- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 New Ostraca from Thebes -
2. Coptic Textual Finds from the Macquarie University Excavations at Dra Abu Al-naga (TT233) -
3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos -
4 The ‘Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi’ and the Faw Qibli Excavations -
5 Once More: Nabis, Bishop of ′Aidhab/Berenike1 -
6 The Life and Miracles of Abraham of Farshut Community Disaster and the Making of a Saint -
7 Coptic Texts from Western Thebes -
8. Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar -
9 Christianity in Dandara and Medamud -
10 Esna Martyrs -
11 Indexing of Manuscripts for the Churches of Naqada and Qus -
12 Coptic Legal Documents, with Special Reference to the Theban Area -
13 Notes On Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts Related to Upper Egypt -
14 Epigraphy and History in the Theban Region -
15 The Arabic Lives of St. Pachomius1 -
16 Athanasius of Qus and His Time -
17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna -
18 Some Coptic Reliefs Purportedly from Coptos -
19 The Portrait of Apa Abraham of Hermonthis -
20 The Esna Monasteries: Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri -
21 The Coptic Monasteries Multi-media Database Project -
22 Excavating Christian Western Thebes: A History1 -
23 The Monasteries of Naqada -
24 Tell Al-Qubeba: An Unknown Monastic Site? -
25 How to Save the Wall Paintings of Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri - Bibliography
Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar
Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar
- Chapter:
- (p.79) 8. Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar
- Source:
- Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt
- Author(s):
Gawdat Gabra
Hany N. Takla
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
A well-known and extensive Vita of Pachomius in the Bohairic language has been handed down, giving many details about his life and his monastic community (Lefort 1953). It draws upon the so-called Difnar, which, as a liturgical collection, obeys its own rules, different from those of the biographical literature. The hymns of the Difnar, which have been sung over the centuries in the communities throughout the Coptic Church, are one of the main factors contributing to the survival of the Coptic Church and to the preservation of its traditions. In the Adam section, Pachomius's relationship with God and Christ, and his role for the faithful as a whole is the subject. This enables the praying and singing believers to identify themselves with those who have been presented by Pachomius.
Keywords: Pachomius, Difnar, liturgical collection, Adam, Coptic Church
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 New Ostraca from Thebes -
2. Coptic Textual Finds from the Macquarie University Excavations at Dra Abu Al-naga (TT233) -
3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos -
4 The ‘Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi’ and the Faw Qibli Excavations -
5 Once More: Nabis, Bishop of ′Aidhab/Berenike1 -
6 The Life and Miracles of Abraham of Farshut Community Disaster and the Making of a Saint -
7 Coptic Texts from Western Thebes -
8. Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar -
9 Christianity in Dandara and Medamud -
10 Esna Martyrs -
11 Indexing of Manuscripts for the Churches of Naqada and Qus -
12 Coptic Legal Documents, with Special Reference to the Theban Area -
13 Notes On Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts Related to Upper Egypt -
14 Epigraphy and History in the Theban Region -
15 The Arabic Lives of St. Pachomius1 -
16 Athanasius of Qus and His Time -
17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna -
18 Some Coptic Reliefs Purportedly from Coptos -
19 The Portrait of Apa Abraham of Hermonthis -
20 The Esna Monasteries: Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri -
21 The Coptic Monasteries Multi-media Database Project -
22 Excavating Christian Western Thebes: A History1 -
23 The Monasteries of Naqada -
24 Tell Al-Qubeba: An Unknown Monastic Site? -
25 How to Save the Wall Paintings of Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri - Bibliography