Angels in Coptic tradition

<strong>This article begins with a general overview of Coptic Angelology. I give special attention to the accompanying angel, the angels of the altar and then to the archangels Michael and Gabriel. The tasks of the angelic figures were studied in detail. I also use some recently edited Sahidic...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0c2208f8eccb46afba5ab14a99bd260e2021-12-02T09:20:20ZAngels in Coptic tradition2356-87042536-995410.36816/shedet.006.05https://doaj.org/article/0c2208f8eccb46afba5ab14a99bd260e2019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_88281_62ab7a7903064aba18aa3bb60eb816e2.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2356-8704https://doaj.org/toc/2536-9954<strong>This article begins with a general overview of Coptic Angelology. I give special attention to the accompanying angel, the angels of the altar and then to the archangels Michael and Gabriel. The tasks of the angelic figures were studied in detail. I also use some recently edited Sahidic homilies attributed to St. Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 296/298-2 May 373), together with many Coptic literary works to shed more light on angels and their role in Coptic tradition.</strong>Ibrahim SAWEROSFayoum Universityarticleangelologymichael the archangelgabriel the archangelthe accompanying angelangels of the altarcoptic literatureathanasius of alexandriaAuxiliary sciences of historyCArchaeologyCC1-960ENShedet, Vol 6, Iss 6, Pp 74-91 (2019)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic angelology
michael the archangel
gabriel the archangel
the accompanying angel
angels of the altar
coptic literature
athanasius of alexandria
Auxiliary sciences of history
C
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle angelology
michael the archangel
gabriel the archangel
the accompanying angel
angels of the altar
coptic literature
athanasius of alexandria
Auxiliary sciences of history
C
Archaeology
CC1-960
Ibrahim SAWEROS
Angels in Coptic tradition
description <strong>This article begins with a general overview of Coptic Angelology. I give special attention to the accompanying angel, the angels of the altar and then to the archangels Michael and Gabriel. The tasks of the angelic figures were studied in detail. I also use some recently edited Sahidic homilies attributed to St. Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 296/298-2 May 373), together with many Coptic literary works to shed more light on angels and their role in Coptic tradition.</strong>
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title Angels in Coptic tradition
title_short Angels in Coptic tradition
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