Raghib Abdelnour

(1917–1996)
Al-Kiraza 6.45 (Nov 1975): 10.

I knew him for fifty years and he was my mentor. I loved him with the fullness of love and trusted him with the fullness of trust. Dr Raghib was like a spiritual school.

 (Pope Shenouda III on Dr Raghib Abdelnour)

Biography

Dr Raghib Abdelnour (1917–1996) was a prominent member of the Sunday School movement and early mentor to Nazir Gayyid (Pope Shenouda III) and Fr Bishoy Kamel. His writings are mostly theological commentaries on Scripture. He also translated excerpts of Origen’s Commentary on the Song of Songs in early issues of al-Kiraza.[1]See al-Kiraza, vol. 1, no. 2/3 (Jan 1965): 22–23.

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Bibliography

A. Works

Raghib Abdelnour published many articles in the Sunday School Magazine and al-Kiraza, as well as several books. This list is constantly being updated. If you are interested in helping to compile a list of his works, please contact us.

Articles
  • “Studies in Genesis: The First Day.” Sunday School Magazine vol. 1, no. 11 (Feb 1948): 19–23 (PDF)
  • “The Exodus of the Lord.” al-Kiraza vol. 6, no. 45 (Nov 1975): 10–11.
  • “The Waters Have Come Up to My Head.” al-Kiraza vol. 7, no. 8 (Feb 1976): 12.
Books
  • God Was Manifested in the Flesh [Allah ẓahara fī al-jasad]. al-Aqsar: The Church of St Mary and St Antonios, 1980. (PDF)
  • The Sacrifice of the Cross in the Book of Genesis [Dhabīḥat al-ṣalīb fī sifar al-takwīn]. Cairo: Dar Matba‘a al-‘alam al-‘arabi, n.d. (PDF)

B. Further Reading

George, Athanasius Fahmy (Hegumen). The Pioneers of Sunday School in Alexandria: A Historical Record [Ruwād madāris al-aḥad al-Iskandariyya: wathīqa tārīkhiyya]. Tyrannus, 2018 (PDF), pages 70–74.

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↑1 See al-Kiraza, vol. 1, no. 2/3 (Jan 1965): 22–23.