Even while professional theologians celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea (325 CE), its formulations of classical Christology remain largely unknown and strange among lay folks. To many the christological affirmations of the...
In the ancient world—as for most time since—the gospel of Christ was primarily spread by verbal proclamation, i.e., preaching, and in those days there was no shortage of gifted preachers. Among the pre-modern sermons of which we have record, John...
Orthodox Christianity makes the bold claim of being the original Christian Church and the original Christian faith. How does this shape how Orthodox approach Bible study? Orthodox Bible study sees itself as part of a flowing stream of Holy Tradition...
It’s hard not to feel embarrassed for the poor flummoxed pastors who throw up their hands and confess they can’t explain how God is three in one. It’s a kind of ritual incantation at the beginning of many sermons I’ve heard. If you attend a church...
When one looks at the Christian church today, depending on their experience and exposure, the first thing he or she may see is its divisions. Within Protestantism alone, the mere mention of issues like free will, predestination, foreknowledge...
Beginning at some time in the sixth century, a form of commentary manuscripts known as catenae were introduced into the exegetical world of the Byzantine Empire. A catena differs from the standard, single-author commentary by being comprised of...
We pay a lot of attention to the Bible’s original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic, but many of the early church’s most important texts were written in another language: Latin. Luckily, Logos offers some outstanding Latin reference works and primary...
Christianity is the West’s most important worldview. Plato was the West’s most important philosopher. But the two have far more in common than just importance—in fact, Plato helped set the intellectual stage for the early church. Dean...