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Miscellaneous Identifications IV: A Missing Quire of the Arabic Apocrypha Codex among the New Finds

[Update (4 February 2026): Unfortunately, I overlooked an important reference as I wrote this post, namely an article by André Binggeli from 2015, in which he already identifies the fragment discussed here as belonging to the Arabic Apocrypha Codex. Here’s the article: André Binggeli, “Early Christian Graeco-Arabica: Melkite Manuscripts and Translations in Palestine“, Intellectual History… Continue reading Miscellaneous Identifications IV: A Missing Quire of the Arabic Apocrypha Codex among the New Finds

Reuniting James Intercisus: A Mingana Leaf Rejoins Sinai Ar. 369

A guest post by Habib Ibrahim* 1. While working on the Arabic dossier of James Intercisus,1 a Syrian-Persian saint of the 5th century, I came across a fragment in the Mingana Collection in Birmingham that belongs to an Arabic manuscript from Sinai. The single leaf preserved under the shelfmark Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, Mingana Collection,… Continue reading Reuniting James Intercisus: A Mingana Leaf Rejoins Sinai Ar. 369

Initial Funding from LMU Munich

1. Today I got news that I will receive initial funding from my faculty at LMU Munich. I’m very grateful for this. It’s a comparatively small sum (around EUR 9,000). But it can already achieve quite a bit. I will use this funding to carry out preliminary work for a larger project dedicated to the… Continue reading Initial Funding from LMU Munich