Egypt
http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic/index.html
- New Book: Christianity And Monasticism In Upper Egypt Vol 2
Coptic News and Archive (Howard Jones) The 2008 St Mark Foundation Symposium contribution papers are now published in the regular series of "Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt" - the current one is Volume 2: Nag Hammadi-Esna Here are the details...
- 5th Symposium On Coptic Studies
Al Ahram Weekly (Jill Kamil) An excellent overview of the recent symposium. Coptic history never ceases to enthral. Jill Kamil attends this year's symposium near Aswan. Clockwise from top: the western corridor to the north of the apse of the Monastery...
- Book Review: The Illustrated Guide To The Coptic Museum And Churches Of Old Cairo
The Illustrated Guide to the Coptic Museum and Churches of Old Cairo by Gawdat Gabra, The American University in Cairo Press, 2007 A lovely book. As well as being a gallery by gallery guide to the museum, with some fine photographs, it is a very useful...
- New Blog: Coptic News And Archive
http://www.daralqibt.blogspot.com/ This is a new blog which deals exclusively with Coptic heritage and culture. It is hoped that it will provide a useful resource to those who are investigating Coptic heritage, an area of interest which is expanding fast....
- Coptic Studies
Desert Fathershttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/pe2.htmAn article looking at the Coptic monasteries and, in particular, the fate of the manuscripts of Deir Al-Surian: "Syrian monks had always frequented Wadi Al-Natrun ever since the fourth century....
Egypt
Interview with Dr. Gawdat Gabra
http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic/index.html
Thanks to Howard Middleton-Jones for sending me the link to his interview with the Coptologist Dr. Gawdat Gabra in Munster Germany, posted on the Coptic Research site. Please click on the photograph on the above page to watch the streamed video - this will open a new window. If you are using Firefox and it fails to load, try it in Explorer instead.
Dr. Gawdat Gabra is an independent scholar specializing in Coptic studies, and former director of the Coptic Museum in Cairo (1985). He is also a member of the board of the Society of Coptic Archaeology and chief editor for the St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History Studies. More details about Dr Gabra can be found on the above site at
http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic/gabra.html.The Coptic Research site is an ongoing research project which aims to provide useful links and articles on Coptic archaeology, art and history.
- New Book: Christianity And Monasticism In Upper Egypt Vol 2
Coptic News and Archive (Howard Jones) The 2008 St Mark Foundation Symposium contribution papers are now published in the regular series of "Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt" - the current one is Volume 2: Nag Hammadi-Esna Here are the details...
- 5th Symposium On Coptic Studies
Al Ahram Weekly (Jill Kamil) An excellent overview of the recent symposium. Coptic history never ceases to enthral. Jill Kamil attends this year's symposium near Aswan. Clockwise from top: the western corridor to the north of the apse of the Monastery...
- Book Review: The Illustrated Guide To The Coptic Museum And Churches Of Old Cairo
The Illustrated Guide to the Coptic Museum and Churches of Old Cairo by Gawdat Gabra, The American University in Cairo Press, 2007 A lovely book. As well as being a gallery by gallery guide to the museum, with some fine photographs, it is a very useful...
- New Blog: Coptic News And Archive
http://www.daralqibt.blogspot.com/ This is a new blog which deals exclusively with Coptic heritage and culture. It is hoped that it will provide a useful resource to those who are investigating Coptic heritage, an area of interest which is expanding fast....
- Coptic Studies
Desert Fathershttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/pe2.htmAn article looking at the Coptic monasteries and, in particular, the fate of the manuscripts of Deir Al-Surian: "Syrian monks had always frequented Wadi Al-Natrun ever since the fourth century....