Cyril Ibn Laqlaq's Book of Confession

A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation with an Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-54066-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 29, 486 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 871 g

Reihe: Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity

Cyril ibn Laqlaq’s Book of Confession offers the critical edition and translation of a treatise that is published here for the first time. Cyril, the 75th Coptic Patriarch, was a controversial figure who was judged for simony by his own bishops in an official synod. Despite his failure to promote auricular confession during his lifetime, the widespread distribution of his treatise had a significant impact on the practice's adoption. The Book of Confession is well attested in the manuscript tradition. The vast inventory of manuscripts attests to its popularity among diverse Christian denominations throughout the Middle East. Undoubtedly, it has been a highly influential text in the formation of spiritual life and penitential theology in the Middle Ages.

Autoren/Hrsg.

K Sadek, Botros

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

List of Figures

Introduction

1 Cyril ibn Laqlaq: Life and Work

1 Ministry of Cyril ibn Laqlaq

2 Literary Corpus of Cyril ibn Laqlaq

3 Conclusion

2 Book of Confession: Literary Analysis

1 Classification of Manuscripts

2 Authorship

3 Primary Resources

4 Composition and Structure

5 Conclusion

Critical Edition and Translation

Notes on the Critical Edition

Abbreviations

Prologue

Contents

Chapters

Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms

Appendix 2: Biblical Quotations and References

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Botros K. Sadek, Ph.D. & M.A. (2020), Claremont Graduate University, Th. M & M.A. (2016), St Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary, is an Independent Scholar in the field of Coptic Studies and Theological History. He has published monographs, translations, and many articles.