The Bryennios List and its Origin

The Bryennios List, often regarded as the earliest extant Old Testament canon, is here shown instead to originate from an excerpt of Epiphanius’s Weights and Measures in a medieval florilegium, the Doctrina patrum, and thus to have no independent value. Implications are briefly considered.

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Main Author: Stevens, Luke J. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2020
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 703-706
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bryenniosliste / Canon / Old Testament / Doctrina patrum / Epiphanius, Constantiensis 315-403, De mensuris et ponderibus
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
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Summary:The Bryennios List, often regarded as the earliest extant Old Testament canon, is here shown instead to originate from an excerpt of Epiphanius’s Weights and Measures in a medieval florilegium, the Doctrina patrum, and thus to have no independent value. Implications are briefly considered.
ISSN:1477-4607
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jts/flaa095