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"A Clear Account of the Codex Simonideios" appears to be a presentation title by Andrew S. Jacobs, focusing on the 19th-century "Codex Sinaiticus" forgery claims made by Constantine Simonides
. It explores the ideological, social, and academic vulnerabilities surrounding this famous, debated manuscript.
Key details:
- Topic: Analyzes the claims made by Constantine Simonides, a 19th-century Greek palaeographer, that he created the Codex Sinaiticus (discovered by Tischendorf), which scholars dated to the 4th century.
- Context: Explores the "ideological infrastructures of biblical vulnerability" in the 19th century.
- Significance: Relates to the broader history of forgeries, such as those detailed in Patricia Lovett's website and Christopher de Hamel's The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club, as discussed on the Grolier Club website.
- Author/Speaker: Andrew S. Jacobs (Boston University), as found in the SBL/AAR 2023 digest.
- ANDREW S. JACOBS - Boston University
Aug 15, 2024 — "'A Clear Account of the Codex Simonideios': Ideological Infrastructures of Biblical. Vulnerability in the 19th Century" (Society ...
Boston University
- SBL/AAR 2023, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS DIGEST of SESSIONS ...
... A Clear Account of the Codex Simonideios”: Ideological Infrastructures of Biblical Vulnerability in the 19th Century (20 min) ...
Academia.edu
- Constantine Simonides | Patricia Lovett MBE
Jan 12, 2023 — Constantine Simonides was a 19th century forger who specialized in Greek manuscripts. He specialized in early Christian era manusc...
Patricia Lovett
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