Exploring the Christology of the Assyrian Church of the East

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Exploring the Christology of the Assyrian Church of the East | Part 1 of 3

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9 ай бұрын

Join His Beatitude Mar Meelis Zaia in the first instalment of a captivating three-part series delving into the rich and complex Christology of the Assyrian Church of the East. This enlightening presentation explores the historical and theological intricacies of early Christian doctrine, shedding light on the pivotal role played by the Church in shaping Christian thought.
📜 In This Video:
● Understanding Christology: Unpack the concept of Christology within the Assyrian Church of the East and its unique contributions to Christian theology.
● Alexandrian vs. Antiochian Traditions: Explore the distinctions between these two influential schools of thought and their impact on the interpretation of Scripture.
Historical Controversies: Dive into the Arian and Nestorian controversies, and understand their lasting effects on Christian doctrine.
● Ecumenical Councils Explored: A detailed examination of the Council of Nicaea and its significance in the formulation of Christian belief, especially in relation to the divinity of Christ.
● Cultural and Linguistic Influences: Discover how Greek philosophy influenced Christian theology and how linguistic differences between East and West Christianity shaped doctrinal understanding.
● The Church Under Persian Rule: Learn about the unique challenges and theological developments of the Assyrian Church of the East during its time under Persian influence.
🔍 Key Highlights:
● Insightful analysis of the theological debates that shaped early Christianity.
● An in-depth look at the development of Christological concepts.
● Exploration of the intersection between philosophy and theology in early Christian thought.
📘 Recommended For Viewers Interested In:
● Early Christian History
● Theological Studies
● Comparative Religion
● Church History
● Middle Eastern Christianity
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@georgeaprim1247 26 күн бұрын

May the Lord bless you Mar Meelis

@richardcowart3227 Ай бұрын

there's something intriguing about exploring the early churches - somehow this story tells me that Christ has led me here. The Holy Spirit, is definitely present here - and my desire to know more,

@Orthodoxy33-wo7rt 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! I think it is very important to explore the Christology of the Church of the East more, and to dispel any myths regarding the alleged "Nestorianism", as this is probably the biggest barrier to reestablishing fellowship with the rest of the Orthodox world (never mind Icons, which can be brought back in over time). I was very encouraged to see the visit His Holiness Mar Awa III made to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and hope that further collaboration between the churches can be made with the goal of establishing full fellowship. Too long have the Assyrian brethren been isolated from the rest of Christendom, all the while suffering the most terrible persecution. The ancient, apostolic churches apart from Rome need to stick together and strengthen each other in the midst of this ever changing and challenging world.

@i_assume 8 ай бұрын

Why not ecumenism then?

@Orthodoxy33-wo7rt 8 ай бұрын

@@i_assumeit depends on what you mean by ecumenicism. There is a false sense of ecumenicism which seeks to ignore the real doctrinal issues that exist, and simply restore a false sense of fellowship under one roof. This is what Rome is bad for, as is evidenced by their Bishops in Germany, and the Bishop of Rome himself has proven to be at odds with their own traditions (never mind the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church). I can't imagine how Unianites are able to suffer under such conditions. But true ecumenicism seeks to genuinely understand the positions held by the respective churches, without bias and misunderstanding, so that the true differences which separate may be understood. Only from that point can dialogue about correcting those differences and establishing a true fellowship can occur. This is why I say it is so important to clarify and dispel any myths regarding so-called "Nestorianism", since it is the biggest barrier with the rest of Christendom.

@8SugarRayRobinson8 8 ай бұрын

Patriarchs need to settle their little skirmishes within themselves before trying to correct others. Otherwise, uniatism not a bad move.

@Orthodoxy33-wo7rt 8 ай бұрын

@@8SugarRayRobinson8 who said anything about correction? This is just about honest dialogue between eastern churches in order to genuinely understand one another. Unianism with Rome is a terrible idea, not just because of their developed and changed doctrine of the past 1000 years, but as mentioned, their outright apostasy with their German bishops and all the questionable acts of the current pope. If that's the correction you're referencing, then every single faithful Christian from every denomination can tell you it's a no brainer. It doesn't take a Patriarch to know how far Rome has fallen off the wagon.

@Thinktanq2000 8 ай бұрын

In the age of satan and atheism and everything else from the dark lord. The Coptic church still refuses to listen and accept why they say Mary the mother of Christ instead of Mary the mother of God. 1500 years later😂 wake up and forget pope shenouda’s hate against this wonderful church.

@arthurmartinson4370 9 ай бұрын

Most, if not all, of the previous Assyrian COE videos I have found were years, if not a decade, old. This new video is much appreciated. Very eloquent speaker.

@AssyrianChurchTV 9 ай бұрын

We are glad you appreciate the video. God willing there will be a part II and III. Subscribe to our channel to stay updated. God bless you.

@atourinabarkho 9 ай бұрын

I can't express enough my gratitude for this lecture, it is invaluable. Thank you. 🙏🏼

@AssyrianChurchTV 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@lindayacoub2479 5 ай бұрын

May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you, Mar. Thank you for the detailed explanation🙏✝️🕯🙏

@Tommy.Bond007 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing from Your knowledge Kassi. Truly appreciate this.

@AssyrianChurchTV 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Tommy.Bond007 9 ай бұрын

@@AssyrianChurchTV thank you

@Trismhmm 8 ай бұрын

ALLELUIAAAA🙌🙌🙌 Praise Jesusss

@g.g5341 4 ай бұрын

you let me enjoy thoughts about Christianity, wisdom and powerful of lord Jesus Christ peacefully. thank you dear father. God bless you.

@eshomaskhoro464 3 ай бұрын

How wonderful it would be if you explained this lecture in the Arabic language, because the conflicts surrounding this topic exist in an Arab environment and not in an English-speaking environment, and we will be thankful to you.

@helendawood8868 9 ай бұрын

God bless you Qassi . That was very useful. You explained many facts that were unclear to many of us Assyrians . Looking forward to see part 2 of this video . God bless your good work

@AssyrianChurchTV 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@M_Handsome 3 ай бұрын

@AssyrianChurchTV Why don't He Train Scholars who can Defend Trinity against Muslims ❓️.All take Heavy Beatings whenever they try to Defend Christians Theology.Even ✝️ Christian Converts to Muslim Religion are Hard to Debate.

@joshfitzpatrick7198 8 ай бұрын

True definition of a scholar

@Eisho.G 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, God bless you Mar.

@suzansarkis2259 6 ай бұрын

Very good information that we should know .thanks. God Bless you.

@goodmorningdenmark3684 9 ай бұрын

Thank You 🙏 Qassi GOD Bless You 🙏🙏🙏

@user-rm5qc1hy1p 9 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@TrueChristianityCatholic 3 ай бұрын

The WORD/Logos became 'The Anointed One / The Christ' at His Incarnation.

@Bet_David 9 ай бұрын

Shlamalokhon It’s been 1500 yrs, how come they can’t come to an understanding and communion, COE and EOC? Two main points are theotokos and the person of Christ. Both churches claim to be dyophysite And teaching on Christology seems to be the same just said differently, so my question is can the churches have or are they having an open dialogue or council? Babai the Great (550-628) presented the official Christology of the Church of the East in his famous work, The Book of the Union (8). He says: "there are two divine and human natures united in Christ; Therefore there is only one son and one union person" "God the Word is consubstantial with the Father, and because of the union the blessed Mary is called Mother of God and Mother of Man -Mother of Man according to her own nature, but Mother of God because of the union which he had with his humanity, which was his temple at the beginning of its fashioning and was begotten in union. Because the name 'Christ' is indicative of both natures in the hypostatic state of his [i.e., God the Word's] Godhead and his humanity, the Scriptures say that the blessed Mary bore 'Christ' -not simply God in a disunited way, and not simply man untaken by God the Word(Q) "

@_Diana_S 9 ай бұрын

I think, you are doing Greek-style nitpicking again. ) It is just Mart-Maryam, Our Lady Maryam. Why do we need to add mother of God or mother of Man, we know who she is and what she did. The Russian people have a saying ̇̊"Замнем для ясности", i.e. let's don't go into details to preserve the clarity. )

@Bet_David 9 ай бұрын

@@_Diana_S because of the many heresies that came out in the early centuries.

@StefanEmil13 8 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure Babai used the word "Qnuma" which is actually hypostasis, not nature - that's a problem. Saint John of Damascus explicit states that the Nestorians believe in two hypostases in one Person

@lcrio260 8 ай бұрын

@@StefanEmil13Watch the other 2 Parts

@Ggdivhjkjl 8 ай бұрын

@@StefanEmil13 The Syriac term "qnuma" does not equate to Greek "hypostasis" any more than the Latin term "substantia" does even though they may superficially appear to be the same in meaning. If the Greeks and Latins were able to overcome their linguistic differences, why could not the Greeks and the Assyrians? Admittedly, part of the problem is that Aramaic has multiple dialects and the term "qnuma" has varying shades of meaning across them. This is where each needs to be understood in his own voice.

@tonitoni173 7 ай бұрын

✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏

@findlife7838 8 ай бұрын

O Bishop! Do you confess the same as St. Elizabeth? Luke 1:43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

@i_assume 8 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@Orthodoxy33-wo7rt 8 ай бұрын

Yes, they do, which is clear if you watch the series. They confess two natures in one person, the same as the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics. The reason Theotokos is not used is simply because it was never a part of their tradition, not that they have anything particularly against the term if it be properly understood. Even Nestorius said that it was fine to use Theotokos at the end, but by that point, it was too late and no one was willing to listen to him. I have also heard (not in this video series, but elsewhere) that their use of Christokos is to emphasize both the full humanity and full divinity of Christ, rather than just the latter.

@findlife7838 7 ай бұрын

@@Orthodoxy33-wo7rt I heard many questionable statements in this series. They need to confess Natural/Genuine Unity like St. Cyril/Ecumenical council of Ephesus. It is not enough to simply claim 2 natures in 1 person as even nestorius did so in connection, cooperation, conjunction. This false short of the Orthodox Faith of Natural/Genuine Unity. Read St. Cyril 1st and 2nd Letter to Succensus.

@AryaXVII 4 ай бұрын

@@Orthodoxy33-wo7rthe’s a Miaphysite, all dyphosites are Nestorians to him. The problem here is that we need to confess 1 composite nature, like the Miaphysite, or we still are condemned.

@Orthodoxy33-wo7rt 4 ай бұрын

@@AryaXVII right, they mischaracterize Chalcedonians as badly as Chalcedonians mischaracterize the Church of the East by saying they confess two persons or two hypostases, and that they reject Chalcedon, when here, their Metropolitan says "no, we confess two natures in one person, and agree with the Chalcedonian Creed". Not that I don't think they have more explaining to do, and should officially accept the same Ecumenical Councils as the Holy Orthodox Church in Holy Synod (especially Chalcedon if they agree with it), but... the adversary enjoys seeing severed limbs from the body of Christ too much. Lord, have mercy!

@adapssis 3 ай бұрын

Hmm! Didn’t Moses also have “power over nature” when he split the Red Sea?

@M_Handsome 3 ай бұрын

❤ Moses by the Power of Christ God or Father alone

@Thinktanq2000 8 ай бұрын

@pastlast158 9 ай бұрын

Where are parts 2 and 3?

@AssyrianChurchTV 9 ай бұрын

Hi Tony, thanks for asking. Parts II and III will be uploaded once His Beatitude has presented them. We are hoping he will present Part II in the next couple weeks. Subscribe to our channel to make sure you don’t miss it.

@ashurmalka5232 7 ай бұрын

You missed mihkail the great

@M_Handsome 3 ай бұрын

so what Gabrl is enough

@dioscoros 9 ай бұрын

Let's make a deal; you guys unite with Moscow, and we Oriental Orthodox can finally have some self-awareness that we are not the same as the Melkites? Sounds like a good deal to me. Keep getting that Moscow validation!

@przecinek8078 5 ай бұрын

ehh EOs are really inconsistent

@dioscoros 5 ай бұрын

@@przecinek8078 grass is green.

@prestonshaffer7104 8 ай бұрын

😏 "Promosm"

@michaelg4919 2 ай бұрын

Do you believe Jesus Christ ist homoiousios or homoousios with the Father? If you believe he is homoiousios then you teach what Nestorius thought and don't hold to the Nicene Creed and don't hold to the Faith of the Apostles. Please repent if you don't affirm the Nicene Creed!

@anthonyp6055 Ай бұрын

Nestorius believed Christ was Co-Eternal and Consubstantial with the Father. "There is indeed One Son, equal in Ousia to the Father, just as thou hast well said before; but the Natures of the Son, in accordance with the identity of Ousia of the Father and of ours, are divided by the distinction in the mind." - Patr. Nestorius Of Constantinople