Church Fathers in the Margins: Patristic Traditions in Biblical Manuscripts, Ludwig-Maximilian University, June 24–25, 2019

Within the framework of the ERC project Paratexts of the Greek Bible (ParaTexBib), led by Martin Wallraff and Patrick Andrist, a workshop will take place from Monday, June 24th through Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich on the topic Church Fathers in the Margins: Patristic Traditions in Biblical Manuscripts.

The ParaTexBib project aims to identify, classify, and edit every kind of paratextual content accompanying the biblical text in Gospel manuscripts. Many of these paratexts bear, in quite varied forms, the heritage of patristic traditions. During this event we would like to consider the following question: how do the biblical manuscripts (Old and New Testaments) receive patristic traditions, transform them, and contribute to their transmission? We are particularly interested in the phenomenon of excerption and in the methods and intentions that underlie these processes. How is the meaning of the extracts modified by their selection, by their possible transformation, and by the proximity of other extracts? Do these phenomena, along with the choice of authors and works, allow us to define centers of interest or theological projects, possibly even controversial ones? Does the presence of such excerpts reveal particular uses and audiences – can we form hypotheses about the available sources, and hence about the production environments?

We are particularly interested in biblical manuscripts in Greek prior to the fifteenth century. However, we also particularly encourage contributions relating to other linguistic areas (Latin, Eastern languages).

We welcome submissions in German, English, French, and Italian for 20-minute papers.