Tag Archives: Coptic Bible

Two Joint Fragments from the Proverbs of Solomon in Coptic and the Extinction of the White Monastery Library

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

I have presented here several times some interesting cases of torn leaves from the library of the Monastery of Apa Shenoute (or the White Monastery), which can be reconstructed out of two or more fragments which are presently scattered around … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Ivan Miroshnikov on 4 Maccabees in Coptic

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

According to David A. deSilva, 4 Maccabbees: Introduction and Commentary on the Greek Text in Codex Sinaiticus (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2006), xi, there are two most important witnesses to the Greek text of 4 Maccabees, Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus. deSilva … Continue reading →

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Concordance of the Sahidic New Testament

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

An invaluable resource for the study of Coptic literature: the concordance of the Sahidic version of the New Testament, published in the Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium series. L.-Th. Lefort, Concordance du Nouveau Testament sahidique, I. Les mots d’origine grecque (CSCO, … Continue reading →

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Coptic Bible Resources

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Some useful resources for the study of the Coptic Bible: H. Hyvernat, “Étude sur les versions coptes de la Bible I,” Revue biblique 5 (1896) 427-433, 540-569 H. Hyvernat, “Étude sur les versions coptes de la Bible II,” Revue biblique … Continue reading →

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A Hitherto Unnoticed Coptic Fragment from the Apocalypse of John

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Earlier this year, my friend Christian Askeland completed and defended successfully his doctoral thesis at the University of Cambridge. The title of his dissertation is “John’s Gospel: The Coptic Translations of Its Greek Text,” and it was already accepted for … Continue reading →

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A British Museum Fragment Purchased from Christie’s: New Evidence of the Book of Jeremiah in Coptic

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

A few days ago, I found out via Roger Pearse (who took over the news from AWOL) that the British Museum has prepared a searchable database of its collections. I was naturally interested to see whether they offer access to … Continue reading →

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