Coptica 15, 2016

Contents

Abstracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

A Little Known Episode in Coptic-Roman Relations: An Unpublished Letter by Anba Yūsāb, Bishop of Jirjā and Akhmīm (18 th c.) Lois Farag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Commemorations in the Coptic Arabic Synaxarium, Part I Ashraf W. Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Towards a History of Liturgical Vestments in the Coptic Rite: I - Minor Orders, Deacons, and Presbyters Ramez Mikhail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

From Elijah to Elisha: Athanasius’s Fighting Spirit Doubled in Shenoute Carolyn Schneider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Alexander the Great among Medieval Copts: Some comments on the uses of Alexander-materials in Copto-Arabic literature Mark N. Swanson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81