Chapter Two: The Constitution of Faith
On January 18, 1988, a translation text of the Constitution of Faith fell into my hands. It was said that it was a unified translation for the use of Arab Christians. I criticized her […]
Veneration of Holy Relics and Relics of Saints in the Orthodox Tradition
الفصل الأول: المفهوم اللاهوتي لبقايا (ذخائر) القديسين أ- مفهوم عام لعبارة بقايا (ذخائر) القديسين: كلمة بقايا باللغة اليونانية وباللغة اللاتينية
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3:3 - Hypostasis
1 – لفظة شخص في العربية لقد تعرضنا مراراً في هذا الكتاب لموضوع الأقنوم فقطعنا شوطاً نحو ما سيأتي. وقبل
3:2 - Theological terms in Nestorianism
Diodorus, Bishop of Tarsis, Theodore, Bishop of Misa, and Nestorius make “nature” physis and “hystasis” synonymous and mean the essence of actual ousia concrète (1).
3:1 - Cyril of Alexandria’s use of theological terms
Section Three: Every science needs terms that its masters carve out for it little by little. The Old Testament has its religious terminology in Hebrew and Aramaic. As for
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2:11 - Resurrection
(1) 1 - The Easter Message: In the absence of the brotherly handshake with the Redeemer Jesus, the kind greetings, and the absence of generous thoughts, we express: We thank God Almighty for
2:10 - On the week of Calvary
Gregory the Theologian said: “We needed an incarnate God who died in order for us to return to life” (Sermon 45:28 in Minn. 36:661)
2:9 - The humanity of Adam and the humanity of Christ
In the articles, two important issues were mentioned, inserted here and there without a complete treatment that would exhaust the topic. My conditions while writing were harsh because...
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2:8 - The permanence of the union of the two natures, and a conclusion in the Christological difference
A - The continuity of the union of the two natures. A - Was the unity of the two natures at any time subject to separation? From the time of the Annunciation until the end of the ages, no.
2:7 - The Virgin Mary
Because of the union, Mary becomes the mother of God, and it is not permissible to say that she is only the mother of the man Jesus, because division is impossible in it
2:6 - Jesus' ignorance
The issue of Jesus' ignorance has a theological history. Some Gospel verses (Mark 13:32, John 11:34, and Luke 2:52) (1)
2:5 - Church teaching on the two wills
The existence of two perfect natures in the Lord is the basis for the existence of two wills, two actions, two knowledge, and two divine and human wisdoms (1). Action and will are characteristics of nature