Liturgical Books& others
The Trinity
100

How many liturgical books are there and where can you look to find more information?

7 books, Coptic Reader App

100

State the verse that reveals the Trinitarian belief in the Old Testament.

“The Lord our God, the Lord is one!” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

200

What does the word Orthodox mean?

“Ortho” means straight or upright

“Doxa” means belief

Combined means Straight or upright faith

200

Name the two analogies that help us understand the Trinitarian belief WITHOUT explaining them.

The Sun and the Golden Triangle

300

God exists as three what?

Persons or Hypostases

300

State the verse that reveals the Trinitarian belief in the New Testament.

“For there are three that bear witness in heaven: The Father, The Word, and The Holy Spirit; and there three are one.” (1 John 5:7)

400

The Katamares is divided into 4 parts. Please list.

  • annual
  • Holy Great lent
  • Passion week
  • Sacred fifty days after Easter
400

State the three hypostasis and the hypostatic property it carries.

The Father is the origin and the source.

The Son is begotten of the Father.

The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father.

700

Name the seven liturgical books and briefly explain what it is.

  1. Katamaros – Daily Church Reading consisting of 4 parts: annual, Holy Great lent, Passion week, and Sacred fifty days after Easter
  2. Antiphonary or Difnar – Commemorations of the saints with tunes and melodies (poem-like text)
  3. Agpeya - Book of Hours (7 prayers, 1-3-6-9-11-12-veil-midnight)
  4. Synaxarion - feast of the day and fasting and the lives of our fathers the martyrs in our church.
  5. The Liturgy book or khoulagy – Basil, Gregory, Cyril, Rising Incense of Matins and Vespers
  6. The Pascha book – Readings of Holy passion week
  7. Psalmody (Annual – all year praises) Kiahk Psalmody –for the month of Kiahk.
700

How does the Sun and the Golden Triangle help us understand the Trinity?

The sun is one despite it being a star and a source of sunlight and heat. All three are one. There is not a time where there is sun but no sunlight or heat. This explains the Trinitarian belief. It was never the Father, without the Son or the Holy Spirit.

The Golden Triangle is an equilateral triangle where all sides and angles are the same in essence. This explains how The Father is equal to The Son equal to The Holy Spirit. No one Person is bigger or smaller. They are all equal with the One Divine Nature (they have the same essence). At the same time, The Father is not the Son and not the Holy Spirit. Each hypostasis has different Hypostatic properties

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