History of the Copts

Episode 9 – The Last Martyr

In this episode Diocletian will begin the Great Persecution and The Coptic Patriarch, Peter I will be remembered as the last martyr. I will briefly go over the religious identity of Egypt as well.

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Episode 8 – The beginning

This episode will explore the situation of the Copts during the anarchy of third century and the beginning of the reign of Diocletian and the Era of Martyrs.

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Episode 7 – The Martyr Church

In this Episode we will explore the beginning of the Martyr Church Discourse in the setting of the anarchy of the third century and the first government sponsored persecution under Decius. Pope Dionysius life and actions…

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Episode 6- Origen and Demetrius

In this Episode we will explore the relationship and the controversies between Pope Demetrius and Origen as well as how the Coptic church began to represent the Egyptians

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Episode 5- The bucolic war

In this episode, we will look into the events of the best documented Egyptian rebellion against Roman rule, known as the bucolic rebellion, and birth of the theological school of Alexandria

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Episode 4 – 10 Popes

In this episode, we will look into the spread of Christianity in Egypt during the first century with the Jewish revolt of 117 AD and the rise of Gnostics as a backdrop

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Episode 3 – The seed

In this episode we will explore the first martyrs of Alexandria, and the account of the founding of the Coptic Church by St. Mark from both Coptic and non-Coptic sources.

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