Course “The Codex Suprasliensis. A Paschal Homily by John Chrysostom”

On the eve of Easter, I invite you to a mini-course
“The Codex Suprasliensis. John Chrysostom’s Easter Homily”

We will delve into one of the earliest versions of this text, examining its grammar and vocabulary, paying close attention to the script and the specifics of the manuscript tradition. We will read the text carefully and comment on every important detail (and there are many!).

At the heart of our work is the Codex Suprasliensis, one of the most valuable monuments of Old Church Slavonic written culture. Throughout the course, we will read a fragment of John Chrysostom’s Easter Homily in its early linguistic version.

This course will be useful for those who:

• are interested in reading manuscripts and in the history of texts;
• already have some knowledge of Old Church Slavonic and want to deepen it;
• are new to Old Church Slavonic and manuscript studies;
• wish to gain a deeper understanding of the Easter tradition through the language of the original source.

Course overview

Day 1. Opening fragment
The glorification of Christ
General information about the Codex Suprasliensis
Grammar: sentence structure in Old Church Slavonic (gerunds, participles, double case constructions)

Day 2. Middle fragment
The Passion of Christ
Grammar: verb forms (past tense)

Day 3. Final fragment
The praise of Christ
Grammar: the imperative, noun, and adjective forms

The fragment that will be read can be found here.

Format: online via Google Meet
Course language: English
Dates: March 30 (Mon), April 1 (Wed), April 3 (Fri)
Time: 16:00 (GMT/UTC)
Class duration: 90 minutes
Fee: $40

To enroll, please register via the link.

See you in the course!