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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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July, 2002

Volume 8(N.S. 5), No. 4

In This Issue: The Fourth St. Shenouda Coptic Conference (2) ....................................................... 1 The Second St. Shenouda Coptic MiniConference ..................................................... 3 The Tragic Decline of the Coptic Language in the Coptic Churches in America ... 4 Text Selections from the Boh. OT with New Translation (5) –Genesis (5) .............. 9 News ................................................................................................................................ 12

The Fourth St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (July 26-27, 2002 - Los Angeles California) (2) (by Hany N. Takla) Schedule: The following is a tentative schedule for the conference: Friday, July 26, 2002 8:30-10:00 a.m. Registration 10:00-10:05 a.m. Opening Remarks by Hany N. Takla 10:05-10:30 a.m. Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef, Severus of Antioch in Scetis 2:45-3:15 p.m. Ramses N. Wassif, Coptic-Roman Catholic Church Relations in Egypt. 3:15-3:45 p.m. Deacon Severus (Maged) S. Mikhail, The 8 th Century, A Century of Transition in Egyptian Society Saturday, July 27, 2002 8:30-9:30 a.m. Registration

9:30-10:00 a.m. Opening Address by Bishop Serapion, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Los Angeles. 10:00-10:15 a.m. Dr. Fawzy Estafanous, A Report on the First Wadi al-Natrun Symposium in February 2002 10:15-10:30 am. Dr. Helene Moussa, The Coptic Museum in Toronto, Canada 10:30-11:00 a.m. Miss Nardine Saad, Restoring Unity: The Division and Reunification of the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches 11:00-11:15 a.m. Break 11:15-11:45 a.m. Thomas Murphy, The Role of Christ in the Christology of Apa Shenoute

10:30-11:00 a.m. Katherine Saad, Daughters of Eve: Roles of Coptic Women in the Church and Society over the Past Century 11:00-11:15 a.m. Break 11:15-11:45 a.m. Dr. Monica Bontty, Papyrus LACMA No. M.4812 11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Hany N. Takla, The St. Shenouda Monastery in Sohag. 12:15-1:15 p.m.- Lunch Recess 1:15-2:00 p.m. Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad , The Church of the Temple of Dandarah 2:00-2:30 p.m. Fr. Antonious L. Henein, The Role of Iconography in the Coptic Ecclesiastical Life. 2:30-2:45 p.m. Break

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