Coptica v. 16 2017

C OPTICA is the Journal of the Saint Mark Foundation and Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society.

E DITORIAL B OARD Dominique Bénazeth Gawdat Gabra Karel C. Innemée Siegfried Richter Mark N. Swanson Hany N. Takla Tim Vivian Youhanna N. Youssef

Volume 16, 2017

ISSN: 1541-163X

Coptica is an annual journal dedicated to publishing scholarly articles relating to the various branches of Coptic Studies.

M ANAGING E DITOR Maged S.A. Mikhail

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M AILING A DDRESS

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Coptica c/o St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society 1494 S Robertson Blvd Ste 104 Los Angeles, CA 90035-3482 USA

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