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5Publisher’s Brief 9 10Quintessence of Religious Doctrinescame from the Youth Organization of the Archdiocese and thefollowing persons.1. Chev. Daniel K.J2. Chev. Dr. Mathews Abraham3. Chev. Thomas Abraham4. Dr. Sinu John5. Dr. Susan Jacob6. Mr. Anup Kuruvilla Vazhayil7. Mr. Babu Paul Maracheril8. Mr. Binu Aramath9. Mr. Paul Philip10. Members of St. Mary’s Jacobite Movement, RiyadhWe sincerely thank them all.Mr. Justice K. T. Thomas, Former Judge, Supreme Court ofIndia, is thanked most sincerely for authoring the foreword of thisbook, finding spare time to do so, amidst his multifarious activities inthe social and academic fields.Our gratitude towards Malankara Malpan Very Rev. Dr. CurianCorepiscopa, Kaniamparambil, the Priest trustee of the SyrianJacobite Church, for having honoured us by his erudite introduction.We are indebted to Dr. Sebastian Brock of the University ofOxford, England, who is one of the greatest living Syriac scholars,for his critical evaluation of this work.We acknowledge with thanks the services of Dr. ThomasJoseph Thattunkal, Los Angles, whom we consulted in the publicationof the book and Mrs. Kumari Mathew Kallooparambil, Pallom,Kottayam, who prepared the emblem for the book.We must also express our sincere thanks to Mr. Thomas Daniel(Reji), who encouraged the publication of the book by ‘Mor AdaiStudy Centre’, contacting all the sponsors, publicizing the projectand taking the advocacy role in between us and many who are relatedwith this. Mr. John Philip Kottaparambil, webmaster of variousMalankara Syriac Orthodox web sites is the motivating spiritbehind this project. He located the right person inProf. O.M. Mathew to take up this task and was the connectinglink with the translator, desk top typist and all persons for revisions.He deserves a great applause and appreciation.Services rendered by Mrs. Susan, Adorn Graphics, who typesetthe text, Mr. Aji who designed the cover pages, and the DonaPrinters, Kottayam, for printing the book, are hereby acknowledged.We dedicate this book to the glory of God and for the edificationof the Church at large.Chicago,Dec.15, 2006In the service of our Lord,Kuriakose Corepiscopa MoolayilExecutive Director,Mor Adai Study Centre
6ThadathilMuttambalamKottayam - 686 004Kerala (India)JUSTICE K. T. THOMASFormer Judge, Supreme Court of IndiaForewordTel: 0481-2578215Mobile: 0944707821512-12-2006Prof. O. M. Mathew and I were classmates. It started whenwe both joined the kindergarten school at Kottayam. His father andmy father were friends. We were together in the same school tillfourth class. Thereafter, we studied in different educational institutions,and even then we maintained our friendship, though only rarely wecould meet each other. Prof. O. M. Mathew was then and now anintrepid. He out-shone himself among his classmates. I haveobserved him towing always differently from others. He surprisedmany of his Christian associates when he offered himself as acandidate on BJP ticket for contesting Parliament elections fromKottayam constituency. He did not mind his Christian companionsfrowning at him for associating himself with RSS. His activities inpolitical field continued unabated even after he failed to win theParliament election. Thus, Prof. O. M. Mathew was a differentperson at all times.This book is the English version of a work authored byMar Geevarghese Dionysius (popularly known as ‘VattasserilThirumeni) who spearheaded the revolt in Malankara Jacobite SyrianChurch. A perusal of this book reveals the strength of conviction ofits author in the historical ordination emanating from Patriarch ofAntioch. A considerable section of people belonging to the MalankaraChurch believe that Patriarch of Antioch is the successor of St. Peterand hence he is the repository of the authority to ordain clergymenand bishops. I learnt that Marthoma Metropolitan Titus the First12Quintessence of Religious Doctrinesreceived his ordination from a Bishop who in turn had receivedordination traced through the Patriarch of Antioch. I also learnt thata few committed clergymen had to undergo a lot of sufferings tobring down that Bishop who lived far away from the place selectedfor the elevation of Titus the First. Thus people ventured to undergoall the hardships and tribulations to secure the historical ordinationtraced through the Patriarch of Antioch.As I have studied the subject I noticed that differences indogmatics between Marthoma Church and Syrian Orthodox Churchare more on academic nuances than real, or more on finer nicetiesthan on fundamental principles. It cannot be overlooked that minordifferences had existed even between two schools of thought of thesame denomination. When all the denominations (barring Jehova’switnesses) stand by the creed enunciated in Nicean Synod, thereare broader and larger areas of agreement while the areas ofdisagreement are only on fringe details rather than fundamentals.I learnt that Prof. O. M. Mathew underwent a course of trainingin Theological subjects and that would have helped him to go intothe fathoms of dogmatics of different denominations of ChristianChurch. I admire him for this endeavour. The translation work isdone without impairing the spirit and substance of the original book.Justice K. T. Thomas
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Page 15 and 16: 14On the Blessed Trinity 27 28Quint
Page 17 and 18: 16On the Son 3132Quintessence of Re
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Page 21 and 22: 20On the Holy Spirit 39to be the di
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Page 27 and 28: 26On the Holy Baptism 51can fulfil
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Page 31 and 32: 30On the Holy Eucharist 59 60Quinte
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Page 37 and 38: 36On the Holy Orders 71 72Quintesse
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Page 41 and 42: 40On the Holy Matrimony 79CommentIt
Page 43 and 44: 42On Burial 833. Bishops, Priests,
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82AppendixNames of the Heritics who
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