The Church as Mystery( Raza) and Communion in the East Syriac Liturgical Year An Ecclesiological Analysis

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THE EAST SYRIAC LITURGICAL YEAR AND THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS The Origin and Development of the Liturgical Year Origin and Development in General The Plan of East-Syriac Liturgical Year Medabbranut a: the Core of the Liturgical Year 1. Three Theological Interpretations Seasons of the East-Syriac Liturgical Year 1. Subbara-Yalda (Annunciation-Nativity) The Church as Mystery and Communion Denha (Epiphany) 54 Sawma Rabba (Great Fast) 55 Qiyamta (Resurrection) 57 Shelihe (Apostles) 58 Qaita (Summer) 59 Eliya v Sliva (Elia and Gross) ¿ 60 Mus"e (Moses)lain 61 The Origin and Development of the Liturgy of the Hours 65 The Origin of the Liturgy of the Hours In General 65 The Origin and Uniqueness of East-Syriac Liturgy of the Hours 67 A Short Description of the East-Syriac Liturgy of the Hours 71 East-Syriac Liturgical Year and the St.Thomas Christians 72 FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT QAHAU`EDAH TO THE NEW TESTAMENT `EDTA/`EKKLESIA: CONSTITUTIVE FACTORS Qahal/`Edah/`Edta in the Hebrew-Aramaic Tradition 80 In the Greek Tradition 84 The Constitutive Elements of the Old Testament Qahal 87 Certain "Ecclesia" Occurrences 88 Certain Ecclesial Realities 92 GOD AS MYSTERY (RAZA) AND COMMUNION (ShAWTAPUThA): CHURCH AS MYSTERY (RAZA) AND COMMUNION (ShAWTAPUT A) Etymological Considerations 107III. Ecclesial Implications of Medabbranutha 128 Medabbranut a Centred Around the Father (Avd) (Theo-centric Economy) 128 Medabbranut a Centred Around Meshiha (Christo-centric Economy) 136 Medabbranut a Centred Around the Ruha (Pneumato-centric Economy) 152 ECCLESIAL COMMUNION REALIZED IN HISTORY: CHURCH AS ONE(HeDA), HOLY (QADDIShTA), CATHOLIC (QAThOLIQI) AND APOSTOLIC (SHeLIHAYIThA) Oneness of the Church 164 Holiness (Qadishta) of the Church 177