H.G Bulus Al-Bushi (Paul of Bush)
(CE:423a-424a) BULUS AL-BUSHI (Paul of Bush), an Arab regarded as one of the most significant personalities in the Coptic hierarchy during the Middle Ages. There is no precise information about his birth date or his secular life as a young man before he took the monastic vow. It is possible that he was born between 1170 and 1175. In fact Bulus al-Bushi is remembered more for his writings than for his position of vigilance in the patriarchate of Cyril III. Of his surviving written works, ten codices have been known to exist, mainly in manuscript in numerous repositories, and only a few have been published. Of these, his eight mimars (homilies) commemorating eight events or Coptic feasts throughout the year form the best known and most widely published text. He wrote commentaries on the book of Revelation as well as on the Epistle to the Hebrews. He wrote a book on theological science and two on the subjects of confession and the Incarnation. He probably composed a special treatise on the unity of the Godhead, the Trinity, and the Incarnation of the Logos. He also compiled the sayings of the fathers on numerous theological dicta. Outside the theological field, he wrote a treatise on the age of man and on his provision, whether these are prearranged and fixed by providence or dependent on the will of free agents. He is known to have left the record of a disputation with Cyril ibn Laqlaq in the royal presence of Sultan alKamil (1218-1238). According to the History of the Patriarchs, the Melchite patriarch Nicholas as well as the ‘ulema (Muslim learned jurists) attended this disputation, the subject of which is unknown. The last traceable and precise date in Bulus's life was the year 1240, during which the synod that convened in the Citadel of Cairo under the surveillance of the Muslim administration decreed that Bulus should be the permanent watchdog at the patriarchate. It is not known how long he occupied that position, but we must assume that his death occurred some time after that year. His life ended in this capacity, though it is impossible to provide a precise date for his death.
Taken from Claremont Coptic Encylopedia
Samir, K. Maqalah fi al-Tathlith wa-al-Tajassud wa-Sihhat alMasihiyyah. Zouk Mikail, 1983. Aziz, S Atiya
(CE:423a-424a) BULUS AL-BUSHI (Paul of Bush), an Arab regarded as one of the most significant personalities in the Coptic hierarchy during the Middle Ages. There is no precise information about his birth date or his secular life as a young man before he took the monastic vow. It is possible that he was born between 1170 and 1175. In fact Bulus al-Bushi is remembered more for his writings than for his position of vigilance in the patriarchate of Cyril III. Of his surviving written works, ten codices have been known to exist, mainly in manuscript in numerous repositories, and only a few have been published. Of these, his eight mimars (homilies) commemorating eight events or Coptic feasts throughout the year form the best known and most widely published text. He wrote commentaries on the book of Revelation as well as on the Epistle to the Hebrews. He wrote a book on theological science and two on the subjects of confession and the Incarnation. He probably composed a special treatise on the unity of the Godhead, the Trinity, and the Incarnation of the Logos. He also compiled the sayings of the fathers on numerous theological dicta. Outside the theological field, he wrote a treatise on the age of man and on his provision, whether these are prearranged and fixed by providence or dependent on the will of free agents. He is known to have left the record of a disputation with Cyril ibn Laqlaq in the royal presence of Sultan alKamil (1218-1238). According to the History of the Patriarchs, the Melchite patriarch Nicholas as well as the ‘ulema (Muslim learned jurists) attended this disputation, the subject of which is unknown. The last traceable and precise date in Bulus's life was the year 1240, during which the synod that convened in the Citadel of Cairo under the surveillance of the Muslim administration decreed that Bulus should be the permanent watchdog at the patriarchate. It is not known how long he occupied that position, but we must assume that his death occurred some time after that year. His life ended in this capacity, though it is impossible to provide a precise date for his death.
Taken from Claremont Coptic Encylopedia
Samir, K. Maqalah fi al-Tathlith wa-al-Tajassud wa-Sihhat alMasihiyyah. Zouk Mikail, 1983. Aziz, S Atiya