Erstedition eines christlich-literarischen Fragments aus der Sammlung der Öster¬reichischen Nationalbibliothek

Abstract

The present article offers the first edition with translation and commentary of a hitherto unpublished Late Antique Greek papyrus from the collection of the Austrian National Library (inv. no. P.Vindob. G 29289). The new papyrus contains a fragment of a Christian literary text which does not appear to be known to the medieval tradition. The recto refers to the proper conduct of life for a Christian, while on the verso of the papyrus, the death and resurrection of Christ are discussed. In terms of genre, the text is most likely a homily of a church father or a local priest, bishop or patriarch. However, other early Christian genres (exegetical texts and commentaries, encomia, hymns, paraphrases of New Testament passages, etc.) cannot be ruled out.