Rev Johannah Meeks Ries

Galatians to Colossians in Cherokee: Syllabary-phonetic-english Rev Johannah Meeks Ries

Publisher Marketing: This group of shorter letters, attributed to the Apostle Paul, reveals early questions and conflicts that confused the early Christian community. Galatians asks, what is the relationship between the new church and Jewish Law? What was the relationship between faith and works, and which was essential for salvation? Ephesians presents accounts of how Paul was selected and qualified to be an apostle to the Gentiles. Philippians asks how one can live boldly as a citizens of Heaven while also living humbly as a servant of Christ. And in Colossians, where members of the congregation had incorporated pagan elements into their practice, including worship of elemental spirits, the Epistle declares Christ's supremacy over the entire created universe and its powers from the beginning. This is a companion to the Cherokee syllabary-only New Testament digitized and released in 2013. Translated into Cherokee in the nineteenth century under the direction of Revs. Samuel Worcester and Elias Boudinot, the Cherokee New Testament is the largest complex text composed in Cherokee by fluent speakers with command of a high level of the language. For generations, the New Testament has been used by Cherokees of all persuasions to learn to speak and write as their ancestors did. May our humble efforts be a blessing to you and your family. Contributor Bio:  Wilkes, Brian Lord BRIAN WILKES has worked in the field of genealogical and heraldic research, leading to contacts with many of the titled families of the world. While studying the works of the late Baronet Sir Iain Moncreiffe, he was surprised to learn the extent of the British Royal Family's Balkan ancestry, including descent of the current monarch and her heirs from Vlad II Dracul and even the Prophet Muhammed! Ennobled by the Orthodox Order of St. Anna in 2011 and by the Kingdom of Ghassan in 2012, Baron Wilkes is active in charitable and humanitarian causes in several countries, including wildlife and nature preservation in Romania with his distant kinswoman, Princess Brianna Caradja. He is the author of over 60 books.