Tewahido Bible Study
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsA critical examination of the sacred scriptures, as they are read-aloud by a dedicated student of Aksum, Alexandria, and Antioch—and member of the Ephesus School Network.
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Justification, Maccabees, and Comparative Politics
September 07, 2020 23:56 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBThis is an episode inspired by Prof. Matthew J. Thomas' recent appearance on The Way podcast by Fr. Dustin Lyon. We rehash some of their discussion on justification, or being declared righteous by God, that he has been researching for years and is the subject of his book Paul's 'Works of the Law' in the Perspective of Second Century Reception https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830855262/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Here are a couple of other writings he mentioned for further read...
Prof. Matthew J. Thomas
September 07, 2020 23:56 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBJustification, Maccabees, and Comparative Politics This is an episode inspired by Prof. Matthew J. Thomas' recent appearance on The Way podcast by Fr. Dustin Lyon. We rehash some of their discussion on justification, or being declared righteous by God, that he has been researching for years and is the subject of his book Paul's 'Works of the Law' in the Perspective of Second Century Reception https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830855262/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Here are a co...
3rd Scroll of John
August 31, 2020 20:12 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBbut Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not (3 John 8 ASV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2nd Scroll of John
August 25, 2020 18:52 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBLook to yourselves, that you may not lose what you[a] have worked for, but may win a full reward. (2 John 1:8 RSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2 John 1
August 25, 2020 18:52 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBLook to yourselves, that you may not lose what you have worked for...
1st Scroll of John Chapter 5
August 18, 2020 05:04 - 15 minutes - 14 MBLittle children, keep yourselves from idols (1 John 5:21 NRSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Short Spanish Homily
August 14, 2020 15:10 - 5 minutes - 4.82 MBIn February 2020, prior to the pandemic, our normal english liturgy was graced by a new brother in Christ who is half Guatemalteco and half Ethiopian. So that the good news could be maximally shared, I spent a few minutes in my broken Spanish feeding his kinfolk. There’s nothing like hearing the good news in your own tongue. See the acts of the apostles, when paul begins speaking in the hebrew (aramaic?) tongue. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Fr. Dustin Lyon
August 12, 2020 22:17 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThe Archaeologist of Scripture Fr. Dustin Lyon joins the Tewahido Bible Study to discuss his ministry as a Greek Orthodox priest. His podcast the Way is now six episodes along the path, and is a member of the Ephesus School Network. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Fr. Dustin Lyon - Archaeologist of Scripture
August 12, 2020 22:17 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBFr. Dustin Lyon joins the Tewahido Bible Study to discuss his ministry as a Greek Orthodox priest. His podcast the Way is now six episodes along the path, and is a member of the Ephesus School Network. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Scroll of John Chapter 4
August 11, 2020 01:14 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBIf a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (1 John 4 KJV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Andrea Bakas
August 07, 2020 00:37 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBA Festschrift for Fr. Paul Nadim Tarazi Nurse and Editor Andrea Bakas joins the Tewahido Bible Study to talk about twenty years of seriously seeking scripture. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Andrea Bakas - Festschrift for Fr. Paul Nadim Tarazi
August 07, 2020 00:37 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBNurse and Editor Andrea Bakas joins the Tewahido Bible Study to talk about twenty years of seriously seeking scripture. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Scroll of John Chapter 3
August 03, 2020 17:49 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBWhosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (1 John 3:15 KJV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Scroll of John Chapter 2
July 28, 2020 00:51 - 25 minutes - 23 MBLove not the world, neither the things that are in the world ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Scroll of John Chapter 1
July 21, 2020 04:39 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBGod is light and in Him is no darkness at all. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
A Light in the Darkness
July 18, 2020 00:33 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBA how-to guide for every parent and parishioner.
Bethany Saros - A Light in the Darkness
July 18, 2020 00:33 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBA Light in the Darkness: Bible Study for Children and Teens introduction alongside author Bethany Saros. This is an OCABS Press publication. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Bethany Saros
July 18, 2020 00:33 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBA how-to guide for every parent and parishioner. A Light in the Darkness: Bible Study for Children and Teens introduction alongside author Bethany Saros. This is an OCABS Press publication. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2nd Scroll of Peter Chapter 3
July 14, 2020 02:34 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBFor a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night (Psalm 90:4 KJV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2nd Scroll of Peter Chapter 2
July 07, 2020 10:30 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB“The dog turns back to its own vomit,” and, “The sow is washed only to wallow in the mud.” ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2nd Scroll of Peter Chapter 1
June 29, 2020 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBbe attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns (2 Pet 1:19 NRSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Scripture Singing - Scroll of Isaiah
June 29, 2020 15:30 - 9 minutes - 9.01 MBThroughout the universe they will glorify the name of yhwh I encouraged my friend Qalkeedan (Kalkidan) Amare to sing scripture. Many hymns and spiritual songs are written. Some are fine, some are error-prone. To weed out the wheat from the chaff, I told her we could sing scripture and form hymns and spiritual songs from scripture. I had her and another friend flip through and play with Matthew 5 & 23, and Galatians. On her own, she played with Isaiah 55-59. ★ Support this podcas...
1st Scroll of Peter Chapter 5
June 26, 2020 17:30 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBand when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away (1 Peter 5:4 NKJV) This is the concluding chapter to the first scroll of the Apostle Peter. He exhorts the presbyters of Rome (which he calls Babylon) to function as shepherds, and he gives you a sneak-peak into how these scrolls were written (dictation). Amanuensis is a good word to know. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Scroll of Peter Chapter 4
June 16, 2020 03:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBthe time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Scroll of Peter Chapter 3
June 09, 2020 01:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIt's better to suffer for good conduct (if God so wills it) than for bad (1 Pet 3:17 Kingdom NT) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In Conversation With Rmani
June 05, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBAn introduction to my brotha Rmani Crawford; who was instrumental in my spiritual growth during my undergraduate and graduate studies. We examine the story of Obadiah (the slave of yhwh) within the Scroll of the Twelve (Minor Prophets). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Rmani Crawford
June 05, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBBut in Mount Zion there shall be those that escape (Obadiah 17 RSV) An introduction to my brotha Rmani Crawford; who was instrumental in my spiritual growth during my undergraduate and graduate studies. We examine the story of Obadiah (the slave of yhwh) within the Scroll of the Twelve (Minor Prophets). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Scroll of Peter Chapter 2
June 01, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBChrist also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps (1 Pet 2: 21) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Scroll of Peter Chapter 1
May 25, 2020 18:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBWithout having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy (1 Pet 1:8 RSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In Conversation w/ Memhir Gebresilasé
May 23, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThis is an Amharic interview with Memhir Gebresilasé and Dcn. Zéna Biluy from 2016, with an English introduction by me. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Prof. Gebre'silasé Gebru
May 23, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThe life of the monk who baptized me in the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost. This is an Amharic interview with Memhir Gebre'silasé Gebru conducted by Dcn. Zéna Biluy Hadees from 2016, with an English introduction by me. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Scroll of Jacob Chapter 5
May 18, 2020 19:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB"the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts" (James 5:4 RSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1st Conversation w/ Dcn. Dawit
May 16, 2020 13:30 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBThis is one of the seventy lost episodes of the original podcast. This interview took place in July of 2017. Thank God we're back in business three years later. The Scroll of Jacob series should be complete by this forthcoming Monday May 18, 2020. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Temptation, According to Scripture
May 09, 2020 17:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBThe relevant Greek term is periasmos. Examine it in your Greek dictionary of choice. Also look at Genesis 3; Job 1; Matthew 6; Mark 14; 1 Corinthians 10; 1 Timothy 6; James (Jacob) 1; and 2 Peter 2. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2nd Conversation with Dcn. Dawit of Sacramento
May 09, 2020 15:15 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBA conversation with Dcn. Dawit who was on the old show back in July 2017. Hear how he is and where his biblical studies have brought him three years later. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Scroll of Jacob Chapter 4
May 04, 2020 14:45 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MByou shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me (Exodus 20:5 RSV) For the Lord your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God. (Deuteronomy 4:24 RSV) “Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath. (Zechariah 8:2 RSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In Conversation w/ Subdeacon Daniel Kakish
May 01, 2020 14:25 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBWe learn about the journey of faith of a Syriac subdeacon on the path to priesthood, and the role of the sacred scriptures therein. Mar Ephrem and his biblical commentaries are mentioned a few times. You are encouraged to read them alongside your scriptural studies. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Scroll of Jacob Chapter 3
April 27, 2020 15:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBKRSONE answers a riddle many have had on their mind for eons. What is the difference betwixt rappers and emcees? Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal, emcees spit rhymes that uplift they people. The Apostle Jacob commands us all to put jealousy, self-ambition, and the entire american rugged individualism corpus aside in place of lifting up our community that intentionally gathers to hear the life-giving word of god. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In Conversation w/ Dr. Michael Wingert
April 24, 2020 19:05 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBDr. Michael Wingert is a Syriac scholar, Semiticist, Dean of Agora University, and UCLA lecturer. This is his first appearance on the podcast as a guest on the live Tewahido Bible Study with the english-speaking adults of Virgin Mary's EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. Here you will hear a general overview of Syriac biblical exegesis, and some specific quotes and on-going scholarship are presented. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dr. Michael Wingert
April 24, 2020 19:05 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBHoly Jerome (Hieronymus) once hyperbolically said it would not matter if the scriptures were lost, because Holy Ephrem the Syrian's writings preserve them... Dr. Michael Wingert is a Syriac scholar, Semiticist, Dean of Agora University, and UCLA lecturer. This is his first appearance on the podcast as a guest on the live Tewahido Bible Study with the english-speaking adults of Virgin Mary's EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. Here you will hear a general overview of Syriac biblical exegesis, ...
Scroll of Jacob Chapter 2
April 20, 2020 14:05 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB"For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea..." Joshua 2:10 NKJV The Apostle Jacob calls us to not discriminate based on status or prestige. He wants us to follow the king's law, namely love. He says faith is only alive when dovetailing works. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
The Week of Sufferings & Resurrection
April 18, 2020 22:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MB"Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it." (Col. 2:15 NKJV) A conversation with Dcn. Mihret regarding the feast of feasts, Pascha. Gruesomeness, contextualization, sadness, lament, triumph, love, and hope are brought up. P.S. These conversations and interview episodes will be bonus episodes that will happen infrequently. Regularly expect Monday episodes sequentially going through the sacred scriptures. This forthc...
Say Hosaina Forever
April 12, 2020 20:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBThis is a Hosanna or Palm Sunday homily in collaboration with the youth of a parish in Seattle, WA. "His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered..." (John 12:16 RSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In Conversation With Dcn. Mihret re: Faith
April 12, 2020 01:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB"faith is the realization of what is hoped for, the proof of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1 LEB) Dcn. Mihret and I have served together for years at the Virgin Mary's EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. We usually take turns in delivering homilies to the youth before the entire congregation of the cathedral, after Aba Thomas' communion homily, and prior to us heading to private rooms to teach our other groups in more depth. Keedane Weld Kiflé says በልጅ ፡ አማክኝቶ ፡ ይበሏል ፡ ዐንጕቶ ። (teachings desig...
Dcn. Mihret Melaku
April 12, 2020 01:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBOn Faith "faith is the realization of what is hoped for, the proof of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1 LEB) Dcn. Mihret and I have served together for years at the Virgin Mary's EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. We usually take turns in delivering homilies to the youth before the entire congregation of the cathedral, after Aba Thomas' communion homily, and prior to us heading to private rooms to teach our other groups in more depth. Keedane Weld Kiflé says በልጅ ፡ አማክኝቶ ፡ ይበሏል ፡ ዐንጕቶ ። (teachi...
Dcn. Mihret Melaku
April 12, 2020 01:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBOn Faith "faith is the realization of what is hoped for, the proof of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1 LEB) Dcn. Mihret and I have served together for years at the Virgin Mary's EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. We usually take turns in delivering homilies to the youth before the entire congregation of the cathedral, after Aba Thomas' communion homily, and prior to us heading to private rooms to teach our other groups in more depth. Keedane Weld Kiflé says በልጅ ፡ አማክኝቶ ፡ ይበሏል ፡ ዐንጕቶ ። (teachi...
Scroll of Jacob Chapter 1
April 09, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBThe Scroll of James is more accurately called the Scroll of Jacob aka Israel. As you read and/or hear it, you are invited to reread the story of Jacob son of Isaac son of Abraham in Genesis. “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.” (Genesis 32:28 LEB) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Scroll of Jacob 1
April 09, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBYour name shall no longer be heel hook, but he who does jiujitsu with god.
Marian Praise (Thursday's) & Exegesis
April 08, 2020 23:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBThis is a collaboration with UOTY in Boston, MA. We had an evening prayer service, followed by an examination of the text that the Ge'ez Rite attribute to the hierodeacon Holy Ephrem the Syrian entitled Widasé Maryam or Marian Praise. "The burning bush which Moses saw in the desert (wilderness), the wood of which was not consumed is a similitude of Mary" ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★