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The relationship between the Syrian Orthodox Church in the Ottoman
Empire and the Church of England developed substantially between
1895 and 1914, as contacts between them grew. As the character of
this emerging relationship changed, it contributed to the formation
of both churches' own 'narratives of identity'. The wider context
in which this took place was a period of instability in the
international order, particularly within the Ottoman Empire,
culminating in the outbreak of the First World War, effectively
bringing this phase of sustained contact to an end. Narratives of
Identity makes use of Syriac, Garshuni, and Arabic primary sources
from Syrian Orthodox archives in Turkey and Syria, alongside
Ottoman documents from the Basbakanlik Osmanli Arsivi, Istanbul,
and a range of English archival sources. The preconceptions of both
Churches are analysed, using a philosophical framework provided by
the work of Paul Ricoeur, especially his concepts of significant
memory (anamnesis), translation, and the search for mutual
recognition. Anamnesis and translation were extensively employed in
the formation of 'narratives of identity' that needed to be
understood by both Churches. The identity claims of the Tractarian
section of the Church of England and of the Ottoman Syrian Orthodox
Church are examined using this framework. The detailed content of
the theological dialogue between them, is then examined, and placed
in the context of the rapidly changing demography of eastern
Anatolia, the Syrian Orthodox 'heartland'. The late Ottoman state
was characterised by an increased instability for all its
non-Muslim minorities, which contributed to the perceived threats
to Ottoman Syrian Orthodoxy, both from within and without. Finally,
a new teleological framework is proposed in order to better
understand these exchanges, taking seriously the amamnetic insights
of the narratives of identity of both the Syrian Orthodox Church
and the Church of England from 1895 to 1914.
Extracted from Arthur Penrhyn Stanley's Lectures on the History of
the Eastern Church, this set of lectures focuses on the Council of
Nicea. Divided into four separate lectures, it begins with a
detailed general overview, the contents and participants of the
council, a consideration of its opening and the final results of
its closing.
This new edition conveniently provides the text of all three
versions of the Syriac Gospels in one place for the first time.
Drawn from the best sources, they are carefully aligned so that
their inter-relationship can immediately be seen and studied.
A representative of the Arabic genre known as "futuh reports," The
Conquest of Syria remains an important historical source although
it is now recognized not to be the work of Abu Abdullah Muhammad
Ibn Omar Ibn Waqid al-Aslami (called al-Waqidi). This Arabic
document, part history, part romantic reconstruction of the past,
is one of the main sources narrating the Muslim conquest of Syria.
A window into the world of early Muslim self-perception, these
documents are a valuable historical source in the sense of being
period pieces. Here the Arabic text is presented along with the
partial notes and comments of W. Nassau Lees, a noted writer on
Eastern culture.
Bernhard Vandenhoff publishes here a German translation of the
letter of Elias bar Shenaya in which he publicly denounces the
election of Catholicos Isho'yahb IV. In the introduction,
Vandenhoff also briefly describes the historical circumstances that
produced the letter.
This new edition conveniently provides the text of all three
versions of the Syriac Gospels in one place for the first time.
Drawn from the best sources, they are carefully aligned so that
their inter-relationship can immediately be seen and studied.
Originally delivered as one of the St. Margaret's Lectures for
1904, the contents of this booklet are focused on aspects of the
Syriac-speaking Church. Extracted from Burkitt's book Early Eastern
Christianity, the fourth lecture concerns the development of
marriage and the role of sacraments in the early Syriac Church.
Burkitt finds that marriage was not early regarded as a sacrament
and the married faithful were not permitted the sacraments of
baptism or communion in the early tradition represented by
Aphraates.
Beginning with the letters of Paul and the Acts of the Apostles,
Martin follows the course of Christianity into its becoming so
important in Edessa and its branching out from there to other
regions.
Widely regarded as a premier journal dedicated to the study of
Syriac, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies was established in 1998
as a venue devoted exclusively to the discipline. An organ of Beth
Mardutho, the Syriac Institute, the journal appears semi-annually
and will be printed in annual editions. A peer-reviewed journal,
Hugoye is a respected academic source for up-to-date information
about the state of Syriac studies and for discovering what is going
on in the field. Contributors include some of the most respected
names in the world of Syriac today.
Originally delivered as one of the St. Margaret's Lectures for
1904, the contents of this booklet are focused on aspects of the
Syriac-speaking Church. Extracted from Burkitt's book Early Eastern
Christianity, the third lecture concerns the theology of Eastern
Christianity. Burkitt provides a brief survey of the work of
Aphraates, Philoxenus of Mabbug, Ephraim the Syrian, and Rabbula.
P. Maternus Wolff publishes here the Syriac text and German
translation of three burial hymns by Narsai that were originally
included in an unfinished work by Karl Macke. Wolff also includes
an introduction and a critical apparatus for the text.
This history of the Syriac churches, written in Arabic, covers both
the Eastern and Western traditions in two volumes. The first volume
covers the first twelve centuries of the Christian Era, while the
second volume covers subsequent periods until the end of the
eighteenth century, and ends abruptly as its production was halted
to World War I.
Widely regarded as a premier journal dedicated to the study of
Syriac, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies was established in 1998
as a venue devoted exclusively to the discipline. An organ of Beth
Mardutho, the Syriac Institute, the journal appears semi-annually
and will be printed in annual editions. A peer-reviewed journal,
Hugoye is a respected academic source for up-to-date information
about the state of Syriac studies and for discovering what is going
on in the field. Contributors include some of the most respected
names in the world of Syriac today.
The exposition of the Liturgy of St. James, which is basically the
Celebration of the Holy Eucahrist, is most significant for the
understanding of the mystery of the God in offering His only Son a
vicarious sacrifice for the redemption of man. The purpose of the
liturgy is to show the believer the right path and leads him by
faith to salvation and eternal life through the Body and Blood of
Jesus Christ represented in the form of Bread and Wine. To make it
understandable, Rev. Saka explains not only the meaning of terms
connected with the liturgy but of all the components of the
vessels, the vesting, the censoring, the candles and the
propitiatory prayers associated with them. This exposition should
benefit both church and liturgical scholars and lay people
interested in the profound spiritual meaning of their faith.
This volume contains Syriac texts of the old Syriac translation of
Gregory Nazianzen's orations edited from a Vatican manuscript. The
Syriac selections in this volume total 131 parts from Gregory's
works and cover a wide variety subjects.
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