Table Of ContentComparative Theology
By
H.H. Pope Shenouda III
Translated by
Mary & Amani Bassilli
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H.H. Pope Shenouda III, 117th Pope of
Alexandria and the See of St. Mark
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Contents
s'rohtuAdrawroF
Introduction
Part One
msitpaB
noitidarT
noissecretnI
gnitsaF
Part Two
ehT noitareneV fo eht nigriV yraM dna reh lautepreP
ytinigriV
seugn o ntginikae p fStof ieG hdt nsatf ilGautiripS
.slautiR
.ecnatnepeR
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Forward
eW era ni na ega ni hcihw lacinemucE krow dnastpmetta
sdrawot eht yrevocer fo eht naitsirhC ytinU evah.dehsiruolf
ehT sgniteem neewteb eht ,sehcruhC ni ,slicnuocsecnerefnoc
d nsamuisop mey vs,adhesaerc ndina eht sdleif nfooitarepo-oc
.deilpitl uemv aghnikrow- odcna
,revewoH ytinu si ni a hcum rehgih level naht.noitarepooc
ehT naitsirhC ytinU dluohs eb tliub no eht noitadnuof foeht
enO“ .”htiaF suhT nageb eht lacigo lsoneohitssucsidneewteb
.sehcr uehhCt
sihT koob ni ruoy sdnah si a pets ni siht lacigoloeht
s tdnn.aastu sn eeet rhon htrertP euenworotbiesbsucsid
ruO nerhterb eht stnatsetorP esirpmoc suoremun
.snoitanimoned erehT era laitrap secnairav neewteb ,mehttub
sa a eloh wyeht edre asnoilhctni ewen o.emarf eW lliw yrtni
na erehpsomta fo evol ot ssucsid eht stniop yeht evah ni
.nommoc
ereH ew od ton edulcni ruo nerhterb eht ,snacilgnA satsom
fo eht scipot ni siht koob ylppa ot rehto snoitanimoned foeht
Protestant Church.
nI ruo noissucsid ew evah nekat erac ot dnepyeldevisulcxe
ng o nepe ,inuhyeto tllonfsobuo gHiqen Bhiftyo haecshrtuhC
sr.enho tiratoFidarT
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stni oep hgtnildn a nhsisenkna reftulos bhat ikwae plsla hesW
fo ecnairav neewteb msitnatsetorP dna .yxodohtrO eWllahs
.meh tn oelbi Bylo Heh tf onoinip oeh tee sdn ameh tesylana
sihT koob si eht tsrif emulov fo ruo .noissucsid tI lliweb
dewollof yb srehto ot revoc eh tgnini asmtenriop f,oecnereffid
htiw eht noitaripsa taht siht yam gnirb su ot a citamgoddna
.gnidnatsred nluautcelletni
eW era deraperp ot ylper ot lla eht stnemmoc taht ewyam
.eviecer
,yl tes way Latra p hnet ohdeitrvs norsyriLeuauscmoesripd
.tcepsmucr ie crehawci hfewov ofelorehpsom teaht
August, 1988 Pope Shenouda III
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Introduction
One Faith and Sound Doctrine
ygoloehT si eht esruocsi dtuoba ,doG desselb eb siH.emaN
ylnO esoht ohw evah nwonk ,doG dna rie h,tselpicsid eraelba
o tk ateupo.sbmaiH
ygoloehT sdeen ycarucca fo noisserpxe dna,noitaterpretni
dna egdelwonk fo eht elbailer secruos deveileb ni yb lla
.snaitsirhC ,eW sa a lanoitidart dna evitavresnoc,hcruhC
niatniam eht cilotsopA htiaF taht saw ecno detsurtne ot suyb
eht stnias eduJ( .)3-1 eW od ton ecudortni yna snoitavonnini
,n oriogni loedr e w eryver okat tmrdnneaneasmui ocpbnuayb
our forefathers (Prov.22: 28).
ehT htiaf fo eht hcruhC si "one faith" (Eph.4: 5). The
shdcnriu mhseC uryre vyead fo siht one faith, ni a gnidaerew
yarp ni snitaM morf retpahc ruof fo tniaS s'luaP eltsipE oteht
.snaisehpE sihT one faith si eht htiaf fo yreve rebmem foeht
.hcruhC reveohW did ton eveileb saw detalosi yb ehthcruhC
dna neddibrof ot xim htiw srehto tsel eh tpurroc rieht.htiaf
,eroferehT ruo rehcaet .tS nhoJ eht tsilegnavE :syas "If anyone
comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive
him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him
shares in his evil deeds" .nhoJ2( 10, 11).
ehT cisab ecruos fo eht one faith si eht yloH .elbiB ehT
rehto secruos era eht sgniyas fo eht ,stnias ehtdetacitnehtua
sdeerc fo eht yloh ,slicnuoc dna tahw saw dedrocer ni eht
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hcruhC ,skoob yllaicepse eht lautir .skoob llA eseht erani
drocca htiw eht yloH elbiB dna era dellac sa a elohwhcruhC'
.'noitidarT
noi ry e henbyhectocTtii iaah reetrdwfchwiuiotdclacaravT
si e thnntoaittrio dptnmaoihct t iseilp mhotciw eht yloH.elbiB
ruO rehcaet .tS luaP eht eltsopA :syas "But even if we, or an
angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what
we have preached to you, let him be accursed" :1.laG( .)8 eH
osla :syas "As we have said before, so now I say again, if
anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have
received, let him be accursed" :1.laG(.)9
grne ih,rruedtfae rcadeirnhleato t , stsyneoaahihphwwtAT
ylrae ,segats eht hcruhC saw ylemertxe tcepsmucric ot
draugefas eht gnihcaet dna suht draugefas eht .htiaf roFsiht
,nosaer .tS luaP eht eltsopA syas ot sih elpicsid .tS sutiTeht
pohsiB fo :eterC "But as for you, speak the things which are
proper for sound doctrine" sutiT( :2 .)1 sihT dnuosenirtcod
saw dednammoc ot eht tsrif pohsib srehtaf yltcerid yb eht
,seltsopA dna neht morf eht spohsib ot rehto snoitareneg
hguorht tsenoh .gnihcaet suhT eht dnuos enirtcod sawdednah
nwod morf eno noitareneg ot eht .txen .tS luaP ehteltsopA
syas ot si helpi cpsoi hd:syihBtom idTnA" the things that you
have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to
faithful men who will be able to teach others also" :2.miT2(
)2 dna "Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have
heard from me, in faith" .:)13.1miT2(
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