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Download Chapter (PDF) THE HARP Vol. II No. 1 & 2 June 1989 Page Editorial ... ... ... ... 5 The "Syrians" who ignore and devalue their own heritage 7 Rev. Dr. Jacob Thekkeparambil The Syrian heritage and the Mar Thoma Church ... 9 Most. Rev. Dr. Alexander Mar Thoma Syrian Christians of India and the Syriac Language 11 His Beatitude Baselios PauloSe II Christianity in India is as old as Christianity itself 15 Mrs. Lizzy Jacob 1 am a person who is in love with Syriac 17 Rt. Rev. Kuriakose Kunnassery Kottayam: the Ancient Seat of Syriac Learning and Syriac Teaching ... ... 19 Dr. T. J. Joshua Meaning of Baptismal Anointings According to the West Syrian Liturgical Texts ... ... 21 Baby Varghese The Typology of Mary in Shimo The Weekly Divine Office of the Malankara Church ... ... 31 Samuel Thykootam Catechism of Dr. Joseph Kariatti ... ... 45 E. Thelliyil The Syrian Heritage of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church 49 K. V. Mathew Objectivity in Historical Studies ... ... 55 Dr. D. Babu Paul I. A. S. St. Thomas in India According to Jacob of Sarug ... 59 Geevarghese Panicker 4 THE HARP Studies on the Ordination Liturgy of the "Holy Church of the Syrians of Antioch" ... 65 Rene Mouret The Concept of 'becomming' in the Christology of Philoxenos of Mabbug ... ... ... 71 Fr. Dr. M. A. Mathai The Power of the Indian Archdeacon ... ... 76 Joseph Habbi Necessity of Rediscovery the Significance of Syriac Spirituality 87 Baselius Marthoma Mathews I The Syrian Church as the bearer of the ancient Semitic Heritage ... ... ... 91 Dr. P. C. Mathew Syriac Heritage Part of the Culture of India ... 99 Most Rev. Benedict Mar Gregorios The love of St. Thomas Christians for Syriac and its After Effects in Malayalam Literature ... 103 Dr. Jacob Vellian Evaluation of the Syriac Conference ... ... 109 Rev. Dr. C. A. Abraham Evaluation of the Syriac Conference ... ... 113 Rev. Dr. V. C. Samuel SEERI - Chronicle ... H7 Book Reviews; ... ... ... ... 120 John Madey — Angela Heuser, Ikonenmalerei heute, Verlag Aurel Bongers, 1988 — Vladimir Ivanov, Das grosse Buch der russischen Ikonen. G. Panicker — Two Books on the heritage of the Syrian Christians. .
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