Entries Tagged as 'Christ in the Bible'
Why it is Necessary to Know the Old Testament – Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky
November 19th, 2008 No Comments
We listen to the hymns and readings in Church, and two series of events are revealed before us: the Old Testament – and the New, as the type and the fulfillment, as the shadow and the truth, as the fall and the rising, as the loss and the gain. In the patristic writings and the hymns in the church services Continue reading
Tags: Bible · Old Testament
Daily Bible readings and the Holy Fathers
November 13th, 2008 No Comments
I recently came across this impressive book that features a collection of daily Bible readings according to the Orthodox Ecclesiastical Calendar.
So far nothing exciting, there are many like this. What is unique about this book is that it features commentaries from the Orthodox Fathers. This makes it a unique daily companion for the Orthodox seeker of divine knowledge. Continue reading
Tags: Bible · books · Holy Fathers · orthodox
Seeing Jesus Christ in All the Books of the Bible
November 13th, 2008 No Comments
When you go to the Book of Genesis, look for the Lord Jesus Christ there. The promise is given that the seed of woman shall bruise the serpents head (3:15). Then turn to Exodus and you find that He is the One, and the only One, that…
Christ in the Bible Series
November 11th, 2008 No Comments
Starting Wednesday, November 12th join us for the new Gladsome Light Dialogues series “Christ in the Bible” that will continue throughout the lent until Nativity. Continue reading
Tags: Christ in the Bible · Themes for 2008
Who’s Bible is it?
November 11th, 2008 No Comments
Most books about the Bible are principally concerned with how it came to be and what it meant in its historical context. But — as readers of Jaroslav Pelikan’s ”Whose Bible Is It?” will find — that is really only the beginning of the Bible’s story. Continue reading
Tags: Bible · Book recommendations · books
No Bible in the Orthodox Church
November 10th, 2008 No Comments
“Strictly speaking, there never was a Bible in the Orthodox Church, at least not as we commonly think of the Bible as a single volume book we can hold in our hand. Since the beginning of the Church, from the start of our liturgical tradition, there has never been a single book in an Orthodox church we could point to as the Bible. Instead, the various Books of the Bible… Continue reading
Tags: Add new tag · Bible · History · orthodox
