In my lecture, I would first like to briefly introduce the academy project ‘Die alexandrinische und antiochenische Bibelexegese in der Spätantike’, its aims and the methods used in the production of the critical editions, as well as the workflows and tools we use in our editorial work. I will then offer insights into the text-critical findings of our project by means of two case studies: (1) on the reconstruction of the biblical lemmata in the Commentary on Psalms by Eusebius of Caesarea in the dynamic relationship of integral and fragmentary transmission, and (2) on the peculiarities of the New Testament text in the homilies of Severian of Gabala.

The 9th century Codex Sinaiticus gr. 491 transmits a series of homilies on Epiphany. In my paper I'd like to talk about three of them, CPG 4212 by Severian of Gabala, CPG 4882 attributed to Severian by Wenger in his editio princeps, and CPG 4456 by John Chrysostom. I'd like to focus on their transmission, their genre, their connection with the feast and last but not least their exegetical and theological approach.

My paper explores Severianus's use of Colossians in his homilies (transmitted in direct tradition) and in the fragments attributed to him in Catena tradition. By analyzing these texts, I aim to present Severianus' interpretation in comparison to contemporary authors and shed light on his contribution to Christian exegetical scholarship.