The Hidden Pearl
2001 film by Marcello Baldi
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The Hidden Pearl: The Syrian Orthodox Church And Its Ancient Aramaic Heritage is a 2001 documentary directed by Marcello Baldi. It was commissioned by the Syriac Orthodox Church and co-produced by Trans World Film Italia and the World Council of Arameans, than known as the Syriac Universal Alliance.[1] The documentary was released as a three-episode miniseries together with three printed volumes.
- Volume 1, The Ancient Aramaic Heritage, deals with the Syriac Christian and Assyrian heritage as the cradle of civilization.[2] It covers the pre-Christian Old Aramaic period, covering the Aramaean city states, the Neo-Assyrian, Achaemenid and Seleucid periods, including the kingdoms of Palmyra, Petra, Edessa and Hatra.
- Volume 2, The Heirs of the Ancient Aramaic Heritage, addresses Middle Aramaic tradition and literature, the Aramaic of Jesus and classical Syriac literature.
- Volume 3, At the Turn of the Third Millennium: the Syrian Orthodox Witness, focuses on and describes the current situation of the Aramean people, the Syriac Orthodox Church and its history in Tur Abdin, Seyfo, and the Aramean diaspora.[2]
