The Titles of Jesus

Leave a Comment / Theology / By Youssef Matta

The Titles of Jesus Jesus of Nazareth was given more titles than any other person in history. A brief sampling would include the following: Christ Lord Son of Man Savior Son of David Great High Priest Son of God Alpha & Omega Master Teacher Righteousness Prophet Rose of Sharon Lily of the Valley Advocate Lion …

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Jesus Christ as the Only Begotten

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Jesus Christ as the Only Begotten That the Bible refers to Jesus as “the only begotten of the Father” (John 1:14) has provoked great controversy in church history. Because Jesus is also called the “firstborn over all creation” (Colossians 1:15), it has been argued that the Bible teaches that Jesus is not divine, but an …

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The Deity of Christ

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The Deity of Christ Faith in the deity of Christ is necessary to being a Christian. It is an essential part of the New Testament gospel of Christ. Yet in every century the church has been forced to deal with people who claim to be Christians while denying or distorting the deity of Christ. In …

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The Relationship of St. Shenoute of Atripe with His Contemporary Patriarchs of Alexandria

Leave a Comment / Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

The Relationship of St. Shenoute of Atripe with His Contemporary Patriarchs of Alexandria WHEN WE SPEAK about the relationship of St. Shenoute with the Alexandrian patriarchs, we speak indeed about a traditional relationship between Coptic monasticism and the official church of Egypt. The basis of this relationship was already established at the dawn of Coptic …

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Apollinarianism

Leave a Comment / Groups, History / By Armia FAYEZ

APOLLINARIANISM Apollinarianism is the dogma instituted by Apollinarius of Laodicea. He was a great friend of Athanasius of Alexandria and rendered him great service, defending orthodoxy against Arianism. But under the influence of Arianism, Apollinarius denied the full human nature of Christ by promulgating that the divine Logos took the place of the nous. Apollinarianism …

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Doxology

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DOXOLOGY The word doxology is composed from two Greek words: “doxa” meaning “good report, glory,” and “logos,” meaning “word, expression.” Hence, the combined meaning is “the expression of glory.” The doxology is a hymn used in the Coptic Church to commemorate an event or a church personality. It is usually a short hymn of 5-10 …

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Authoritative Teaching (NHC VI, 3)

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AUTHORITATIVE TEACHING (NHC VI, 3) A sophisticated Christian treatise on the nature of the human soul reflecting second-century Middle-Platonic teachings on the soul. Its title, in Greek (Authentikos logos), occurs at the end. Extant only in Coptic, Authoritative Teaching was originally composed in Greek. It should be seen as a product of late second-century Alexandrian …

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Trimorphic Protennoia (NHC XIII, 1)

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TRIMORPHIC PROTENNOIA (NHC XIII, 1) A Sethian Gnostic revelatory monologue given in the first person by a feminine revealer called Protennoia (“First Thought”), who identifies herself in a series of self-predications and reveals her three appearances as Voice, Speech, and Logos. She reports that in her final appearance she “put on” Jesus. The tractate is …

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Tripartite Tractate (NHC I, 5)

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TRIPARTITE TRACTATE (NHC I, 5) A lengthy theological treatise divided into three parts (divisions indicated by scribal decorations) for which no title is preserved in the manuscript. Tripartite Tractate contains a comparatively late, highly developed Valentinian Gnostic system, somewhat comparable in its arrangement to Origen‘s treatise On First Principles. The first part deals with the …

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Coptic Media Online

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COPTIC MEDIA ONLINE Introduction Copts have historically sustained a strong presence across all forms of media in Egypt. The Coptic Church and individual Coptic intellectuals were crucial actors in the development of the publishing industry in Egypt in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century when the …

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