شرح تجسد الابن الوحيد

by Cyril of Alexandria, جورج حبيب بباوي (Translator)

شرح “تجسد الابن الوحيد” للقديس كيرلس الإسكندري عمود الدين (عن اللغة اليونانية)
ترجمة وتعليق د. جورج حبيب بباوي

قيمة كتاب “تجسد الابن الوحيد” بلا حدود. فكل عبارات هذه المقالة، خصوصا المتعلقة باتحاد اللاهوت بالناسوت، حتى عبارة القداس القبطي “وجعله واحداً مع لاهوته ..”، هي من قلب لاهوت الإسكندرية، وقلب لاهوت كيرلس على وجه الخصوص. وقد أشرنا في الحواشي على قدر الإمكان إلى المصطلحات والتعبيرات الفنية الدقيقة التي أخذتها كتب الكنيسة القبطية عن كيرلس، أو التي وضعها كيرلس وخلفاؤه. ونشر هذه المقالة هو بمثابة اكتشاف للخلفية التاريخية واللاهوتية لإيمان كنيستنا. ولسوف يأتي الوقت الذي يتأكد فيه للجميع أن القديس ديوسقوروس لم يخرج عن تعاليم أسلافه، بل تمسك بها في وجه العاصفة على الرغم مما أُشيع عنه من افتراءات.

د. جورج حبيب بباوي

Genres: Christianity, Theology, Christian

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 1972

About the author

Cyril of Alexandria (Greek: Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας; c. 376 – 444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412. to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the Christological controversies of the later 4th and 5th centuries. He was a central figure in the First Council of Ephesus in 431, which led to the deposition of Nestorius as Patriarch of Constantinople.

Cyril is counted among the Church Fathers and the Doctors of the Church, and his reputation within the Christian world has resulted in his titles Pillar of Faith and Seal of all the Fathers, but Theodosius II, the Roman Emperor, condemned him for behaving like a "proud pharaoh", and the Nestorian bishops at the Council of Ephesus declared him a heretic, labelling him as a "monster, born and educated for the destruction of the church."

Cyril is well-known due to his dispute with Nestorius and his supporter Patriarch John of Antioch, whom Cyril excluded from the Council of Ephesus for arriving late. He is also known for his expulsion of Novatians and Jews from Alexandria.

The Roman Catholic Church did not commemorate Saint Cyril in the Tridentine Calendar: it added his feast only in 1882, assigning to it the date of 9 February. The 1969 revision moved it to 27 June, considered to be the day of the saint's death, as celebrated by the Coptic Orthodox Church. The same date has been chosen for the Lutheran calendar. The Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Church celebrate his feast day on 9 June and also, together with Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria, on 18 January.

Reviews

[Connor · Rating 4 out of 5]

At times, the theological musings can feel too mathematical. But Cyril’s work here is audacious in that it creates a framework for understanding the incarnation that we now take for granted. Instead of unpacking the incarnation, like Athanasius, Cyril takes us on a scenic tour of where the incarnation already hides inside the scriptures. And he shows, by example, the clever and surprising ways that early Christ-followers found Him in the text.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the exegesis can feel a bit forced at times, but Cyril shows that he thought quite deeply about the implications of the incarnation. Also a an interesting window into his theology that came into conflict with Nestorius.