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During the 6th century AD, Isho?yahb I, Patriarch of the Church of the East, produced a code of law dealing with questions raised by Bishop Jacob of Darai in the Gulf. Perennial Church issues include priestly conducts, ecclesiastical rankings, and ordinations. Legal matters for the faithful concern wills, marriages, vows, lending at interest, and swearing. Most interesting are names of church architecture that the Code gives, including bema, diaconicon, and qestroma, terms that are still used today.

The Law Code of Ishoyahb I Patriarch of the Church of the East

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      Publisher: Gorgias Press
      Publication Date: 1/30/2022 12:06:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781463244347, 978-1463244347
      ISBN10: 1463244347
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      History of religion Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      During the 6th century AD, Isho?yahb I, Patriarch of the Church of the East, produced a code of law dealing with questions raised by Bishop Jacob of Darai in the Gulf. Perennial Church issues include priestly conducts, ecclesiastical rankings, and ordinations. Legal matters for the faithful concern wills, marriages, vows, lending at interest, and swearing. Most interesting are names of church architecture that the Code gives, including bema, diaconicon, and qestroma, terms that are still used today.

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