Presbyter Fr. '''Emmanuel (born. ??? -) Hatzidakis''' is a 20th century Orthodox Christian writer and a [[priest and writer for ]] of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. He was born on the island of Crete and also studied in Greece. He has studied abroad in Rome and in the United States completing an undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in Classics, and he has also done an additional graduate coursework in this field at the University of Chicago. Fr. Emmanuel also has a Masters of Divinity degree from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA. In 2001, Fr. Emmanuel founded Orthodox Witness, a not-is noted for-profit group dedicated to Orthodox Christian evangelism. Fr. Emmanuel is the priest at St. Luke his book ''The Heavenly Banquet: Understanding the Evangelist Greek Orthodox Church in Columbia, MissouriDivine Liturgy'', a parish serving 420 page commentary on the multi-ethnic Orthodox Christian community of central Missouri[[Divine Liturgy]].

==Life==Fr. Emmanuel was born on the island of Crete and also studied in Greece. He has studied abroad in Rome and in the United States, completing an undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in Classics. He has also done additional graduate coursework in this field at the University of Chicago. Fr. Emmanuel also written several Christmas plays including: “Prophecies Announcing Christ”earned a Masters of Divinity degree from [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, “The Three Wise Men”Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]], “Daniel and the Three Youths”Brookline, “God is with Us”Massachusetts. In 2001, and “Christmas EveFr.” Each play is highlighted with original Emmanuel founded Orthodox Christmas songs and carols written or arranged in English by FrWitness[http://orthodoxwitness. Emmanuelorg], a not-for-profit group dedicated to Orthodox Christian evangelism. In 2008, Orthodox Witness published Fr. Emmanuel's first book entitled, ''The Heavenly Banquet: Understanding the Divine Liturgy''.

* Hatzidakis, Fr. Emmanuel. The Heavenly Banquet: Understanding the Divine Liturgy (Columbia3rd. ed., Clearwater, MOFL: Orthodox Witness, 2008, 2010, 2013) ISBN 978-0-9778970-16-8 3 The Divine Liturgy explained. 420p, hardbound.* Hatzidakis, Fr. Emmanuel. Jesus: Fallen? The Human Nature of Christ Examined from an Eastern Orthodox Perspective (Clearwater, FL: Orthodox Witness, 2013) ISBN 978-0-9778970-5-6 684p, softbound.

*[http://stlukegoc.org/ '''Official Webpage''' for the ''Church of St. Luke'' - Columbia, Missouri]*[http://www.orthodoxwitness.org/ '''Official Webpage''' for the ''' Orthodox Witness'''website]*[http://orthodoxwitness.org/The-Heavenly-Banquet.html ''The Heavenly Banquet: Understanding the Divine Liturgy'']*[http://www.orthodoxwitness.org/jesus-fallen Jesus: Fallen? The Human Nature of Christ Examined from an Eastern Orthodox Perspective]

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