Christian Egyptian Heritage Society
Home About CEHS Contact us Membership Forms Newsletter Edu/Cultural Services Social Events	Educational & Cultural Center This activity took off with a series of lectures covering a wide range of topics ranging from “The School of Alexandria”, “Cairo Geniza Documents”, to “The Role & Status of Egyptian Women in Society”.  By providing a platform for scholars to present their topics in areas of interest to CEHS, the society plays an active role in promoting research and study in those areas. Below is a list of past lectures sponsored by CEHS, with any related links, please help us by sending your comments with any suggestions for future topics to educulture@cehs.org The Gospel of Judas On September 8, 2007 Dr. April DeConick enlightened our audience with an eye opening lecture on the Gospel of Judas.  The group that attended were very interested and asked a  lot of questions. In her book "The Thirteenth Apostle", Dr. DeConick offers a new translation of the Gospel of Judas which seriously challenges the National Geographic interpretation of a good Judas. you can read more about her viewpoint at http://www.aprildeconick.com/gospelofjudas.html The Gospel of Thomas The Nag Hammadi Scrolls Dr. Matthias Henze (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rice University) Friday September 8th. 2006 at Rice University Cairo of the Arabian Nights Fact and Fiction Dr. Paula Sanders (Associate Professor of History, Rice University) March 3rd, 2006 at rice University) (Cairo of the Arabian Nights" weaves together the story of the Arabian Nights and the restoration of medieval Cairo's architecture in the 19th century. It tells these stories using the latest scholarship On the Nights, with some surprises for the listeners! ) Relevant Links: Travelers in the Middle East Archive website http://timea.rice.edu There are two translations of stories from the Thousand and One Nights, both by Hussain Haddawy. The first volume is a translation of the earliest known manuscript from the 14th century.  The second volume translates popular stories, including favorites like Aladdin and Ali Baba, known from later editions.  The following links are to the books at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393313670/sr=8-3/qid=1141471233/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-2928428-8356643?%5Fencoding=UTF8 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393315177/qid=1141471503/sr=12-1/103-2928428-8356643?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Cairo Geniza Documents Medieval Egyptian Jewish History's Most Important Find by Dr. Paula Sanders (Associate Professor of History, Rice University) March 26th, 2004 at Rice University The Role and Status of Egyptian women in Society Dr.  Aman Attieh  Friday, September 24 The School of Alexandria, Creation – Development – Influence – Decline Friday, March 21, 2003 at St. Thomas University Dr. Madeleine M. Grace