1993, 352 pp. (in Armenian)

The 3rd volume of the Gandzasar Theological Review comprises the following sections: Theological Studies; Church Fathers; Bible Commentaries; Lives of Saints; New Armenian Martyrs; Spiritual Culture. The volume opens with an excerpt about St Elisha the Apostle from the "History" by Moses of Kalankatoyk', and with the Eastern Armenian translation of St Moses of Khorean's (Movses Xorenac'i) two treatises on the holy Virgin Hripsime and her companions (trans. from Classical Armenian by Gurgen Gasparyan).

In the Theological Studies section, articles by Archbishop Maghakia Ormanyan, Very Rev. Fr. Abel Oghlugyan, Rev. Fr. Mesrop Aramian and Hakob Keoseyan are placed.

The Church Fathers section includes Eastern Armenian translations of 4 treatises by St John Mandakuni (trans. by Fr. Mesrop Aramian), the "Powerful" Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian (trans. from classical Armenian by Tigran Khachatryan) and the continuation of the Classical Armenian text of the "Word of confutation against dyophysites" by Anania of Sanahin (see the preceding parts in the 1st and 2nd volumes of the Review).

The Bible Commentaries section presents the Classical Armenian text of a commentary "On David and Saul" by Hippolytus of Bostra (text prepared for publication by Hakob Keoseyan), and the Eastern Armenian translation of the commentary on the Lord's Prayer by St Elishe (trans. by Khachik Grigoryan).

The next section includes the lives of several saints, venerated in the Universal and/or Armenian Churches. Following them, presented are the martyrologies of four Armenian martyrs ("new martyrs") who were killed in the 15th, 18th and 20th centuries by the hands of Muslims.

The Spiritual Culture section presents articles by Vigen Ghazaryan, Tigran Khachatryan and a treatise by Ghevond Alishan (the first part, to be continued in the next volume).

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