Skeireins fragments
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The Skeireins fragments are surviving pieces of a Gothic-language biblical commentary that provide important evidence for the Gothic language and early Christian exegesis.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic-language text
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biblical commentary ⓘ late antique Christian text ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 5th–6th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gothic Bible tradition
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Wulfila Bible tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
biblical quotations
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paraphrases of biblical text ⓘ theological explanations ⓘ |
| date |
early 6th century
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late 5th century ⓘ |
| describedAs | commentary on the Gospel of John ⓘ |
| etymologyOfTitle | Gothic word "skeireins" meaning "explanation" or "clarification" ⓘ |
| extent | fragmentary ⓘ |
| focusesOn | interpretation of Johannine passages ⓘ |
| genre | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Christianization of the Goths
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ⓘ
late antique theological debates ⓘ |
| language | Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature | East Germanic language data ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bible
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Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | parchment manuscript ⓘ |
| possibleAuthorship |
anonymous Gothic Christian author
ⓘ
possibly connected to the circle of Ulfilas (Wulfila) ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives only in fragments ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
eastern Gothic milieu
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possibly Balkans ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Codex Argenteus
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ⓘ
Gothic Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | patristic commentary ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Germanic philology
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Gothic studies ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| script | Gothic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for early Christian exegesis
ⓘ
important evidence for the Gothic language ⓘ one of the very few extended Gothic prose texts ⓘ |
| textType | prose ⓘ |
| transmission | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical linguistics of Gothic
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study of Gothic syntax ⓘ study of Gothic vocabulary ⓘ study of early Christian biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Gothic alphabet ⓘ |
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