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KOODOSH ETHO SUNDAY
IqtZmiv Cut¯m RbdmgvN
By H.G. Mathews Mor Aphrem Metropolitan
Diocesan Metropolitan of Perumbavoor Diocese, Jacobite Syrian Church

IqtZmiv Cut¯m Fó kpdnbm\n hm¡n\v k`bpsS ip²oIcWw FómWv AÀ°w. IqtZmiv Cut¯m RbdmgvN apXemWv k`bpsS Bcm[\ hÀjw Bcw`n¡póXv. Cu RbdmgvNbnse [ym\¯n\mbn«v k` {IaoIcn¨ncn¡pó kphntj `mKw ip²apÅh\mb aÀt¡mkv FgpXnb kphntijw F«mw A²ymbw 27 apXð 35 hscbpÅ hmIy§fmWv. Cu `mKs¯ \ap¡v cïmbn Nn´n¡mw. 27þ31 hscbpÅ BZy`mK¯v injyòmÀ¡pthïn hnip² ]t{Xmkv Çolm tbip{InkvXphnsâ ssZhXzs¯ GÁp ]dbpóp. 31-þ35 hscbpÅ cïmas¯ `mK¯v sbcpiteanð Xm³ A\p`hn¡m³ t]mIpó ]oU\§sfbpw IjvS¸mSpIsfbpw Ipdn¨pÅ BZy kqN\bpw BWv hnip² a¯mbn 16:13þ20 epw hnip² eqt¡mkv 9:18þ21 epw sNdnb hyXymkt¯msS Cu kw`hw Xsó hnhcn¡pópïv. Cu aqóv `mK§fpw Hcpan¨v hmbn¡póXv AhbpsS AÀ°w IqSpXð hyàambn a\knem¡m³ \s½ klmbn¡póp.

Cu kw`hw \S¡póXv ssIkcy þ ^nen¸nð sh¨mWv. Tetrarch Herod Philip II \nÀ½n¨ ]«WambXpsImïmWv AXns\ ^nen¸nsâ ssIkcy Asñ¦nð ssIkcy þ ^nen¸v Fóv hnfn¡póXv. AhnsS tbip{InkvXp Xsâ injyòmtcmSv tNmZn¡pópïv, P\§Ä Fsó Bscóv ]dbpóp? tbip{InkvXphns\¡pdn¨v km[mcW P\§Ä hyXyØamb coXnbnemWv a\knem¡nbncpóXv. Fómð Xsó¡pdn¨pÅ, Xsâ hyànXzs¯ kw_Ôn¨v IrXyamb Hcp [mcW injyòmÀ¡v DïmIpóXn\pthïn IÀ¯mhv AhtcmSv tNmZn¡bmWv: \n§Ä Fsó BÀ Fóp ]dbpóp? tbip{InkvXphnsâ tNmZy¯n\v ]t{Xmkv injyòmcpsS {]Xn\n[nbmbn \o {InkvXp BIpóp, ainlm BIpóp Fóp D¯cw ]dªp. ainlm Fó kpdnbm\n hm¡n\v A`njnà³ FómWv AÀ°w. ]gb \nba¯nð cmPm¡òmÀ¡pw {]hmNIòmÀ¡pw A`njnà³ Fóv ]dbs¸«ncpóp. Fómð AhÀ¡mÀ¡pw ssZhXzw Ið¸n¨ncpónñ. ChnsS ]t{Xmkv Çolm ssZh¯nsâ A`njnà³ FóXneqsS {InkvXphnsâ ssZhXzw GÁp]dbpIbmWv sN¿póXv. thZ]ÞnXòmcpsS A`n{]mb¯nð ]t{Xmkv Çolm BWv BZyambn«v {InkvXphnsâ ssZhXzw Dds¡ {]Jym]n¡pIbpw GÁp]dbpIbpw sN¿póXv.

tbip {InkvXphmsWó ]t{Xmkv ÇolmbpsS {]Jym]\s¯ hymJym\n¨psImïv k`m]nXmhmb AeIvkm{ïnbbnse Iqdntemkv C{]Imcw ]dbpóp: Jesus Christ is the Savior of all human being. tbip{InkvXp Fñm a\jycptSbpw c£I³ BsWómWv tamÀ Iqdntemkv kaÀ°n¡póXv.

[St. Cyril of Alexandria (often spelled Coorilos) wrote extensively about the "Confession of Peter" from the Gospels (such as Matthew 16:13-20). For Cyril, Peter’s proclamation - "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" - was not just a historical event, but a cornerstone of Christian theology. Cyril used Peter's proclamation to explain the exact nature of who Jesus. Cyril emphasizes the exact grammar Peter used. Peter did not merely call Jesus "a christ" or "a son of God". Instead, by using the definite article, Peter declared Him "the Christ, the Son of the living God". By focusing on Peter’s phrase "the Son of the living God," Cyril argued that Jesus is inherently connected to eternal life.]

a¯mbnbpsS kphntij¯nð Cu `mKw tcJs¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ ]t{Xmkns\¡pdn¨v {]tXyI ]cmaÀi§Ä DÄs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. "tbip Aht\mSp: _Àtbm\m iotamt\, \o `mKyhm³; PUcà§Ä Añ, kzÀ¤Ø\mb Fs³d ]nXmht{X \n\¡p CXp shfns¸Sp¯nbXp. \o ]s{Xmkv BIpóp; Cu ]mdtað Rm³ Fs³d k`sb ]Wnbpw, ]mXmftKm]pc§Ä AXns\ Pbn¡bnñ Fóp Rm³ \ntómSp ]dbpóp. Xmt¡mð Rm³ \n\¡p Xcpóp; \o `qanbnð sI«póXp Hs¡bpw kzÀ¤¯nð sI«s¸«ncn¡pw; \o `qanbnð Agn¡póXp Hs¡bpw kzÀ¤¯nð Agnªncn¡pw Fóp D¯cw ]dªp. (a¯mbn 16:17þ19) C{]ImcapÅ {]tXyI \ntbmKhpw A[nImchpw IÀ¯mhv ]t{Xmkn\v \ðIpóp. tbmlómsâ kphntij{]Imcw ]md Fó t]cv ]t{Xmkn\v \ðInbXv hnfn¡pt¼mÄ XsóbmWv. ]t{Xmkv BIpó ]mdtað BWv k` ]Wnb s]«ncn¡pósXóv ChnsS shfns¸Sp¯pIbmWv. Cu `mK¯v AXv HópIqSn Dd¸n¨v ]dbpIbmWv. CXns\¡pdn¨v ]Ån IqZmibnð C{]Imcw ]mSpópïv.

iotam³ Io¸m tað k` ]WnXm\oi³
ctïmsSgp]Xp XqWpIfnð Øm]n¨p


asÁmcp kab¯v Iñv IqZmibnð \mw ]mSpópïv:

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\n³ _en]oTaXnð þ kv¡dnbm_enbmbpw
tbmlóm³ auen þ ImgvNbpamw \nónð
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tamZsamSmKXcbmbv þ IeymWhncpónóp
Xh ]pWy¯n\p Xð þ càw ]qPn¨mÀ.


sImñs¸«h\mb iotamsâtað BWv k` ]WnsXómWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv.

Cu Imcyw Xsó hnip² At{]ansâ cN\Ifnð \mw ImWpópïv.

[In the writings of Mor Aphrem (St. Ephrem the Syrian), the theme of the Church built upon the rock is most prominently developed in his prose work as well as in his liturgical hymns. Rather than referring to the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:24), Mor Aphrem is primarily reflecting on Jesus’s commissioning of Simon Peter in Matthew 16:18 ("You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church"). ]

hnip² ]t{Xmkv GÁp]dª hnizmkw Ahsâ _p²nsImtïm IgnhpsImtïm Añ, adn¨v, ssZhw Ah\v shfns¸Sp¯n sImSp¯XmWv. k`m]nXmhmb HdnK³ CXns\¡pdn¨v hymJym\n¡póXv: Peter is a prototype of all Christian Fñm {InkvXym\nIÄ¡pw DÅ Hcp amXrIbmWv hnip² ]t{Xmkv.

[In his Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, the early Church Father Origen teaches that Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of the Living God (Matthew 16:16) was given through divine revelation from the Father. Origen argued that the title "rock" (petra) and the promises associated with it do not belong exclusively to Simon Peter as an individual officeholder, but extend to every disciple who shares Peter's heavenly confession. Because anyone who imitates Peter’s faith and receives the same spiritual revelation spiritually becomes a "Peter" or a rock, Peter acts as a prototype or representative model for all true Christians. In Origen's view, Christ builds His Church upon all such perfected disciples - each of whom integrates word, deed, and thought like Peter - rather than limiting the foundation strictly to a single hierarchical succession.]

]t{Xmkn\v e`n¨ Adnhv ssZh¯nsâ Zm\amWv. \½psS FñmhcptSbpw Adnhpw, _p²nbpw, IgnhpIfpw ssZh¯mð {]Imin¡s¸tSïXmWv. ssZh¯nsâ Zm\amb Adnhv \½psS PohnXbm{Xbnð A\nhmcyamWv. \msams¡bpw \½psS _p²nbnepw iànbnepw B{ibn¡pIbpw Al¦cn¡bpw sN¿mdpïv. Fómð ssZh¯nsâ Ir]bmemWv \½psS AdnhpIÄ Pzen¡pósXóv Ft¸mgpw \mw HmÀ¯ncn¡Ww. {InkvXp ssZhamsWó ]t{Xmknsâ {]Jym]\¯n\ptijw tbip X\n¡p hcm\ncn¡pó bmX\Isf¡pdn¨pÅ BZy hnhcWw AhÀ¡v \ðIpóp. tbdpiteante¡pÅ Xsâ bm{Xbpw AhnsS A\p`hnt¡ïnhcpó ]oV\hpw, acWhpw, aqómw Znhks¯ DbÀs¯gpt\ð¸pw Fñmw Ahsc Adnbn¡bmWv.

sblqZòmcpsS ainlm k¦ð¸w cmjv{Sob A[nImcn (Political Leader) Fó cq]¯nembncpóp. Fómð {InkvXphnsâ ainlm FóXv kIe¯nsâbpw ZmkyXz¯nsâ bmK¯nsâbpw Bb ainlm k¦ð¸w Bbncpóp. sbi¿m {]hmNIsâ ]pkvXIw 53þmw A²ymb¯nð sbtlmhbpsS IjvSs¸Spó Zmk³ FómWv {InkvXphns\¸Án tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv. "Ah³ a\pjycmð \nµn¡s¸«pw XyPn¡s¸«pw hyk\]m{Xambpw tcmKw ioen¨h\mbpw Ccpópw; Ahs\ ImWpóhÀ apJw asd¨pIfb¯¡h®w Ah³ \nµnX\mbncpóp; \mw Ahs\ BZcn¨Xpanñ. km£mð \½psS tcmK§sf Ah³ hln¨p; \½psS thZ\Isf Ah³ Npaóp; \mtam, ssZhw Ahs\ in£n¨pw ASn¨pw ZÞn¸n¨pancn¡póp Fóp hnNmcn¨p." (sbi¿mhp 53:3þ4)

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