The Roots of Egyptian Christianity (Studies in Antiquity and Christianity)

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 7
Preface by James M. Robinson......Page 11
Foreword by Birger A. Pearson and James E. Goehring......Page 17
Abbreviations......Page 23
PART ONE. Greek, Coptic, and Arabic Sources......Page 31
1. The Discovering and Marketing of Coptic Manuscripts The Nag Hammadi Codices and the Bodmer Papyri / James M. Robinson......Page 32
2. Coptic and Greek Inscriptions from Christian Egypt: A Brief Review / S. Kent Brown......Page 56
3. Coptic Documentary Papyri as a Historical Source for Egyptian Christianity / Leslie S. B. MacCoull......Page 72
4. Coptic Literature / Tito Orlandi......Page 81
5. Arabic Sources for Early Egyptian Christianity / Khalil Samir, S.J.......Page 112
PART TWO. The Environment of Early Christianity in Egypt......Page 129
6. The Socio-Economic Background of Christianity in Egypt / Henry A. Green......Page 130
7. Mithra in Egypt / Gary Lease......Page 144
PART THREE. The Emergence of Christianity in Egypt......Page 161
8. Earliest Christianity in Egypt: Some Observations / Birger A. Pearson......Page 162
9. Jewish Christianity in Egypt / A. F. J. Klijn......Page 191
PART FOUR. Theological Speculation and Debate......Page 207
10. Theological Education at Alexandria / Robert M. Grant......Page 208
11. Jewish and Platonic Speculations in Early Alexandrian Theology: Eugnostus, Philo, Valentinus, and Origen / Roelof van den Broek......Page 220
12. Athanasius of Alexandria vs. Arius: The Alexandrian Crisis / Charles Kannengiesser, S.J.......Page 234
13. Anti-Chalcedonian Polemics in Coptic Texts, 451-641 / David W. Johnson, S.J.......Page 246
PART FIVE. Monasticism......Page 265
14. New Frontiers in Pachomian Studies / James E. Goehring......Page 266
15. The State of Research on the Career of Shenoute of Atripe / Janet Timbie......Page 288
16. Monasticism and Gnosis in Egypt / Armand Veilleux......Page 301
17. The Manichaean Challenge to Egyptian Christianity / Gedaliahu G. Stroumsa......Page 337