An Unpublished Syriac Witness to the Discourse of Timothy the Presbyter “on Simeon, the Elder and the Presentation of the Lord into the Temple”

The Syriac manuscript in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, shelf marked A 12008, is a collection of homilies, most of which are by Jacob of Serugh. Among the many homilies in the manuscript, there is a discourse attributed to Timothy, the Presbyter, on “Simeon, the Elder and the Presentation of Our Lord into the Temple.” The Syriac text of this homily matches the Greek text of a homily attributed to Timothy, presbyter of Jerusalem, on the same subject; however, the Syriac unpublished witness contains some interesting variations in the form, structure, and content distinguished from the published Greek version in CPG 7405 (PG 86:252).