Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt

Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘ (Author) Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘ (13-14th centuries) was the compiler of the Coptic theological encyclopedia The Precious Jewel on the Ecclesiastical Sciences (al-Jawharah al-nafīsah fī ‘ulūm al-kanīsah). Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar (Author) Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar (d. 1324) was a Coptic priest and theologian and the author of The Lamp of Darkness and the Elucidation of the Service (Mișbâḥ al-ẓulmah wa-îḍāḥ al-khidmah). Gabriel V of Alexandria (Author) Pope Gabriel V of Alexandria (r. 1409-1427) was the 88th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Arsenius Mikhail (Edited & Translated By) Arsenius Mikhail is Professor of Liturgical Studies at St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School in Los Angeles. He is the author of The Presentation of the Lamb: The Prothesis and Preparatory Rites of the Coptic Liturgy.

Preface | ix

Editorial Notes | xi

List of Abbreviations | xiii

Manuscripts | xv

Map of Egypt | xviii

Introduction | 1

1 Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31

2 Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, The Precious Jewel | 60

3 Gabriel V, The Ritual Order | 108

Appendix: Coptic Liturgical Chants | 143

Glossary | 149

Works Cited | 159

Biblical Index | 175

Manuscripts Index | 177

General Index | 179