Y¿¿ann¿ ibn Sabb¿` (Author)
Y¿¿ann¿ ibn Sabb¿` (13-14th centuries) was the compiler of the Coptic theological encyclopedia The Precious Jewel on the Ecclesiastical Sciences
(al-Jawharah al-naf¿sah f¿ `ul¿m al-kan¿sah).
Ab¿ al-Barak¿t ibn Kabar (Author)
Ab¿ al-Barak¿t ibn Kabar (d. 1324) was a Coptic priest and theologian and the author of The Lamp of Darkness and the Elucidation of the Service (Mi¿bâ¿ al-¿ulmah wa-î¿¿¿ al-khidmah).
Gabriel V of Alexandria (Author)
Pope Gabriel V of Alexandria (r. 1409-1427) was the 88th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Arsenius Mikhail (Edited & Translated By)
Arsenius Mikhail is Professor of Liturgical Studies at St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School in Los Angeles. He is the author of The Presentation of the Lamb: The Prothesis and Preparatory Rites of the Coptic Liturgy.

An English translation of three key texts on the Coptic liturgy by Ab¿ al-Barak¿t ibn Kabar, Y¿¿ann¿ ibn Sabb¿', and Pope Gabriel V. With a scholarly introduction to the works, their authors, and the Coptic liturgy, as well as a detailed explanatory apparatus, this volume provides a useful and needed introduction to the worship tradition of Egypt's Coptic Christians.

Preface | ix
Editorial Notes | xi
List of Abbreviations | xiii
Manuscripts | xv
Map of Egypt | xviii
Introduction | 1
1 Ab¿ al-Barak¿t ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31
2 Y¿¿ann¿ ibn Sabb¿', The Precious Jewel | 60
3 Gabriel V, The Ritual Order | 108
Appendix: Coptic Liturgical Chants | 143
Glossary | 149
Works Cited | 159
Biblical Index | 175
Manuscripts Index | 177
General Index | 179