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The Coptic origins of the Yoruba

open access: yesTheologia Viatorum, 2021
The theory according to which the Yoruba ancestors were Coptic Christians seemed unpopular amongst many Yoruba people despite the fact that the theory was proposed by the most revered Yoruba historian, Samuel Johnson.
Agai M. Jock
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Analytical Study for Coptic Wall Painting in Mazar El-Khorogin Bagawat Tombs – Wady El Gaded – Egypt [PDF]

open access: yesShedet, 2014
This research is to study the chemical composition of the wall paintings in Mazar El- Khorog in Bagawat tombs for the first time. The paper presents the mineral structure for the support, plaster and pigments by using SEM- EDS, XRD, FTIR, and DTA.
Abeer F. ELHAGRASSY   +3 more
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A Critical Edition and Philological Analysis of the Text of Isa 46–48 on the Basis of the Coptic Manuscript sa 52 (M 568) and other Coptic Manuscripts in the Sahidic Dialect and the Greek Text of the Septuagint

open access: yesThe Biblical Annals, 2021
The article constitutes a critical edition and a philological analysis of the text of Isa 46-48, based on the Coptic manuscript sa 52 and other available manuscripts in the Sahidic dialect.
Tomasz Bartłomiej Bąk
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Collisional Effects on Nonlinear Ion Drag Force for Small Grains [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The ion drag force arising from plasma flow past an embedded spherical grain is calculated self-consistently and non-linearly using particle in cell codes, accounting for ion-neutral collisions.
Al'pert Y. L.   +2 more
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The Revival of St Menas Veneration in the Twentieth-Century Egypt

open access: yesVox Patrum
In antiquity, St Menas was highly revered throughout the Christian world and attracted large numbers of pilgrims to the pilgrimage centre of Abū Mīnā. In twentieth-century Egypt, however, this saint became a figure of limited recognition in the Coptic ...
Hiroko Miyokawa
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A Critical Edition and Philological Analysis of the Text of Isa 44:6–45:25 Based on the Coptic Manuscript sa 52 (M 568), Other Manuscripts Written in the Sahidic Coptic Dialect, and on the Greek Text of the Septuagint

open access: yesVerbum Vitae, 2020
This paper contains a critical edition and philological analysis of Isa 44:6–45:25, which were worked out primarily on the basis of the Coptic manuscript sa 52.2 and other available manuscripts of the Sahidic dialect.
Tomasz Bartłomiej Bąk
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Angels in Coptic tradition [PDF]

open access: yesShedet, 2019
This article begins with a general overview of Coptic Angelology. I give special attention to the accompanying angel, the angels of the altar and then to the archangels Michael and Gabriel. The tasks of the angelic figures were studied in detail.
Ibrahim SAWEROS
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Reading the "Apocryphon of John" as Genesis fan fiction

open access: yesTransformative Works and Cultures, 2019
This reading of the late antique Coptic apocryphal work the Apocryphon of John (Ap. John) as Bible fan fiction finds that Ap. John uses the same transformative techniques as fan fiction, but that the manner in which these transformations are legitimized ...
Kristine Toft Rosland
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Geometric Patterns in Egyptian Architecture & Interior Design

open access: yesARCHive-SR, 2017
This study will examine the role of geometric patterns in selected examples of Egyptian architecture, interior architecture and art. Ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and Islamic periods are the selected historical ages from Egyptian heritage due to the ...
Heba-Talla Hamdy Mahmoud
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An Investigation on a Coptic Embroidered Panel from the 13th Century “Crucifixion with the Twelve Apostles” (Benaki Museum, Athens)

open access: yesHeritage, 2021
The “Crucifixion with the twelve Apostles”, a unique Coptic embroidered panel, was on display at the Benaki Museum (Athens, Greece). The representation of the “Crucifixion” with Christ in the center and six Apostles on either side, standing next to each ...
Lila de Chaves
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