The Hidden Pearl
The Hidden Pearl: The Syrian Orthodox Church And Its Ancient Aramaic Heritage is a 2001 documentary directed by Marcello Baldi. It was commissioned by multiple committees of prominent individuals within the Syriac Orthodox community, including then Patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius Zakka I, and co-produced by Trans World Film Italia and the World Council of Arameans, than known as the Syriac Universal Alliance.[1][2] The documentary was released as a three-episode miniseries together with three printed volumes.
- Volume 1, The Ancient Aramaic Heritage, deals with the Syriac Christian and Assyrian heritage as the cradle of civilization.[3] It covers the pre-Christian Old Aramaic period, covering the Aramaean city states, the Neo-Assyrian, Achaemenid and Seleucid periods, including the kingdoms of Palmyra, Petra, Edessa and Hatra.
- Volume 2, The Heirs of the Ancient Aramaic Heritage, addresses Middle Aramaic tradition and literature, the Aramaic of Jesus and classical Syriac literature.
- Volume 3, At the Turn of the Third Millennium: the Syrian Orthodox Witness, focuses on and describes the current situation of the Aramean people, the Syriac Orthodox Church and its history in Tur Abdin, Seyfo, and the Aramean diaspora.[3]
See also
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[edit]- ^ HUGOYE: JOURNAL OF SYRIAC STUDIES Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Hidden Pearl: The Syriac Orthodox Church and Its Aramaic Heritage". Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of the Western United States. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
- ^ a b Nordgren, Kenneth (2006) Archived 2006-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, "Vems är historien? Historia som medvetande, kultur och handling i det mångkulturella Sverige", pp. 71, ISSN 1653-6894.
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