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Authoritative Fathers, Councils, and Catechisms that all demonstrate that the Orthodox Church teaches the traditional doctrine of original sin.
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As Suan Sonna argues in his Two-Worlds Theodicy, if we expect God to create the greatest possible world, then this would necessarily be a world in which…
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Water into blood, water into wine, wine into blood.
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Recall that in Revelation 20, it’s “an angel” who binds the gates of Hades during the millennium. While the word “angel” takes on a number of meanings…
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In Genesis 49:8-13 we’re told that Judah is the royal tribe, the one from whom “the scepter” shall not depart, and in this context it’s said of Judah…
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The theme of death and resurrection is all over Genesis, and finds its climax in the story of Joseph, which is all about going “down” and coming back…
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As Peter Leithart argues, there definitely seems to be a connection between the Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24, and the book of Revelation. Even aside…
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Famously, St. John opens his Gospel by stating, “in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… and the Word became…
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The word “best” (מֵיטַב) is only used in two places in the Torah, Genesis 47:6-11 and Exodus 22:5. In the former case, it’s talking about the land of…
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Isaiah 11:11 speaks of eschatological blessing for seven nations: Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar (Babylon), and Hamath. Isaiah 13-19 speaks…
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It's incredibly beautiful how Genesis ends by telling us that Joseph was placed "in a coffin (בָּאָר֖וֹן) in Egypt" (Genesis 50:26). The word used for…
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Hebrew words that accumulate meaning in order to explicate biblical theology
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