Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ
Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ
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Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ
《我主耶稣基督遗训》(Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ)
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A collection in two books of church regulations claiming to be from the mouth of Christ and written down by Clement of Rome.
一部两卷本的教会规条集，声称源自基督亲口所述，并由罗马的克莱门特 (Clement of Rome) 笔录。
A collection in two books of church regulations claiming to be from the mouth of Christ and written down by Clement of Rome. The work (* CPG * 1743) was originally written in Greek (of this only parts survive); Cappadocia, Syria, and Palestine (thus Kohlbacher) have all been suggested as its place of origin; Rahmani dated it to the 2nd cent. but more recently the late 4th (White) and the late 5th cent. (Kohlbacher) have both been suggested. The translation into Syriac was made in 686/7 by ‘the poor Yaʿqub’ who is usually identified as Yaʿqub of Edessa . The work contains three different elements: a short apocalypse at the beginning; material going back to the ‘Apostolic Tradition’ attributed to Hippolytus ; and descriptions of liturgical usage (including a complete initiation rite [II.5–10], as well as a number of prayers for different occasions). The third element may portray an ideal rather than any local reality. The apocalypse was perhaps added and composed by the translator (thus Drijvers). The Testament was taken over in an abbreviated form in the Syr. Orth. ‘Synodicon’ in ms. Damascus Patr. 8/11. In Arabic and Ethiopic it forms part of the ‘Octateuch of Clement’.
一部两卷本的教会规条合集，声称源自基督口述，并由罗马的克莱门特 (Clement of Rome) 记录。该著作（* CPG * 1743）原以希腊语写成（仅存部分残篇）；卡帕多西亚 (Cappadocia)、叙利亚 (Syria) 和巴勒斯坦 (Palestine)（据科尔巴赫 (Kohlbacher)）均被提议为其起源之地；拉赫马尼 (Rahmani) 将其断代为 2 世纪，但近期有人提议为 4 世纪晚期（怀特 (White)）和 5 世纪晚期（科尔巴赫 (Kohlbacher)）。叙利亚语译本由“贫穷的雅各布”(‘the poor Yaʿqub’) 于 686/7 年完成，他通常被认定为埃德萨的雅各布 (Yaʿqub of Edessa)。该著作包含三个不同部分：开头的一篇短篇启示录；可追溯至归于希波吕托斯 (Hippolytus) 的《使徒传统》(Apostolic Tradition) 的材料；以及礼仪用法的描述（包括完整的入会仪式 [II.5–10]，以及若干适用于不同场合的祈祷文）。第三部分描绘的可能是一种理想，而非任何地方现实。启示录部分或许由译者添加并撰写（据德里弗斯 (Drijvers)）。该《遗训》(Testament) 以缩写形式被收录于叙利亚正教 (Syr. Orth.) 的《会议录》(Synodicon) 中，见于手稿 Damascus Patr. 8/11。在阿拉伯语和埃塞俄比亚语中，它构成《克莱门特八书》(Octateuch of Clement) 的一部分。
References
R. Beylot, Le Testamentum Domini éthiopien (1984).
J. Cooper and A. J. McLean, The Testament of the Lord (1902). (ET)
F. Nau (ed. P. Ciprotti), La version syriaque de l’Octateuque de Clément (1967). (FT)
I. E. Rahmani, Testamentum Domini nostri Jesu Christi (1899). (with LT)
G. Sperry-White, The Testamentum Domini. A text for students (1991). (ET of selections)
A. Vööbus, The Synodicon in the West Syrian Tradition, vol. I (CSCO 367–8; 1975), 1–49 (Syr.), 27–64 (ET).
R.-G. Coquin, ‘Le Testamentum Domini: Problèmes de tradition textuelle’, ParOr 5 (1974), 165–88.
H. J. W. Drijvers, ‘The Testament of our Lord. Jacob of Edessa’s response to Islam’, ARAM 6 (1994), 104–14.
F. X. Funk, Das Testament unseres Herrn und die verwandten Schriften (1901).
B. Gain, ‘Fragments grecs inédits du Testamentum Domini attribués à saint Basile’, Augustinianum 32 (1992), 261–77.
M. Kohlbacher, ‘Wessen Kirche ordnete das Testamentum Domini nostri Jesu Christi?’, in Zu Geschichte, Theologie, Liturgie und Gegenwartslage der syrischen Kirchen, ed. M. Tamcke and A. Heinz (SOK 9; 2000), 55–137. (with further references)
P. Post, ‘La liturgie en tant qu’architecture? Remarques sur la relation entre le “Testamentum Domini Jesu Christi” et l’architecture des églises dans l’Illyricum oriental’, Bijdragen 42 (1981), 392–420.
G. White, Daily prayer and its ascetic content in the Syriac and Ethiopic Testamentum Domini (Joensu, 2002).
G. Winkler, ‘Über das christliche Erbe Henochs und einige Probleme des Testamentum Domini’, OC (forthcoming).
Citation
Sebastian P. Brock. 2011. “Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Beth Mardutho. https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Testament-of-our-Lord-Jesus-Christ.