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- The Early Coptic Papacy: The Egyptian Church and Its Leadership in Late Antiquity
The Early Coptic Papacy: The Egyptian Church and Its Leadership in Late Antiquity
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The Copts, adherents of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, today represent the largest Christian community in the Middle East, and their presiding bishops have been accorded the title of pope since the third century AD. This study analyzes the development of the Egyptian papacy from its origins to the rise of Islam. How did the papal office in Egypt evolve as a social and religious institution during the first six and a half centuries AD? How do the developments in the Alexandrian patriarchate reflect larger developments in the Egyptian church as a whole?
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