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  1. The Liturgist

    Some interesting theological terms from the Eastern churches

    At times, some members might notice that those such as myself, various Orthodox members like my Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox friends @prodromos @HTacianas @FenderTL5 @dzheremi and other friends of ours such as @ViaCrucis may use a vocabulary somewhat unfamiliar to the average Western...
  2. ItsAdventageous

    Question for Orthodoxical types (EO, RO, GO, OO, ?O, &c.). I am looking for historical ...

    Question for Orthodoxical types (EO, RO, GO, OO, ?O, &c.). I am looking for historical written materials, as far back as can be given (whether, in Greek, Latin, Syriac, even, and all the better if translated into English, but not necessary) that are not among the standard 'ECF', ante-Nicene (I...
  3. amci

    Comparing the Eastern Syriac and Indian Church Communions

    Historical Christianity East of Mesopotamia Prior to 1552, there was one church hierarchy that used the East Syriac Rite in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, and India. Prior to 1599, the same was true of the Christian community in India that was part of that East Syriac Rite hierarchy, but...
  4. dzheremi

    Talk on the active Syriac Orthodox monasteries in the Middle East by Dr. Gewargis Acis

  5. dzheremi

    Resources to learn Syriac with Garshuni (Arabic characters) and Latin characters

    Hi all. I thought this might be a fun little thread, after reading in a different one that user @Al Masihi can read Syriac if it is written in Arabic characters (what is called "Garshuni" or "Karshuni"), and he's not the only person I've interacted with who has said that. I found this video on...
  6. dzheremi

    A cute little video to teach numbers and vocabulary in Turoyo/Surayt (Neo Aramaic)

    Numbers, greetings, and a little love story:
  7. dzheremi

    Prayers and Hymns Atrributed to HH St. Severus of Antioch

    (REMINDER FOR VISITORS: You are in the Oriental Orthodox forum right now. This is not a debate forum. This is posted for education and edification only. Negative comments from Chalcedonians or others regarding the saint will be reported for moderation.) Because he is not cross-communally...
  8. P

    Shlomo! (meaning "Hi everyone in Syriac)

    I'm Oriental Orthodox from Toronto; my family is originally from Oraq but fortunately got out many years ago. My main interest is the persecuted Christians of the Middle East. Intellectually Syriac and Aramaic studies (the hymns of St. Ephrem the Syrian, St. Jacob of Sarugh, Mar Narsai, and...