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La Célébration de la Divine Liturgie, Badarak, dans l'Église Apostolique Arménienne (French Edition), 2019
Cet ouvrage est le volume N°2 de la serie des publications diocèsaines qui exploreront les fondem... more Cet ouvrage est le volume N°2 de la serie des publications diocèsaines qui exploreront les fondements de notre foi et de notre identite, intitulee «Explorer les racines de notre Eglise Apostolique Arménienne». Ce livre offre une introduction à la Divine Liturgie, l'Eucharistie, célébrée dans l'Église arménienne. Il commence par les origines bibliques
The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East (Bible in the Christian Orthodox Tradition) , 2009
The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East represents the lat... more The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East represents the latest scholarly research in the field of Old Testament as Scripture in Eastern Christianity. Its twelve articles focus on the use of the Old Testament in the earliest Christian communities in the East. The collection explores the authoritative role of the Old Testament in the churches of the East and its impact on the church’s doctrine, liturgy, canon law, and spirituality.
TABLE DES MATIÈRES : i) Préface 5 ii) Révélation et inspiration 7 iii) Les livres de la bible 11 ... more TABLE DES MATIÈRES : i) Préface 5 ii) Révélation et inspiration 7 iii) Les livres de la bible 11 iv) Le canon de la bible et l'apocryphe 13 v) L'Ancien Testament 17 vi) Le Nouveau Testament 19 vii) La bible en Arménienne 21 viii) Interprétation dans l'église arménienne 23 ix) La bible et la peuple arménien 29 x) Lecture de la bible. 35 xi) Lecture et apprentissage des versets bibliques 37 xii) Les Livres de la bible 43 xiii) Définitions
Contents: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou: The Canon of Scripture in the Orthodox Church - Danie... more Contents:
Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou: The Canon of Scripture in the Orthodox Church - Daniel Alberto Ayuch: The Prayer of Manasses: Orthodox Tradition and Modern Studies in Dialogue - Slavomír Céplö (bulbul): Testament of Solomon and Other Pseudepigraphical Material in Ahkam Sulayman (Judgment of Solomon) - Anushavan Tanielian: The Book of Wisdom of Solomon in the Armenian Church Literature and Liturgy - Nicolae Roddy: Visul Maicii Domnului («The Dream of the Mother of the Lord»): New Testament Romanian Amulet Text - Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou: Banned from the Lectionary: Excluding the Apocalypse of John from the Orthodox New Testament Canon - Vahan S. Hovhanessian: New Testament Apocrypha and the Armenian Version of the Bible.
Exegesis and Hermeneutics in the Churches of the East contains the proceedings of the Bible in th... more Exegesis and Hermeneutics in the Churches of the East contains the proceedings of the Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions unit of the Society of Biblical Literature's (SBL) 2007 meeting in San Diego, California. Biblical professors and scholars from the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox traditions (the latter including Aramaic, Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, Georgian, and Coptic, among others) gathered to engage in critical study of the role of the Bible in eastern Christianity, past and present. The collection of articles in Exegesis and Hermeneutics in the Churches of the East examines the latest scholarly findings in the field of the utilization and interpretation of the Bible in the Christian communities in the East during the first five centuries of Christianity. They offer critical evaluations of the early church's hermeneutical and exegetical tools and methodologies.
An exploration of the Biblical origins of the celebration of the Eucharist (Divine Liturgy) with ... more An exploration of the Biblical origins of the celebration of the Eucharist (Divine Liturgy) with a review of the history of the develeopment of the eucharistic celebration in the Armenian Church. The book offers a acontemporary commentary on the prayers and hymns of the Divine Liturgy oif the Armenian Church.
This work is an extensive twentieth-century examination of Third Corinthians, a pseudepigraphon a... more This work is an extensive twentieth-century examination of Third Corinthians, a pseudepigraphon attributed to the apostle Paul. It includes a comprehensive overview of the various manuscripts of Third Corinthians and the textual variations among them. This study carefully examines these variations, securely establishes the original text, and provides a new English translation. Referencing early manuscripts, canon lists, patristic commentaries, and lectionaries, the volume establishes the history of the use of Third Corinthians in the early Church. The study contains an in-depth exploration of the theological implications of early Church controversies, focusing on the resurrection of the dead. The work is a portrayal of the surprisingly diverse Christianity of the second century.
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Festschrift in Honor of Professor Paul Nadim Tarazi
The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity
The chapter presents a review of the use of the Bible among the Armenians through the centuries. ... more The chapter presents a review of the use of the Bible among the Armenians through the centuries. The introduction of the chapter offers a brief review of key events associated with the Armenian Bible, such as the conversion of Armenia to Christianity, the invention of the Armenian alphabet, and the translation of the Bible into Armenian, highlighting the impact of the translation of the Bible on the Armenian people. The chapter then examines the interpretation of the Bible in the Armenian Church, hermeneutics, exegetical centers, and key commentators. The third part of the chapter offers an anthology of Armenian patristic writings to demonstrate how Armenians read and prayed the Bible, which was the source of their spirituality and prayer-life. The chapter ends with a brief exploration of the use of the Bible in the Armenian worship and liturgy.
The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East
Religious Studies Review, 2014
This is the first large-scale commentary on the most expansive of the Homeric Hymns, a significan... more This is the first large-scale commentary on the most expansive of the Homeric Hymns, a significantly revised version of Vergados's doctoral dissertation completed at the University of Virginia in 2007. A comprehensive commentary on the Hymn to Hermes has been a long time coming, no doubt due in part to the daunting nature of the task: the commentator must deal with a poem riddled with unique language and structural quandaries. Vergados proves a sure guide. An extensive introduction treats inter alia interpretative matters (such as the roles of music, song, and humor in the narrative), the relation of the poem to other poetry (both archaic and later), structural questions, the date and place of composition, and the transmission of the text. In constituting the Greek text, Vergados relies upon the reports of Càssola (1975) rather than fresh collation of the manuscripts, but for a text so well established in previous editions, the effort of further collation would have reaped few benefits. Vergados's text diverges from Càssola's in a number of instances. The commentary makes up the majority of the book. For a poem of this magnitude, there is always more that could be said, or from a different perspective, but the commentary is wide-ranging and extremely useful. Not every textual choice or interpretative argument will gain universal assent but Vergados, even when speculative, is for the most part admirably aware of argumentative pitfalls and provides the reader with different viewpoints. The volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the poem.
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Bible in the Christian Orthodox Tradition, 2015
La Célébration de la Divine Liturgie, Badarak, dans l'Église Apostolique Arménienne (French Edition), 2019
Cet ouvrage est le volume N°2 de la serie des publications diocèsaines qui exploreront les fondem... more Cet ouvrage est le volume N°2 de la serie des publications diocèsaines qui exploreront les fondements de notre foi et de notre identite, intitulee «Explorer les racines de notre Eglise Apostolique Arménienne». Ce livre offre une introduction à la Divine Liturgie, l'Eucharistie, célébrée dans l'Église arménienne. Il commence par les origines bibliques
The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East (Bible in the Christian Orthodox Tradition) , 2009
The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East represents the lat... more The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East represents the latest scholarly research in the field of Old Testament as Scripture in Eastern Christianity. Its twelve articles focus on the use of the Old Testament in the earliest Christian communities in the East. The collection explores the authoritative role of the Old Testament in the churches of the East and its impact on the church’s doctrine, liturgy, canon law, and spirituality.
TABLE DES MATIÈRES : i) Préface 5 ii) Révélation et inspiration 7 iii) Les livres de la bible 11 ... more TABLE DES MATIÈRES : i) Préface 5 ii) Révélation et inspiration 7 iii) Les livres de la bible 11 iv) Le canon de la bible et l'apocryphe 13 v) L'Ancien Testament 17 vi) Le Nouveau Testament 19 vii) La bible en Arménienne 21 viii) Interprétation dans l'église arménienne 23 ix) La bible et la peuple arménien 29 x) Lecture de la bible. 35 xi) Lecture et apprentissage des versets bibliques 37 xii) Les Livres de la bible 43 xiii) Définitions
Contents: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou: The Canon of Scripture in the Orthodox Church - Danie... more Contents:
Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou: The Canon of Scripture in the Orthodox Church - Daniel Alberto Ayuch: The Prayer of Manasses: Orthodox Tradition and Modern Studies in Dialogue - Slavomír Céplö (bulbul): Testament of Solomon and Other Pseudepigraphical Material in Ahkam Sulayman (Judgment of Solomon) - Anushavan Tanielian: The Book of Wisdom of Solomon in the Armenian Church Literature and Liturgy - Nicolae Roddy: Visul Maicii Domnului («The Dream of the Mother of the Lord»): New Testament Romanian Amulet Text - Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou: Banned from the Lectionary: Excluding the Apocalypse of John from the Orthodox New Testament Canon - Vahan S. Hovhanessian: New Testament Apocrypha and the Armenian Version of the Bible.
Exegesis and Hermeneutics in the Churches of the East contains the proceedings of the Bible in th... more Exegesis and Hermeneutics in the Churches of the East contains the proceedings of the Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions unit of the Society of Biblical Literature's (SBL) 2007 meeting in San Diego, California. Biblical professors and scholars from the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox traditions (the latter including Aramaic, Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, Georgian, and Coptic, among others) gathered to engage in critical study of the role of the Bible in eastern Christianity, past and present. The collection of articles in Exegesis and Hermeneutics in the Churches of the East examines the latest scholarly findings in the field of the utilization and interpretation of the Bible in the Christian communities in the East during the first five centuries of Christianity. They offer critical evaluations of the early church's hermeneutical and exegetical tools and methodologies.
An exploration of the Biblical origins of the celebration of the Eucharist (Divine Liturgy) with ... more An exploration of the Biblical origins of the celebration of the Eucharist (Divine Liturgy) with a review of the history of the develeopment of the eucharistic celebration in the Armenian Church. The book offers a acontemporary commentary on the prayers and hymns of the Divine Liturgy oif the Armenian Church.
This work is an extensive twentieth-century examination of Third Corinthians, a pseudepigraphon a... more This work is an extensive twentieth-century examination of Third Corinthians, a pseudepigraphon attributed to the apostle Paul. It includes a comprehensive overview of the various manuscripts of Third Corinthians and the textual variations among them. This study carefully examines these variations, securely establishes the original text, and provides a new English translation. Referencing early manuscripts, canon lists, patristic commentaries, and lectionaries, the volume establishes the history of the use of Third Corinthians in the early Church. The study contains an in-depth exploration of the theological implications of early Church controversies, focusing on the resurrection of the dead. The work is a portrayal of the surprisingly diverse Christianity of the second century.
Festschrift in Honor of Professor Paul Nadim Tarazi
The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity
The chapter presents a review of the use of the Bible among the Armenians through the centuries. ... more The chapter presents a review of the use of the Bible among the Armenians through the centuries. The introduction of the chapter offers a brief review of key events associated with the Armenian Bible, such as the conversion of Armenia to Christianity, the invention of the Armenian alphabet, and the translation of the Bible into Armenian, highlighting the impact of the translation of the Bible on the Armenian people. The chapter then examines the interpretation of the Bible in the Armenian Church, hermeneutics, exegetical centers, and key commentators. The third part of the chapter offers an anthology of Armenian patristic writings to demonstrate how Armenians read and prayed the Bible, which was the source of their spirituality and prayer-life. The chapter ends with a brief exploration of the use of the Bible in the Armenian worship and liturgy.
The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East
Religious Studies Review, 2014
This is the first large-scale commentary on the most expansive of the Homeric Hymns, a significan... more This is the first large-scale commentary on the most expansive of the Homeric Hymns, a significantly revised version of Vergados's doctoral dissertation completed at the University of Virginia in 2007. A comprehensive commentary on the Hymn to Hermes has been a long time coming, no doubt due in part to the daunting nature of the task: the commentator must deal with a poem riddled with unique language and structural quandaries. Vergados proves a sure guide. An extensive introduction treats inter alia interpretative matters (such as the roles of music, song, and humor in the narrative), the relation of the poem to other poetry (both archaic and later), structural questions, the date and place of composition, and the transmission of the text. In constituting the Greek text, Vergados relies upon the reports of Càssola (1975) rather than fresh collation of the manuscripts, but for a text so well established in previous editions, the effort of further collation would have reaped few benefits. Vergados's text diverges from Càssola's in a number of instances. The commentary makes up the majority of the book. For a poem of this magnitude, there is always more that could be said, or from a different perspective, but the commentary is wide-ranging and extremely useful. Not every textual choice or interpretative argument will gain universal assent but Vergados, even when speculative, is for the most part admirably aware of argumentative pitfalls and provides the reader with different viewpoints. The volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the poem.
An academic directory and search engine.
Bible in the Christian Orthodox Tradition, 2015
An academic directory and search engine.
The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 2011
Until the first decade of the 5th century, the Bible was preached in Armenia using the existing S... more Until the first decade of the 5th century, the Bible was preached in Armenia using the existing Syriac and Greek texts. Historians of the 5th century comment on the difficulties Armenians faced in preaching the gospel and teaching Christianity in Armenia using the ...
The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 2011
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 2011
The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 2011
This lecture series explores the famous pillar of Christainity, St. Paul, the self-proclaimed "Ap... more This lecture series explores the famous pillar of Christainity, St. Paul, the self-proclaimed "Apostle to the Gentiles." The lectures will elaborate on his life, letters, teachings and theology. A special emphasis will be put on some of the Apostle's teachings that have been viewed as controversial by some.
Spiritual or Physical?: Revisiting the Understanding of Paul's Oponents of “Resurrection” in 1 Co... more Spiritual or Physical?: Revisiting the Understanding of Paul's Oponents of “Resurrection” in 1 Corinthians 15
Many scholars have argued that the targeted audience of St. Paul's first canonical letter to the Corinthians believed in a spiritualized concept of the resurrection of Jesus. As such, the resurrection of the followers of Jesus was understood to be spiritual as well. The same scholars argue that it was the Christians of later centuries that developed the idea of physical resurrection. This presentation will revisit this scholarly argument. Carefully examining the meaning and use of key words in the text of Paul’s argument—such as evgh,gertai and avna,stasij—in the wider context of the Pauline corpus, the other New Testament documents, as well as the extra-biblical literature, we hope to reach a better understanding of the Apostle’s concept of the resurrection of the dead.