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July 10, 2011 By admin

The Beginning Of The Church

By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos Many of us have the notion that the Church was created on the day of Pentecost, that is to say, when the Holy Spirit descended into the hearts of the Apostles. And of course we could say that Pentecost is the birthday of the Church from the point … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources Tagged With: beginning, Church, Jerusalem, Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, Prof. John Karmiris

July 9, 2011 By Fr. John A. Peck

The Case For Byzantine Priority: Part 4

by Maurice A. Robinson Principles to be Applied toward Restoration of the Text The Byzantine-priority position (or especially the so-called "majority text" position) is often caricatured as only interested in the weight of numbers and simple "nose-counting" of MSS when attempting to restore the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biblical Resources Tagged With: Byzantine, criticism, Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism, Maurice A. Robinson, New Testament, textual

July 8, 2011 By admin

Etymology of the Word “Ekklesia” (Church)

Ekklesia

by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos But before I proceed to elaborate the subject of the "origin and revelation of the Church", I would like us to take a look at the etymology of the word "Ekklesia", because it will help us to understand better what is going to be said further on. The word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources Tagged With: christ, Church, eccesia, ekklesia, god, Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, orthodox

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