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du Copte (1984) ; Taft, R. Beyond East and West - Problems in Liturgical Understanding (1997) ; Taylor, T. Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians (1999) ; Thompson, H. The Coptic Sahidic Version of Certain Books of the Old Testament (1908) ; Till, W.C. Die Gnostischen Schriften des Koptischen Papyrus Berolinensis 8502 (1955) ; Till, W.C. Die Koptischen Ostraca der Papyrussammlung der Osterreichischen NationalBibliothek (1960) ; Till, W. Koptische Schutzbriefe (1938) ; Torrance, Christology after Chalcedon Severus of Antioch and Sergius the Monophysite (1988) ; Watterson, B. Coptic Egypt (1988) ; Wellard, Desert Pilgrimage (1970) ; Wessel, K. Coptic Art (1965) ; Wessely, C. Sahidisch-Griechische Psalmenfragmente (1907) ; Wessely, C. Sahidische Papyrusfragmente der Paulinischen Briefe (1914) ; Wessely, C. Die Wiener Handschrift der Sahidischen Acta Apostolorum (1913) ; Woolley, R. Coptic Offices (1930) ; Zanetti, U. Les Manuscrits de Dair Abu Maqar - Inventaire (1986). 12. Coptic Classes: The advanced translation seminar, being conducted at the Center is at Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:00 p.m. It mainly concentrate on the study of the Bohairic version of the Book of Genesis. Two sessions of the Coptic II class at the Coptic Seminary in Los Angeles started. Deacon Severus Mikhail is conducting the one held at the Seminary headquarters at Bellflower, California, the second is being held at the Coptic Center in Los Angeles and taught by Mr. Hany N. Takla, the Society's president. A new experimental class in Coptic for ages 8-13 is currently being held at the Center. Enrollment is closed for this session. 13. The Seventh Congress for Coptic Studies: As you have read in Dr. J. van der Vliet address to the conference, the Coptic Congress is at hand. It is scheduled to start on

August 27 and continue until September 2, 2000. This being the premier event in Coptic Studies, we encourage all of our members to attend and participate if possible. Less than a year is left, so we all need to prepare to be able to contribute positively to the proceedings of this most prestigious event. Those interested in presenting papers there, are encouraged to contact the Society for coordination of topics and resources. Information and a preliminary registration form is available through the following internet address: http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/tcno/coptic_congress.htm 14. The Electronic Edition of the Coptic Encyclopedia : Work is progressing slowly on this project because of other commitments. So far 50% of the contents of the ASCII files received from the publisher has been reviewed and scanning of the illustrations has began. Other appropriate color illustrations may also be included in the electronic version. According to Dr. Fawzy Estafanous, the organization's founder, this edition will be an electronic version of the original printed edition, with the exception of including short annotations on articles that are being disputed by Coptic Church authorities and corrections of obvious errors. These extra items will be included in a separate volume and electronically link to the articles they pertain to. Each annotation will include the name of the presenter. In other words, the original text will not be altered unless authorized by Macmillan. Hany N. Takla, the Society's president, will be in charge of this project, in his capacity as member of the Foundation's Executive Board. Currently Mr. Joseph Fahim of our Orange County Regional Center is assisting with the illustration scanning. Projected completion date is early in the summer of 2000, God's willing.

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