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The Lively Practice of Dérsanä Rufaýel (Homily of Raphael) in Ethiopian Healing Tradition Woldehana, Wondwosen Admasu; Assefa, Abba Daniel
Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 4, No 3 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Madiun

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25273/she.v4i3.18065

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This article focuses on the living practice of Dérsanä Rufaýel in the Ethiopian healing tradition. Homily of Raphael is one of the earliest religious books in the EOTC tradition. The study examines use of Dérsanä Rufaýel in the healing tradition of Ethiopia in liturgical and spiritual practice. Major aim of the study is to identify the applicability of manuscripts of Raphael's homilies in alleviating ailments and other problems and to examine their significance in the Ethiopian tradition. It will be studied based on a critical edition prepared by the author from the main part of his doctoral dissertation. The content analysis of the critical edition of Dérsanä Rufaýel will, together with inter-textually related texts, show its significant impact on the Ethiopian tradition. The study also includes indirect observation of healing services in some of St. Raphael's churches in some parts of Ethiopia. The research shows that the Homily of Raphael is one of the available liturgical books on the motif of healing in the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwahédo Church as well as illustrated in Mäséhäfä Sénksar and in the annual and monthly celebrations. Healing is thus particularly associated with the devotion to the glorious archangel Rufaýel, whereby the faithful followers of the EOTC celebrate this day and use the holy water to cure themselves from their ailments and other problems.
Manifestation of the Book of Tobit in the Homily of Raphael Woldehana, Wondwosen Admasu; Assefa, Abba Daniel
Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 5, No 2 (2024)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25273/she.v5i2.20923

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The focal point of this piece of writing is to manifest the reception of the Book of Tobit in the homily of Raphael. The archangel Raphael appears for the first time in Tobit.  The earliest attestation of the Book of Tobit goes back to 3rd century B.C. The text is attested in the Greek version of the Old Testament called Septuagint. On the other hand, the homily of Raphael is part of the 15th C hagiography, one of the religious books in EOTC tradition. This study investigates the use of the material found in the Book of Tobit in the Dersana Rufaýel as reflected in the traditional Ethiopian spiritual practice and worship. There was a significant influence of the homily of Raphael in Ethiopian tradition. It has two different versions: one attributed to John Chrysostom and the other one is to Abuna Zecharyas. Now The Haiq Estifanos Manuscript has close connection with Book of Tobit and represents the version of Abuna Zecharyas.  The Title of the manuscript is “Dǝrsanä Rufaýel” and it was found in the Monastery of Haiq Estifanos [Haiq ýÉstifanos Gädam] under the title of Dǝrsanä Mälaýǝkt which is additional. The study compares this homily with the similar contents in Book of Tobit.  The archangel Raphael who appears for the first time in Tobit (3rd century B.C.) and was written by a Jew of the Diaspora, probably in Egypt is attested in the following verses Tb. 12:15). (Tb. 5:13; 7:7), (6:1-3); 6:14; 8:3) and (11:7-14).  The narration of Haiq Estifanos Manuscript relied heavily on the book of Tobit especially from Book of Ţobit Chapter five to fifteen. , The study analyses the Homily of Raphael by distinguishing between quotations and allusions to the Book of Tobit.  , After the background, the study will discuss the quotations and the allusions of the book of Tobit in the Homily of Saint Raphael.  The analysis shows that the therapeutic and salutary role played by the Archangel Raphael in the Book of Tobit is also found in the homily of Saint Raphael. One thus discovers the impact of the Book of Tobit on Dǝrsanä Rufaýel and the role of the latter on Ethiopian Spiritual practice and worship.    
Co-Authors Assefa, Abba Daniel