Frequently Asked Questions

1. 1.

   What is the Coptic Orthodox Bible?

   • •It is the Bible as received by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
   • •Its Old Testament is wider than most Protestant Bibles: it keeps the Deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 12 Maccabees, the additions to Daniel and Esther, and Psalm 151).
   • •Its New Testament is the same 27 books read by all Christians.
   • •Read the whole canon free in the Bible library.
2. 2.

   What Bible translation does the Coptic Orthodox Church use?

   • •Arabic-speaking Copts read the Van Dyck (SmithVan Dyck) Arabic translation.
   • •English-speaking parishes most often read from the King James tradition.
   • •This app also carries French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Thai and Chinese texts.
   • •You can display any number of them side by side in the Bible reader.
3. 3.

   How many books are in the Coptic Orthodox Bible?

   • •39 books of the Hebrew Old Testament.
   • •The Deuterocanonical books received by the Church.
   • •27 books of the New Testament.
   • •Every one of them is listed in the Bible library, grouped by Testament.
4. 4.

   Can I read the Arabic and English Bible together?

   • •Yes. Open any chapter and pick two or more languages from the language menu.
   • •Arabic always renders on the right, the Latin-script language on the left.
   • •Verse numbers follow the chosen language, including Arabic-Indic numerals.
5. 5.

   What is the verse of the day?

   • •Each verse is a message specially sent to you.
   • •They all are drawn from the bible verses.
   • •You can save it to Favourites or share it as an image.