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The Septuagint, the earliest Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, serves as a vital link between Judaism and Christianity. In this presentation, we will explore its origins, significance, and The Beginnings of the Septuagint Translation and Its Significance for Diaspora Judaism and its role on early Christianity.

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In the Aramaic idiom, weakness (ܟܘܪܗܢܐ, kūrḥānā) is not simply about physical or emotional frailty, but often symbolizes the place where human capacity ends and divine intervention begins. The cross—zqīpā ܙܩܝܦܐ—would be seen as the ultimate shameful death, yet Paul redefines it as the seat of ܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ (ḥaylā d'Alāhā), “God’s power.”

In the Semitic worldview, paradox is often embraced—a suffering servant can be victorious, a crucified one can be king. Paul, thinking in Aramaic, is expressing a mystical truth: God reverses expectations. What the world mocks as weakness, God exalts as strength.

• The phrase “the word of the cross” (ܡܠܬܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܐ, meltā d'zeqīpā) is folly (ܫܛܝܘܬܐ, shaṭyūtā) to Greeks, but salvation (ܦܘܪܩܢܐ, pūrqānā) to those who believe.

• Paul’s logic echoes Hebrew prophetic tradition, where God lifts the lowly (cf. Isaiah 53).

• Divine power manifests not in domination, but in kenosis—emptying, humility, and suffering.

Paul is not introducing a new theology but is drawing from Aramaic-Jewish roots: the God of Israel reveals His might not through empire, but through the broken body of the Messiah. In Aramaic thinking, this is not contradiction—it is divine mystery.

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In this episode you will learn about:

The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered between 1947 in the caves of Qumran near the Dead Sea, are considered the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century. They contain over 900 manuscripts, offering profound insights into Jewish life and scriptural interpretation during the Second Temple period.

The scrolls are attributed to a Jewish sect most likely the Essenes who withdrew from Jerusalem in protest against what they saw as a corrupt priesthood. They settled at Qumran, living in purity and waiting for the apocalyptic end of days. The discovery included stone vessels, ritual baths (mikvaot), and a scriptorium, all indicating a monastic, religious lifestyle deeply rooted in Scripture. There are three important historians that wrote about them:

Philo of Alexandria, Josephus flavious and Pliny the Elder.

Philo of Alexandria mentions that the essenes live in villages, not cities, to avoid moral corruption. They renounce wealth and personal property, living communally, they devote themselves to peace, agriculture, and virtue, rejecting war and slavery.

Josephus flavius had the most information about the essenes, they reject pleasures, value virtue, and live communally without private property, they avoid marriage, live simply, and emphasize purity and ritual cleanliness, they follow strict discipline, practice daily prayers, and eat in sacred silence and their souls are believed to be immortal, and they view the body as a temporary prison.

While Pliny the elder wrote only about the geographical location in his Natural history book and he says that the Essenes live near the Dead Sea, avoiding cities and women, they have no money, only palm trees and simplicity. Not much in details.

Three Categories of Scrolls

1. Biblical Canonical Texts: These are the oldest known Hebrew Bible manuscripts, predating the Masoretic Text our primary Hebrew Bible source by over 1,000 years. Every book of the Hebrew Bible was found—except Esther.
2. Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphal Texts: These include works like 1 Enoch and the Book of Jubilees—books that were influential in early Judaism and Christianity, even if not canonized.
3. Sectarian Texts: Unique to Qumran, these writings detail community life, beliefs, and regulations, including the Community Rule, War Scroll, and Thanksgiving Hymns. They reveal a society organized around purity, hierarchy, and eschatological expectation.

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🗓️ Embark on an enlightening journey with our course, Discover the Book of Daniel - A Hebraic/Aramaic Journey. This program is meticulously designed for believers who are eager to delve deep into the profound teachings and historical context of the Book of Daniel. Through this course, participants will explore the rich Hebraic and Aramaic roots of the text, uncovering layers of meaning that are often overlooked in traditional studies.

6 In-Depth online Lectures – Explore Daniel’s prophetic visions, historical narratives, and theological insights.

Lecture 1 - Chapter 2: The interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the great statue. Lecture 2 - Chapter 3: The story of the fiery furnace and the deliverance of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Lecture 3 - Chapter 4: Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream and his period of madness. Lecture 4 - Chapter 5: The writing on the wall during Belshazzar’s feast. Lecture 5 - Chapter 6: Daniel in the lion’s den under King Darius. Lecture 6 - Chapter 7:1-28 – A prophetic vision

The vision of the four beasts and the Ancient of Days, representing future kingdoms and God’s ultimate authority.

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in this last episode of the early Syriac church fathers we will learn about Ishodad of Merv (mid-9th century) was an East Syriac bishop and biblical commentator known for his scholarly contributions to the Church of the East. His epithet “of Merv” suggests he may have been born in the city of Merv in Central Asia (modern Turkmenistan), though this is not certain. He became the bishop of Ḥdatta (Haditha) in Assyria, near the Great Zab river in what is now northern Iraq, around 837 CE. In 852/853, after the death of Patriarch Abraham II, Ishodad was put forward as a candidate for Catholicos-Patriarch of the Church of the East.

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This podcast details the life and spiritual contributions of John of Dalyatha, a 8th-century monk and mystic from the Church of the East, highlighting his ascetic practices and writings focused on achieving union with God. Despite initial condemnation for alleged heresies, his works, emphasizing themes like repentance, contemplation, and the struggle against evil, circulated widely across various Christian traditions through translations and adaptations. The text also explores the reasons behind his condemnation and subsequent rehabilitation, reflecting theological tensions within the early church. Ultimately, John of Dalyatha's enduring influence on Christian mystical thought is underscored by the widespread dissemination and appreciation of his teachings beyond the confines of his original ecclesiastical context.

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