Nave
The nave accommodates the congregation in relation to the sanctuary. The plan does not prescribe contemporary seating divisions.
Tradition note
Coptic Orthodox diocesan teaching example; not the layout of all Oriental churches.
Key points
- The congregation gathers to meet God; the source connects nave and sanctuary rather than treating them as rival spaces.
- Main gathering area facing the sanctuary
Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 — Read the literary context. Later ecclesial reception is supplied by the named source, not established by the passage alone.