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The Importance of the Sacred Canons of Ecclesiastical and Canon Law in the Life of the Church (Vasilios Grillas, Theologian)

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In Christian terminology, the word ‘canon’ is technical and has three meanings: a) it decides the authentic and genuine books of Holy Scripture (The Canon of Scripture); b) it determines the order in which Church hymns are sung (The Resurrection Canon, for example); and c) it defines the legislative content of the Ordinances of the Church. It should be understood at the outset that ‘canon’ is to be distinguished from the concept of the civil term ‘law’. Moreover, it is also to be distinguished from the word ‘term’, which essentially and to be precise refers to the dogmatic content of the decisions of the Holy Synods. In Eastern Orthodox theology, dogmas are not abstract notions or expressions but actual, living truths ...

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