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**List: Coptic Ministry
the Bible ( the Bible )
Coptic: Bohairic...
"The term ‘Coptic’ refers to the form of
Egyptian in use after the
establishment of Christianity in Egypt
during the 3rd century.
Sometimes called Neo-Egyptian, it is a development of Ancient
Egyptian, in use until the 6th century B.C., and its later Hieratic
and Demotic forms. These long succeeding periods made Coptic
the living language with the longest recorded history. The few
remaining Coptic speakers succumbed to the
Arabic language in
the 17th century.
Coptic was spoken in several dialects. Scriptures are extant in
the
Bohairic (Coastal, Lower Egypt); Fayumic or Bashmuric, Sub-
Achmimic, and Middle Egyptian; and Sahidic and Achmimic
(Upper Egyptian) dialects. Bohairic, earlier known as Mem-
phitic, was the usage of Alexandria and hence survives as
the
ecclesiastical and liturgical language of the
Coptic
Church.
However, it appears that Scriptures first appeared (3rd century)
in Sahidic, because Lower Egypt had been Hellenized and the
Greek Scriptures could be used there.
Although considerable
research remains to be done on the Coptic texts, these early
versions cast light on the text used by the early Church." --1000
Tongues, 1972 [Info only]
"The Coptic alphabet employs 24 Greek characters
and 7 charac-
ters retained from Demotic script.
A number of critical editions of Coptic Biblical manuscripts have
appeared in modern times." --1000 Tongues, 1972 [Info only:
Egypt was a hotbed of heresy,
especially at Alexandria.
Heretic Origen
tampered with the text of Scripture.]
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**File: Coptic Bible History (3)--1860
S. Bagster [Info only]
"First publica-
tion, Psalm 1 in 1663 at Lyons. [n]ew [t]estament,
1716; from a
manuscript in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The second printed
New Testament in an African language. Other versions of
note:
New Testament, prepared and published by the Coptic Orthodox Society
of Cairo, 1934."--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info only: 1934
NT?]
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COPTIC: BOHAIRIC--1000 Tongues, 1972 [Info only: COPTIC CHARACTER
"1716" Mark 1:2 incorrect (нcα{н`}αc =
Isaiah).]
COPTIC: Bohairic dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info only: Coptic
characters "1934" John 3:14-19 unknown.]
Coptic: Sahidic...
"Sahidic Coptic, the Upper Egyptian dialect
of Coptic, was spoken
in the Theban (now Luxor) area of Egypt. The first Coptic
dialect into which Scriptures are thought to have been translated,
the language was extinct by the 10th century."--1000 Tongues, 1972
[Info only]
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"First
publication, Daniel, Chapter 9, in 1786 at Rome;
edited by Frederick Münter. Various other fragments have
been edited
from time to time."--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info only:
fragments?]
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COPTIC: SAHIDIC--1000 Tongues, 1972 [Info only: COPTIC CHARACTER
"1911" Mark 1:2 incorrect (нcaIac = Isaiah).]
COPTIC: Sahidic dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info only: Coptic
characters "1924" Book ch:v unknown.]
Coptic: Middle Egyptian...
"The dialect spoken around Memphis
and in the Fayum, from about the
3rd to the 10th centuries."--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info only]
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"First publication, fragments
of a manu-
script of the Old and New Testaments in 1811 at Hanover, Germany;
edited by W. F. Engelbreth."--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info
only: RC collection.]
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COPTIC: Middle Egyptian dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info only:
Coptic characters n.d. 1 Cor. 8:6 unknown.]
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