December 24, 2020 The History of Everything from before the Beginning till after the End If there is one thing I would change in our unchangeable Orthodox Church, it would be to add an Old Testament reading to Divine…
December 18, 2020 Did Abraham Live by the Hammurabi Code? There are places in the Bible that can easily be misunderstood without the historical, political and cultural context of the events described. Thanks to…
December 15, 2020 Significant Numbers in Biblical Numerology The Books of Wisdom of Solomon presents the following account of the mystery of God’s creation: “Thou hast arranged all things by measure and…
December 13, 2020 Why Did Jacob Wrestle with an Angel? To understand this passage, you have understand the story of Jacob and Esau from the beginning (which begins at Genesis 25:19). They were twins, and…
November 29, 2020 The Life in Christ Is a Life of Continually Remembering that I Am the Poor and Needy One Reading the Parable of the Good Samaritan Almost every contemporary biblical commentary interprets the parable of the Good Samaritan as moral exhortation. But this…
November 27, 2020 Why Is the Gospel of John the Only Book that Talks about the Resurrection of Lazarus? Part 1 John’s intent was not just to report the events, but to convey his key message: Jesus Christ is not just a teacher,…
November 26, 2020 Mysteries of the Book of John The Book of John stands out among the other gospels of the Bible in many ways. Only in this gospel do we find accounts…
November 11, 2020 Sumerian Roots of the Forefathers’ Longevity Everyone reading the Bible must have noticed that our forefathers lived for a tremendous number of years, sometimes reaching a thousand-year milestone, as in…
October 30, 2020 What Does “Aionion” Mean? In the debate about the theological validity of Christian universalism one sometimes finds discussion about the meaning of the word “eternal” in Matthew 25:46….
October 22, 2020 How Did People Multiply after Cain and Abel? Q: Please tell me how people multiplied on earth after Adam and Eve? So God created man, called him Adam, and then God took…
