Two Thousand Years of Coptic ChristianityAmerican Univ in Cairo Press, 2002 - 344 pages Christianity arrived early in Egypt, brought--according to tradition--by Saint Mark the Evangelist, who became the first patriarch of Alexandria. The Coptic Orthodox Church has flourished ever since, with millions of adherents both in Egypt and in Coptic communities around the world. Since its split from the Byzantine Church in 451, the Coptic Church has proudly maintained its early traditions, and influence from outside has been minimal: the liturgy is still sung to unique rhythms in Coptic, a late stage of the same ancient Egyptian language that is inscribed in hieroglyphs on temple walls and papyri. Dr. Otto Meinardus, a leading authority on the history of the Coptic Church, here revises, updates, and combines his renowned studies Christian Egypt, Ancient and Modern (The American University in Cairo Press, 1965, 1977) and Christian Egypt, Faith and Life (The American University in Cairo Press, 1970) into a new, definitive, one-volume history for the Millennium, surveying the twenty centuries of existence of one of the oldest churches in the world. |
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Contents
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II | 9 |
III | 13 |
IV | 14 |
VI | 17 |
VII | 20 |
VIII | 27 |
IX | 28 |
L | 132 |
LI | 136 |
LII | 143 |
LIII | 146 |
LIV | 148 |
LV | 151 |
LVI | 154 |
LVII | 155 |
X | 30 |
XI | 33 |
XII | 35 |
XIII | 38 |
XIV | 39 |
XV | 40 |
XVI | 41 |
XVII | 42 |
XVIII | 43 |
XIX | 45 |
XXI | 46 |
XXIII | 47 |
XXIV | 49 |
XXV | 50 |
XXVI | 51 |
XXVII | 53 |
XXVIII | 54 |
XXIX | 55 |
XXX | 61 |
XXXI | 64 |
XXXII | 65 |
XXXIII | 66 |
XXXIV | 68 |
XXXV | 69 |
XXXVI | 71 |
XXXVII | 74 |
XXXVIII | 76 |
XXXIX | 77 |
XL | 79 |
XLI | 81 |
XLII | 85 |
XLIII | 93 |
XLIV | 95 |
XLV | 99 |
XLVI | 104 |
XLVII | 122 |
XLVIII | 123 |
XLIX | 129 |
LVIII | 171 |
LX | 176 |
LXI | 182 |
LXII | 183 |
LXIII | 186 |
LXIV | 188 |
LXV | 191 |
LXVI | 192 |
LXVII | 205 |
LXVIII | 214 |
LXIX | 223 |
LXX | 225 |
LXXI | 228 |
LXXIII | 230 |
LXXIV | 232 |
LXXV | 233 |
LXXVI | 236 |
LXXVII | 238 |
LXXVIII | 240 |
LXXIX | 241 |
LXXX | 246 |
LXXXI | 251 |
LXXXII | 253 |
LXXXIII | 255 |
LXXXIV | 257 |
LXXXV | 258 |
LXXXVI | 259 |
LXXXVII | 261 |
LXXXVIII | 262 |
XC | 263 |
XCI | 265 |
XCII | 273 |
XCIII | 283 |
XCIV | 311 |
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Abu Maqar Abuna al-Baramus al-Muharraq al-Surian altar ancient Apostles Arabic Archangel Asyut Athanasius baptistery bishop built Butrus canons cave chapel Christ Christian Church of Saint commemoration consecrated Coptic Church Copts Cyril Cyrus and John Dair Anba Damiana dedicated to Saint desert east Egyptian Ethiopian Evangelist Fayyum Gabriel Girgis Greek haikal Harat hegumen hermits holy family Holy Virgin Holy Virgin Mary Jerusalem Jesus John the Short Maglis al-milli martyr martyrdom meters Miaphysite Monastery of Saint monastic monks Muhammad mulid Muslims nave Nile northern Old Cairo Pasha patriarch of Alexandria Peter pilgrims Pope Shenuda priest relics of Saint repose ruins Saint Antony Saint Bishoi Saint Damiana Saint George Saint John Saint Macarius Saint Mark Saint Menas Saint Mercurius Saint Michael Saint Paul Saint Samuel Saint Shenute Saint Theodore Saints Cyrus sanctuary Scetis Shari shrine situated sixth century Syrians temple theological three haikals tomb village Wadi al-Natrun
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