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Sometimes you don't have to say anything to her, rather you have to say it to God in prayer. This would be the most important step to take. Practically, instead of trying to convince her of something she has not internalized, give her a gift (maybe …
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Ovulation is a benign medical term. There is nothing lustful about it. It's like saying "be fruitful and multiple" may trigger lustful thoughts. Ululation on the other, is defined as "a long, loud emotional utterance". It is often a lamentation, e…
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I have been thinking more about InChrist7's message and I believe his absolutely correct. There are actually many verses in the Burning Bush that are technically "inaccurate". King David never said "The God of gods became your son". Daniel, on the o…
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I think the most accurate English translation would be "Alleluia is transcendence. Whoever says it is satisfied to say the two alphas with his mouth, Amen Alleluia"? Of course, it would need a foot note explaining what the two alphas are as kindly …
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InChrist7, I appreciate all the points you have made. I don't want this to become a debate on our positions either. I simply wanted to show there are two ways to look at hymnography. These two ways both can be spiritually insightful and both can in…
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Thank you Servos. This was very informative. 1. Do both Byzantine chanting and Mokranjac chanting have 8 tones? Or is it just Byzantine chanting? 2. What is the chanting in the Turkish part of Serbia called? 3. How do you tell the difference betwe…
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[quote author=Servos link=topic=13979.msg161939#msg161939 date=1355337943] [quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=13977.msg161855#msg161855 date=1355174898] I noticed the link you gave us describes the "lesser hours". Is there a "greater hours"? [/quote…
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Ok. The light bulb went on in my head and now I understand where I'm getting confused. Would you say the closest "appropriate" English translation should be "Alleluia is transcendence. Whoever says it is satisfied to say only two letters with his …
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I'm not questioning ألفين . I know it has two meanings: two alef letters and two thousand. I'm questioning ألفية Is the online dictionary wrong? Does ألفية mean "mouth" and not "thousand"? Is it possible that ألفية has two meanings, both mouth and …
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Ok. I looked online and I found that ألفية means millenary, millenium, millennium. Isn't بفيه come from the same root word as ألفية (but with different grammatical tenses)? If it is, then the sentence is even more ambiguous. What do you think?
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Mina and Fady and anyone else, please help me with this Arabic. 1. Google translates تنزيه as "transcendence". Is this accurate? 2. Doesn't قائلها يكفيه mean "The [person] who says it is satisfied"? 3. Is the phrase قائلها يكفيه meant to be in the …
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Patiently waiting for your response Servos on this thread or the other. Thanks in advance.
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[quote author=mnc_hnn link=topic=13966.msg161914#msg161914 date=1355269639] The church has a more accurate quote. [/quote] How does anyone verify this? How do we know what the Church has?Is it available? Is it reliable? How was it reached? There hav…
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[quote author=Andrew link=topic=14001.msg161872#msg161872 date=1355192165] I didn't listen to HG's comments, but it doesn't make sense to me -- considering that these melodies are fairly recent (about a century old?). . .you would think these compos…
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InChrist7, First of all, welcome to the forums. Thank you for your contribution. I must say you speak with a great deal of knowledge on many Orthodox families, both Eastern and Oriental. It makes me wonder if you are personally familiar with each Or…
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I just got an electronic copy of all three volumes. I'll review the online version with my new version. I know Volume 1 is printed, not handwritten like the online version. I'll get back to you after some research.
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Ramez, Can you please send us a link to the online version? I agree with everything else you wrote.
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[quote author=Servos link=topic=13977.msg161760#msg161760 date=1354830537] [quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=13977.msg161758#msg161758 date=1354829458] Do you mind sharing the text? Here is the ours http://www.agpeya.org/ [/quote] How much I c…
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I just found out I have an old manuscript that has a fragment of Tarteeb elbe3a (probably late 19th century). It has a lot of responses. Additionally, I found out that a few universities have Bishop Samuel's 2000 edition of Tarteeb elbe3a. So it's n…
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[quote author=mnc_hnn link=topic=13966.msg161831#msg161831 date=1355139800] about 15-20% of the population [/quote] Just to be fair and accurate. There is no evidence for a 15-20% claim. Most articles I have read say 8-17%. But without an actual ce…
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Regarding Intercession on Judgment Day There are few points I want to mention. 1. Different churches understand praying for the dead and the final judgment differently. Among the Apostolic Churches, praying for the dead was universally accepted. Ho…
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I have to apologize. Apparently, most of the English text found in they hymn "I praise the Virgin" was taken from a private translation I made years ago. It seems as the years go by, I find more and more mistakes. And I feel morally responsible for …
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One needs to quantify and define what "fundamental differences" are. Christology is not one of those fundamental differences. Maybe historical accuracy is but I wouldn't consider it fundamental. Maybe the EO's position to completely accept Chalcedon…
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[quote author=arsenios link=topic=13852.msg161590#msg161590 date=1354234973] What I mean is this: Instead of seeing how much we (EO and OO) have in common, I would love to see the things we DON'T have in common. I would love for those things and d…
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[quote author=imikhail] I understand all what you said above. However the site does not reflect that information. The site merely mentions Bishop Seraphim and other names. This does not make it official. Here is the info off the site under "About U…
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Mina is correct. There are two original sources for the second, third and fourth verses of Tenen. It is the second verse that has the most controversy. The one Bishop Rafael sings in this video is the more common one found in the Deacon Service Book…
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Copticandproud, I followed qawe's link to Fr Shenouda's article and I think it is accurate. The fast started with one day (Paramoune) by Pope Benjamin and became 2 days by the 10th century (3 for leap year). (I have not found any reference to corro…
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Let's be honest. If one posits "people (or the congregation) should learn long hymns", then I will say "People should have a reading comprehension of the Coptic language". If you can't do the latter, don't expect the prior. All the reasons given t…
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Tony, I'm sorry you took my last post as an attack. It wasn't. I was simply trying to show everyone that there is more to alhan than just fulfilling rites. The deacon's first and foremost job is to facilitate the service for the priest (Acts 6:1, 2)…
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[quote author=Amoussa01 link=topic=13928.msg161505#msg161505 date=1354040574] This does not mean we ought to chant every hymn in the service; but we need to use wisdom if we plan on saying something new or long. I, for example, would never chant a h…