Books by Stephen J Davis

The Gnostic Chapters: A Critical Edition and Translation of Evagrius Ponticus’ Kephalaia Gnostika in Arabic (Arabic Christianity: Texts and Studies 5. Leiden: Brill, forthcoming).

Catalogue of Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts in Dayr al-Suryān. Volume 4: Arabic Ascetic Discourses (with contributions by Mark N. Swanson) (Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, Subsidia; Leuven: Peeters, 2022).

Catalogue of Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts in Dayr al-Suryān. Volume 3: Arabic Theology (co-authored with Mark N. Swanson) (Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 694, Subsidia 143; Leuven: Peeters, 2022).

Catalogue of Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts in Dayr al-Suryān. Volume 2: Arabic Commentaries and Canons (with contributions by R. N. Marcos, S. Moawad, T. C. Schmidt, and Cyril V. Uy II) (Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 678, Subsidia 140; Leuven: Peeters, 2021).

Catalogue of Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts in Dayr al-Suryān. Volume 1: Coptic and Arabic Biblical Texts; Coptic Language Resources, including Biblical Lexica (Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 677, Subsidia 139; Leuven: Peeters, 2020).

The Feast of the Desert of Apa Shenoute: A Liturgical Text from the White Monastery (co-edited by D. Schriever and M. Farag, with contributions by S. Moawad). Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 681, Scriptores Coptici 53. Leuven: Peeters, 2020.

An edition and translation of a trilingual manuscript recording the rite of a medieval liturgical... more An edition and translation of a trilingual manuscript recording the rite of a medieval liturgical procession at the White Monastery in Upper Egypt, with two introductions. Primarily in Coptic, with selected sections in Greek and Arabic, the text includes rubrics of biblical passages and a sermon by Shenoute meant to be read at different points during the procession.

Revelation 1–3 in Christian Arabic Commentary: John's First Vision and the Letters to the Seven Churches (co-authored with T. C. Schmidt and Shawqi Talia) (Christian Arabic Texts in Translation, Volume 1; New York: Fordham University Press, 2019).

Monasticism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018).

An introduction to monasticism in a global historical context, with special attention to Christia... more An introduction to monasticism in a global historical context, with special attention to Christian, Buddhist, and Jain traditions. Chapters address the definition of monasticism; the diversity of monastic practices; monastic rules, social organization, and gender; saints’ stories as sources of spirituality; the archaeology of monasteries and attitudes toward place; and the changing role of monasticism(s) in the contemporary world.

Christ Child: Cultural Memories of a Young Jesus (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014).

Coptic Christology in Practice: Incarnation and Divine Participation in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008).

The Early Coptic Papacy: The Egyptian Church and Its Leadership in Late Antiquity (Cairo and New York: American University in Cairo Press, 2004).

Be Thou There: The Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt (co-authored with W. Lyster and C. Hulsman; edited with an introduction by Gawdat Gabra; Cairo and New York: American University in Cairo Press, 2001).

The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women's Piety in Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).

Edited Volumes and Series by Stephen J Davis

Catalogue of Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts in the Monastery of the Syrians (CCAMMS) (Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, Subsidia; Leuven: Peeters, 2020– ). Principal author and editor-in-chief (with Father Bigoul al-Suryānī).

Yale Egyptological Publications (YEP) (New Haven: Yale Egyptology, 2018–). Editor-in-chief for Yale Monastic Archaeology Project volumes.

Christian Arabic Texts in Translation (CATT) (New York: Fordham University Press, 2016–). Editor-in-chief.

This series is designed to make the Christian Arabic literary and theological heritage available ... more This series is designed to make the Christian Arabic literary and theological heritage available to English readers in a small, affordable format with translations that are accessible not only to scholars in a range of fields but also to a wider, educated readership.

From Gnostics to Monastics: Studies in Coptic and Early Christianity (Leuven: Peeters, 2018).

An edited volume of essays focusing on topics related to Gnostic literature, Coptic linguistics, ... more An edited volume of essays focusing on topics related to Gnostic literature, Coptic linguistics, Egyptian monasticism, and the history of early Christianity, published in honor of Bentley Layton.

The Popes of Egypt: A History of the Coptic Church and Its Patriarchs from St. Mark to Pope Shenouda III (3 volumes, co-edited with G. Gabra; Cairo and New York: American University in Cairo Press, 2004–2011).