Abstract
The present paper traces firstly the history of the rich manuscript tradition of the discourse To the shepherd (Πρὸς τὸν ποιμένα), the last piece of the Ladder (Κλίμαξ), an ascetic book composed in the 7th century by Saint John of Sinai (also known as John Climacus). The reception of this discourse is also studied through its Commentary (Ἐξήγησις) written by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos in the 14th century. Secondly, this article provides an edition of the final part of the text To the shepherd commented by Nikephoros which is a metaphorical praise of the perfection of the hegumen, monastic leader and guide of monks. The edition is based on the unique witness of the Nikephoros’ exegesis (the end of the codex Chig. gr. 38) ; the lemmas of John Climacus’ text included in the Commentary, are edited taking into account the abundant direct tradition of the Ladder in order to identify a manuscript model possibly used by the exegete.
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