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& ST. SHENOUDA COPTIC NEWSLETTER

SUBSCRIBER'S EDITION Quarterly Newsletter Published by the St. Shenouda Center for Coptic Studies

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April, 2000

Volume 6(N.S. 3), No. 3

In This Issue: The Second St. Shenouda Coptic Symposium (2) by Hany N. Takla ....................... 1 Early Codices of the Bible - Codex Vaticanus by Hany N. Takla ............................. 2 St. Thomas the Anchorite of Shinshif by Hany N. Takla .......................................... 5 Bible in Egypt - Book Exhibit June 2000 by Hany N. Takla ..................................... 7 Abba Shenoute's Treatise by Mark R. Moussa ......................................................... 9 Traditional Egyptian Christianity - Book Review by Severus S. A. Mikhail .......... 10 News by Hany N. Takla ................................................................................................. 11

The Second St. Shenouda Coptic Symposium - Coptic Monasticism (July 22, 2000 - Los Angeles California) (2) (by Hany N. Takla)

Dr. S. Michael Saad (California) Hany N. Takla (California) Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian (California) Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef (Australia)

Introduction: Due to the convening of the VII Coptic Congress in Leiden, this year, the Society is planning only a one-day Symposium on Coptic Monasticism. This to give an opportunity to provide a dose of Coptic Studies to those that will not be able to attend the Big Event. Of course participation and attendance will not be limited to those not planning to travel to L iden. Information here is still tentative, final arrangement will be announced in the upcoming issue of this Newsletter.

Format: Major papers, as selected by the Society, will be scheduled for a total of one hour, including a minimum of 10 minutes of discussion. The other papers will be structured in a 20-minute format with a 10-minute discussion.

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter Participants: So far, the following individuals have confirmed or expressed interest in participating: Abstracts: Each participant shall submit a brief abstract of his proposed paper no later than May 15, 2000. A copy of these abstracts will be included as part of the registration packet.

Time and Place: The symposium is planned to be held at the UCLA campus, at a slightly different location as that of the 2nd Coptic Conference (August 1999). It will be at Royce Hall Room 314. The time will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday July 22, 2000.

HG. Bishop Serapion (California) Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad (Colorado) Deacon Severus S. A. Mikhail (California)

Prof. Claudia Rapp (California) Miss Nardine Saad (California)

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