Sunday School Lesson 1-21

which patriarch moved to brazil

mor titus boulos touza

what was council of nicea

first council convened by emperor costanttine to address arian heresy

what happened to christians under muslims

heavy taxation and social discrimination if they refused to convert to islam

what did the council of constntino

expanded on nicene creed and affirmed the divnity of of the holy spirirt and maintained christ is fully god and fully man

who strongly opposed the nestorian view

st cyril of alexandria or mor kyrillos

St stephen martyrdom

34 AD

why were all the ecumenical councils in turkey

because it was a major roman hub between europe and middle east

what does jehovah think about christ

archangel michael who became human and not equal to god, christ was not crucified but was disolved and was spiritual

when was the council of nicea formed

325 AD

prostration similarity between christians and muslims

mulim perform prostration(sujood) as prayer routine and mirros ancient orthodox practice

St Polycarp martyrdom

155 AD

how did the council of ephesus fix the nestorian heresy

they declared jesus is one person with 2 natures fully god and fully man which cannot be seperated

what are all the things that muslims and chrisitans have in common

daily prayers,prostrations,fasting,architectures

what did the council of nicea say about arian (disciples of arius)

christ is "of same essence as the father" and created the nicene creed affirming in christ's divinity

what is soojod

prostration

When was council of constantinople created

381 AD

when did islam began

7th century

what do hindu people think about god

a holy man or guru and not a divine

daily prayers similarity between christians and muslims

salat which was pray 5. times and syriac orthodox pray 7 times

When was the Sayfo genocide

1915 AD

When was the spread of islam

630 AD

when was council of constantinople created

381 AD

what was. key figure in defending the faith during second ecumenical council

St basil the great or mor baselios

When was council of nicea created

325 AD

which song emphesizez christ's divinity

Manitho and Ninmathavu Visudhanmar

what did islam say about christianity

denied jesus is god and said he was a prophet of allah

what is eucharist

commemorates jesus last supper

which heresy did the council of ephesus face

nestorian heresy that christ was 2 seperate persons one divine and one human

what does judiasm think about christ

not the messiah and the messiah is yet to come and a human being a god is incompatible with their monosthetic views.

when was council of ephesus made

431 AD

why christs identity as god is critical to our faith

salvation(power to save us from sins),union with god(one with god),liturgical life(scripture centered around christ)

what are new age beliefs

christ is religious teacher like buddha but not divine and christ ressurection is metaphorically not literal

who was the person that played a key role in arguing against arianism and in creating the nicene creeed

st athanasius

When was edict of milan created

313 AD

what is confessor

person who does not actually die for the faith but witnesses to it under difficult and often dangerous conditions

why were the archbishops kidnapped

kidnapped in syria while travelling to negotiate the release of 2 priests who had been kidnapped earlier

how did the spread of islam affect christians

as muslim leaders mainly conquered places adjacent to the middle east pressure increased for christians living in that area to convert

who was kidnapped

archbishops gregorios yohanna ibrahim and paul yazigi

how many concils were conved to speak against heresies

3( council of nicea,constantinople and ephesus)

When was council of ephesus created

431 AD

what is servant leader

someone who is leader and humble

who was the father of mor jacob

son of priest in serugh near edessa

how many secretaries were employed to copy mor jacob's poems

70

mor jacob services to hymns

sleeba morning prayer,holy qurbono,nativity/christmas service

what was mor jacob's last poem

poem on mary and golgutha

who ranks only to mor ephrem

mor jacob of serugh

purpose of mgsosa

preserve christian traditions by teaching the youth

what was mor gregorios called after being a bishop

kochu thirumeni

where was mor ephrem born

nisbis,turkey

when do we celebrate mor ephrem death

first saturday of the great lent

what did his holiness do for mor gregorios

ordained him as a bishop at young age of 28

other name for mor ephrem

st emprem or mor aphrem suroyo

easter is how many sundays

7

which other church fathers did mor jacob join

mor severius of antioch and mor philoxenus of mabbug

when was mor gregorios born

1848

what do we not do in our prayers during easter to pentecost

not prostrate

what is the mansion of st mark called

monastry of st mark

which saints mother died when he was a small boy

mor gregorios

what is 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 and Colossians 1:18

paul says christ is the head and the churches are the body

what is kothne sunday

beginning of great lent

when was mor jacob of serugh born

AD 451

why do we kneel during pentecost

waiting for descent of the holy spiritw

when did mor gregorios become a priest

age 18

when was more emphrem ordained as a deacon

338 AD

whose disciple was st polycarpos

st john

how many mor jacob poems exist

760

what did mor gregorios do for community

founded numerous churches,schools

hwo does each of the 3 parts of pentecost start

with an opening prayer,followed by a hymn,other prayers and readings from scripture including holy evangelion

what did st ephrem do during outbreaks of famine and plague

he collected money from wealthy and distributed it among the poor

when do we commemorate mor gregorios

november 2nd every year

where was st polycarp from

smyrna modern day turkey he was a bishop

what did mor ephrem do for his community

founded theological schools in nisbis and edessa

MGSOSA stands for

mor gregorios syriac orthodox students association

who replaced judas

matthias

another name for st polycarp

mor polycarpos

who was a saint who lived with humility

st ephrem

why did mor ephrem join the other church fathers

to protect the true faith after the infamous synod of chalcedon

where did the apostles wait for the holy spirit

in the upper room known as the mansion of st. mark

what did mor gregorios do once a smallpox epidemic broke out

he visited every household,praying for the sick no matter what

what did mor ephrem do for women

organized women's choirs for the first time in the church

what is the local level of church

has priest called vicar,who is appointed by archbishop,all members part of general body

what did the holy spirit come down on the apostles as

tongues of fires

how do we remember mor gregorios

5th thubden or diptych

how did st polycarpos die

they burned him alive but the flames did not kill him make the authorities stab him with a dagger when he was 86 at AD 155

who is named after st ephrem

st ignatius aphrem the second

who is the greatest poet saint in the syriac church

mor ephrem

during which period is wedding and other festivals not permitted

days of waiting

when did mor gregorios become a deacon

age 10

who created first sunday school,student association,womens league

st mor athanasius

when was mor ephrem born

306 AD

where did mor jacob study

in school of edessa which mor aphrem founded

who is the spiritual shepard of the archdiocese

the archbishop who is appointed by the patriarch

what job did mor gregorios do for the patriacrch

interpreter for his holiness

when does syom burke start

after quqliyon of virigin mary in the holy qurbono

how is the adminstration in our church differnt from world administrations

it is scriptual and spiritual meaninng god is the head of the church

what does the celebrant while chanting "May the Holy Spirit come and descend upon each one of you"

sprinkling the leaves

why was mor jacob important

he wrote many theological poems and was an easy to understand author

what does deacons and congregation do while celebrant recites a prayer

chants "kyrie eleison" lord have mercy

who was caleld kochaipora

mor gregorios

who did not want to be buried in the church

st ephrem