Table Of ContentTHE LITERARY LEGACY
OF BYZANTIUM
ς
BYZANTIO
Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization
15
Series Editors
Michael Altripp
Lars Martin Hoffmann
Christos Stavrakos
Editorial & Advisory Board
Michael Featherstone (CNRS, Paris)
Bojana Krsmanović (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade)
Bogdan Maleon (University of Iasi)
Antonio Rigo (University of Venice)
Horst Schneider (University of Munich)
Juan Signes Codoner (University of Valladolid)
Peter Van Deun (University of Leuven)
Nino Zchomelidse (Johns Hopkins University)
THE LITERARY LEGACY
OF BYZANTIUM
Editions, Translations, and Studies in Honour
of Joseph A. Munitiz SJ
Edited by
Bram Roosen & Peter Van Deun
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CONTENTS
Charalambos Dendrinos, Dedication 1
Joseph A. Munitiz, Autobiographical tesserae 5
List of publications by Dr Joseph A. Munitiz SJ 15
Abbreviations 21
Pauline Allen, Eustathius, Letter concerning the Two Natures
against Severus (CPG 6810): An English Translation 25
Theodora Antonopoulou, An Anonymous Iambic Canon on
St John Chrysostom 57
Davide Baldi, Etymologicum Symeonis Ζ 77
Reinhart Ceulemans & Margaret Dimitrova, The Slavonic
Catena also known as the ‘Commentary of Philo’ and the Greek
Catena Hauniensis on the Song of Songs 109
Barbara Crostini, Athanasius’s Letter to Marcellinus as Psalter
Preface 145
José Declerck, La prise de Jérusalem en 614 : les autorités,
le peuple, les dèmes et le clergé 167
Eva De Ridder, An Ascetic Miscellany from the Late
Thirteenth Century: the Atheniensis, Bibliothecae Nationalis 322 189
Tomás Fernández, El florilegio de los mss. F H en la letra Alfa
del Florilegio Coisliniano 213
José Maksimczuk, The Transmission of the so-called ‘First
Chapter Titles’ in the Second Recension of the Florilegium
Coislinianum 239
CONTENTS
Basile Markesinis, La date de la composition du Corpus de
S. Maxime le Confesseur : nouvelles données 255
Juan Nadal Cañellas (†), Ramón Llull Y El Mundo Bizantino 289
Stefaan Neirynck & Peter Van Deun, Est-ce qu’on a
découvert la profession de foi de Métrophane de Smyrne ? 321
Jennifer Nimmo Smith, The Reception of the ‘Catalogue
of Inventors’ in Gregory of Nazianzus’ Sermon 4, 107–09
in Pseudo-Nonnus’ Commentary on Sermon 4 and Beyond:
An End or a Beginning? 333
Paul-Hubert Poirier, Polémique antimanichéenne et
controverse théologique : les combats d’un évêque du ive siècle,
Titus de Bostra 357
Antonio Rigo, La lettre de Nicolas Pépagoménos à Grégoire
Palamas 381
Bram Roosen, A Dyothelite Florilegium in the Run-up to the
Lateran Council (a. 649). Maximus the Confessor’s tomos to
Stephen of Dor against the Ekthesis (CPG 7697. 15) 415
Index of Authors 535
Index of Scholars 545
Index of Manuscripts 555
Tabula gratulatoria 561
VI
Charalambos Dendrinos
Dedication
The present Festschrift in honour of Dr Joseph A. Munitiz SJ was pre-
pared by former, present, and future contributors to the Series Graeca
of the Corpus Christianorum (CCSG), as a token of profound respect,
appreciation, and admiration felt towards the eminent Byzantinist and
cofounder of the CCSG. The volume has been produced especially in
order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Series foundation, in 1977.
Over the last four decades, and under the leadership of successive di-
rectors, the CCSG has successfully produced more than eighty volumes
containing critical editions of unpublished or previously published
Greek theological, religious, and spiritual texts that between them cov-
er many centuries of Byzantine thought. In the process, the Series has
proved ground-breaking for the ways in which it has approached Greek
patristic and byzantine texts, for setting new scholarly standards in the
field of textual criticism, and for adopting innovative editorial prac-
tices and conventions that have been increasingly followed by scholars
around the world.
Our honorand has been actively involved with the Series Graeca since
its inception, and has contributed significantly to the shaping of its iden-
tity and the development of its life and work. The CCSG and its sister
series, Corpus Christianorum in Translation (CCT) are proud to include
a number of model volumes produced by Father Joseph Munitiz, namely
Theognosti Thesaurus (CCSG, 5 [1979]), Nicephori Blemmydae Autobi-
ographia sive curriculum vitae necnon epistula universalior (CCSG, 13
[1984]), and Anastasii Sinaitae Quaestiones et Responsiones (co-edited
with † Marcel Richard, CCSG, 59 [2006]), all of which he subsequently
annotated and translated: Nikephoros Blemmydes: A Partial Account
(Spicilegium Sacrum Lovaniense. Études et documents, 48 [1988]), Ana-
stasios of Sinai: Questions and Answers (CCT, 7 [2011]), and Theognos-
tos: Treasury (CCT, 16 [2014]). Alongside these volumes, Father Muni-
tiz has published extensively throughout his long career on Byzantine
historical, autobiographical, theological, homiletical, catechetical, hagi-
ographical, and spiritual literature, as well as on areas of palaeography.
A substantial part of his work has also focused on St Ignatius of Loyola
CHARALAMBOS DENDRINOS
and the Society of Jesus. We refer readers to the bibliography for further
details.
Father Joseph Munitiz is a true scholar, an inspiring mentor, and an
affectionate teacher. Always ready to listen, help, and advise, over the
years he has guided, supported, and encouraged novices, students and
fellow scholars, many of whom have become his devoted friends and
disciples. Those who are fortunate to know him personally, as well as
those who are acquainted with him through his work benefit greatly
from his erudition and deep understanding of the Orthodox tradition
and spirituality. His emphasis on detail, and his conviction that sound
knowledge of both philology and palaeography are essential for young
scholars who wish to acquire a thorough appreciation of Byzantine his-
tory, literature, and culture was put to good use during his tutorials
and seminars, including the postgraduate working seminar on editing
Byzantine texts at Royal Holloway, University of London, which he
co-founded in the 1980s and which has continued up to the present
day.
Given his unassuming nature we considered it more appropriate, in-
stead of composing an extensive laudatio in his honour, to invite Father
Joseph to write an autobiographical sketch, although we did not reveal
our intention of including it in this Festschrift. He graciously accepted
our invitation, and in his Autobiographical tesserae in this volume, he
reflects on his life and work, and highlights important aspects that
shaped his choices, interests, and career. By including Father Joseph’s
own tesserae along with those represented by the essays of the contribu-
tors to this volume, a rich and colourful mosaic is formed as a tribute to
a leading Byzantinist who has greatly enriched our field with his schol-
arship.
It is with a deep sense of gratitude but also with some degree of nerv-
ousness that the Institute of Palaeochristian and Byzantine Studies of the
Catholic University of Louvain, in co-operation with the Hellenic In-
stitute of Royal Holloway, University of London, presents this volume
to Dr Joseph A. Munitiz: nervousness, because to offer a Festschrift to a
scholar like Father Joseph is a demanding task and, as editors and con-
tributors, we can only hope to have approached the high standards of Fa-
ther Joseph’s own scholarly work; gratitude, for his major contribution
to Byzantine Studies and for bringing greater understanding between
the Greek East and the Latin West.
DEDICATION
Bringing knowledge and greater understanding has also been a major
goal of the editorial endeavour that is the CCSG. It is symbolized by the
icon of the two clerical figures supporting the Church that adorns the
front cover of each volume of the Corpus Christianorum. Hopefully, this
Festschrift will bring us one small but appreciated step further towards
that goal.
Together with friends, readers, publishers, supporters, and contribu-
tors, we wish the honorand and the Series Graeca, Εἰς ἔτη πολλά!
