The biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) attempt to explain the origin of the world’s many languages. According to the narrative, after the Flood, united by a common language, humanity migrated from the east and settled in the plain of Shinar (southern Mesopotamia). There, they began building a city and a towering…
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The Coptic Bible: (ⲃ̅) Historical Books
This is the second of a series of articles surveying the published editions of the Bible, or ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ, in the Bohairic dialect of Coptic. The first article dealt with the Pentateuch. This article will focus on the Historical Books, with further parts planned for the Poetic Books, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets, and later the…
The Coptic Bible: (ⲁ̅) Pentateuch
The first of a series of articles surveying the published editions of the Bible or ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ in the Bohairic dialect of Coptic. The first article will focus on the Pentateuch with subsequent articles on the Historical Books, Poetic Books, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets, and later the New Testament. Introduction I will begin by discussing…