 

Revva  xxiii 

Roman  vii,  xiii,  xvi,  xviii,  xxxix,  xiii 
S.A.  O,  fif.  9  a,   12  b,  17  a 

Romans  xviii  D.S.  ff.  26  b,  118  b,  S.A. 
539,  fif.  205  a,  206  b,  207  a,  S.A.  O, 
fif.  15b,  i6b,  19b,  S.A.  405,  p.  21, 
Vat.  Arab.  694,  fif.  14  b,  15  a 

Rome  xxiii,  xxxi,  xxxii,  xxxv,  xxxvi,  xxxvii, 
xxxix,  xliii  D.S.  fif.  55  a,  67  a,  89  b, 
109a,  S.A.  539,  fif.  204b,  205  b,  S.A.  O, 
fif.  I  a,  I  b,  2  a,  4  a,  6  a,  8  b,  9  a,  10  b, 
lib,  12  b,  18  a,  19a,  19b,  23  b,  S.A. 
405,  pp.  I,  4,  20,  22,  23,  24,  25,  27,  28, 
29,  Vat.  Arab.  694,  ff.  12  a,  15a 

Rufus  a  disciple  xix  D.S.  ft".  18  b,  29  a, 
29  b,  37  b,  134  a 

Rufus  the  Governor  xix  D.S.  ff.  20b, 
2 1  b,  22  b,  23  a,  23  b,  25  a,  26  a,  26  b, 
27  a 

Rum,  Er         S.A.  O,  f.  13a  note 

Sabine  xxxvi 

Sabinus         S.A.  539,  fi  202  b 

Sachau  Collection  xl 

Sacra  Via  xxxviii         S.A.  405,  p.  19 

Safras  xx         D.S.  f.  42  a 

Sagamozo  xxiii 

Sahidic  xii,  xv 

Sahidic  Version  D.S.  fi  32  b  note 

Saida,  Beth  S.A.  O,  fif.  2  b,  14  a 

Samaria  xxxvi  D.S.  fif.  120  b,  121  a 

Samll  xxx         D.S.  f.  136  a 

Sammael  xxx 

Sartori,  P.  xxii 

Schmidt,  Dr  Carl  xii,  xiii 

Scindia         S.A.  O,  f.  13  a 

Scotland  xxiv 

Schwally's  Idioticon  xviii 

Scudamore,  Rev.  W.  E.  xiii 

Scutari  xxiii 

Scythia  xx 

Secundus   S.A.  539,  ff.  98  b,  99  a,  100 a, 

100  b,  loi  b,  102  a 
Seleucia    D.S.  {.  52  b 
Seleucus    D.S.  f.  53  b 


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INDEX    III. 


Seleucus  Nicator  xxiii 

Sellin,  Prof,  xxii 

Semitic  xvii,  xxx,  xli 

Septimius  Severus  xlii 

Sewa  XX 

Seybold,  Prof,  viii,  xliii 

Shanghai  xxiii 

Sharon  xix 

Sheol         S.A.  539,  f.  97  a,  Sin.  Syr.  30, 

ff  152  a,  154b,  158  a 
Sialkot  xxiii 
Siam  xxii 
Silas  xxxii 
Simeon,  St  xxix 

Simon,  Cepha         S.A.  539,  ff.  96  b,  103  a 
Simon  Magus  xxxvi,  xxxvii,  xlii         S.A. 

405,  pp.  2,  4,  5,  6,  8,  9,  10,  II,  13,  14, 

15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  21 
Simon,  son  of  Cleophas  ix,  xvii,  xxviii, 

xxix         D.S.  ff.  i2oa,   120  b,    121a, 

121  b,  122  a,  122  b 
Simon  Zelotes  xxix 
Sinai,  Convent  viii         p.  147 
Sinai,  Mount  vii,  viii 
Sinai  MSS.  ix,  x,  xi,  xvii,  xxiv,  xxvi,  xxix, 

xxxix,  xliii 
Sinaitica,  Studia  vii,  viii,  ix,  xi,  xxxviii 
Sirfur,  Sifur        D.S.  f.  106  a,  Sin.  Syr.  30, 

ff.  141b,   150  b,    154  a,  163  b,   145  a, 

152  b,   152  a,    168  b 
Siwah  or  Sewa  xx 
Smith's  Dictionaries  xiii,  xviii 
Spain         S.A.  405,  p.  i 
Stephen,      St      xxi  D.S.     ff.    50  b, 

Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  151  b 
Stoic  xiv 
Strassburg  xxiii 
Struma  xxiii 
Stylite,  John  the  xi 
Sukes  XX 

Sulpicius  Severus  xxxvii 
Suram,  xxiii 
Suriani,  Deyr-es-  vii,  ix 
Suriani   MS.   viii,  ix,  x,   xi,  xv,  xvi,  xvii, 

xix,  xxix,  xliii 
Syria  xxviii,  xxix,   xxx      •  D.S.   f.    123  b, 

S.A.  O,  f.   13  b 
Syriac  x,  xi,  xii,  xv,  xviii,  xxii,  xxv,  xxvi, 

xxvii,  xxix,  xxx,   xxxii,  xxxiii,   xxxiv, 

xxxix,  xlii,  xhii         D.S.  f.  130b  note 


Syriac  MSS.  vii,  xxvi,  xxxiii,  xlii 

Syriac,  Palestinian  xviii 

Syriac  Version,    Old  xli         D.S.  f.  32  b 

note 
Syrian  Fathers         D.S.  ff.  44  b 

Ta'annek  xxii 

Tacudonu  xxii 

Talmud  xxix 

Tamurcke  xxxi 

Tanis         D.S.  f.  106  a 

Tarsus         S.A.  O,  ff.  2  b,  14  a 

Tartabania  xxvii 

Tattam,  Archdeacon  vii 

Tavoy  xxii 

Teman         S.A.  O,  f.  13  b 

Tenasserim  xxii 

Tertanai  xxvii         D.S.  ff.  102  b,  106  b 

Tertia  xxvii  Sin.    Syr.   30,    ff.    145  a, 

150  a,  150  b,  152  a,  154  a,  154  b,  165  b, 

168  b,  169  a 
TertuUian  xxxviii 
Teshrin  Vat.  Arab.  694,  f.  148  b,  S.A. 

539,   ff.  204  b,    208  a.    Sin.    Syr.    30, 

f.   153b 
Thaddeus  ix,  xii,  xxix         D.S.  ff.    123  b, 

124  a,  124  b,  126  b,  127  a,  127  b,  128  a, 

128  b,  129  a 
Thecla  xxxi 
Theophilus,    a    fisherman    xxxii  S.A. 

539,  f.  206  a 
Theophilus,  a  magistrate         D.S.  f.  47  b 
Theopiste     xxxi  Vat.      Arab.      694, 

f.   1 49  a 
Thessaly  xxxiii 
Thilo  xii,  xxi,  xxvii,  xxxvi 
Thomas  xiii,  xiv,  xxii,  xxvi,  xxvii,  xxxiv, 

xxxix,  xHi,  xliii         D.S.  ff.  89ti,  89  b, 

90  b,  91  a,  91  b,  92  a,  93  a,  95  a,  97  b, 

98  a,  100  a,  100  b,  102  b,  (103  b),  106  a, 

107  a,  S.A.  405,  p.  24 
Thoth     D.S.  f.  89  a,  S.A.  539, 

f.  205  a 
Thrace  xx 
Thuringii  xxiii 
Tiberius    xxiii,  xxxi,  xxxviii         S.A.  539, 

f.  204  b 
Tintaran  xix         D.S.  f.  18  b 
Tischendorf,  Dr  Constantin  viii,  xii,  xix, 

xxi,  xxv,  xxix,  xxx 


INDEX   III. 


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Titus  xxxii,  xxxix  S.A.  539,  f.  204  b, 
Vat.  Arab.  694,  ff.  12  a,  16  b,  r;  b» 
18  a 

Tobit  xxix 

Trajan  xxix         D.S.  f.  123  a 

Transalpine         S.A.  405,  p.  29  note 

Transitus  Mariae  xiii 

Tre  Fontane,  Church  xxxviii 

Trent,  Council  of  xxxvi 

Trumbull,  Dr  H.  Clay  xxiii 

Tuba         D.  S.  f.  66  b 

Tubingen  xliii 

Tut         D.S.  f.  86  a 

Twin         D.S.  f.  97  b 

Tyrannus  •  S.A.  539,  ff.  loob,  loi  b, 
102  a 

Tyre  xxxvi 

Usener  xxi 

Valentinian  xxxvii 

Vatican  xxxviii 

Vatican  Library  vii 

Vatican  MSS.  viii,  xvi,  xix,  xliii 

Vaticanon         S.A.  405,  p.  21 

Vecius  xxvii 

Vespasian         Vat.  Arab.  f.  152  a 

Via  Ostiensis         S.A.  405,  p.  20 


Visegrad  .xxiii 

VTzan  Sin.    Syr.    30,    ff.  145  a,     145  b, 

152  a,  152  b,  154  a,  163  b,  168  a,  168  b 

Wallachia  xxiii 

Westcott,  Bishop  xxxv 

Winneburg  xxiii 

Wordsworth-White  .xxxii 

Wright,  Dr  William  x,  xi,  xii,  xviii,  xxii, 
XXV,  xxvi,  xxvii,  .xxx,  xxxii,  xxxiii,  xl, 
xli  Syr.  Sin.  30,  ff.  141  b,  163  a 
notes 

Wiirtemberg  xxiii 

Wiistenfeld  xxviii 

Xanthippus  Sin.  Syr.  30,  f.  167  b 

Zabadka  xxvii         D.  S.  f.  102  b 

Zahn,  Dr  Theodor  xii,   .xxi,    .xxiv,   xxxiv, 

xxxv,  xlii 
Zalonia  xxxi 
Zealand,  New  xxiii 
Zebedee   x.x,   xxi,    xxxii  D.S.    ff.  45  a, 

48  b,  50  b,  66  a,  66  b,  S.A.  539,  ff.  96  b, 

97  a,  97  b 
Ziriaos  xxvii 
Zoega,  Dr  George,  xii 
Zoroaster  xxviii 


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