According to all three Synoptic Gospels, Jesus, on the way to Caesarea Philippi, a few days before the end of His messianic ministry in Jerusalem, asked His disciples a question about their belief concerning His personal identity: “Who do you … Continue reading
Category Archives: Athanasius of Alexandria
In the last issue of the Bulletin, I began sharing should thoughts about one of the greatest Eastern Fathers of the Church, St. Athanasius. Outside the pages of the New Testament itself, Athanasius is probably the man to whom we … Continue reading
As you, my readers, have probably already decided, Cyril is not necessarily easy to understand. In the last issue I shared with you that in Cyril it is the Transfiguration glory that is a foreshadowing of that vision of Christ … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article I introduced the fact that the translators of the Old Testament into Greek actually slightly changed the phrase found in Genesis about man being made in our image, after our likeness to the … Continue reading
To gain a proper perspective on the Eastern view of salvation, we have to be aware of its distinctive ideas about humanity and its implications. For the most part, the Eastern view of humanity looks forward to the renewing of … Continue reading
In a discussion of the idea of Theosis in the Bible, based largely on Maximos the Confessor, Jaroslav Pelikan (a noted author on the Eastern Church), points out that the idea goes beyond individual passages of Scripture. He writes: The … Continue reading
It is critical, I believe, to once again reiterate Athanasius’ understanding that the redeemed person may become a son/daughter of God only by participation, which implies that far from being mechanical or automatic, the sonship of the redeemed is contingent … Continue reading
In this article I have been sharing thoughts about Father Athanasius on the Deifying Work of the Redeemer. We have already seen that many did not understand what he proposed. It was not until John of Damascus that the distinction … Continue reading