Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt
Three Arabic Commentaries on the Coptic Liturgy
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For anyone interested in liturgical history in general or with specific interest in Coptic Liturgy, this book is a must read. I highly recommend it.---Maxwell E. Johnson, Worship Journal
Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘ (Author)
Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘ (13-14th centuries) was the compiler of the Coptic theological encyclopedia The Precious Jewel on the Ecclesiastical Sciences
(al-Jawharah al-nafīsah fī ‘ulūm al-kanīsah).
Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar (Author)
Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar (d. 1324) was a Coptic priest and theologian and the author of The Lamp of Darkness and the Elucidation of the Service (Mișbâḥ al-ẓulmah wa-îḍāḥ al-khidmah).
Gabriel V of Alexandria (Author)
Pope Gabriel V of Alexandria (r. 1409-1427) was the 88th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Arsenius Mikhail (Edited & Translated By)
Arsenius Mikhail is Professor of Liturgical Studies at St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School in Los Angeles. He is the author of The Presentation of the Lamb: The Prothesis and Preparatory Rites of the Coptic Liturgy.
Preface | ix
Editorial Notes | xi
List of Abbreviations | xiii
Manuscripts | xv
Map of Egypt | xviii
Introduction | 1
1 Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31
2 Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, The Precious Jewel | 60
3 Gabriel V, The Ritual Order | 108
Appendix: Coptic Liturgical Chants | 143
Glossary | 149
Works Cited | 159
Biblical Index | 175
Manuscripts Index | 177
General Index | 179
