SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

News (by Hany N. Takla)

Future volumes covering the other Coptic Liturgies are in the work by the same author. Other important titles available are the 2-volume Coptic Art Pictorial set ($35 for members/$40 for non- members), and Dr. Gawdat's Gabra's "Cairo - Old Coptic Churches" , ($12 for members/$15 for non- members). 3. Bulletin of the Society: The third volume of the Annual Bulletin of the Society is being prepared. The list of papers included in this edition is as follows: 1. H. N. Takla, The Sahidic Book of Tobit 2. Dr. T. Vivian, Introduction to 'Discourse on St. Onnophrius' by Saint Pisentius. 3. M. R. Moussa, I am Amazed: St. Shenute of Atripe Endorsement of Alexandrian Theology in the While Monastery. 4. R. Wassef, Bishop Severus ibn Al-Muqafaa of Ashmunain - Historical Survey 5. M. S. Mikhail, Late Antiquity in Egypt: Toward a Positive Definition. 6. Dr. H. Messiah†, The Church of Virgin Mary at Haret ar-Roum (Ghoria, Cairo): History and Description. Dues paying members receive a complimentary copy, as part of their membership fees. For other members and dues paying members needing extra copies, the price will be $5.00. Copies of Volume 1 and 2 are still available for sale. 4. The Society on The Internet: We are still at the same address, "http://www.stshenouda.com". Based on the e-mail response that we receive, the site was visited by people on every continent, except for Antarctica. During the last period we added a course in Coptic Bohairic Grammar, this is viewable using the Microsoft Word Viewer plus the Coptic fonts. we are still working on a list of all the available microfiche of Coptic Studies research material. This material can be ordered electronically through our Coptic Store on the web. Further we are working on an on-line summary listing of the microfilm-of-manuscripts holdings of the Society,

1. NKCSC Project Progress: The latest product in our computer software series is out. It is the Lectionary of the Coptic Church for the Days of the year. The order no. of this title is NKCSC-CG1. It requires the Antonious Coptic fonts which are available in -CL1 (Coptic Lessons) and -CB1(a) (Coptic New Testament). It requires also Windows 3.1 or higher (not Win95) and Word for Windows version 2 or 6. The program has the same look as the Coptic Lessons (-CL1) and will generate the readings of the Coptic Church in Coptic and English. The English is taken from the KJV except for the Psalm readings which were translated anew from the Coptic for the first time. The price is $8.00 for members and $12.00 for non-members. The other software titles that we Have are: -CL1, Bohairic Lessons ($8/$12); -CL2, Coptic-English Dictionary ($8/$12) [Requires Coptic Fonts], -CB1, Coptic New Testament [Boh/English/Sah/Gr.] ($30/$45); -CB1a, Coptic NT [Boh/English] ($16/$23); -CB1b, Coptic NT [Sah/Gr.] ($16/$23). Only -CL1 requires Word for Windows, all the rest require only Windows. A version for Win95 is also available with the added designation of 'M'. 2. Books Available Through the Society: Copies of Rev. Partrick's, "Traditional Egyptian Christianity - History of the Coptic Orthodox Church" are still available. The price is $10.00 for members and $14.95 for non-members. Coptic Puzzles and Word Games vol.1 is also available at the special price of $2.00 for members and $3.00 for non-members. This is an excellent introduction to Coptic Language for kids and adults, that will insure hours of fun and learning for all. Such work was a product of love of many of our Coptic youth associated with the Coptic Regional Center of Orange County, California. Analysis of the Coptic Liturgy , Mr. Monir B. Raphael is available in 3-volume set which covers the St. Basil Liturgy including the Raising of Incense service. This is a valuable work for all interested in gaining a better understanding of the language of the Liturgy. Price is $32.00 for members and $38.00 for non-members.

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