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(NKJV) and the Deutrocanonical Books (RSV); several books about the Coptic Church, its liturgy, sacraments, doctrine, history, and saints (in searchable PDF format); an extract of the Society's Coptic Lessons in a new multimedia look; Video clips of Christian sites in Egypt; and samples of Coptic music and ecclesiastical art. Like the other Computer CD that they published earlier, it is compatible with PC and the Mac (with some limitations). For cost information see # 6 below. 5. Coptic Computer CD: The first Coptic Language CD, Coptic CD Vol. 1 is still available. A brief description as well as a demo is accessible through the Society's website. This CD includes four different modules: a Bohairic Coptic Introductory course with recorded pronunciations, a Bohairic-English Dictionary, a Coptic New Testament in Bohairic and Sahidic with English (KJV) and Greek in a parallel edition of at least six different combinations, and the Bohairic-English Annual Lectionary. Approximately 6,000 full-size pages are included. All these files are in Adobe Acrobat, PDF format (3.0). The Acrobat Reader is provided on the same CD. All files have search and printing capabilities. The sound provided with the Bohairic Introductory course can be accessed by clicking on the written Coptic words. System requirements includes an IBM 486 with Win 3.1 or higher and CD Drive with a Sound Card (Pentium 166 with Windows 95 is recommended). A custom CD-R copy can be made for any of the four major modules of the CD: Coptic-Bohairic Lessons, Bohairic-English Dictionary, Annual Bohairic-English Lectionary for the Days, or Bohairic-Sahidic-English-Greek New Testament. The cost will be $20 for the Lessons or the New Testament and $12 for the dicti nary or the Lectionary. Members would get a 20% discount. 6. Other COEPA Publications: COEPA has produced a remastered 4-CD (Audio) edition of the 1967 recording of the Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil and another set for Holy Week services. This was done by permission of Dr. Ragheb Moftah, the chairman of the Music Department of Cairo's Institute for Coptic Studies. The remastering work was done by one of the top sound remastering engineers in Australia, Mr. Don Bartley. They also has published a computer CD that primarily includes the text of over 40 books of the writings of Pope Shenouda III, that were translated in English and published in PDF format along with a licensed copy of the Bible Companion Software with the NKJV Bible, NRSV Deutrocanonical Books, and a Topical Index. Within the US, it will be available

through the Society, except for the Diocese of the Southern States. The cost for this CD is $30 for a single copy and $25 each for quantities of 5 or more. 7. Books from St. Mark Foundation in Ohio: Dr. Ragheb Moftah's monumental publication of the Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil in choral musical notations is still available in St. Mark Foundation's special commemorative edition. This was done on the basis of the work of the famous British Musicologist, Prof. Ernest Newlandsmith, and corrected by Dr. Margrit Toth of Hungary. This impressive 700-page large volume can be ordered by writing to St. Mark Foundation at the address in No. 13 below. The price is only $40 plus shipping and handling, a 60% discount over the retail value of $100. Also the Foundation is distributing another commemorative issue of Dr. Meinardus recent book, 2000 Years of Coptic Christianity. The price is $15 (retail $29.95) plus shipping and handling. A third commemorative issue is now available, written by one of the fathers of the Monastery of St. Macarius in Egypt. This 700-page book (in Arabic) is titled "Studies in the Fathers of the Church". It is the first comprehensive Patrology Manual in Arabic and also includes a section on the writings of the monastic fathers. The price is $20 plus shipping and handling. The last title produced is the second edition of the Monumental Arabic "History of the Coptic Nation" by Yacoub Nakhla Roufaila. This new edition (in Arabic) of the 1898 first print was meticulously prepared by Dr. Gawdat Gabra, on behalf of the foundation. Beside his insightful introduction, he added a table of Contents in the front and a much-needed index in the back of the book. The book provide a view from a late 19th century Coptic perspective of the past events of the history as well as many which he personally witnessed. The price is $10 for the soft-cover issue and $15 for the hard-cover issue, plus shipping and handling. 8. The Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (in English): The Coptic Church Review's special volume on the Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (the Short) is still available. It includes translations of the Bohairic life from a Vatican Manuscript and the surviving fragments of the Sahidic version with an excellent introduction. Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian of Bakersfield, California, and Deacon Severus (Maged) S. A. Mikhail, a member of the Center's staff, are the contributors to this volume. The price for a single copy is $5.00. Discounts will be available to distributors for quantity purchases of 25,

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