July 15, 2020 The Bible and the Ugaritic Literature French archaeologists discovered thousands of clay tablets in 1929 in the newly discovered city of Ugarit, one of the oldest trade city-states of the…
June 21, 2020 The Kingdom of David is the Kingdom of Priests, p. 2 In Part 1 we attempted to read one of the key passages of the Old Testament through the lens of the liturgical life of…
June 19, 2020 The Kingdom of David Is the Kingdom of Priests The importance of reading Holy Scripture in the life of an Orthodox Christian is enormous. However, while many people are familiar with the advice…
June 16, 2020 Was Jesus a Revolutionary? Myth Some people say that Jesus was a revolutionary and that because of this He was punished by the authorities. Therefore, it is…
June 16, 2020 The Relics Of The Saints One element of the practice of the Orthodox Church that is particularly troubling to many of those who are outside, particularly in contemporary Western…
June 15, 2020 King Solomon on Dealing with Fools He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner,…
June 8, 2020 The Oak of Mamre: Beginning Of The Revelation The episode at the oak of Mamre, recorded in Genesis 18, is one of the strangest and most mysterious in the scriptures. It has…
May 26, 2020 Whom and Why Did Christ Actually Drive Out of the Temple? Some people use the Gospel story about Christ expelling merchants from the Jerusalem temple to substantiate the thesis that a believer has the right…
May 20, 2020 The Most Basic Human Need And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring…
May 9, 2020 Biblical Songs and Octoechos The Great Lent reminds us of the liturgical use of biblical songs, i. e., Old and New Testament hymns sung by the saints in the…