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I could be mistaken, but Church of the East seems a rare, unique example of an ancient community that's iconoclastic. One sees this trend in their old churches in Iraq - though likely instances can be found of icons here and there. Given the accusations of 'Nestorianism', I wonder if it's related. i.e.: their leanings in terms Christology have led to either indifference on icons or even rejection... I'm just speculating of course.
ReplyDeleteThis may be of interest:
Deletehttps://youtu.be/JCajRBwjGAI
Their current lack of icons has yo do with their severe impoverishment and persecution iver the past several centuries. In medieval accounts of their churches and services, icons were just as prominent as in Syriac Orthodox (miaphysite) churches.
DeleteThat's very helpful, thank you Sam!
ReplyDeleteBort, that video is a good resource, I'm halfway through. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe Church of the East has always fascinated me. Much seems shrouded in mystery, including much of their history.
The consecration of the new Patriarch of the Assyrian CHurch of the East allows to focus on the strong deployment of the Semitic traditions of the One Body of Jesus Christ and Meshiha throughout the world as never before. The reality of the Aramaic-Syriac language, the process of survival and overcoming terrible and long centuries of constant persecution. The storage and the distribution of exceptional manuscripts, liturgical sources, human and spiritual experience of resurrection and redemption. The Aramaic-speaking Churches witness to a "late" world evangelization process that is born of the Judaic and open-to-all Revelation.
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