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July, 1999

Volume 5(N.S. 2), No. 4

In This Issue: The Second St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (3) by Hany N. Takla ............ 1 Conference Abstracts by Hany N. Takla ......................................................................... 3 The Coptic Biblical Book of Daniel by Hany N. Takla .................................................. 5 St. Shenouda Coptic Quarterly by Hany N. Takla .......................................................... 9 News by Hany N. Takla .................................................................................................. 11

The Second St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (August 13 - 14, 1999 - Los Angeles, California) (3) (by Hany N. Takla)

2:15-2:45 p.m. Ramses Wassif - History of the Coptic Bishop of Cairo (Misr) 2:45-3:00 p.m. - Break 3:00-3:30 p.m. Joseph Fahim - The use of the Lord's Prayer in Coptic Liturgical Services . 3:30-4:30 p.m. - Dr. Bastiaan Van Elderen, Report on the 1999 Excavation Season of the Monastery of St. John the Little at Wadi Natrun, Egypt . 6:00-7:30 p.m. Reception gathering 7:30 p.m. Dinner

Schedule: The following is a tentative schedule for the conference: Friday, August 13, 1999 8:30-10:00 a.m. Registration 10:00-10:15 a.m. Opening address by Prof. Antonio Loprieno, Chairman of the UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures 10:15-10:30 a.m. Opening Address by Bishop Samuel, Shibin al-Qanatar, Egypt 10:30-11:00 a.m. - Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef, Coptic Liturgical Texts relating to the Apostles. 11:00-11:30 a.m. - Miss Nardine M. Saad & Dr. Saad Michael Saad - Electing Coptic Patriarchs: A Diversity of Traditions 11:30-12:00 a.m. - Hany N. Takla, The Compilation of the Coptic Old Testament 12:00-1:15 p.m.- Lunch Recess 1:15-1:45 p.m. - Samuel Youssef , Origen's Doctrine of Freewill 1:45-2:15 p.m. - Maged Attia, Christian Coptic Family Abroad, Challenges that it meet

8:15 p.m. Keynote Address Saturday, August 14, 1999 8:30-9:30 a.m. Registration

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter 9:30-9:45 a.m. Opening Address by Bishop Serapion, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Los Angeles.

9:45-10:00 a.m. Prof. Paul van Moorsel - The Seventh International Coptic Congress, August 2000, at Leiden University

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