Scripture

To understand how the Holy Bible is the sacred Book of Faith of the Church, and is the written testimony of the Truth taught by the living Word, our Lord Jesus Christ. To teach the students that for the Orthodox Church, the Scriptures is part of our Holy Tradition. The Church has precedence to the Scripture. The process through which the Old and New Testaments was canonized.

Teacher Training and Resources

• TTC stuff

Reference Materials

A reference is a referral to another's text or information and can refer to written sources (books, reports, articles), videos, Internet sites, images, etc. It can also refer to personal communication in the form of letters, e-mails or interviews. A reference is synonymous with a literary citation or citing a source.

The following materials are offered as sources for information and ideas but please remember to properly give credit if material is used in your writing! If you forget to use references, or your references are incomplete, your work can seem like an empty postulation or create suspicions of plagiarism.

Articles

1. Is there an Orthodox Bible?, Fr. Reji Mathew
2. Ten Basic Principles of an Orthodox Exegetical Method, St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary
3. The Orthodox Psalter, Father Lazarus Moore
4. Reading Scripture, Fr. John Behr (Public Orthodoxy)

Videos

1. How to Read the Bible, Steven Christoforou, Be the Bee (Y2AM, Greek Orthodox Church)
2. Where Did the Bible Come From?, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick (Theoria)
3. Early Roots Class 3-Where Did the Bible Come From, St. Mary Magdelene Bible Study with Fr. Stephen De Young
4. Live the Word, Steven Christoforou, Live the Word (Y2AM, Greek Orthodox Church)

Podcasts

1. How to Read the Bible, Fr. Thomas Hopko, Speaking the Truth in Love podcast (Ancient Faith Radio)
2. Reading the Old Testament, Fr. Thomas Hopko, Speaking the Truth in Love podcast (Ancient Faith Radio)
3. The Importance of Reading the Bible in Christian Life, Fr. John Whiteford, Eleventh Annual Lenten Retreat at Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco (Ancient Faith Radio)

Other Resources

1. Orthodox Resource Guide, Fr. Abey George (pages 17-26)
2. How to read the Bible, Fr. Matta El-Meskeen (The Monastery of St Macarius)

Scripture

In order to help our children grow in the Orthodox Faith in North America, a decision was made to standardize all materials to the Orthodox Study Bible (DSWA Kalpana DSWA/C/016/2010, October 28, 2010). Please continue to pray and support the development of a fully approved translation based on the Peshitta, and our textbooks will educate on the various translations and historic development of Scripture.

• [1 Corinthians 15:3–5]

  For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve."

• [John 21:24-25]

  This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

• [2 Timothy 3:16-17]

  All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Liturgical Resources

The Ministry of Liturgical Resource Development (LRD) was created in July of 2015 (DSWA Kalpana DSWA/C/10/2015, July 24,2015) to promote the translation, versification, and publication of vital English liturgical resources. Today most of our Sacramental offices are available and the "Service Book of the Holy Qurbono" and "Shehimo: Book of Common Prayer" are available in print. Wherever possible references will be made using LRD resources given the easy access to these materials to the faithful in North America.

Holy Qurbono

• Qurbana things

text

Other Hymns

• Other Hymns

Text

Other Prayers

• Other Prayers

Text

Promion and Sedro

• Promion/Sedro

Text

Quotes

Patristic Quotes

• [St. John Chrysostom] "The Holy Scriptures lead us to God and open the path to the knowledge of God.”

Other Quotes

• [Church] Text

Syriac and Greek Words

• Word (Syriac) - text

Icons

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