u/Balaams_AssLXXVII

Guide to nomina sacra

Ⲓ︦Ⲥ︦ = Ἰησοῦς Ⲓ︦Ⲩ︦ = Ἰησοῦ Ⲓ︦Ⲛ︦ = Ἰησοῦν

Ⲭ︦Ⲥ︦, Ⲭ︦Ⲣ︦Ⲥ︦ = Χριστός Ⲭ︦Ⲩ︦ = Χριστοῦ Ⲭ︦Ⲱ︦ = Χριστῷ Ⲭ︦Ⲛ︦ = Χριστόν Ⲭ︦Ⲉ︦ = Χριστέ

Ⲕ︦Ⲥ︦ = Κύριος Ⲕ︦Ⲩ︦ = Κυρίου Ⲕ︦Ⲱ︦ = Κυρίῷ Ⲕ︦Ⲛ︦ = Κύριον Ⲕ︦Ⲉ︦ = Κύριε

Ⲑ︦Ⲥ︦ = Θεός Ⲑ︦Ⲩ︦ = Θεοῦ Ⲑ︦Ⲱ︦ = Θεῷ Ⲑ︦Ⲛ︦ = Θεόν Ⲑ︦Ⲉ︦ = Θεέ

Ⲡ︦Ⲣ︦, Ⲡ︦Ⲏ︦Ⲣ︦ = πατήρ Ⲡ︦Ⲣ︦Ⲥ︦ = πατρός Ⲡ︦Ⲣ︦Ⲓ︦ = πατρί Ⲡ︦Ⲣ︦Ⲁ︦ = πατέρα Ⲡ︦Ⲉ︦Ⲣ︦ = πάτερ

Ⲩ︦Ⲥ︦ = υἱός Ⲩ︦Ⲩ︦ = υἱοῦ Ⲩ︦Ⲱ︦ = υἱῷ Ⲩ︦Ⲛ︦ = υἱόν Ⲩ︦Ⲉ︦ = υἱὲ

Ⲡ︦Ⲛ︦Ⲁ︦ = πνεῦμα Ⲡ︦Ⲛ︦Ⲥ︦ = πνεύματος Ⲡ︦Ⲛ︦Ⲓ︦ = πνεύματι

Ⲙ︦Ⲣ︦ Ⲑ︦Ⲩ︦ = Μήτηρ Θεού

Ⲑ︦Ⲕ︦Ⲥ︦ = Θεοτόκος Ⲑ︦Ⲕ︦Ⲱ︦ = Θεοτόκω Ⲑ︦Ⲕ︦Ⲛ︦ = Θεοτόκον Ⲑ︦Ⲕ︦Ⲉ︦ = Θεοτόκε

Ⲥ︦⳨︦Ⲟ︦Ⲛ︦ = σταυρὸν

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u/Balaams_AssLXXVII — 10 days ago

Acceptable VS. Unacceptable Artwork

I made this picture as an inquirer, note that it's not an icon nor is it intended to be used as an icon liturgically, it is just personal art from a while back. I made it about two years ago after having recently discovered Orthodoxy. However instead of Greek Ⲓ︦Ⲥ︦ Ⲭ︦Ⲥ︦ I used Galilean Aramaic Yeshu'e Meshiḥa in the Herodian Script, and instead of Ⲟ ⲰⲚ it's ehyeh from the Palestinian Targum of Exodus iii. 14. Linguistically same literal exact meaning. What are your thoughts? As someone coming from a Protestant background I'm still learning what is and isn't acceptable. Would this be considered heretical or Judaising or acceptable as personal artwork? Also what's the Orthodox position on making art that takes elements and symbolism from icons while not aiming to necessarily be canonical icons but while also paying homage to the Byzantine style? Is this acceptable?

u/Balaams_AssLXXVII — 10 days ago

On Semitic Pronunciations of Names

Hey is it automatically heretical, or at the very least strongly advised against, to mention Hebrew names or words?

I don't mean in the Judaising Hebrew Roots sense, where they are asserted as the only correct way and obsessively used in such a way that disparages more conventional English or Greek pronunciations—but rather only mentioning them occasionally or in passing or to make a point, or when talking to certain people (to convert them, for example). Is that bad or okay? For example, some people speak Syriac or other Semitic languages as their actual native language and I don't see how it would necessarily be canonically anathema to refer to Jesus as Yeshou/Isho Mshiḥo or Simon Peter as Shemun Kifo within that context.

The reason I ask this sort of question is because coming from a Prot background where it is actually rather common to casually use words such as Yeshua or Yahweh, or shalom and whatnot on occasion. I was wondering if in Orthodoxy this is an explicit no no or not. While the inquiry focuses on Hebrew this would probably equally be applicable to Syriac or Arabic, I would think.

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u/Balaams_AssLXXVII — 10 days ago

What is wrong with these people?

Got banned from this reddit for asking a simple question. As an inquirer I was hopping to have honest open dialogue from other Christians like Protestants or whatever who left Orthodoxy. Turns out this entire subreddit r/exorthodox is a cesspit of atheistic liberal bad faith anti-Christian propaganda. They're not just "disillusioned" from Orthodoxy (supposedly), but appear to be viciously and maliciously attacking Christianity in general and directly hate Christ Himself. Sickening. I hope no Inquirers fall for this nonsense it's obviously the devil. Yet more added to my list of reasons why I think Orthodoxy is probably the truth. People who support Satanic and gay nonsense made a whole group dedicated to singling it out and attacking it with a whole bunch of lies, or complaining about things that are plain common sense that all Christians should agree with. I've never seen this much hate directed towards Lutheranism in particular, or Baptist churches, or whatever.

u/Balaams_AssLXXVII — 13 days ago