Section 09: Legacy and Reception
The closing section of the guide, tracing the Ladder‘s long afterlife and the modern study of it. The two files cover, first, its influence on the tradition — from Studite monasticism through Athonite hesychasm, the precise relation to the Philokalia, and the Slavonic and Russian transmission — and, second, the modern scholarship and translations: the Greek text and its text-critical situation, the standard English versions of Luibheid–Russell and Lazarus Moore, Kallistos Ware’s introduction, and Chryssavgis’s monograph.
Tradition: Pan-Orthodox (Church Father)
Contents
| File | Topic |
|---|---|
| Influence on the Tradition | Over seven hundred Greek manuscripts; Theodore the Studite and the rule of Lenten reading; the Sinaite continuators and the hesychast controversy (Gregory of Sinai, Palamas); the precise Philokalia question; the Slavonic Lestvitsa, Paisius Velichkovsky, and the Optina Russian edition |
| Modern Scholarship and Translations | The text-critical situation (Rader/PG 88, Sophronios 1883, no critical edition, the Venetskov project); Luibheid–Russell (CWS, 1982) with Ware’s introduction; Lazarus Moore and the Holy Transfiguration Monastery revision; Chryssavgis and Johnsén; the dating debate recapitulated |
How to Use
- Read Influence on the Tradition for the Ladder’s place in the living stream of Eastern monasticism and the prayer of the heart.
- Read Modern Scholarship and Translations for the editions this collection cites and for the scholarly framing of the text and the dating problem.
Cross-References
- For the hesychast charter text at the root of this reception, see Watchfulness and the Remembrance of Jesus
- For the Lenten reading that carried the book to the whole Church, see Sinai Monasticism and the Lenten Reading
- For the dating debate in full, see Sinai and the Monk
- For Climacus among the Fathers, see Church Fathers
- For the governing standard, see the repository Methodology