Tewahido Bible Study

The 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 ★

A 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 ★

you 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...

We 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 ★

KRSONE 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 th...

Holy 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...

"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 ★

"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...

This 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 ★

On 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 o...

The 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 ★

This 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 ★

This is a translation of a portion of the seatat (hours), prayed in the Ge'ez Rite, known as meharene ab (have mercy on us, father). I try to be as faithful to the Ge'ez, at every step, nook, and cranny, whilst still making sense for the contemporary hearer and paying homage to pretty English of the past. Enjoy. You may read and download this prayer for free at https://independent.academia.edu/Hen...

An Amharic word of life from five years ago (2015), when my Amharic and Ge'ez was a lot less polished but hopefully still understandable.  This was shared at a Goblet-Fellowship gathering for the Haimanote Abew (religion of the fathers) choir of Dngl Maryam (Virgin Mary's) EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. My younger sister and I were the hosts, this month. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A word of life regarding Matthew 6.  "Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them" (RSV).  If you take nothing else away from this, simply love each other. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A word of life applying the Rev. Martin Luther King's words, "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward," to the Great Fast. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This is a word of life regarding the fifth Sunday, and week, of the Great Fast, according to the Ge'ez Rite within the Alexandrian Rite. There are two main types of slaves. The one is wicked and slothful. The other is good and faithful. Read(aloud) Matthew 25:14-30 to follow along. You are invited to read all of Matthew 25, and indeed all of the Good News according to Matthew. ★ Support this podca...

Susanna is unavailable in the Masoretic Text (MT), which is the Hebrew collected centuries after the destruction of the 2nd Temple in 70 AD. It is available in the Old Greek (OG), collected by diasporic Hebrews centuries before Christ. The OG is the Older Testament used by the authors of the Newer Testament. Nevertheless, the OG tells you to read the Hebrew that preceded it and preceded the MT, mo...

An Amharic word of life, prepared for on the fly, accompanying Amharic Evensong/Vespers. ጻድቃን : እንደ : ሆኑ : በራሳቸው : ለሚታመኑና : ሌሎቹን : ሁሉ : በጣም : ለሚንቁ : ይህን : ምሳሌ : ነገራቸው (Luke 18:9 Haile Silasé Bible) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A homily based on Matthew Chapter 1 for the little ones of the Virgin Mary's EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. "you will call his name YHWH Saves, because he will save his people from their sins" ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A homily for the little ones of the Virgin Mary's EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. "But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, disputed about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him" (Jude 1:9 or simply Jude 9 RSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A homily for the little ones of the Virgin Mary's EOTC in Los Angeles, CA. "Hear another ምሳሌ(misalé) parable" ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In collaboration with UOTY, this is a word of life regarding Metsagwu (The Paralytic) during the Great Fast. "Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts" (Mark 2:6 RSV) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A terse word regarding certain Ge'ez Rite melodies, and salvation. This was recorded whilst I was in the legendary wilderness of North Dakota. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His sanctuary; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. (Revelation 7:14-15 NASB) The Orthod...