Apostolic Canons in the
Tradition of the Coptic Church | Coptic Reads
Author:Fr. Athanasius
El-MaqariPublisher:Noubar PressPublish Year:2013Pages:253Categories:Canon LawDescription:"The church's commitment to the laws of its fathers is a declaration of the church's identity and an elevation of its prestige." With these words, Monk Priest Athanasius El-Makari opens his book "Apostolic Canons in the Tradition of the Coptic Church". The first part features a comprehensive view,
including various translations and descriptions of manuscripts containing the first Arabic translation, while the second part contains the text of the canons, including the detailed index, the verbally corrected text of the first book, the verbally corrected text of the second book, the literal text of the first book, the literal text of the second book, vocabulary index, and references. The author concludes by inviting readers to discover history's depths to experience the church in its purity, simplicity, depth, firmness, tenderness, and serenity.