1THE ORDER OF THE THIRD SANCTIFICATIONTAKSHA D'QOUDASHA TLITHAYAaYtYlt acdWQD askFByFr. Robert MatheusNo 240OIRSIDepartment of Publications of Paurastya VidyapithamPontifical Oriental Institute of Religious StudiesVadavathoor, Kottayam, India2Title: The Order of the Third Sanctification.Taksha d' Qoudasha Tlithaya.Author: Fr. Robert MatheusPublished by: OIRSI, Paurastya Vidyapitham, Vadavathoor, Kottayam, IndiaFirst published: 2000Printed at: Nanjil Offset Printers, Nagercoil, IndiaISBN: 81-86063-77-3Copyright by the author3AcknowledgementFirst of all, I express my deep gratitude to my bishop Mar George Alencherry, who has given me theopportunity to do research in the East Syrian patrimonium. I am also especially grateful to my guide, Rev.Dr. Thomas Mannooramparampil who has guided and encouraged me throughout the whole research, notonly for the thesis, but also for many other academical matters. I thank also Fr. Thomas Thumpeparampil,ofm. Cap. for his suggestions. I express my sincere thanks to all the members of the Paurastya Vidyapithamfor their assistance in all my needs and for all their encouragements.My sincere thanks goes also to Rev. Dr. Joseph Kallarangatt who had the kindness to allow me to publishthis work in OIRSI. I thank all those persons who assisted me for collecting study materials, introducing mein the Syriac language, music, spirituality, etc. I mention here especially His Grace Mar Aprem, Rev Drs.Jacob Thekkeparampil, Geevarghese Panicker, Thomas Koonammakkal, Rev. Frs. Cyrus and Liberius,C.M.I, and all the professors of the institute. I am very grateful to Fr. Librarian for his spontaneous help. Iknow that without their help I should not have been able to finish successfully this work.Finally my express thanks go to Dr. Anthony Gelston, who has had the goodness of sending me by faxfrom England a copy of his last article, not available in India.R.M. 31.1.20004ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Biblical AbbreviationsGn. = GenesisEx. = ExodusLv. = L...