Title: ANGELS IN COPTIC TRADITION
Author(s): Ibrahim SAWEROS
Journal: SHEDET(Annual Peer-Reviewed Journal Issued By The Faculty Of Archaeology, Fayoum University)
Issue: 6 Date: 2019
Pages: 74-91
Cite as: Ibrahim SAWEROS (2019). ANGELS IN COPTIC TRADITION.SHEDET(Annual Peer-Reviewed Journal Issued By The Faculty Of Archaeology, Fayoum University), 6 (2019) pp. 74-91.10.36816/shedet.006.05

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ANGELS IN COPTIC TRADITION

Ibrahim SAWEROS

10.36816/shedet.006.05


This article begins with a general overview of Coptic Angelology. I give special attention to the accompanying angel, the angels of the altar and then to the archangels Michael and Gabriel. The tasks of the angelic figures were studied in detail. I also use some recently edited Sahidic homilies attributed to St. Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 296/298-2 May 373), together with many Coptic literary works to shed more light on angels and their role in Coptic tradition.

KEYWORDS
Angelology, Michael the Archangel, Gabriel the Archangel, The Accompanying Angel, Angels of the Altar, Coptic Literature, Athanasius of Alexandria.