Tetraevangelion

Tetraevangelion (Greek: τετραευαγγέλιον, "Four Evangelia/Gospel Books"; Georgian: ოთხთავი, ot'kht'avi; Old Slavonic: благовѣствованиѥ; Bulgarian: Четвероевангелие; Serbian: Четворојеванђеље) is a name used in Eastern Orthodox terminology for the Canonical gospels of the Four Evangelists. Examples of notable medieval manuscripts include:

Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander (1355–56), Bulgarian, illuminated.
Jakov of Serres' (1354), Serbian, illuminated.
Vani Gospels (12–13th c.), Georgian, illuminated.
Mstislav Gospel (12th c.), Russian, illuminated.
Codex Marianus (11th c.), South Slavic. One of the oldest Slavic tetraevangelia.^[1]
Codex Zographensis (10–11th c.), South Slavic, illuminated. Oldest Slavic tetraevangelion.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Paul D. Steeves (1988). The Modern encyclopedia of religions in Russia and the Soviet Union. Academic International Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-87569-106-0.

Sources

Francis Watson (26 May 2013). Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 584–. ISBN 978-0-8028-4054-7.

[Steeves1988-1] Paul D. Steeves (1988). The Modern encyclopedia of religions in Russia and the Soviet Union. Academic International Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-87569-106-0.

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