SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004
St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter
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. Maged Attia, Christian Coptic Family Abroad, Challenges that it meets 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 , Wrestling with Principalities, Powers, and Rulers of Darkness (Eph. 6:12): Origen's Scriptural Exegesis on the Freedom of the Will 1:45-2:15 p.m. Miss Nardine M. Saad & Dr. Saad Michael Saad - Electing Coptic Patriarchs: A Diversity of Traditions 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. Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian, The Peaceable Kingdom - Animals As Parables In The "Virtues Of Saint Macarius" 3:30-4:30 p.m. Bishop Samuel, Recent Discoveries in the Field of Monastic Settlements 4:30-5:00 p.m. Dr. Gawdat Gabra, Studies on Wadi 'N Natroun, Past, Present, and Future 6:00-7:30 p.m. Reception gathering 7:30 p.m. Dinner 8:15 p.m. Keynote Address delivered by Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad
10:00-10:30 a.m. Dr. Saad Michael. Saad - Authority in the Theology of Pope Shenouda III 10:30-10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 p.m. Joseph Fahim - The use of the Lord's Prayer in Coptic Liturgical Services . 11:15-11:45 a.m. Dr. Fawzy Estafanous - St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History (Progress Report) 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Mr. Mark Moussa - St. Shenute's Discourse "I Have Been Reading the Holy Gospels" 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch break 1:15-1:45 p.m. Prof. Jon Ma Asgeirsson, The Redaction of the Gospel of Thomas: Fact or Fiction 1:45-2:45 p.m. Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad, Ancient Egypt, Coptic Egypt, Modern Egypt, Comparative Study 2:45-3:00 p.m. Break 3:00-4:00 p.m. Prof. Paul van Moorsel†(delivered by Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian), 18 Years of Research on Coptic Painting 4:00-5:00 p.m. Dr. Bastiaan Van Elderen, Uncovering Early Christian Monasticism at Faw Qibli (Upper Egypt) and Wadi ' N Natroun Presentations: The presentations made can be grouped in seven distinct categories, as follows: a. Coptic Archeology (2) b. Coptic Art (1) c. Coptic History (5) d. Coptic Gnosticism (1) e. Coptic Literature (6) f. Coptic Liturgy (2) g. General Addresses (5) The following is a brief discussion of the contents of these presentations:
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. a. Coptic Archeology: These two presentations were delivered by Bishop Samuel and Dr. Van Elderen at the end of first and the second day respectively. They were in the form of a 60-minute slides presentation. They were similar in context to their respective presentations at the last year conference but different in contents and scope. 9:45-10:00 a.m. Dr. Jacques van der Vliet - Seventh International Coptic Congress, August 2000, at Leiden University
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