An Archaic Jewish-Christian Liturgical Calendar in Abba Giyorgis of Sägla
Two difficult passages are analysed in the 26th homily of the book Mäṣḥafä Mǝśṭir by Abba Giyorgis of Sägla, which are dealing with transition from the Old Testament Jewish calendar to the Christian calendar with its veneration of Sunday. The Jewish calendar Abba Giyorgis kept in mind was similar to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Scrinium
Year: 2016, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-83 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science HD Early Judaism KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa KDF Orthodox Church |
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Ethiopian Church
Abba Giyorgis of Sägla
Mäṣḥafä Mǝśṭir
liturgical calendars
Jewish Second Temple period calendars
364-day calendars
Julianism
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| Summary: | Two difficult passages are analysed in the 26th homily of the book Mäṣḥafä Mǝśṭir by Abba Giyorgis of Sägla, which are dealing with transition from the Old Testament Jewish calendar to the Christian calendar with its veneration of Sunday. The Jewish calendar Abba Giyorgis kept in mind was similar to those of 1 Enoch or Jubilees. According to his understanding, the Christian Sunday was already implied in the Mosaic Law as the year of release, as he has demonstrated with calendrical caluculations.
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Contains: | In: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-00121p07 |