Table Of ContentThe Tale of the Prophet Isaiah
East Central and Eastern
Europe in the Middle Ages,
450–1450
GeneralEditor
FlorinCurta
VOLUME23
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The Tale of the Prophet Isaiah
The Destiny and Meanings of an Apocryphal Text
By
IvanBiliarsky
LEIDEN•BOSTON
2013
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1InJudahisGodknown:hisnameisgreatin
Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and
hisdwellingplaceinZion.12Heshallcutoff
thespiritofprinces:heisterribletothekings
oftheearth.
(Psalms,76:1–2,12)
ΓνωστὸςἐντῇἸουδαίᾳὁΘεὸς,ἐντῷἸσραὴλμέ-
γατὸὄνομααὐτοῦ.καὶἐγενήθηἐνεἰρήνῃὁτόπος
αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ κατοικητήριον αὐτοῦ ἐν Σιών. τῷ
φοβερῷ καὶ ἀφαιρουμένῳ πνεύματα ἀρχόντων,
φοβερῷπαρὰτοῖςβασιλεῦσιτῆςγῆς.
(Ψάλμοι75:2–3,13)
Cognosceturin Iudaea Deus in Israhelmag-
num nomen eius et factus est in pace locus
eiusethabitatioeiusinSion…eteiquiaufert
spiritusprincipumterribiliapudregesterrae
(Ps.75:2–3,13)
CONTENTS
ListofIllustrations...................................................... ix
Preface.................................................................. xi
Introduction............................................................ 1
1. TheTextoftheLiteraryWorkandItsManuscriptTradition........ 7
TheVariableDestinyoftheKichevoManuscriptandthe
PlaceofTaleoftheProphetIsaiahinIt ..................... 7
TheTextoftheTaleoftheProphetIsaiah....................... 10
2. TaleoftheProphetIsaiahintheContextofMediaevalLiterature
andModernResearches............................................ 29
Historiography ................................................. 29
PublicationsofthetextofTaleoftheProphetIsaiah ........... 30
CharacteroftheText........................................... 49
Authorship..................................................... 51
Localisation .................................................... 52
DatingoftheText .............................................. 54
3. TheChosenPeopleandthePromisedLand........................ 65
TheProphetIsaiahandtheNewIsrael......................... 65
GeographicalFeaturesofReligiousIdentity.................... 84
CitiesandFoundingofCities................................... 98
4. TheDivinelyChosenKing,HumbletoGod:TsarIzot,orDavidic
Royalty ............................................................. 129
TsarIzotandHisReign......................................... 132
TheAntagonists................................................ 135
Goliath,theSeaFrank.......................................... 136
Ozia,theKingoftheEast ...................................... 139
TheDavidicParadigmofPowerandTsarIzot:TheBagrationi
DynastyandtheIdeaoftheDavidicRoyaltyinthe
Causcasus.................................................. 150
viii contents
5. TheRenovatorKing:TsarIsporandtheMosaicRoyalty:
ConstantineandtheRoyaltyoftheRuler-Converterto
Christianity......................................................... 163
TheMoses-ConstantineTypologyintheMediaevalWorld .... 165
Moses-ConstantineinBulgaria................................. 179
Moses-ConstantineintheTale................................. 189
6. KingsandTheirNames............................................. 205
Arev............................................................ 206
Basil............................................................ 210
Cometopouloi.................................................. 213
Constantine.................................................... 218
Nicephorus..................................................... 221
Roman ......................................................... 225
SeleukiaSimeklit............................................... 226
Slav............................................................. 232
Symeon ........................................................ 234
TheodoraandHerSontheTsar ................................ 237
Turgius ......................................................... 239
Conclusion ............................................................. 243
ExcursusOne:TheListofNamesoftheBulgarPrinces:Between
MythandHistory................................................... 249
ExcursusTwo:TheBirthoftheFoundingKings ........................ 261
ExcursusThree:TheTabernacleoftheEmpireortheState-Church.... 269
Bibliography ............................................................ 279
Index ................................................................... 297
LISTOFILLUSTRATIONS
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HistoricalMuseumofMoscow...................................... 22
2. GIM86795,Kludov.123,f.401r.WithkindpermissionoftheState
HistoricalMuseumofMoscow...................................... 23
3. GIM86795,Kludov.123,f.401v.WithkindpermissionoftheState
HistoricalMuseumofMoscow...................................... 24
4. GIM86795,Kludov.123,f.402r.WithkindpermissionoftheState
HistoricalMuseumofMoscow...................................... 25
5. GIM86795,Kludov.123,f.402v.WithkindpermissionoftheState
HistoricalMuseumofMoscow...................................... 26
6. GIM86795,Kludov.123,f.403r.WithkindpermissionoftheState
HistoricalMuseumofMoscow...................................... 27
Description:The book contains an edition of the original text of Tale of the Prophet Isaiah and commentary on the quite unclear narrative concerning its origins, development and an interpretation of its meaning with strong focus on its biblical roots."
