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The first question that comes into my mind is what type of Coptic. Ancient texts are predominately Sahidic Coptic. Most university PhD teachers prefer Sahidic and most do not know any Bohairic (not that it's much different). The point is if you or a…
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Since Aripsalin is a hymn I'm using to discuss bilingualism and language contact, let me make a few comments. From my research on liturgical texts, the major characteristic of the Coptic psali is acrostic structure. There are some exceptions but I …
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Ilsm The books you are speaking about are new copies of Legrade's Pentatauch and Swartze's Psalm with Arabic translations. These are only new copies. They did not comply the Coptic text. They simply copied the Coptic and added the Arabic. When I sai…
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There is no full Coptic Old Testament. The Old Testament is about 75% complete in Bohairic, 40% in Sahidic, and less in Fayummic and Akhmimic. See Takla, Hany, "Introduction to the Coptic Old Testament", Coptica 6, 2007 If you want the Psalms in Bo…
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This is the funniest and smartest rebuttal of May 21, 2011 that I ever read. Check it out here.
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Umm. Is Unworthy1 in post #23 the same Unworthy1 in post #22? Everything you wrote in post #23 is what I was getting to when I said it raised red flags. This is a one sided story. Bishop Paula tells us in his TV show that the first thing he does in …
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Miracleseek, I appreciate that you are going through a very difficult time. But something you said has raised a red flag for me. You said that you tried to contact Bishop Paula and he when he comes to North America, she will not let you travel. You…
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ilovesaintmark, You are definitely very knowledgeable of Coptic history in North America. Can you, or anyone else, confirm the following: 1. Fr Antonios Ragheb (St George, Jersey City) was the first priest ordained by Pope Shenouda in 1971. I belie…
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Ioannes, With all sincerity, I would like to apologize for my petty arguments and disputes. I'm pretty sure I wasn't born with a silver spoon. I don't think I like to hear myself talk and I would gladly take your advise if you paid me. But I have n…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=11408.msg137680#msg137680 date=1304992309] [quote author=Ibrahim Ayad link=topic=11408.msg137679#msg137679 date=1304991888] fake one [/quote] then be a respectable person and change that name. [/quote] What if hi…
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John_S2000, I was flagged a few weeks ago. It was because I just copied and pasted url address. Use the url command instead of copy and paste. It can also happen when you use the quote command a lot. I don't know why. I would just change the color …
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[quote author=zolo2006 link=topic=11396.msg137583#msg137583 date=1304810301] Lots of people saying that atheists can't answer the simple question: "Why are we here?" I guess you're reffering to why we humans live and why we are here on earth? The th…
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He is referring to the Abomination that causes desolation in Daniel and Revelation 11, 12. Daniel 7:25: "He [the Man of lawlessness] will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The hol…
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I don't think this has anything to do with physical vanity. It has to do with spiritual training. If you look at the whole chapter, St Paul is giving Timothy instructions on what to do, what to believe, what to avoid, etc. The main topic of the cha…
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I just wanted to extend what Geomike said. I gave a lesson to my 7th grade class on this verse. I told them to imagine a stayhome mom takes care of her 5 year old son. And every day the son asks, "What time is Daddy coming home?" She tells him 5:00…
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I honestly thought simplycoptic was talking about statues. First thought I had, "What statues are on Facebook?' And I'm not trying to be condescending either. Messages about Christ can be a good thing on Facebook. Bad English cannot.
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imikhail, Are you not reading what I wrote? I said, "without any additional information". I am discussing linguistics and cultural nuances. Now you are adding spiritual arguments to prove a linguistic discussion. You're mixing apples and oranges. O…
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I made the disclaimer from the beginning that I don't know Arabic well. How can I be faulted for not knowing Arabic? Regardless, I will not discuss Arabic per se. I want someone to answer the question, "how can you live forever in the past tense"? …
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=11306.msg137307#msg137307 date=1304515705] Remenkimi, However, .... Arabic is my first tongue and I have studied Arabic in Egypt till high school. This may not make me an expert in Arabic but at least I can differ…
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imikhail, "fa' 7ayayna" must be the present tense because the sentence references time "ila alabad" (forever). Logically, how can someone live forever in the past tense? It's an oxymoron. It's a contradiction. It cannot be the past tense. If it is…
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I don't know Arabic all that well. So I hope someone can answer my question. In the verse of Pioik that I mentioned uses the second present tense in Coptic and English, what does the Arabic say? The Arabic text is ولدته بغير دنس، وأعطانا جسده ودمه ا…
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Look up any Coptic textbook, Bohairic or Sahidic. In Bohairic, the second present tense looks identical to the preterite but it is the present tense. Look at "So you want to learn Coptic" page 221 You can look up Thomas O Lambdin Inroduction to Sahi…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=11306.msg137207#msg137207 date=1304438226] Could you please give examples in English where past is not really past? [/quote] Gladly. Take for example annah] `erok. We say it in the Conclusion of the Midnight Psalmo…
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Dzheremi, Fr. Peter, I guess I wasn't clear. I was trying to show how English categories are not the same in Coptic. They cannot be cleanly cross categorized into Coptic. In the case of risen, there is additional nuances in that risen is an irregul…
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I've been doing some research. First I want to make a correction on my last post. According to Englishpage.com, the present progressive is the same as the present continuous. So Coptic does have a present continuous or present progressive. Second…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=11306.msg136939#msg136939 date=1304187550] The Coptic bikhristos afdonf would still mean Christ is risen. Personally, I do not see a difference between "Christ is risen" and "Christ arose", may be Fr. Peter can we…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=11306.msg136508#msg136508 date=1303720431] The phrase 'is risen' is not a passive form, but the present progressive form. It describes an action or state which is still taking place. Christ IS risen. This is not…
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[quote author=kmeka001 link=topic=11309.msg136625#msg136625 date=1303931784] [quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=11309.msg136525#msg136525 date=1303747695] WOW!!!.... this is interesting. i can try to find the full coptic text (since in almost all …
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Unworthy1, I also used Google books. Most of the material I quoted came from this book The mediaeval legend of Judas Iscariot. The other book was Judas: images of the lost disciple, p.102. This also has a lot of information The Lost Gospel of Jud…
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Apparantly, there is a lot of apocrypha around Judas Iscariot. There are multiple stories about Judas' wife or possibly wives. The main legend deals with Judas' evil wife who convinces him to betray Judas. There is a story about young Judas meeting …