Coptic represents the last phase of the ancient Egyptian language, evolving from hieroglyphs and demotic into a form written ...

Church history is indeed at the center of Coptic identity. Very little, if anything, is known about the life of a Coptic civil servant in the year 600, and there are hardly any Coptic military ...

Christian History from a Coptic Angle. Philip Jenkins. Rich, tragic, not without hope. Books & Culture January/February 2013 Issue issue View Issue Subscribe Give a Gift Archives ...

COPTIC AND NUBIAN MANUSCRIPTS FOUND; A Discovery in Egypt of Great Archaeological Importance. THE NUBIAN MS. IS UNIQUE Only Fragments In That Language Hitherto Known -- Palaeolithic Vessels ...

Coptic history is Egyptian history and there is no reason that it remains off limit or why a Muslim novelist should feel apprehensive about working with it.

Nevertheless, acting on Coptic Orthodox martyrs while delaying Catholics still is likely to rankle. As one sainthood expert put it Thursday, it may come off as “marketing in the guise of ...