Shenoute besa and the bible This study sees itself as part of the larger field of intertextuality studies and examines using the latest digital text reuse technology the reuse of biblical texts in the writings of two Late Antique Christian authors from Egypt the abbots Shenoute and Besa. It explores on the basis of selected writings by these authors the advantages and limitations of using digital methods to study the form and function of biblical intertexts in monastic literature written in Coptic. In particular it seeks answers to a number of specific research questions e.g. the extent to which quotations are...