Tag: New Testament

Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia Seminary responds to the needs of the Diaspora

OCP- August 3, 2013

3/8/13 In order to remain a major pillar in safeguarding the Armenian spiritual and cultural heritage, the seminary regularly adapts its curricula to respond to ... Read More

What an Orthodox bishop thinks you should know about the Book of Revelation

OCP- June 13, 2013

11/6/13 - Joel J. Miller Yesterday I posted a Q&A with Fr. Mark Arey about his stunning new graphic novel of Revelation. It features a ... Read More

Protestant New Testament scholar converts into the Syriac Orthodox Church

OCP- October 30, 2012

30/10/2012 Born into a Protestant family in East Germany, Andreas Juckel grew to love and adore the Syriac Orthodox Church and informed His Eminence Mor ... Read More

How Should Christianity Engage With Gays in a Post-Closet World?‎

OCP- April 19, 2012

19/4/2012 Entry 8: I may not like it, but I can’t claim gay relationships fit the Christian view of sexuality. If the Christian view of ... Read More

New Testament sparks controversy among Israeli postmen

OCP- March 6, 2012

6/3/2012 A controversy was brewing this week when a handful of postmen from the Ramat Gan suburb of Tel Aviv refused to deliver packages containing ... Read More

These paintings are rooted in prayer

OCP- February 27, 2012

By Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 27/2/2012 As Orthodox Christians celebrate the ancient triumph of their faith over those who wished to destroy all icons of ... Read More

Is the King James Bible still best after 400 years?

OCP- December 30, 2011

30/12/2011 Charmaine McRoberts, a former model who lives in Dromore, Co Down, is in no doubt that the King James Bible – or in her ... Read More

A New Look at the New Testament, by Jews, for Jews

OCP- November 25, 2011

By MARK OPPENHEIMER 25/11/2011 SAN FRANCISCO — As a little Jewish girl in North Dartmouth, Mass., Amy-Jill Levine loved Christianity. “I grew up in a ... Read More

Bethlehem and beyond: Tracing the life of Jesus

OCP- November 10, 2011

9/11/2011 FLOWER MOUND, TX, November 7, 2011 — The Holy Land has preserved churches and monuments that memorialize events in the life of Jesus. The ... Read More

Jaffa neighborhood named after New Testament Heroine

OCP- January 17, 2011

By Ilan Lior 17/1/2011 The Tel Aviv municipality's committee for names and commemoration on Sunday approved eight new names for city neighborhoods. The most interesting choice ... Read More