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Shenoute of Atripe (ca. 350-465 C.E.) is Coptic Egypt's foremost ancient author. His writings are both a towering monument in the history of Coptic literature and a valuable resource for historical, linguistic, and biblical research. But the study of Shenoute's works is hampered…

The extant works among papyri from Oxyrhynchus are here analyzed for what they can tell us of formal and conventional features in the literary papyrus roll. The sample comprises 258 papyri published in volumes 1-55 of The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. We begin with a series of case studie…

This dissertation is comprised of an historical examination of Peter Comestor’s preaching with critical editions of four sermons. In particular, this dissertation builds on the research presented in Peter H. Tibber's often overlooked thesis, “The Origins of the Scholastic Sermon…