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Nl 10 2003-4 & ST. SHENOUDA COPTIC NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER'S EDITION Quarterly Newsletter Published by the St. Shenouda Center for Coptic Studies 1494 S. Robertson Blvd., Ste. 204, LA, CA 90035 Tel: (310) 271-8329 Fax: (310) 558-1863 Mailing Address: 1701 So. Wooster St. Los Angeles, CA 90035, U.S.A. October, 2003 Volume 10(N.S. 7), No. 1 In This Issue: The Fifth St. Shenouda Coptic Conference (4)........................................................... 1 Popes of Rome and Patriarchs of Constantinople in the Coptic Antiphonarion .... 8 Book Reviews................................................................................................................. 15 News................................................................................................................................ 16 The Fifth St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (August 22-23, 2003 - Los Angeles California) (4) (by Hany N. Takla) Newsletter Introduction: The Society’s tradition of hoped that such tradition continues and grows in bringing the flavor of Coptic scholarship to Los the proper direction for which it was originally Angeles continued for another year. This past conceived. year marked our fifth 2-day conference and Attendance and Participants: About 60-70 seventh consecutive meeting that members of the Copticpersons attended part or all of this two-day Coptic community and the Scholarly community conference, faculty members and students as in North America collaborated to further the main well as Coptic clerics and laymen. The majority goal of our Society. Such goal, reviving and was from the greater Los Angeles area, but promoting the Coptic Heritage, was well served several came from all over the country as well as and greatly advanced by such gathering through Canada and Egypt. Bishop Serapion, the Coptic the presenters as well as the attendees. It is Bishop of Los Angeles was scheduled to attend hoped that such tradition continues and grows in and participate, but the funeral of the Departed the proper direction for which it was originally Hegemon Daniel Farag, a long time supporter of conceived. the activities of the Society, prevented him and Introduction: TheShenouda Society’s tradition of all the ordained clergy from attendance, bringing the flavor of Coptic scholarship to Los especially on the second day. Angeles continued for another year. This past Several of the presenters came from different year markedSt. our fourth 2-day conference and parts of the United States, Canada, and Egypt: sixth consecutive meeting that members of the Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad, Boulder CO; Dr. Coptic community and the Scholarly community Gawdat Gabra, Cairo, Egypt; Dr. Helene in North America collaborated to further the main Moussa, Toronto, Canada; Mr. Mark Moussa, goal of our Society. Such goal, reviving and Alexandria, VA. The rest of the presenters were promoting the Coptic Heritage, was well served from the Greater Los Angeles Area. Most and greatly advanced by such gathering through significantly among them were first time the presenters as well as the attendees. It is -1- St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter presenters Rev. John McKenna of Los Angeles 11:00-11:15 a.m. Break and Mr. Victor Hanna of Los Angeles. 11:15-11:45 a.m. John Mckenna, The relationship of Theology and Science in John Philoponos Schedule: The following is the final schedule for 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Mr. Mark R. Moussa, the conference: Communal Characterization In Abba Shenoute's Treatise "I Have Been Reading the Friday, August 22, 2003 Holy Gospels." 8:30-11:00 a.m. Registration 12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch Recess 10:00-11:00 am Computer video presentation 1:30-2:15 p.m. Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad, The 11:00-11:05 a.m. Opening Remarks by Hany N. Tombs and Temples of the Ancient Egyptians Takla Used as Churches and Monasteries by the 11:05-11:30 a.m. Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef, The Early Christians Popes of Rome and the Patriarchs of 2:15-2:45 p.m. Dr. Monica Bontty & Jeanne Constantinople-commemorated in the Coptic Rogers, Investigation the Provenance of a Antiphonarion Stone Relief at the San Diego Museum of Man 11:30-12:00 noon. Hany N. Takla, The 2:45-3:00 p.m. Break celebration of the Coptic Liturgy on 3:00-3:45 p.m. Dr. Gawdat Gabra, Problems of Wednesdays and Fridays according to a 14th Coptic Monuments: Past and Present Century Manuscript 3:34-4:00 IntermissionNewsletter 12:00-1:00 p.m.- Lunch Recess 4:00-5:00 p.m. Business Meeting of the Members 1:00-1:30 p.m. Victor Hanna, Why the Arabs of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Invaded Egypt? Society. 1:30-2:00 p.m. Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad, The Presentations: The presentations made can be Revolution of the Copts (The Bashmourien) grouped in five distinct categories, as follows: Against the Amawied and Abbasid Dynasties 2:00-2:15 p.m. Break Coptica. General Addresses and Reports (2) 2:15-2:45 p.m. Deacon Severus (Maged) S. b. Coptic Art & Architecture (4) Mikhail, Fasting as a Communal Identity c. Coptic History (5) Among the Copts in the 10th Century d. Coptic Literature & Patristics (3) 2:45-3:15 p.m. Ramses N. Wassif, The Epact e. Coptic Liturgy (2) System . The following is a brief discussion of the contents 3:15-3:45 p.m. Dr. Saad Michael Saad, The of these presentations: Burden of Coptic Journalism. Saturday, August 23, 2003 General Address and Reports: On Friday, Hany Takla gave a brief welcoming address to the 8:30-9:30 a.m. RegistrationShenouda attendees of the conference. This the fifth 2-day 9:30-10:00 a.m. Opening Address by Hany N. gathering and the seventh overall annual meeting Takla, The 8th International Coptic Congress of Coptic Studies in the United States. in Paris St.2004. At the beginning of the session on Saturday, he 10:00-10:30 a.m. Miss Nardine Saad, The delivered a more expanded talk primarily Development of Mariology in the Coptic discussing two points. The first is that this Church conference was dedicated to the memory of our 10:30-11:00 am. Dr. Helene Moussa, Spirituality beloved bishop and Coptic scholar, Bishop in Colour - Icons in St. Mark’s Coptic Samuel of Shibin al-Qanatar, who passed away Orthodox Church, Toronto (Canada) written about five weeks before the convening of the by Drs Bedour Latif and Youssef Nassif conference. He referred the audience to the -2- St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter written dedication in the program that elaborated The second paper was a slide presentation by on the significance of his contributions to Coptic Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad, titled: The Tombs and Studies. The second point discussed was a short Temples of the Ancient Egyptians Used as presentation on the upcoming 8th Coptic Congress Churches and Monasteries by the Early in Paris next year. The presentation dealt briefly Christians. This was the first of three with the history of these congresses and the presentations on Coptic Art and Architecture that Society's progressively increasing significant role formed the two sessions of Saturday afternoon. in the last three of them as well as the upcoming Prof. Ayad, surveyed for the audience the one. The audience were all encouraged to attend important archeological sites in Egypt, beginning the congress to get a better perspective on who from Lower to Upper Egypt. In each site he the rest of the world is actively involved in the presented the Christian modifications found in study of our heritage and tradition. It is these places or their absence. This included such noteworthy to mention that six of the authors of sites as the St. Jeremiah's Monastery in Saqqarah the papers presented here are planning to present and the Luxor temples among others. This papers at the Paris Congress. interesting trend of converting in part or building in the neighborhood of ancient Egyptian sites by Coptic Art and Architecture: The four papers in the Copts, is very intriguing. It shows in a way this category were all presented on second day of the inherent sanctity that many of the Copts have the Conference, Saturday. The first was in the held for these sites even after their ancient first morning session of that day by Dr. Helene religious practicesNewsletter seized to exist. Moussa, titled: Spirituality in Colour - Icons in St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Toronto The third paper had a more Southern California (Canada) written by Drs Bedour Latif and flavor to it. It was presented by Dr. Monica Youssef Nassif. Dr. Moussa who came especially Bontty on behalf of her student Ms. Jeanne from Toronto for this conference, presented the Rogers. It was titled: Investigation the audience with a rich graphical presentation of the Provenance of a Stone Relief at the San Diego Icon programs that was done in St. Mark's Coptic CopticMuseum of Man. The paper dealt with an Church in Toronto. This is the oldest Coptic investigation that Ms Rogers have done to Church in North America. The husband and wife authenticate this stone relief, which was given as team of Dr. Bedour Latif and Youssef Nassif a gift, to the Museum of Man in San Diego. The were the iconographers. She explained some of gift specified a Coptic origin for this relief. It the spiritual meaning that these icons represented, depicted the image of Christ and angels. The based on the artists' explanation. This included paper went on to describe the contents of the themes, significance of color choice, and relief and the artistic style shown. Investigation techniques. These artists represent a distinct was made by comparing the material and the art branch of neo Coptic Iconography, established by found in the piece with other similar pieces Dr. Isaac Fanous in Egypt.Shenouda Their style seems to found.
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