I uploaded a list of the works of Severian of Gabala here. I’ve worked on it a bit more since, and revised versions are now available:
- Severian of Gabala – works (PDF)
- Severian of Gabala – works (DOCX)
I don’t seem to have done anything on these for a week, so best to park them here!
UPDATE: Newer version here.
Beware. As several homilies related to Chrysostom’s exile, they might have been concocted by the “Johnites” (his followers), rather than being the actual text.
Ancient conventions applied: it was ok to “reconstruct” a lost (or not existent) speech for artistical and/or propaganda purposes, provided the contents were sensible (not necessarily accurate in detail).
De pace has an additional problem: the extant Latin version is notably shorter than the Greek. No explanation is at hand for the discrepancy.
I suppose it is possible. But nothing in De Pace is uncomplimentary to Severian. (You’ve seen the translation that Bryson Sewell has made here?)
As I understand it, the Latin version is part of a collection of homilies by the Greek fathers circulating in the west. The De Severiano Recipiendo is very short too – that can’t be a full-length sermon, surely? I wonder how long are the versions of genuine Chrysostom sermons in that collection?
Pardon my ignorance – it is hard for amateurs like myself to access the scholarship.
All the Latin manuscripts of De pace have the same short (or shortened?) form.
The so-called 38 Latin homilies collection conveys texts, both authentic and spurious, attributed to John Chrysostom, De pace being the exception.
But are the Latin versions of Chrysostom in the 38-homily collection shortened versions also? Or full-length?
By the way … I intend to commission more translations into English of works by Severian. Do you have any suggestions of which homilies? Ones not already existing in translation?
About the 38 homilies series: some texts are purely Latin (no Greek original), some probably so. Greek texts are generally entire, Severian’s De pace being the most notable exception.
About Severian’s homilies: an updated list (mine) is due to appear by Christmas 2014. Then we can plan something.
It will be very interesting to see it.