Description
Is mainly concerned with the Coptic Encyclopedia, pillars of Alexandrine theology, microfilming manuscripts and a rare book on martyrdom.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Perspectives..5
THE ALEXANDRIAN PAPACY The Saintly Life of Pope Kyrillos VI..7 His Holiness Pope Shenouda III THE COPTIC ENCYCLOPAEDIA..12 Aziz S. Atiya, Editor in Chief PILLARS OF COPTIC ORTHODOXY Saint Cyril of Alexandria..13 Fayek M. Ishak STUDY IN HISTORICAL SOURCES The Jewish Community of First-Century Alexandria and Christian Origins in Egypt..23 Birger A. Pearson DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY Distinct Characteristics of Cyrillian Orthodox Theology..35 Fayek M. Ishak MYSTICAL PHILOSOPHY Cyrillian Dogma and Spirituality..39 Fayek M. Ishak EGYPTO-GNOSTIC PHILOSOPHY From the Hieroglyphs to the Cross: Egyptian Philosophy and Christian Gnosis..43 Rachad Mounir Shoucri MANUSCRIPTS Microfilming Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts in Egypt..63 S. Kent Brown LITERATURE The Deaconess (2)..69 Rodolph Yanney A RARE BOOK Les Actes des Martyrs de l'Église Copte: Etude Critique..75 Emile Clement Amélineau HYMNODY Les the Modern Coptic Tarnimah, Farahanin, Farahanin (We Are Joyful, We Are Joyful)..77 Marian Robertson REVIEW ARTICLES James Wellard, Desert Pilgrimage..85 Fayek M. Ishak Otto F.A. Meinardus, The Copts in Jerusalem..90 Boulos A. Ayad BOOK REVIEW John D. Cooney, Late Egyptian and Coptic Art..95 Boulos A. Ayad CONTRIBUTORS..97 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR..99
