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Icons in the Syriac Church? by Fr. Dale A. Johnson The very first positive mention of an icon in Christian literature is in a Syriac document, The Doctrine of Addai. A painted image of Jesus is introduced to the story; and icon clothing even later, in the account given by Evagrius, the painted image is transformed into...

There is no better teacher than Death: Teachings and Lessons from the Grave by Bryan Stiles The title of this essay is deliberately provocative, meant to bluntly establish that, however morbid it may seem to one individual, the grave is truly one of our most tangible spiritual teachers in this realm.

Syrian Orthodox priest beheaded in Iraq by Shroro Editorial Board Fr. Paulos Iskandar, vicar of the St. Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church in Mosul was brutally decapitated in Iraq. He was kidnapped by a fanatic Islamic group on Sunday apparently in protest against H.H. Pope Benedict's recent speech.

Theories on Eucharist by Prof O.M Mathew Oruvattithara Theologians of early period brought out a few theories on Eucharist. In surveying the most important of them, one should not become oblivious to the fact that, 'Eucharist' is beyond logical analysis as it is essentially a 'mystery'.It will ever remain a mystery, even to the heavenly hosts.

Mor Dioscorous Luka Sha'ya of Iraq entered into Eternal Rest by Shroro Editorial Board MOR DIOSCOROS LUKA SHA`YA , Syriac-Orthodox Bishop of Syrian Orthodox Archbishopric, Bartellah, Ninawa, entered into eternal rest on 22 September 2006 evening.The last rites for the late Archbishop held, at the Mor Mattai Dayro, Iraq.

History of the Christian Syriac Schools of Theology by Salim George Khalaf In order to understand the Christian learning environment that produced Junillus's Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis (c.542 A.D.), one must return to the ancient Hellenistic school. Although early Christianity encountered difficulties with the Greeks' love of Homer and...

H. E. Dr. Geevarghese Mor Koorilose at St. Ignatius Elias III Syrian Orthodox Church Atlanta by Fr. Mathai Varkey Puthukkunnathu The remarkable visit of H. E. Dr. Geevarghese Mor Koorilos, the Auxiliary Metropolitan of Niranam Diocese became a very significant event in the history of St. Ignatius Elias III Syrian Orthodox Church, Atlanta, Georgia....

English translation of "Madopadeshasaraangal" by Thomas Daniel "SOCMNet" and "Mor Adai Study Center" is now jointly working on publishing the English translation and detailed commentary of "MADOPADESHASARAANGAL" (The faith and creed of Malankara Nazranis) from its original text. This was written in Malayalam by the great Syriac scholar...

Bible

Healing of the Paralytic
The Pharisees
Verse 2: “And they brought to him a paralytic.”
Verse 2: “Take courage, my son”
Verse 7-13
Verse 9: “A man named Matthew sitting at customs post”
Verse 10-13
Verse 14-15
Verse 18-20
Verse 27-36

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