Order 1016624: Conceptualization of Angels in Islam vs Coptic Orthodoxy

23 March 2018

Topic: Conceptions of angels in Coptic Orthodoxy

Goal: This paper will consider the conceptions of angels in Coptic Orthodoxy, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah and an oriental Egyptian Christianity based in Egypt. Various publications will be used to compare the Islamic and Coptic Orthodox conceptualization of angels.

Key Points:

1. Is there a physical embodiment of angels and do angels have a purpose in both Islam and Coptic Orthodoxy?

2. Do angels have rank and differing functions?

3. What or whom influenced the conception of angels in Islam compared to Coptic Orthodoxy?

Important Vocabulary:

1. Conception

2. Embodiment

3. Rank

Bibliography:

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The Angels, 28 Oct. 2000, tasbeha.org/content/hh_books/the_angels/.

“Holy Angels.” Orthodox Christian Resource Center, 11 Jan. 2011, theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/ocrc/2009/06/holy-angels/.

“The Heavenly Hosts.” Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, lacopts.org/orthodoxy/our-faith/the-heavenly-hosts/.

Burge, Stephen Russell. ANGELS IN ISLAM . Mar. 2009, core.ac.uk/download/pdf/279738.pdf.

Syed, Ibrahim B. “The Muslim Belief in Angels.” The Muslim Belief in Angels, Islamic Research Foundation International, Inc, 1998, www.irfi.org/articles/articles_1_50/muslim_belief_in_angels.htm.