The Bema in the East Syriac Church in Light of New Archaeological Evidence

The Bema in the East Syriac Church in Light of New Archaeological EvidenceHugoye: Journal of Syriac StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/UWN39YRI/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MarciaCassisThe Bema in the East Syriac Church in Light of New Archaeological Evidencehttp://syriaca.org/cbss/UWN39YRIhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/UWN39YRIhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/UWN39YRIHugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies5:22002The bema, a raised platform located in the centre of the nave, was an important architectural and liturgical feature in the early East and West Syriac churches. However, there are many unanswered questions concerning the correlation between the archaeological remains and the liturgical importance of this structure, particularly in the East Syriac milieu. While the bema was considered integral to the early liturgy of the East Syriac church, little archaeological material independently confirms its importance. This paper will deal primarily with the East Syriac bema, and the discrepancies which exist between the written and architectural evidence. Cassis, Marcia. “The Bema in the East Syriac Church in Light of New Archaeological Evidence.” Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 5:2 (2002). Marcia Cassis, The Bema in the East Syriac Church in Light of New Archaeological Evidence, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 5:2 (2002).Bemaarchaeologyarchitecturechurchesliturgics