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Splenior, this seems to be very apocryphal in nature. I especially don't think it is proper to say "the word came to Christ the King" or "The fast began a time where there was no Word of God." or "The word of God as spoken through the four voices of…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=12897.msg151813#msg151813 date=1329162975] The connection of priests clothing in the street with the use of Coptic or Arabic in English language countries is not really a sound argument.[/quote] I'm sorry, Fr Pe…
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Thank you for your responses. Let me explain my question. I have heard of Muslim apologetics attacking Christianity in response to Fr Zakariah's attacks on Islam. Just like Fr Zakariah attacks Islam from their own books, some Muslim apologetics are…
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Let's clarify something. The faith is not transmitted exclusively in hymns or in Coptic. It is for this reason, the Church insisted on the catechesis program of Sunday School. Sunday School is not taught in Coptic. It is unfair to say one can't unde…
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[quote author=ophadece link=topic=12394.msg151751#msg151751 date=1329035944] Dear Remenkimi, First of all, I struggle to see where the ayin fits in Greco-Bohairic.. secondly, don't understand your statement of old Bohairic being much different to Sa…
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May I make a comparison? Is anybody concerned that priests and bishops wear an ethnic black garb/tunic in the lands of immigration, even in public? If we are so concerned about merging and complying to a non-Egyptian society in these lands of immi…
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So what exactly was the message and prophecy to the Ninevites? Let me put it another way. A prophet tells or reveals a future event. An angel or messenger or apostle delivers a message. Why is Jonah called a prophet and not a messenger our an apost…
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Nobody wants to venture a guess?
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Thutmose, I disagree with your assessment. Sahidic is closer to GB than it is to Greek. Sahidic and GB differes in only in a handful of letters in the following ways: (1) There is no j in Sahidic. All words with j in Bohairic have their Sahidic eq…
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Fr Peter, is your book available as an ebook through B&N Nook or Amazon Kindle or Google Books? And while we are at it, can you resend the link of your books?
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Ummm. Musical aptitude is not linear and not triggered later in life. We have this misconception that a child can only learn a very simple and quick hymn and then take a linear step forward every year until they become competent to learn hard, long …
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I think this was already answered in the Joint Commission for Orthodox Unity. Both the Chalcedonians and non-Chalcedonians agree that in theory Christ has two natures and two wills. The Orientals will only view Christ as one miaphysitic nature after…
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I know this is beyond the question that was asked but I think it will benefit us all if we step back and discuss fasting. It's been my observation that people's attitude to fasting can be summarized as an unpleasant act of self-mortification while…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=12849.msg151394#msg151394 date=1328197800] It seems to me that this is also reasonably applied in the use of hymns and the length of the service. I would expect a liturgy to last at least 2 hours. This is how lo…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=12849.msg151380#msg151380 date=1328171207] Well from a Western perspective, a 15 minute hymn with only one word, does not fit well with the Western musical tradition - which is also rooted in Orthodoxy and Monas…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=12849.msg151361#msg151361 date=1328131754] It may well be that you enjoy long hymns and find them spiritually beneficial, but it is not necessarily a lack of spirituality which causes others to find themselves u…
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Thank you Fr Peter for a most excellent response. I wish to expand a little more. I don't know if my previous post articulated my concerns properly. I wish to make it clear that I am not advocating learning or singing hymns for selfwill or pride. W…
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Yes Mina, 1. Tenen 2. Trion 3. Evlogon 4. Menenca ethrenchi 5. Evhos evesmoo Evhoos is not part of Trion and it is not said twice.
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Fr Peter, I have a follow up question. As a chanter who has learned some of the longest hymns in our church, I am often challenged when I request to sing these hymns because, like Zoxsasi said, they are foreign to the occidental ear (and nowadays …
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Just for clarity, Tenen has 5 stanzas (verses). There are two more stanzas before "Evhos efnooti enseyo niven". I know people don't often say these two verses and that is why they are excluded in many books, but people don't often say the second sta…
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[quote author=JG link=topic=12861.msg151314#msg151314 date=1328050987] I think it might be worth getting a subforum dedicated purely to "GB vs. OB" discussions for imikhail, ophadece and Remenkimi. [/quote] Believe it or not, I don't care for one di…
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[quote author=ophadece link=topic=12861.msg151283#msg151283 date=1328036325] I guess baladoos is not interested in languages: just hymns. [/quote] Is it really necessary to question balados interests or intentions in his question? He asked a questio…
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Timothym, Can you please clarify something? In the three textbooks you mentioned that confirm a uvular fricative "gh", were these textbooks describing standard Modern (Demotic) Greek, ancient Greek (whether Doric, Achean, Ionic, Attic, Arcadian, Cy…
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[quote author=qawe link=topic=12823.msg151031#msg151031 date=1327445305] I'm not saying that if asked we should blindly approve such actions, but there are soooo many other topics that ppl would be more likely to gain spiritual benefit from.[/quot…
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[quote author=qawe link=topic=12823.msg150991#msg150991 date=1327369184] Eg I don't think this is a suitable topic to address in church, there are more important things to talk about. [/quote] The topic boils down to tolerance of stealing, applying…
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Yes, but true Christians are called to a higher standard than the world's standard.
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I think it warrants a little discussion about St Paul's teachings about women rights. I will discuss multiple Pauline passages about egalitarianism then I will discuss the verses that limit women's participation. We must keep in mind, that all Bibli…
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Did Fr Shenouda or anyone else in Rochester, NY tell you that Fr Shenouda is temporarily unavailable? No. I am telling you that Pope Shenouda's decision, after sending multiple bishops to assess the situation, was for Fr Shenouda to pray and pastor …
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[quote author=Copticandproud link=topic=12823.msg150830#msg150830 date=1327026061] Online piracy has a postive impact on the revenues of third party companies, owned by some congressmen. For instance, many companies based on movie characters experia…
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Different priests from the NY/NJ/Canada area are sent to pray on Sundays at St Mark Rochester.