Reading Coptic: The Early Texts, Bloomsbury Summer School 2018, London, July 2–6, 2018

This course is for experienced readers of Coptic will concentrate on the great Coptic father Shenoute, as well as one of the intriguing ‘gospels’ discovered in the famous Nag Hammadi library. Studied together these texts will improve your skills and experience as a reader of the Ancient Egyptian language, while exploring some of the most distinctive words and ideas from the foundational century of the Coptic Church.

The course presumes good experience of reading Sahidic Coptic.

The course will be led by Bill Manley, a best-selling writer, who teaches Egyptology and Coptic at the University of Glasgow, and works with archaeological projects in Egypt.

Course fee: £340.00