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GLIMPSES INTO the KNOWLEDGE, ROLE, and USE of CHURCH FATHERS in RUS' and RUSSIAN MONASTICISM, LATE 11T H to EARLY 16 T H CENTURIES
ROUND UP THE USUALS AND A FEW OTHERS: GLIMPSES INTO THE KNOWLEDGE, ROLE, AND USE OF CHURCH FATHERS IN RUS' AND RUSSIAN MONASTICISM, LATE 11t h TO EARLY 16 t h CENTURIES David M. Goldfrank This essay originated at the time that ASEC was in its early stages and in response to a requestthat I write something aboutthe church Fathers in medieval Rus'. I already knew finding the patrology concerning just the original Greek and Syriac texts is nothing short of a researcher’s black hole. Given all the complexities in volved in the manuscript traditions associated with such superstar names as Basil of Caesarea, Ephrem the Syrian, John Chrysostom, and Macarius of wherever (no kidding), to name a few1 and all of The author would like to thank the staffs of the Hilandar Research Library at The Ohio State University and, of course, the monks of Hilandar Monastery for encouraging the microfilming of the Hilandar Slavic manuscripts by Ohio State. I thank the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection; and Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological Library as well as its Lauinger Library Reference Room for their kind help. Georgetown University’s Office of the Provost and Center for Eurasian, East European and Russian Studies provided summer research support. Thanks also to Jennifer Spock and Donald Ostrowski for their wise suggestions. 1 An excellent example of this is Plested, Macarian Legacy. For the spe cific problem of Pseudo-Macarius/Pseudo-Pseudo-Macarius as it relates to this essay, see NSAW, 78-79. Tapestry of Russian Christianity: Studies in History and Culture. -
Reviews the Hymnal of the Armenian Church
28=; REVIEWS THE HYMNAL OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH. Das armenischeHymnarium: Studien zu seiner geschichtlichenEntwicklung. Von NERSES TER-MIKAELIAN, Archimandrit von Edschmiatsin. (Leipzig, J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, 1905. in-8.) Downloaded from THIS little book of no pages is the first critical study of the Hymnal of the Armenian Church, of which the editio princeps was printed at Amsterdam by Oscan in the year 1664. Germans might perhaps find fault with the author's style, but no Englishman will do so. It must be remembered that it is to him an acquired tongue, and he is at least clear http://jts.oxfordjournals.org/ and concise. He shews that the Hymnal was finally fixed in its present form in the second half of the fourteenth century, when the hymns written by the great Cilician prelates—Nerses the Graceful, Nerses of Lambron in the twelfth century, Gregory of Skevrha and Vardan Var- dapet in the thirteenth—were included. These additions constitute about a fourth of the existing book, and were accepted by the churches of Eastern Armenia in that age; but with the proviso that no more additions were allowable, especially those which the latinizing clergy at UB Giessen on May 14, 2015 of the decadent kingdom of Cilicia were eager to make. Not only were some forty new canons added in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, but existing hymns were greatly expanded. The collection, closed about 1350, includes 1,166 hymns, enumerated by Ter-Mikaelian under 162 heads, as canons, suites, and detached hymns. A canon is defined as the whole of the hymns to be sung on any one dominical feast or saint's day : a suite as a collection of hymns divided according to the eight tones or fundamental melodies; not appropriated as a whole to any special feast, but sung section by section on successive days of the year. -
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MARONITELITURGICAL CALENDAR 2018 The Liturgical Cycle of the Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church 2018 Imprimatur: ✙ Gregory John Mansour Imprimatur: ✙ Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn Holy Days of obligation are printed in red. The LEFT COLUMN indicates the principle celebration of the day. The RIGHT COLUMN indicates optional memorials and celebrations. Abbreviations: An = Angel Ap = Apostle M = Martyr C = Confessor MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 The Circumcision of Jesus (Holy Day of Obligation) Monday Sts. Basil and Gregory, Doctors of the Church, C 01/01/18 Eph 2:11-22 Lk 2:21 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday 01/02/18 Heb 7:1-10 Lk 2:22-24 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 01/03/18 Heb 7:20-28 Lk 2:25-35 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (USA), C 01/04/18 Heb 6:9-12 Lk 2:36-40 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vigil of the Glorious Epiphany Friday St. Paul, the First Hermit, C 01/05/18 Rom 5:1-11 Phil 3:7-12 Lk 3:1-6 Mt 11:25-30 St. John Neumann (USA), C _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Season of the Glorious Epiphany Feast of the Glorious Epiphany (Holy Day of Obligation) Saturday 01/06/18 Tit 2:11 - 3:7 Lk 3:15-22 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ -
Monographs of the Peshitta Institute, Leiden, 10.) Leiden/Boston/Koln, 1999
REVIEWS 325 elsewhere in print and that deserve attention; some are very useful and authoritative statements of topics where recent bibliography has become overwhelming. While the Cambridge History' will not render older histories such as the revised Schurer obsolete it complements them helpfully, and it will be consulted with profit not only by students of Judaism but also by those interested in Roman history and the origins of Christianity. Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/jts/article/52/1/325/1682872 by guest on 29 September 2021 N. R. M. DE LANGE The Books of Samuel in the Syriac Version of Jacob of Edessa. By ALISON SALVESEN. Pp. xlix+125. (Monographs of the Peshitta Institute, Leiden, 10.) Leiden/Boston/Koln, 1999. ISBN 90 04 11543 9. Gld 250/8147.50. BY virtue of belonging to two worlds, one the West Syriac world of the Euphrates and the other the Greek world of Alexandria, Jacob of Edessa (c.640-708) could not only translate works from Greek into Syriac but also bring elements of Greek tradition into the study of Syriac scripture. This biculturalism, or at any rate the concomitant bilingualism, was not always acceptable in traditional Syriac circles, but it is evidence of the character of a Christianity lodged in provinces where eastern Roman power and Sasanian authority had long been in conflict. The books of Samuel, here presented and translated by Dr Salvesen, are part of Jacob's version of the Old Testament which he finished in AD 705. notable among other of his works are studies on grammar, a chronicle continuing that of Eusebius, and translations, among them that of the Cathedral Homilies of Severus of Antioch. -
St. Ephraim the Syrian's Thought and Imagery As an Inspiration to Byzantine Artists
Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, Vol. 1.2, 227–251 © 1998 [2010] by Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute and Gorgias Press ST. EPHRAIM THE SYRIAN’S THOUGHT AND IMAGERY AS AN INSPIRATION † TO BYZANTINE ARTISTS ZAGA GAVRILOVIC INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM UNITED KINGDOM [1] For students of Byzantine art, St. Ephraim the Syrian is linked with the iconography of the Last Judgment. This paper gives an account of the previous research concerning his part in the development of that theme, although it is usually accepted that all previous conclusions were in fact based on pseudo-Ephraimic writings. However, in this article, a genuine text by St. Ephraim, which confirms that link, is introduced into the discussion. It is pointed out that, thanks to a great number of modern studies and the wider availability of St. Ephraim’s works, it is becoming possible to establish a more general connection between his thought and imagery and the art of the Byzantine world. This article includes a brief survey of the representations of St. Ephraim in Byzantine portraiture and of the iconography of his death and funeral. [2] One of the earliest preserved representations of St. Ephraim the Syrian in Byzantine art is on a small 10th century icon at St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinaï.1 The icon is divided into two † The General Editor acknowledges the assistance received from Eileen Wilson in scanning the images from slides. 1 K. Weitzmann, “The Mandylion and Constantine Porphyro- genetos,” CahArch XI (1960): 163–184. A photograph in colour, in id., The 227 228 Zaga Gavrilovic registers. -
Volume 61 No. 9 December 2017 VOLUME 61 NO
Volume 61 No. 9 December 2017 VOLUME 61 NO. 9 DECEMBER 2017 COVER: ICON OF THE NATIVITY EDITORIAL Handwritten icon by Khourieh Randa Al Khoury Azar Using old traditional technique contents [email protected] 3 EDITORIAL CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS by Bishop JOHN 5 PLEADING FOR THE LIVES OF THE DEFINES US PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST: THE U.S. VISIT OF HIS BEATITUDE PATRIARCH JOHN X OF ANTIOCH EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE TALKING ABOUT IDENTITY THESE DAYS. IT’S NOT JUST AND ALL THE EAST by Sub-deacon Peter Samore ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE ASKING THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION, “WHO AM I?” RATHER, and Sonia Chala Tower THE QUESTION OF WHAT IT IS TO BE HUMAN IS RAISED IMPLICITLY BY MANY. WHILE 8 PASTORAL LETTER OF HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN JOSEPH PHILOSOPHERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE ADDRESSED THIS QUESTION OF HUMAN 9 I WOULD FLY AWAY AND BE AT REST: IDENTITY OVER THE YEARS, GOD ANSWERED IT WHEN THE WORD BECAME FLESH AND THE LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AND FUNERAL OF DWELT AMONG US. HE TOOK ON OUR FLESH SO THAT WE MAY PARTICIPATE IN HIS HIS GRACE BISHOP ANTOUN DIVINITY. CHRIST REVEALED TO US WHO GOD IS AND WHO WE ARE TO BE. WE ARE CALLED by Sub-deacon Peter Samore 10 THE GHOST OF PAST CHRISTIANS BECAUSE HE HAS MADE US AS LITTLE CHRISTS BY ACCEPTING US IN BAPTISM CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND SHARING HIMSELF IN US. JUST AS CHRIST REVEALS THE FATHER, SO WE ARE TO by Fr. Joseph Huneycutt 13 RUMINATION: ARE WE CREATING REVEAL HIM. JUST AS CHRIST IS THE INCARNATION OF GOD, JOINED TO GOD WE SHOW HIM OLD TESTAMENT CHRISTIANS? TO THE WORLD. -
Byzantine Missionaries, Foreign Rulers, and Christian Narratives (Ca
Conversion and Empire: Byzantine Missionaries, Foreign Rulers, and Christian Narratives (ca. 300-900) by Alexander Borislavov Angelov A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (History) in The University of Michigan 2011 Doctoral Committee: Professor John V.A. Fine, Jr., Chair Professor Emeritus H. Don Cameron Professor Paul Christopher Johnson Professor Raymond H. Van Dam Associate Professor Diane Owen Hughes © Alexander Borislavov Angelov 2011 To my mother Irina with all my love and gratitude ii Acknowledgements To put in words deepest feelings of gratitude to so many people and for so many things is to reflect on various encounters and influences. In a sense, it is to sketch out a singular narrative but of many personal “conversions.” So now, being here, I am looking back, and it all seems so clear and obvious. But, it is the historian in me that realizes best the numerous situations, emotions, and dilemmas that brought me where I am. I feel so profoundly thankful for a journey that even I, obsessed with planning, could not have fully anticipated. In a final analysis, as my dissertation grew so did I, but neither could have become better without the presence of the people or the institutions that I feel so fortunate to be able to acknowledge here. At the University of Michigan, I first thank my mentor John Fine for his tremendous academic support over the years, for his friendship always present when most needed, and for best illustrating to me how true knowledge does in fact produce better humanity. -
Overview August 2020
Middle East Overview – August 2020 Winds of Change? President Macron landing in Beirut’s airport and greeting President Michel Aoun, August 6, 2020, photo credit: egyptindependent.com MIDDLE EAST OVERVIEW | August 2020 Contents 1. BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION ......................................................................................................................... 3 Egypt ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Jordan .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Iraq ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Lebanon ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Palestine ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Syria ............................................................................................................................................................................ -
Possible Historical Traces in the Doctrina Addai
Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, Vol. 9.1, 51-127 © 2006 [2009] by Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute and Gorgias Press POSSIBLE HISTORICAL TRACES IN THE DOCTRINA ADDAI ILARIA L. E. RAMELLI CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF THE SACRED HEART, MILAN 1 ABSTRACT The Teaching of Addai is a Syriac document convincingly dated by some scholars in the fourth or fifth century AD. I agree with this dating, but I think that there may be some points containing possible historical traces that go back even to the first century AD, such as the letters exchanged by king Abgar and Tiberius. Some elements in them point to the real historical context of the reign of Abgar ‘the Black’ in the first century. The author of the Doctrina might have known the tradition of some historical letters written by Abgar and Tiberius. [1] Recent scholarship often dates the Doctrina Addai, or Teaching of Addai,2 to the fourth century AD or the early fifth, a date already 1 This is a revised version of a paper delivered at the SBL International Meeting, Groningen, July 26 2004, Ancient Near East section: I wish to thank very much all those who discussed it and so helped to improve it, including the referees of the journal. 2 Extant in mss of the fifth-sixth cent. AD: Brit. Mus. 935 Add. 14654 and 936 Add. 14644. Ed. W. Cureton, Ancient Syriac Documents (London 1864; Piscataway: Gorgias, 2004 repr.), 5-23; another ms. of the sixth cent. was edited by G. Phillips, The Doctrine of Addai, the Apostle (London, 1876); G. -
Christian Communities in the World of Islam
Christian Communities in the World of Islam Church of the East (Syriac) - so-called 'Nestorians'; instructed by the exegesis and doctrinal language of Theodore ofMopsuestia (c.350-428) as articulated in the synods of Seleucia-Ctesiphon (5 th > 7th centuries); major theologian, Babai the Great (c.550-628). Today: the Assyrian Church of the East; >the Chaldean Catholic Church, the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The Oriental Orthodox Churches (Syriac, Armenian, Coptic) - so-called 'Jacobites' (after Jacob Baradaeus (c.500-578)); instructed by the theology of St. Cyril of Alexandria (d.444) as presented in the cathedral homilies of Severus of Antioch (c.465 538, r.512-518); major theologians, Philoxenus ofMabbug (c.440-523), Jacob ofEdessa (d.708), Bar Hebraeus (1226-1286). Today: the 'Syrian Orthodox Church', the ':Coptic Orthodox Church,' the 'Armenian Apostolic Church'; >the 'Armenian Catholic Church', the 'Coptic Catholic Church' and-the 'Syrian Catholic Church', the 'Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church' and the 'Syro-Malankara Catholic Church'. The Orthodox Churches (Greek, Syriac, Arabic) - so-called 'Melkites'; instructed by the decisions and definitions of the seven councils ofNicea (325), Constantinople I (381), Ephesus (431), Chalcedon (451), Constantinople II (553), Constantinople III (681) and Nicea II (787); major theological authorities, Maximus the Confessor (d.662), John of Damascus (d.749), Synodicon ofOrthodoxy (after 843). Today: Patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem; >the 'Melkite Catholic Church'. The Maronites (Syriac, Arabic) so called because of their ancestral, charismatic leader St. Maron (d. before 423) - instructed by the seven councils of Orthodoxy; heirs of the ancient Syriac patristic and liturgical traditions of Antioch and Edessa; never fomlally broken communion with Rome formalized since 1182. -
ABSTRACT the Apostolic Tradition in the Ecclesiastical Histories Of
ABSTRACT The Apostolic Tradition in the Ecclesiastical Histories of Socrates, Sozomen, and Theodoret Scott A. Rushing, Ph.D. Mentor: Daniel H. Williams, Ph.D. This dissertation analyzes the transposition of the apostolic tradition in the fifth-century ecclesiastical histories of Socrates, Sozomen, and Theodoret. In the early patristic era, the apostolic tradition was defined as the transmission of the apostles’ teachings through the forms of Scripture, the rule of faith, and episcopal succession. Early Christians, e.g., Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Origen, believed that these channels preserved the original apostolic doctrines, and that the Church had faithfully handed them to successive generations. The Greek historians located the quintessence of the apostolic tradition through these traditional channels. However, the content of the tradition became transposed as a result of three historical movements during the fourth century: (1) Constantine inaugurated an era of Christian emperors, (2) the Council of Nicaea promulgated a creed in 325 A.D., and (3) monasticism emerged as a counter-cultural movement. Due to the confluence of these sweeping historical developments, the historians assumed the Nicene creed, the monastics, and Christian emperors into their taxonomy of the apostolic tradition. For reasons that crystallize long after Nicaea, the historians concluded that pro-Nicene theology epitomized the apostolic message. They accepted the introduction of new vocabulary, e.g. homoousios, as the standard of orthodoxy. In addition, the historians commended the pro- Nicene monastics and emperors as orthodox exemplars responsible for defending the apostolic tradition against the attacks of heretical enemies. The second chapter of this dissertation surveys the development of the apostolic tradition. -
Gateway to the Syriac Saints: a Database Project Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent Marquette University, [email protected]
Marquette University e-Publications@Marquette Theology Faculty Research and Publications Theology, Department of 1-1-2016 Gateway to the Syriac Saints: A Database Project Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent Marquette University, [email protected] Published version. Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, Vol. 5, No. 1 (2016): 183-204. Permalink. © 2016 St. John's College. Used with permission. 183 http://jrmdc.com Gateway to the Syriac Saints: A Database Project Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent Marquette University, USA Contact: [email protected] Keywords: Syriac; hagiography; late antiquity; saints; manuscripts; digital humanities; theology; religious studies; history Abstract: This article describes The Gateway to the Syriac Saints, a database project developed by the Syriac Reference Portal (www.syriaca.org). It is a research tool for the study of Syriac saints and hagiographic texts. The Gateway to the Syriac Saints is a two-volume database: 1) Qadishe and 2) Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica (BHSE). Hagiography, the lives of the saints, is a multiform genre. It contains elements of myth, history, biblical exegesis, romance, and theology. The production of saints’ lives blossomed in late antiquity alongside the growth of the cult of the saints. Scholars have attended to hagiographic traditions in Greek and Latin, but many scholars have yet to Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture Volume 5, Issue 1 (2016) https://jrmdc.com 184 discover the richness of Syriac hagiographic literature: the stories, homilies, and hymns on the saints that Christians of the Middle East told and preserved. It is our hope that our database will give scholars and students increased access to these traditions to generate new scholarship.