DOCSLIB.ORG

Isbn-978-93-85485-20-6.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

The Myth of Saint Thomas and the Mylapore Shiva Temple Fourth Revised Edition Ishwar Sharan Voice of India 1 Cover Image Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Peter Paul Rubens – 1636-38 ISBN 978-81-85990-11-8 © Voice of India First Edition 1991 Second Revised Edition 1995 Third Revised Edition 2010 Fourth Revised Edition 2019 Published by Voice of India, 2/18, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002, India. Email: [email protected] Website: www.voiceofin.com Printed at DK Fine Arts Press (Pvt.) Ltd., Ring Road, Pitam Pura, Delhi 110052, India. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 2 ॐ This Book Is Dedicated To Sri Kapaleeswara Shiva The Lord Of Mylapore And His Favoured Sons Jnanasambandar And Arunagirinathar Who Offer The Best Evidence This Edition Is Dedicated To Vasanti Amma Of Sri Vaishnavi Shrine Tirumullaivoyal And Sita Ram Goel Of Voice Of India New Delhi 3 Contents ▫ Author’s Note ... 7 Part One ▫ Foreword - Koenraad Elst ... 13 ▫ Introduction - Ishwar Sharan ... 17 ▫ The Myth Of Saint Thomas And The Mylapore Shiva Temple - Ishwar Sharan ... 22 Part Two ▫ Archbishop Arulappa’s History Project Goes Terribly Wrong - K.P. Sunil ... 140 ▫ Archbishop Arulappa’s Document Forger Goes To Jail - Ganesh Iyer & K.P. Sunil ... 148 ▫ Indian Historian Makes A Mockery Of Indian History - Veda Prakash ... 155 ▫ The Pre-Thinking Debate - Sita Ram Goel & Khushwant Singh ... 159 Part Three ▫ Pope Doubts St. Thomas Evangelised South India - Ishwar Sharan ... 162 ▫ Bishop Doubts St. Thomas Evangelised South India - Times News Network ... 165 ▫ How Missionaries Invented ‘Dravidian Christianity’ - Rajiv Malhotra ... 167 ▫ Questioning The St. Thomas Origin Of Indian Christianity - C.I. Issac ... 171 ▫ Christian Author Misrepresents Tiruvalluvar As Disciple Of Thomas - R.S. Narayanaswami ... 176 ▫ Madras-Mylapore Archdiocese Plans Blockbuster Movie On St. Thomas - Ishwar Sharan ... 180 ▫ Tiruvalluvar ‘Baptised’ To Betray Hindus - B.R. Haran ... 188 ▫ The Madras Archbishop Is Obliged To Accept The Pope’s Stand On St. Thomas - V. Sundaram ... 194 4 Part Four ▫ In Memory Of A Slain Saint - C.A. Simon ... 199 ▫ The Legend Of A Slain Saint To Stain Hinduism - Swami Tapasyananda ... 207 Part Five ▫ St. Thomas And Caste - Ishwar Sharan ... 217 ▫ St. Thomas And Anti-Brahminism - Koenraad Elst ... 225 ▫ Christian Churches Threaten Dalit Rights - Leela Tampi ... 233 ▫ How Casteless Muslims And Christians Obtain Benefits Meant For Caste Hindus - Vigil Review ... 243 Part Six ▫ Hideaway Communalism In The Indian Express - Ishwar Sharan ... 249 ▫ Hideaway Communalism In The Hindu - Ishwar Sharan ... 259 ▫ Madras Musings And Madras Muthiah - Ishwar Sharan ... 263 ▫ St. Thomas As A Tourist Attraction - Ishwar Sharan ... 266 ▫ Christians Threaten Kamakoti Magazine - Ishwar Sharan ... 269 Part Seven ▫ The Mount Of Thomas - S. Muthiah ... 272 ▫ Chennai’s Own Holocaust Deniers - Ishwar Sharan ... 275 ▫ San Thome Cathedral Cover-Up Uncovered - G.P. Srinivasan ... 280 ▫ The New Indian Express Makes A Tsunami - Ishwar Sharan ... 284 ▫ Did A Hindu King Kill St. Thomas? - Ishwar Sharan ... 288 ▫ The Deccan Chronicle Deceits - Ishwar Sharan ... 293 5 ▫ The Secrets Of The Twelve Disciples Revealed - Ishwar Sharan ... 308 ▫ A Feast For St. Thomas - Ishwar Sharan ... 313 Part Eight ▫ The Dalrymple Massage Of The St. Thomas Myth - Koenraad Elst ... 321 ▫ The Confabulated Leftist Murder Of St. Thomas - Koenraad Elst ... 323 Part Nine ▫ Searching For Muziris At Pattanam - A. Srivathsan ... 328 ▫ Nagaswamy Nails False Propaganda On St. Thomas And Pattanam - Express Buzz ... 333 ▫ Digging For The Bones Of St. Thomas - B.S. Harishankar ... 334 ▫ ASI Doubting Thomases Suspend Dubious KCHR St. Thomas Dig - G. Ananthakrishnan ... 339 ▫ Marxists And Christians Continue The Search For St. Thomas - Sandhya Jain ... 342 Part Ten ▫ Why Indians Should Reject St. Thomas And Christianity - Koenraad Elst ... 347 Bibliography ▫ Bibliography & Websites … 366 6 Author’s Note This book is a revised and updated version of The Myth of Saint Thomas and the Mylapore Shiva Temple that was published by Voice of India in 2010. It includes everything in the earlier edition plus a number of new and important references. The Tamil and religious scholar Veda Prakash, who in 1989 brought us the original data he had collected on the St. Thomas myth and destruction of the Kapaleeswara Shiva Temple in Mylapore, continues to share his research materials and Tamil translations. Sita Ram Goel, Koenraad Elst, K.P. Sunil and Ganesh Iyer, Leela Tampi, R.S. Narayanaswami, Rajiv Malhotra, C.A. Simon, Khushwant Singh, G. Ananthakrishnan, B.R. Haran, G.P. Srinivasan, V. Sundaram, S. Muthiah, A. Srivathsan, B.S. Harishankar, Sandhya Jain, Swami Tapasyananda of the Sri Ramakrishna Math in Mylapore, and a number of Indian and foreign media organisations who report news without a by-line, have all made invaluable contributions. Two important events have taken place since the publication of this book in 2010. One, the eminent and learned archaeologist Dr. R. Nagaswamy has criticised the Pattanam archaeological dig1 and categorically stated that there is no evidence for St. Thomas’s visit to India, and two, a California production company, Dharlin Entertainment, is planning a major motion picture on St. Thomas’s alleged stay in Kerala and murder in Mylapore.2 They may succeed in cinematically perpetuating the blood libel of Thomas’s murder by Hindus where the Madras-Mylapore Archdiocese failed in 2008. Added to this is the vast work and expense the Archdiocese has lavished on rebuilding the fake St. Thomas tomb in San Thome Cathedral Basilica and on its garish development around the old Portuguese churches on Little Mount in Saidapet and St. Thomas Mount. All this and more has happened in direct response to our books. So, we can say with some certainty that St. Thomas is here in India with us―if not in truth than in fiction and scholarly sectarian scandal. In this book we have traced the legend of St. Thomas in some detail, from its origin in third century Mesopotamia to its religious, commercial and 7 communal manifestation in Chennai today. It is a complicated story with many details and side issues attached, and the reader will have to pay close attention. What was originally an introductory essay to the study of the St. Thomas in India myth and the related issue of the destruction of a great Shiva temple on the Mylapore beach, has taken the shape of a broader investigation into the negative Christian presence in South India today. Whatever Christian believers in Malabar and their ecclesiastical counterparts in Chennai may say, there is only one original source for the St. Thomas in India legend, the Acts of Thomas. It is a moral fable written by the Gnostic poet Bardesanes (Bardaisan, Ibn Daisan) at Edessa about 210 CE, and it was brought to South India by Syrian Christian refugees in the fourth century CE. The allegedly ancient oral narratives produced today by the descendants of these Christian refugees in Kerala, however dear they may be to the faithful, are church and family traditions that have no historical credibility and no bearing on real historical research. The fact that the Indian government and encyclopaedias like Britannica and Wikipedia accept these family tales as Indian history does not make them any more truthful or valid as historical records. This has to be recognised by Indian government officials and scholars alike if Indian history writing is to be taken seriously. The first three editions of this book were received by the Indian public with great interest even though they were reviewed in only one newspaper, The Pioneer. This is very gratifying, and the fact that the book is going into a fourth edition is even more welcome. The brown sahibs who control the mainstream Indian media will continue to do their distasteful St. Thomas propaganda and black out the opposing historical view because that is what they are paid to do, but we are sure of the interest and critical intelligence of the Indian reader and are satisfied that the work we set out to do in 1989 has borne fruit. The irony―and the brown sahibs may take note―is that had the Indian Express published our response to C.A. Simon’s malafide Catholic propaganda piece, In Memory of a Slain Saint, in 1989, we would never have bothered to follow up the St. Thomas in India tale with an investigation. But because we were rudely obstructed, first by the Indian Express editor, 8 then by The Hindu editor, and finally by Chennai’s own self-styled historian S. Muthiah, we decided to look deeper into this matter of Indian Thomases―and believe me there is more than one Thomas involved in this history swindle even as there is more than one tomb for him. So, the moral of the story is this: don’t tell lies for Jesus―or in this case for his twin brother Thomas―and if you must tell lies let the historian reply to the lies so that the matter may die a quiet and non-controversial death. The brown sahibs and so-called secular scribes who make up the Indian media mafia3 have only themselves to blame for our continued interest in the ancient St. Thomas in India fable and its modern political and hatefully communal manifestation in Tamil Nadu today. ISHWAR SHARAN _______________ 1. The Archaeological Survey of India has found no evidence for Muziris (Muchiri in Tamil) in Kodungallur. But the village of Pattanam seven km south of the city has produced some Roman beads and become the focus of Marxist and Christian excavators searching for St. Thomas proofs. Muziris was a known international trading entrepot from the sixth century BCE to the thirteenth century CE when it suddenly disappeared due to natural catastrophe.
Recommended publications
  • Secrets of RSS

    Secrets of RSS

    Secrets of RSS DEMYSTIFYING THE SANGH (The Largest Indian NGO in the World) by Ratan Sharda © Ratan Sharda E-book of second edition released May, 2015 Ratan Sharda, Mumbai, India Email:[email protected]; [email protected] License Notes This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-soldor given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person,please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and didnot purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to yourfavorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hardwork of this author. About the Book Narendra Modi, the present Prime Minister of India, is a true blue RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Volunteers Organization) swayamsevak or volunteer. More importantly, he is a product of prachaarak system, a unique institution of RSS. More than his election campaigns, his conduct after becoming the Prime Minister really tells us how a responsible RSS worker and prachaarak responds to any responsibility he is entrusted with. His rise is also illustrative example of submission by author in this book that RSS has been able to design a system that can create ‘extraordinary achievers out of ordinary people’. When the first edition of Secrets of RSS was released, air was thick with motivated propaganda about ‘Saffron terror’ and RSS was the favourite whipping boy as the face of ‘Hindu fascism’. Now as the second edition is ready for release, environment has transformed radically.
  • RK Nagar Suffers Despite Promises

    RK Nagar Suffers Despite Promises

    Volume No 17 Issue No 10 April 3, 2017 LAB JOURNAL OF THE ASIAN COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM Decriminalising EMA bans drugs Football inspires Suicide tested in India children Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 A\ SMITABHA MANNA yet to be taken to maintain solid radius of the Government Jayalalithaa's pending initiatives Rs 360 crore started by Amma,'' RK Nwaste magnagemenat,'' sayrs T. suffers desPeriphperal iHotspitale in foprward. Orne briodge and am flyover siays sKannane, a shops owner in Unkept promises and neglect of Naveenkumar, a resident of Tondiarpet.'' project connecting Coronation Tondiarpet. severe health issues plague the RK Korukkupet and an advocate with Korukkupet residents are also Nagar to Ezhil Nagar worth Rs 117 Kannan like many others is a Nagar constituency where some 60 the High Court. receiving similar muddy and crore is in limbo after her demise. worried resident because there is candidates are in the fray for the The residents are left gasping for brackish water for drinking and The project is crucial as in the no water sometimes for weeks and April 12 by-election. breath when smoke from burning household purposes since January absence of an over-bridge or a there is improper management of The Kodungaiyur dumpyard, a garbage and medical waste fills the and are plagued by cholera as subway the road near Korukkupet Amma Unvagams. He adds that 110-acre garbage disposal area is area. A canal to divert the sewage well as malaria infections. railway station gets congested and Amma canteens have stopped an environmental concern for the and waste from the dump yard that Primary health care is not traffic is stalled for hours.
  • Online Piracy of Indian Movies: Is the Film Industry Firing at the Wrong Target?

    Online Piracy of Indian Movies: Is the Film Industry Firing at the Wrong Target?

    ONLINE PIRACY OF INDIAN MOVIES: IS THE FILM INDUSTRY FIRING AT THE WRONG TARGET? Arul George Sea ria* INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 648 I. ONLINE PIRACY OF INDIAN MOVIES ................................................... 649 II. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LEGAL MEASURES AGAINST ONLINE PIRACY ................................................................................................ 657 III. SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR ONLINE PIRACY ................................ 660 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 663 ABSTRACT India has recently introduced some digital rights management (DRM) provisions to the Indian copyright law with the objective of providing "adequate" protection for copyrighted material in the online digital environment. Film industry was one of the biggest lobbying groups behind the new DRM provisions in India, and the industry has been consistently trying to portray online piracy as a major threat. The Indian film industry also extensively uses John Doe orders from the high courts in India to prevent the access of Internet users to websites suspected to be hosting pirated material. This paper explores two questions in the context of the new DRM provisions in India: ( 1) Is online piracy a threat to the Indian film industry? and (2) Are the present measures taken by the film industry the optimal measures for addressing the issue of online piracy? Based on data from an extensive empirical
  • Action Plan Manali12092016.Pdf

    Action Plan Manali12092016.Pdf

    Sl. PAGE No No CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Area Details 1 1.2 Location 1 1.3 Digitized map with Demarcation of Geographical Boundaries and Impact Zones 1.4 CEPI Score 2 1.5 Total Population and Sensitive Receptors 2 1.6 Eco-geological features 4 1.6.1 Major Water bodies 4 1.6.2 Ecological parks , Sanctuaries , flora and fauna or any 4 ecosystem 1.6.3 Buildings or Monuments of Historical / 4 archaeological / religious importance 1.7 Industry Classification 5 1.7.1 Highly Polluting Industries 5 1.7.2 Red category industries 6 1.7.3 Orange and Green category industries 6 1.7.4 Grossly Polluting Industries 6 2 WATER ENVIRONMENT 2.1 Present status of water environment 7 2.1.1 Water bodies 7 2.1.2 Present level of pollutants 7 2.1.3 Predominant sources contributing to various 8 pollutant 2.2 Source of Water Pollution 8 2.2.1 Industrial 9 2.2.2 Domestic 9 2.2.3 Others 11 2.2.4 Impact on surrounding area 11 2.3 Details of water polluting industries in the area 11 cluster 2.4 Effluent Disposal Methods- Recipient water bodies 14 2.5 Quantification of wastewater pollution load and relative 17 contribution by different sources viz industrial/ domestic 2.6 Action Plan for compliance and control of Pollution 25 2.6.1 Existing infrastructure facilities 25 2.6.2 Pollution control measures installed by the units 26 2.6.3 Technological Intervention 36 2.6.4 Infrastructural Renewal 37 2.6.5 Managerial and financial aspects 37 2.6.6 Self monitoring system in industries 37 2.6.7 Data linkages to SPCB (of monitoring devices) 37 3 AIR ENVIRONMENT 3.1 Present
  • Order to Create New Names in a Field. Naming Units Involves Substance Such As Human Knowledge, Human Cognitive Abilities, and Experiences

    Order to Create New Names in a Field. Naming Units Involves Substance Such As Human Knowledge, Human Cognitive Abilities, and Experiences

    order to create new names in a field. Naming units involves substance such as human knowledge, human cognitive abilities, and experiences. Onomasiology is inter-related between human minds/cognitive and word formation. Conclusion When morphology enters in word formation automatically semantics changes will occur consequently. There is a clear vision in this word formation which follows the flow as first morphological process and next is semantic change. In between this there is a strong relation between two words while merging together to deliver one meaning. Humans mind is just like a scanner because it will scan object with similar qualities to name another new object they see every day. Onomasiological relation defines relation between two words merged together to deliver one meaning. In this paper, we have offered an overview of word-formation literatures in the light of its sub- domains, namely, Morphology, Lexical, Lexical-semantics, Collocation and Onmasiology. Along the way, we offered a comparative look between popular lexical fraction in Tamil and English, to show that both have almost similar components. Nevertheless, the studies in Tamil on lexical and its semantics confined within grammar framework, yet accrossed the limit to discover its true ability extensively. Only minimal number of studies are available. On the other hand, studies in English in line with the field under observation has been extensively studied. Our expectation is that the lucaritive field of study should be honoured with its deserved stake, proper investigations in Tamil. Bibliography CaritaParadis. (2013). Lexical Semantics. In C. C. A (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Lingustics. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell: Oxford.
  • Report on International Religious Freedom 2006: India

    Report on International Religious Freedom 2006: India

    India Page 1 of 22 India International Religious Freedom Report 2006 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor The constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice. However, the Government sometimes did not act swiftly enough to counter effectively societal attacks against religious minorities and attempts by some leaders of state and local governments to limit religious freedom. This resulted in part from legal constraints on national government action inherent in the country's federal structure and from shortcomings in its law enforcement and justice systems, although courts regularly upheld the constitutional provision of religious freedom. Despite Government efforts to foster communal harmony, some extremists continued to view ineffective investigation and prosecution of attacks on religious minorities, particularly at the state and local level, as a signal that they could commit such violence with impunity, although numerous cases were in the courts at the end of the reporting period. While the National Government took positive steps in key areas to improve religious freedom, the status of religious freedom generally remained the same during the period covered by this report. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) continued to implement an inclusive and secular platform based on respect for the country's traditions of secular government and religious tolerance, and the rights of religious minorities. Terrorists attempted to provoke religious conflict by attacking Hindu Temples in Ayodhya and Varanasi. The Government reacted in a swift manner to rein in Hindu extremists, prevent revenge attacks and reprisal, and assure the Muslim community of its safety.
  • Schooling in the 'New Normal' – Part 2 Mega

    Schooling in the 'New Normal' – Part 2 Mega

    Registered with the Reg. No. TN/CH(C)/374/18-20 Registrar of Newspapers Licenced to post without prepayment for India under R.N.I. 53640/91 Licence No. TN/PMG(CCR)/WPP-506/18-20 Publication: 1st & 16th of every month Rs. 5 per copy (Annual Subscription: Rs. 100/-) INSIDE Short ‘N’ Snappy Remembering N. Venkataramani The travails of two cities An eminent son of Pondicherry www.madrasmusings.com WE CARE FOR MADRAS THAT IS CHENNAI Vol. XXX No. 5 August 16-31, 2020 Mega plans for mega HERITAGE WATCH streets project, with Where Governors once resided outstation architects ou have to hand it to our is now busying itself with the Adyar and Mylapore. As part Ycity’s Corporation. It is for- Mega Streets project. of this grand scheme, Mylapore ever in the process of launching This is to make sure that has been taken up as pilot and some mega scheme or the our roadways and streets are the project has been awarded other. The last few years saw obstruction free for a seam- to an architectural firm in much noise over the Smart less commute by pedestrians, Ahmedabad. City initiatives and you had non-motorised vehicles and of While this is in no way a consultants literally popping course cars, buses, autos and comment on the abilities of the out of every second building selected entity and we are sure Government House, left and Banqueting Hall right, from a 19th Century in the city. One of the most due process has been followed print. visible outcomes of this was by The Editor by the civic body, it does come It was in 2008 that the High Court of Madras decreed a very wide footpath on Sir as a surprise that no local firm that around 400 buildings of the city merited heritage status.
  • Catholic Shrines in Chennai, India: the Politics of Renewal and Apostolic Legacy

    Catholic Shrines in Chennai, India: the Politics of Renewal and Apostolic Legacy

    CATHOLIC SHRINES IN CHENNAI, INDIA: THE POLITICS OF RENEWAL AND APOSTOLIC LEGACY BY THOMAS CHARLES NAGY A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies Victoria University of Wellington (2014) Abstract This thesis investigates the phenomenon of Catholic renewal in India by focussing on various Roman Catholic churches and shrines located in Chennai, a large city in South India where activities concerning saintal revival and shrinal development have taken place in the recent past. The thesis tracks the changing local significance of St. Thomas the Apostle, who according to local legend, was martyred and buried in Chennai. In particular, it details the efforts of the Church hierarchy in Chennai to bring about a revival of devotion to St. Thomas. In doing this, it covers a wide range of issues pertinent to the study of contemporary Indian Christianity, such as Indian Catholic identity, Indian Christian indigeneity and Hindu nationalism, as well as the marketing of St. Thomas and Catholicism within South India. The thesis argues that the Roman Catholic renewal and ―revival‖ of St. Thomas in Chennai is largely a Church-driven hierarchal movement that was specifically initiated for the purpose of Catholic evangelization and missionization in India. Furthermore, it is clear that the local Church‘s strategy of shrinal development and marketing encompasses Catholic parishes and shrines throughout Chennai‘s metropolitan area, and thus, is not just limited to those sites associated with St. Thomas‘s Apostolic legacy. i Acknowledgements This thesis is dedicated to the memory of my father Richard M.
  • Human Rights Annual Report 2005

    Human Rights Annual Report 2005

    House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Human Rights Annual Report 2005 First Report of Session 2005–06 HC 574 House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Human Rights Annual Report 2005 First Report of Session 2005–06 Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 15 February 2006 HC 574 Published on 23 February 2006 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £0.00 Foreign Affairs Committee The Foreign Affairs Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the administration, expenditure and policy of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its associated agencies. Current membership Mike Gapes (Labour, Ilford South), Chairman Mr Fabian Hamilton (Labour, Leeds North East) Rt Hon Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative, Wells) Mr John Horam (Conservative, Orpington) Mr Eric Illsley (Labour, Barnsley Central) Mr Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat, Hereford) Andrew Mackinlay (Labour, Thurrock) Mr John Maples (Conservative, Stratford-on-Avon) Sandra Osborne (Labour, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) Mr Greg Pope (Labour, Hyndburn) Mr Ken Purchase (Labour, Wolverhampton North East) Rt Hon Sir John Stanley (Conservative, Tonbridge and Malling) Ms Gisela Stuart (Labour, Birmingham Edgbaston) Richard Younger-Ross (Liberal Democrat, Teignbridge) The following member was also a member of the committee during the parliament. Rt Hon Mr Andrew Mackay (Conservative, Bracknell) Powers The committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk. Publication The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House.
  • The Syrian Orthodox Church and Its Ancient Aramaic Heritage, I-Iii (Rome, 2001)

    The Syrian Orthodox Church and Its Ancient Aramaic Heritage, I-Iii (Rome, 2001)

    Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 5:1, 63-112 © 2002 by Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute SOME BASIC ANNOTATION TO THE HIDDEN PEARL: THE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND ITS ANCIENT ARAMAIC HERITAGE, I-III (ROME, 2001) SEBASTIAN P. BROCK UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD [1] The three volumes, entitled The Hidden Pearl. The Syrian Orthodox Church and its Ancient Aramaic Heritage, published by TransWorld Film Italia in 2001, were commisioned to accompany three documentaries. The connecting thread throughout the three millennia that are covered is the Aramaic language with its various dialects, though the emphasis is always on the users of the language, rather than the language itself. Since the documentaries were commissioned by the Syrian Orthodox community, part of the third volume focuses on developments specific to them, but elsewhere the aim has been to be inclusive, not only of the other Syriac Churches, but also of other communities using Aramaic, both in the past and, to some extent at least, in the present. [2] The volumes were written with a non-specialist audience in mind and so there are no footnotes; since, however, some of the inscriptions and manuscripts etc. which are referred to may not always be readily identifiable to scholars, the opportunity has been taken to benefit from the hospitality of Hugoye in order to provide some basic annotation, in addition to the section “For Further Reading” at the end of each volume. Needless to say, in providing this annotation no attempt has been made to provide a proper 63 64 Sebastian P. Brock bibliography to all the different topics covered; rather, the aim is simply to provide specific references for some of the more obscure items.
  • Other Pastors/Administrators Biographies Priests from Other Dioceses and Priests from Religious Communities: Serving As Pastors, Associate Pastors Or Administrators

    Other Pastors/Administrators Biographies Priests from Other Dioceses and Priests from Religious Communities: Serving As Pastors, Associate Pastors Or Administrators

    Other Pastors/Administrators Biographies Priests from other dioceses and priests from religious communities: serving as pastors, associate pastors or administrators: Day, Very Rev. Martin, OFM Conv, VF 111 S. Ninth St., Terre Haute, IN 47807 812-232-8421 Born December 13, 1955. Profession of simple vows in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, August 5, 1983. Solemn profession, August 1, 1986, Assisi, Italy. Ordained priest, November, 16, 1991. 1991, associate pastor, St. Joseph University, Terre Haute; 1995, pastor, St. Joseph University, Terre Haute; 2001, director of formation, Damiano Friary, San Antonio, TX; 2001-2014, treasurer of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation, Mount St. Francis, IN; 2014, (Sept.) pastor, St. Benedict, Terre Haute; 2016, dean of the Terre Haute Deanery, while continuing as pastor, St. Benedict, Terre Haute; 2017, reappointed dean of the Terre Haute Deanery, while continuing as pastor, St. Benedict, Terre Haute. Duong, Rev. Minh Quang 1401 S. Mickley Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46241 317-244-9002 Born November 12, 1972. Ordained priest March 4, 2005, for the Quinhon Diocese, Vietnam. 2005, associate pastor of Quinhon Cathedral, Vietnam; 2009, continuing studies, U.S.A.; 2012, Master of Theological Studies, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN; 2012, associate pastor and chaplain of the Vietnamese Community, St. Joseph, Indianapolis. DuVall, Rev. Justin, OSB 2500 Cold Spring Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46222 317-924-4100 Born July 7, 1951. Professed a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Order of Saint Benedict, August 24, 1974. Ordained priest April 30, 1978. 1979-1993, assistant librarian, Saint Meinrad Archabbey library; 1984, prior of Saint Meinrad; 1995, associate dean of Saint Meinrad School of Theology; 1996, named provost and vice-rector of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology; 2004, elected archabbot of Saint Meinrad Archabbey; 2016, resigned as archabbot and appointed vice-rector of Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary, Indianapolis.
  • Myanmar 500 Years Jubilee - Jesuit Footsteps Through History

    Myanmar 500 Years Jubilee - Jesuit Footsteps Through History

    Myanmar 500 years Jubilee - Jesuit Footsteps through History A sacred fever grips the streets of Yangon as thousands descend from yonder lands of Myanmar for the historic 500 years Jubilee of Christian presence. Kachins from the northern most dioceses have come in thousands. One group led by Our Joseph Aik Maung. They have occupied all empty spaces in and around the churches, halls, hindu temples . In a commendable show of Christian fellowship, the Yangon Catholics are feeding these thousands. The church proudly show cases its colourful mosaic of seven ethnic groups. Neither the war nor displacement deterred the Kachins from undertaking this long journey – crossing rivers and mountains and a journey that took nearly two full days. There is a riot of colors in the streets of Yangon. Christianity in its full unity and diversity proclaims its presence in thousands today. Traces of Christianity were found even before tenth century. Surprising these were from China, long suspected to be one of the early Christian settlement. Stable presence occurred with the arrival of Portuguese in the 16th Century. Dominicans, the Jesuits and the Augustinians selflessly devoted themselves to promoting Christianity. In later eras were to be filled by other Institutes: the Barnabites, the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, the Foreign Mission Society of Paris, PIME, the St. Columban Missionaries and the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette. The Catholic Church has written glorious pages in Burma, in the field of educational and social-promotional work, if we think only of the first Burmese alphabet prepared by the Barnabite, Mons. G.M.