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Martyrs and Archangels

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The three hitherto unpublished Coptic literary texts edited and translated here derive from the famous monastery of St Michael at Hamuli and currently belong to the collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. The first work, a passio of a soldier named Phoibamon, is a native Coptic composition that provides a prime example of the so-called 'epic' type of Egyptian martyrdom literature. The second text, another martyrdom of three saintly soldiers, Theodore, Leontius, and Panigerus, represents anciently translated literature and shows interesting deviations from the more standard mould of Coptic martyrdoms. The third and final work edited here is a sermon on St Michael the Archangel attributed to Archelaos, a bishop of the town of Neapolis.

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ISBN: 9783161569944
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Author: Sami Uljas, Matthias Muller
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 481 pages
Series: Studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity
Genres: Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology
Theology
Religious institutions and organizations
Ancient history
Archaeology by period / region
Christianity