Be Thou There: The Holy Family's Journey in Egypt

Gawdat Gabra (ed.) Contributors: Stephen Davis, Cornelis Hulsman, William Lyster
American University of Cairo Press, 2001
ISBN-10: 9774246063
ISBN-13: 978-9774246067

Internationally acclaimed Coptic scholar and director of the Coptic museum in Cairo, Gabra, assembles a rare itinerary of the Holy Family's travels in Egypt, when Jesus fled Herod's deadly decree. The selection of sites is based on a blend of trust, oral tradition, innuendo, politics, and economics. For those desiring to explore a side of Egypt removed from the pyramids and pharaohs or seeking an introduction to the Christian traditions of that country this volume will be helpful.