Damascenus the Studite, Treasury 11.120-11.133

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Context

Damascenus the Studite from Thessaloniki (ca. 1500-1577) studied at Constantinople before appointment to important ecclesiastical offices in Macedonia, Epirus, and Aetolia later in his career. Apparently while he was still in Constantinople he produced a collection of 36 sermons, the Treasury (Θησαυρός), which offered learned historical and theological commentary on biblical scripture. In this passage concerning the Gospels, specifically Matthew 16:13-16, Damascenus observes the distinction between Caesarea Philippi and Caesarea Palestinae.

Text

Ἀρχίζω δὲ ἀπ’ ἐδῶ τοὺς λόγους τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου· καὶ ὁ μὲν Ματθαῖος καὶ Μάρκος καὶ Λουκᾶς, οἱ τρεῖς Εὐαγγελισταὶ λέγουσιν ἔτσι· καὶ πρῶτος ὁ Ματθαῖος· Ἐλθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὰ μέρη Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου, ἠρώτα τοὺς Μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ, λέγων· Τίνα με λέγουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι εἶναι τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον· Οἱ μὲν Ἰωάννην τὸν Βαπτιστὴν, ἄλλοι δὲ Ἠλίαν, ἕτεροι δὲ Ἰερεμίαν, ἢ ἕνα τῶν Προφητῶν. Ὑμεῖς τίνα μὲ λέγετε εἶναι; Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπε Σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος. Ὁ Κύριος περιπατῶντας εἰς τὴν γῆν σωματικῶς, ὑπῆγε καὶ ὡς τὰ μέρη τῆς Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου· δύο Καισάρειαι εἶναι· μία εἶναι τῆς Ἀνατολῆς, ὁποῦ λέγεται τοῦ Στράτωνος Καισάρεια· ἄλλη δὲ εἶναι αὐτή, ὁποῦ ἀναφέρει τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον· αὐτὴν τὴν ἔκτισεν ὁ Φίλιππος ὁ Μακεδὼν, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ὀνομάζεται τοῦ Φιλίππου.1

Textual Note

Ed. Deledemou 1943

Translation

From this point I start with the stories of the Gospel. Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the three evangelists, write this, first Matthew: “When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, ‘Who do men say that (I) the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some (say) John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the Prophets.’ ‘Who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’” The Lord, when he had walked about on Earth in bodily form, eventually came to the district of Caesarea Philippi. There are two Caesareas: one is in the East, which is called Straton’s Caesarea; the other is this one the Gospel refers to. Philip of Macedon founded it, and that is why it is named Philippi.

Translation Note

Trans. J. L. Rife

Works Cited

1 Damascenus the Studite, Θησαυρὸς Δαμασκηνοῦ τοῦ ὑποδιακόνου καὶ Στουδίτου τῆς Θεσσαλονικέως, ed. E. Deledemou (New York: Atlantis Greek Book Company, 1943), bk: 11, line: 120-133.

How to Cite This Entry

Joseph L. Rife, “Damascenus the Studite, Treasury 11.120-11.133,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published April 28, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/484.

Bibliography:

Joseph L. Rife, “Damascenus the Studite, Treasury 11.120-11.133.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published April 28, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/484.

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