SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

Prof. Ian Edwards Deakin Uni. Dr Youhanna N. Youssef, ACU Dr Matthew Martin, Melbourne College of Div. Ms Simone Rickerby H.E. Met. Bishoi of Damiette 13. Christ in Christian Tradition: A few years ago we were introduced to a volume in this series (v.2 pt4) that deals with a survey of Christological writings of the Coptic fathers on this subject after the Council of Chalcedon. The book includes 50+ pages on the Christology of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite. This alone makes the book worth acquiring. The Society was able to secure copies for members and others of this 400+-page hard cover volume for $12 for members and $15 for non-members. 14. Coptic References on CD: The Society is offering some titles for distribution in CD-R format of some important references in the field of Coptic Studies. These CDs contain PDF formatted files of the scanned images of these reference with an added electronic table of Contents. As of this time the following titles are available: NKCSC-SLG1, Coptic Agbeyia, Coptic-Arabic, Cairo 1977, $10 NKCSC-SL1, Scholtz, Grammatica Aegyptica , Oxford 1778, $10 NKCSC-SLT1, Kahle Jr., Balaizah , 2 volumes, $15 Members would receive 20% discount. 15. New Book-Coptic Monasteries: Dr. Gawdat Gabra latest work is out in print, titled, ' Coptic Monasteries - Egypt Monastic Art and Architecture. ' This volume contains extensive information, bibliography, plans, and color photos of thirteen of

Egypt most famous monasteries. This hardcover volume of 140+ pages includes a historical overview by Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian. ISBN 977-422-691-8. 16. Coptic Language Instruction at the Coptic Center: During the past period seven sessions are being held at the Center. Four are Coptic I level and the rest are intermediate and advanced levels, including manuscript workshop. The instruction is by Mr. Joseph Fahim for one of the Level I sessions and the rest are by Hany Takla. 17. The Coptic Center: A new DSL service connection with static IP Addresses began in early January of 2003. Three servers are in place with seven networked PCs to access both the Internet as well as the extensive electronic resources available at the Center. Another Laptop i used to connect to the network for class instruction in addition to two more workstations to be online by September. Also two other older PCs are utilized on the network for electronic storage and special applications. Special thanks are due to Sam Hanna for his colossal efforts in setting up this server-based network/ intranet system which will soon be the host for our internet site. The staffing the Center is usually from 6-9 p.m. every weekday and by appointment on the Weekends. All visitors interested in learning about the Coptic Heritage are encouraged to come. The high speed internet connection is available to all visitors. It is advisable to call (310) 271-8329 before visiting.

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