by Abbot Tryphon The "Messianic Christians" are a heretical group whose claim of reestablishing ancient "Jewish Christianity", is a denial of the Orthodox Church's claim to be the very Church founded by Christ Himself. These people are simply attempting to reestablish a Church that has already … [Read more...]
The Ass and The Ox in The Nativity Icon
By Jonathan Pageau There is no ass or ox in the Biblical narratives of the birth of Christ. Yet, besides the Christ Child himself, the ass and the ox are the most ancient and stable elements in the iconography of the nativity. In fact the earliest example of a nativity known to us contains only … [Read more...]
