The chattering class and intellengtsia are convinced of the death of longform video the way Friedrich Nietzsche was convinced of the death of God. Both are dead wrong. Long live longform! I am not against shortform, in fact, it is a part and parcel of my business model. But I would be fibbing if I didn’t say that I saw as much beauty in the longform as I do in the Fibonacci Sequence. I encourage those of my dear readers and watchers who are most daring to hear and/or watch this entire video...

(video cred to mahibere qidusan; singing cred to Professor lisane’werq mola) ፆም ትፌውስ ቍስለ ነፍስ : ወታጸምም ኵሎ ዘሥጋ ፍትወታ tsom tféws qwsle nefs we’tatsemim kwlo ze’siga fitweta fasting heals the wounds of the soul (breath of life), and silences all of the flesh’s desiderata Roman Catholics are amidst Lent, and for us Afroasiatic Orthodox, The Great Fast is coming. And the terse warmup Fast of Nineveh is even closer. This forthcoming Monday-Wednesday. In remembrance of the penitent Ninevites, may their...

I am joined on the latest Philosophy of Art and Science by Paul, an Orthodox Christian who made his way home to the Church from scientific materialism and Daoism. With God, all things are possible. Glory to him for all tingz. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Richard writes here He is the President of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, has studied the law and political science at the graduate level, and recently debated Curtis Yarvin in Glendale, CA. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

የእግዚአብሔር : ልጆች : ተብለን : ልንጠራ : አብ : እንዴት : ያለውን : ፍቅር : እንደ : ሰጠን : እዩ : እንዲሁም : ነን። ስለዚህ : ምክንያት : ዓለም : እርሱን : ስላላወቀው : እኛን : አያውቀንም። ye’igzeeabhér lijoch teblen linTera ab indét yalewn fqr inde seTen iyu indeehum nen:: silezeeh mknyat alem irsun slalaweqew iñan ayawqenm:: See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God, and we are! Because of this the world does not know us: because it did not know him. (1 John 3:1 LEB) Taking the biblical verse...

I am joined by Phd. student, at Princeton, John Ladouceur on the latest episode of the Philosophy of Art and Science to talk about why men in general, and him and I in particular, think so frequently about the Roman Empire... and of course Aksum! Here’s John writing at the Lamp. Here’s a leader in his field at the NY Review of Books. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

I'm joined on the latest Philosophy of Art and Science by Joshua Alfaro to talk about ge'ez papers and talks he sat in on at the most recent Society of Biblical Literature gathering. He is a scholar in his own right of the Old Greek Hebrew Bible, and its daughter translations (ge’ez, Syriac, Armenian, Latin etc.). The project at Tel Aviv University led by Dr. Dalit Rom-Shiloni to preserve the oral traditions of Beta Israel: Rescue Mission: Pioneering TAU Program Preserves Ethiopian Jewish...

Dcn. aleme'silasé is a frequent flyer of the Philosophy of Art and Science. He works as an aerospace engineer with a focus on embedded spacecraft flight software, particularly supporting earth science related instruments already in flight. He has recently published a book (an extension of his M.A. thesis from Agora University) surveying the Aksumite School of Biblical Exegesis (arguably an extension of the Antiochene School of Biblical Exegesis), including those critical editions that have...

Illuminati Congo aka Yahn the Baptist joins me on the latest Philosophy of Art & Science to discuss his craft of music, esoteric disciplines, his latest album Psalms, and crypto currencies. Aksum Herald is backed by readers like you. Please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Free subscribers help expand reach by liking and sharing posts. Paid subscribers keep the incandescent lights on for the price of a cup of coffee a month. በእንተ ስማ ለማርያም for the sake of Mary’s...

Charles Haywood returns to the Philosophy of Art & Science to talk about Holy John Goldenmouth's On Wealth and Poverty, Yves-Marie Stranger's A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony, a couple of biographies of Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain, and fissures on the Left and Right over Israel/Palestine. Aksum Herald is backed by readers like you. Please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Free subscribers help expand reach by liking and sharing posts. Paid...

Be aware that sometimes I upload content directly to aksum.substack.com without an email notification, in order to make sure you are never pestered by these rather blessed twice and thrice over. In my last post, which was my conversation with Sam deep-diving into guragé culture, en passant, I mention the adeesgé clan of northern shewa that my paternal grandmother was a member of. The amhara do not have many clans, but this is one of them, and it is bursting-at-the-seems with aristocrats (ras...

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Tsome Filseta is one of the seven mandatory fasts that the EOTC calls her faithful to fast. Whether they fast it or not, and how they do so, the Lord knows. Filseta is also known as the children’s fast, because she is only sixteen days in length, which is long to a beginner but short to a hardened veteran who fasts for fifty-five days at a time. Also, since it is in August, children are usually out of school and able to attend the liturgy and receive communion on a daily basis. My father’s...

Over a few years, I translated, sang, and compiled two to three score spiritual songs, predominately of the chebchebo and mahiléte ginbo variety at Tewahido. Recently, I have stressed the importance of and my preference for the eucharistic liturgy and the liturgy of the hours. Nevertheless, I firmly believe there is a place for these types of songs, and so from time-to-time I have worked with talented singers raised in our tradition. A few parishes in Seattle, one in Atlanta, and some in the...

This is a recording of me reading aloud the three prayers of the covenant, according to the Ge’ez Rite, in English. They are supposed to be prayed at three different parts of the day, but are often lumped together for simplification. Many monasteries pray these prayers everyday. Every parish prays this on the occasion of the liturgy and/or during the mystery of matrimony (Ephesians 5:32). This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

Here is a rough sample of matrimonial prayers according to the ge’ez rite. There are several errors in the print that cause me to stumble, and some I take my liberties with, but overall I am thankful to the good folks who put this effort in to translate something for us. Any oaths should be removed. Oaths are against the Orthodox Church, and more importantly, the holy scriptures which God gave us through her (his bride). Enjoy. And prepare for your big day. This is a public episode. If...

Dcn. Mehari interprets, into Amharic, St. Augustine’s interpretation of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. This is part three. If you haven’t heard parts one and two, go back and listen to them. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

Dcn. Mehari interprets, into Amharic, St. Augustine’s interpretation of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. This is part two. If you haven’t heard part one, go back and listen to that. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

Prof. Mehari returns to recite and read aloud for us his interpretation into Amharic of Holy Augustine’s interpretation of the Prayer of Religion (the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed). This is a prayer assembled by Christian leaders in the first few centuries of Christianity, at two convened councils in the Greek-speaking cities of Nicea and Constantinople (Present-day Iznik and Istanbul in the Turkish nation-state). This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other...

Re: the Prayer of Religion (Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed) by Holy Augustine. Interpretation into Amharic by: Prof. Mehari Zemelak Worku (መሐሪ ፡ ዘመልዐክ ፡ ወርቁ) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

Look to yourselves, that you may not lose what you have worked for... This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

keep yourselves from idols This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence... This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe

(Re)discover Christianity's path and way with Fr. Dustin. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aksum.substack.com/subscribe