Nikolos Farmakidis - TOC - the two Kallinikos and how Benedict is now fully confirmed

[Steven Avery]

This Kallinikos comes and reappears from time to time in the life of Simonides, either because he writes him letters or because he publishes books for him. We cannot verify its existence. But they wrote the same about Benedict, etc. and where we can prove something, Simonides seems to be right. Furthermore, we will see that what "Simonides' Kallinikos" writes are true and we can verify them. The ones that writes J. Sylvester Davies's Callinicus are not truths. In the above letter we even underlined the history of the process of acquiring the Code from Tischendorf, which, as we will see in the special chapter, coincides with the real events. In other words, Tischendorf is not telling the truth and the English are using someone called Kallinikos to verify Tischendorf.

 

[Steven Avery]

5th, I beg your readers to notice what certainly escaped Mr. Davies's notice, viz., the date of his epistle-writer's letter, the first of April (13th, N.S.), on the first of April all absurdities are perpetuated in Greece with much more freedom than in Europe. It is the great day for amusing deceptions and delusions, the day when pranks of all kinds are perpetrated, and every man, , whether clergyman or layman, who would wish to be believed, would not dream of dating his letter "the first of April." If he did it unintentionally, he still couldn't convince his countrymen that he was serious. I can't say who the crook is in this case, but there is no doubt that someone is having a hearty laugh at Guardian readers' expense. All the while, the real investigation into the authenticity of the Codex Sinaiticus is also overlooked. The public had been assured that in May Tischendorf was to be in London, bringing a part at least of his great Codex. I waited in England hoping to get a chance to meet him, face to face, to prove him wrong, but May has come and gone and the explorer has not appeared.

 

[Steven Avery]

Simonides acquired too much information during his long stay at Leipzig, not to be able to say that he was the author of this valuable treasure in the library of the University, where he was a frequent visitor. So, in this case, a place would certainly be good to find for him soon in an unbalanced asylum.


Simonides knew from his information that he was a fake and so he wanted to see him to prove it. Tischendorf knew Simonides very well and thus feared any field confrontation with him. Tischendorf also says that Simonides knew his department very well Code that he had taken in Leipzig, namely the first 43 cards. We cannot know exactly what he meant and I do not know what weight this could have on our case.

 

[Steven Avery]

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"Both of these topics were published by Simonides. By Varnavas in 1843, published by Rodokanaki. Simonides' relationship to the Codex is different from what he says, but it must be close"

 

[Steven Avery]

First pages
KONSTANTINOS SIMONIDES AN INCOMPATIBLE PERSONALITY
(1820-1867)
But [Myson the Hineus] said: "They do not seek things from words, but from things the reasons; for it is not from words that things are accomplished, but from things that are words."
Diogenes Laertius KONSTANTINOS SIMONIDES
AN INCOMPATIBLE PERSONALITY
© Author: NIKOLOS VAS. FARMAKIDIS 12 Amarantou Street, 85131, Rhodes E-mail: nicolos.f@gmail.com
Cover: Painting by Dimitrios Georgiadis
Oil, dimensions 44X54
Property: Nikolo Farmakidis
Printing - Binding: "Techni" Publications
Antonios Emm. Vratsalis
30-32 Australis, Rhodes 85132
Email: antoniosvratsalis@gmail.com
To my son Konstantinos
To remember that life is not determined by wealth and knowledge, but by the education of our country that should imbue us.

PROLOGUE……………………………………………………. IX

INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………… 1

Part I. The environment of Constantinos Simonides…………….. 11
I. 1. The birth of Constantinos Chatzikostas (Simonides) ................................ 11
I. 2. Symi before the Greek Revolution ..................................... 13
I. 3. The School of Agia Marina in Symi ................................................... 22
I. 4. Benedict the Russian ………………………………...………… 33
I. 5. Symi during the Revolution of 1821 until Kapodistrias... 44
I. 6. The period of Kapodistrias 1828 – 1831 ………..………........... 54
I. 7. Symi after 1835 ……………..…………………………........ 70
I. 8. The family of Constantine ………………………………… 79
I. 9. Constantine's relations with his family ……..…….. 87
I.10. Symi with the creation of the Greek State …………….. 100

Part II. The studies of Constantinos Simonides……………….. 103
II. 1. The schools and the Orphanage in Aegina ………………... 103
II. 2. Constantine in Aegina ………………………………………… 105
II. 3. The first studies of Constantine …………………………. 106
II. 4. The teachers of Constantine ………………………………… 114

Part III. Konstantinos Simonides and the world around him... 121
III. 1. The changes that affected him ……………………………… 121
III. 2. The holy relics of Mount Athos ………………………….. 121
III. 3. The Westerners and the monuments of Greek literature ………... 123

Part IV. The wanderings of Constantinos Simonides ………. 125
IV. 1. Its beginning in the Greek area …………..……………... 125
IV. 2. Monastery of Ag. Panteleimon (of the Russians) ……………………….. 126
IV. 3. The passage from Constantinople …………………… 135
IV. 4. In Odessa ………………………………………………………… 139
IV. 5. Constantine's study tours ……………………. 144

Part V. The effort in Greece …………………….…….. 147
V. 1. In Athens under the protection of Kolettis..…………………. 147
V. 2. The Full Moon and the heliotype ……..…………………………... 152
V. 3. Ragavis enters Constantine's life …..…………... 155
V. 4. "Geographically and legally regarding Cephalonia".......... 170
V. 5. Who was Jonah King ……………………………………. 170
V. 6. The ecclesiastical in Greece ................................................ 173
V. 7. The King case and Constantine …….…………………… 175
V. 8. The library of uncle Benedict ……………………………. 188
V. 9. A true story of finding manuscripts ……………... 195
V. 10. The authentic manuscripts in Athens ……………………... 196
V. 11. Ragavi's knowledge of palaeography ……....………… 200
V. 12. "Symaid" a dilemma of Simonides? ……………….…….. 202

Part VI. Return to Istanbul ……….………….. 209
VI. 1. The persecution of Hierotheos …………………………………………………… 209
VI. 2. Family rivalries continue …………………… 213
VI. 3. The effort with the Russians ………………………………… 215
VI. 4. The excavations in Constantinople …………………….. 223
VI. 5. The publications before the excavation …………………….. 234
VI. 6. Simonides' study of the Egyptian stele …………….. 238
VI. 7. The effort with America ………………………………… 239

Part VII. Preparing for the trip to Europe …….……. 243
VII. 1. The journey to Mount Athos and Smyrna …………………….. 243

Part VIII. From Alexandria to Europe …………………. 257
VIII. 1 In England ………………………………………….……... 257
VIII. 2. In France ………………………………………………………… 269
VIII. 3. In Germany …………………………………………………. 275
VIII. 4. The Heavenly …………………………………………………… 280
VIII. 5. The return to England ………………….………………… 294
VIII. 6. The two hieromonks of Kalliniki ………………….…………… 304
VIII. 7. The Mayerian Code …………………….………………... 321

Part IX. The Sinaitic Codex ………………………………….. 327
IX. 1. The Case of the Sinaitic Code ………………………….. 327
IX. 2. Controversies in England about the Sinaitic Code …….. 340
IX. 3. The Sinaitic Codex and the Monastery of Sinai .................................... 349
Part X. Epilogue in Alexandria to this day …………....... 353
X. 1. The death of Stilpon and the proceedings in Alexandria... 353
X. 2. The death of Constantine …………………………………... 359
X. 3. The dispute between the half-brothers of Simonides …………... 361
X. 4. The case of Artemidorus ……………………………………….. 362
X. 5. Who was Constantine and what was he fighting …………………. 366
APPENDIX …………………………………………………………... 379
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..…………………………………………………………………….. 467

 

[Steven Avery]

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IX. 2. THE CONTROVERSY IN ENGLAND TO THE SINAI CODE

Thus, in a series of articles in the London Quarterly Review in 1883, the Archimandrite of Chichester, John W. Burgon, uses every theoretical trick to downplay the content of the code: :

“Without an iota of hesitation, the Sinaitic codex scandalously corrupts by exposing the most obscene and depraved texts to date. Those which are repositories of a large quantity of forged writings and deliberate distortions of the truth…”


The Code contains all the poetic and prophetic books of the Old Testament, and only a portion of the historical books. The text of the New Testament covers 148 leaves, is complete and intact, and includes two books that did not form part of the New Testament canon: the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Hermas.1

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1 Both of these topics were published by Simonides. By Varnavas in 1843, published by Rodokanaki. Simonides' relationship to the Codex is different from what he says, but it must be close.

Georgios Rhodokanakis Rhodocanakis