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4 days ago · Coptic Egyptian emerged as a distinct language in the third century and for about two centuries it coexisted with Demotic. Although the Old Coptic experiments with the Greek alphabet took place in the circles of traditional (“pagan”) temple administration and education, the alphabetic writing system was embraced and proliferated by the early Church for writing Christian scriptures, likely ...
4 days ago · The Coptic Orthodox Church ( Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, romanized: Ti-eklisia en-remenkimi en-orthodhoxos, lit. 'the Egyptian Orthodox Church'), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The ...
- 10 million
- St. Mark the Evangelist (Traditional)
8 hours ago · The Coptic population in Egypt is difficult to estimate because researchers are forbidden by Egyptian authorities to ask a survey participant's religion, although official estimates state that Coptic Christians represent 10 to 15 percent while other independent and Christian sources estimate much higher numbers, up to 25 percent of the population.
- 3,000
- c. 10,000
- 1,000 (2014)
- 25,000 – 30,000 (2006)
1 day ago · Warren Wiersbe comments on the tragedy of minimizing certain gifts and accentuating others in the local church: “Spiritual gifts are tools to build with, not toys to play with or weapons to fight with” (The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1, Victor Books, 1996, p. 555). The church is one body in Christ.
4 days ago · Circumcision is considered a customary practice among Oriental Christian denominations such as the Coptic, Ethiopian, and Eritrean Orthodox churches, as well as some other African churches. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church calls for circumcision, with near-universal prevalence among Orthodox men in Ethiopia.
4 days ago · The Coptic Church has never departed from the tradition of administering both the Body and Blood of our Lord to all the faithful (John 6:53). And Orthodox believers of all ages share in the Eucharist. The Church also uses ordinary (that is, leavened) bread, for the offering as it has always taught, what most scholars now acknowledge, that the ...
5 days ago · St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church of Houston ... Bible Study & Fellowship. May 9, 2024 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Pre-Servants Course.
