Excerpts from the works of Saint Athanasius the Great
* Life in Christ - (The true life is...the life that a person lives in Christ). (Paschal Letter 3:7) – […]
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Personality, Athanasius and his theological method
Chapter Two: More about Athanasius’s Personality and His Personal Relationship with Christ Athanasius’ heart was filled with intense love for Christ and he was considered like Paul.
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The life of Saint Athanasius the Great
Introduction On the second of May, the Holy Church commemorates the transfer of the remains of Saint Athanasius the Great and acclaims him with these phrases: “We have
1:4 – The Fourth Ecumenical Council and its results (Eutychus and Dioscorus)
This text is a stage only. The dilemma was not completely resolved. Therefore, in response to the separation of the Nestorians, who weakened the hypostasis and weakened the union, fanaticism was produced
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1:3 - The conflict over the doctrine of the divine incarnation - The Third Council (Apollinaris, Theodore of Missis, Nestorius)
But theologians soon turned to the question of the nature of the “union” between the divine essence of Jesus and his human essence. In Antioch, he believes,
Date of the schism - by Metropolitan Gerasimus Massara
History of the Schism - Part One A book that includes the history of relations between the Eastern and Western churches from the first century to the era of the Patriarch.
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The Twelfth Easter Epistle
ذكرت مجموعة آباء نيقية الرسالة 12 وعلقت بأنها جاءت في طبعة (MS) بعد الرسالة ال11 مع اعتبار أنه يحتمل أن
Introduction and introduction to the Paschal Epistles of Saint Athanasius
The Church Fathers were famous for their keenness to fulfill their pastoral responsibility by conveying the message of salvation to the members of their flock by all possible means. Among these means
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Saint Hilarion, Bishop of Poitiers
Saint Hilarion was born in the city of Poitiers (France) around the year 315, and he descended from a noble pagan family. He converted to Christianity and was baptized
Gregory Jabara, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Hama and its environs
He is Gabriel bin Nicola bin Youssef Jabara. He was born in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on April 19, 1839. He received his education in Asian schools.
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Chapter Seven: Saint Gregory Palamas and the Tradition of the Fathers
The Church is of course “apostolic,” but it is also patristic. It is essentially the “Church of the Fathers.” These two “characteristics” cannot be separated, and because it is “patristic,” it is truly “apostolic.” The witness of the Fathers is more than a historical feature, more than a voice from the past.
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Chapter Five: The mission of tradition in the ancient church
The problem of the correct interpretation of the Bible remained acute until the fourth century during the Church’s conflict with the Arians, and it did not lessen in intensity than it was in the second century during the resistance of the Gnostics, the Sabalians, and the Montanists. All parties to the conflict resorted to the Bible, to the point that the heretics cited—and still do—its chapters and verses and resorted to its authority.
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