TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. i-vi i
2. PREFACE vii
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. I. THE HISTORY OF RESEARCH: THE VITAE 3
7. II. THE HISTORY OF RESEARCH: EPISTULA AMMONIS 24
8. III. THE MANUSCRIPTS 34
9. IV. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MSS. F AND t 42
10. V. THE TEXTUAL TRADITION OF THE ASCETICA 60
11. VI. THE LITERARY AND HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE TEXT 103
12. THE CRITICAL TEXT 123
13. THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION 159
14. NOTES ON THE TEXT 183
15. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 296
16. INDICES 304
17. 308 308