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[quote author=ophadece link=topic=10808.msg147488#msg147488 date=1321282239] Dear Aegyptian, I heard this argument before. Apparently (but I am not 100% sure) twounou is rather more correct as Bohairic Coptic than ten ;ynou - however, for me persona…
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epchoise_nai_nan is correct. However, there is one qualifier. The verb has to be the qualitative form, not the intransitive. In other words, you can say et`cmarwout but not et`cmou. The first means "that is being holy", the second doesn't make sense…
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Better than taking your own pictures, take a look at these two books by Gawdat Gabra, renowned Coptic scholar and former director of the Coptic museum. The first book is The treasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum and churches of Old Cairo and…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12513.msg147075#msg147075 date=1320374298] + Irini nem ehmot, [quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=12513.msg147043#msg147043 date=1320332208] [quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12513.msg147008#msg147008 date=1320280696] The …
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12513.msg147008#msg147008 date=1320280696] The fact of the matter is, the articles I have provided are not only here to present another perspective but are also grounded in fact and reality (as can be seen by the well …
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returnoforthodoxy, I know what you're going to say and I'll have to rebut it. Your claim is that the bread and wine is changed in the epiclesis (Invocation of the Holy Spirit) and this hymn occurs before the epiclesis so the bread and wine is not …
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Andrew, I have an old record of Fr Bishoy Kamal in Sporting Alexandria where an entire additional section was said during the epiclesis by the outside deacon solo and the remaining outside deacons responded with Tinahti Amen. I initially thought i…
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[quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=12519.msg146910#msg146910 date=1320126062] [quote author=returnorthodoxy link=topic=12519.msg146906#msg146906 date=1320123488] She-en-nooti = The Son of God. Also known as Senotios or Senothios. There are many co…
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[quote author=Andrew link=topic=12518.msg146908#msg146908 date=1320124396] Thanks for the thoughtful reply, George. You lost me with the 14th part of the Sunday Theotokia. . . I mean the tabernacle was adorned physically because it couldn't be ad…
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[quote author=Andrew link=topic=12518.msg146899#msg146899 date=1320114670] Why does the athlete need to tattoo the rings on themselves? How does that show God thanks? Wouldn't prayer, almsgiving, etc. do a better job of that. [/quote] Can I offer a …
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One more thing I found. St Gregory Thaumaturgus has a work called "Four Homilies" in the Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol 6. The editor puts this note about the homily: [This very homily has been cited to prove the antiquity of the festival of the Annunciat…
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[quote author=Andrew link=topic=12513.msg146880#msg146880 date=1320084548] Find me any biblical proof or writings from the father that prove the date of the Annunciation and I will concede. [/quote] I was going to get to this on my talk about polyg…
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Ke gar alethoos in the Cyrillian Liturgy (identical to efemepsha gar of the Gregorian Liturgy)
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Jeremy, I apologize for offending you. I never thought or suggested that we should exclude converts or potential Orthodox followers. I have no disdain for America since I am also American. I was never trying to show how Americans or American cultur…
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Has any bishop ever said you can't eat gum or go swimming or get a hair cut or eat after communion? And apparently, no one agrees on the minimum time requirement when such actions should be avoided. Is it 1 hour? Is it 9 hours? Is it till dusk? Is i…
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Omnicon, Welcome to the forums. There is no rule to not eat for 9 hours after communion. People are allowed to eat after communion. And if you think about it, even if a piece of gum accidentally picked up a piece of the Eucharist, is the salvation…
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Jeremy, Cephas, I think you are misunderstanding what I am trying to say. Of course, I know everything was at one time pagan. What I am trying to say is that if a word or phrase still has pagan connotations, it can be dangerous to simply assimilate…
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Jeremy, I see what you're saying but I don't think it pertains to the discussion. First of all, let me say I was talking about the linguistic characteristic of Coptic as a natural language that exhibits characteristics like any other natural languag…
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Andrew, alternatives are ok if they are completely spiritual feasts. But if they are seen as alternatives, then they will lose their spirituality. Ask yourself if you dressed up as saints, play skits of St Mary, St Roweis, St Luke, attend a spiritua…
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[quote author=dzheremi link=topic=12429.msg146625#msg146625 date=1319584886] Does this reduction in spirituality due to pre-Christian origins also apply to the Coptic language, and the earlier Demotic and Ancient Egyptian? I'm sorry, George, but whi…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=12429.msg146583#msg146583 date=1319554278] Everything you've said here can be equally applied to Christmas and Easter. So why don't we just throw out those 'holidays' as well bil mara, since in America afterall, these …
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Ok TITL, This is going to be long. So I apologize ahead of time. I will break this up into multiple posts to make it easier to read. The purpose of this post is not to argue for or against polygamy. It is an opportunity to really examine why we bel…
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Jeremy, I truly apologize for all the confusing posts today. What I was trying to illustrate is that there are rules which define what is "haram" or forbidden. We find them a lot in Jewish and Islamic cultures. This particular 9 hours after commun…
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Jeremy, I'm sorry for the confusion. I hope I didn't offend you. I was not speaking of American culture per se. I was speaking of culture vs. Orthodoxy as Christ illustrated in John 17. "They are not of the world", as I define it, means anything c…
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christ_rose, Culture has a lot to do with Thanksgiving. The very reason Thanksgiving is a national holiday is cultural. The way most Americans and Canadians celebrate thanksgiving is cultural. The way Christians conform to secular holidays is cultur…
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Thanksgiving, as it is practiced in America, is frivolity. Frivolity begets frivolity. Lack of seriousness only progresses into pathological lack of seriousness. There is no off button. Once people begin the path of frivolity and lightheardness, the…
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This 9 hour rule after communion is just another example of how we are taught and practice Christianity superficially. Lack of knowledge, on both the teacher of such rules and the student who doesn't question it's validity, is the primary reason we …
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Have we returned to this Jewish/Islamic "haram" mentality again? Who cares if you bleed, spit, swim, or do anything else after communion - whether 5 minutes, 9 hours or 24 hours? These "rules" are too reminiscent of Pharisaical rules of washing and …
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[quote author=ophadece link=topic=12491.msg146408#msg146408 date=1319299334] Dear Remnkemi, Shall I say congratulations? I can see that you are developing a soft spot for the authentic Coptic, and so you changed Remenkimi to Remnkemi. I hope I am no…
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Remnkemi is pretty straight forward. It is Coptic and it means Coptic. I want to be called a Copt in Coptic. It's a very simple way to identify myself as Coptic who loves Coptic. I usually sign my posts at the end as George. But I stopped doing it r…