Theology of the Cross, Part 2

The fourth and final in a short series of Bible Study classes exploring the themes of the Sundays of Lent continued the discussion of the Cross of Jesus Christ, which is venerated on the Third Sunday of Lent in the Orthodox Church. An audio file of the class is attached, together with the PowerPoint presentation and a PDF version of the PowerPoint …

Gregory Palamas and the Theology of Deification

The second in a short series of Bible Study classes exploring the themes of the Sundays of Lent focused on St. Gregory Palamas, who is commemorated on the Second Sunday of Lent in the Orthodox Church (last Sunday, March 8th). Palamas is most associated with the Orthodox doctrines of deification and the distinction of essence and energies. …

Biblical and theological themes of the Sunday of Orthodoxy

The first in a short series of Bible Study classes used the liturgical texts of the First Sunday of Lent (Sunday of Orthodoxy) to illustrate several theological precepts of the Orthodox Church as well as aspects of typology in biblical exegesis and iconography. An audio file of the class is attached, together with a PDF …