Isaiah 42 in Rabbinic Tradition Paid Members Public
In this post I will list some of the many rabbinic sources which describe the Servant of Isaiah 42 as the King Messiah and/or apply it to the time of Messiah’s coming. All emphasis will be mine. הָא עַבְדִי מְשִׁיחָא אֶ
Enoch & Intercession of Saints Paid Members Public
Enoch contains a fascinating depiction of the souls of human who were slaughtered, by the instigation of the rebellious angels that taught mankind to make weapons to kill, crying out to the angels of heaven to bring their petitions to God that he might avenge them: [Chapter 8] 1 And
Hippolytus: The First Antipope Paid Members Public
I upload the following post by Thomas V. Mirus: The First Antipope. The first four of the six popes covered in this installment found themselves in conflict with a priest named Hippolytus, the most brilliant intellectual of the Roman Church at the time. Hippolytus would become the first antipope in
Hippolytus: Bishop or Antipope? Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing a few sources regarding the status of St. Hippolytus, whether he was a bishop of Rome or of some other See, and if at Rome then whether he indeed was in actuality an antipope who set himself in opposition to the Roman bishop.
Augustine, Hypostatic Union & Christ as Lesser than Himself Paid Members Public
The quotations from St. Augustine are taken from On the Trinity, Book 1. Augustine will cite texts such as 1 John 5:20, where Jesus is called the true God and eternal life, to prove that Christ is one divine Person who operates in/by/through two natures since he
Paul, Augustine & Jesus’ Knowledge of the Day & Hour Paid Members Public
The quotations from St. Augustine are taken from On the Trinity, Book 1. The beloved saint will show that the words of our Lord Jesus in Mark 13:32 do not imply that the Son was ignorant of the Day or Hour, but that he chose to veil that knowledge
St. Augustine on the Divine Monarchy & Blessed Trinity Paid Members Public
The quotations from St. Augustine are taken from On the Trinity, Book 1. The blessed saint will cite texts such as 1 Timothy 6:13-16 and apply that to the Trinity. In so doing, he identifies the only God of the passage as the Trinity. Augustine also applies 1 John
St. Cyril on John 14:28 Paid Members Public
I post here the commentary of the blessed St. Cyril of Alexandria on John 14:28 where he plainly states that the Father was greater than the Son only because of the Son’s Incarnation and descent to the earth to humble himself by becoming a slave. The saint refutes