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July, 2000

Volume 6(N.S. 3), No. 4

In This Issue: The Second St. Shenouda Coptic Symposium (3) by Hany N. Takla ....................... 1 Symposium Abstracts by Hany N. Takla .................................................................... 2 Early Codices of the Bible - 2. Codex Sinaiticus by Hany N. Takla ......................... 6 Archdeacon Yustos (Noshy) Takla by Hany N. Takla ............................................... 8 Coptic Language Analysis Books by Hany N. Takla .................................................. 11 News by Hany N. Takla ................................................................................................. 12

The Second St. Shenouda Coptic Symposium - Coptic Monasticism (July 22, 2000 - Los Angeles California) (3) (by Hany N. Takla)

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 Leiden. Information here is still tentative, final arrangement will be included in the program, distributed to the attendees. Participants: So far, the following individuals have confirmed their participating:

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. 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.

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter HG. Bishop Serapion (California) Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad (Colorado) Deacon Severus S. A. Mikhail (California) Time and Place: The symposium is planned to be held at the UCLA campus, at a slightly different location than 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. Schedule : The following tentative schedule has been made by the Organizing Committee: 8:00-9:00 a.m. Registration Prof. Claudia Rapp (California) Miss Nardine Saad (California) Dr. S. Michael Saad (California) Hany N. Takla (California)

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