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Focused theological studies on the person and nature of Christ, emphasizing His divinity and messianic role.

An EO’s New Testament Translation Members Public

In this post I will be quoting select references from Eastern Orthodox scholar David Bentley Hart’s The New Testament: A Translation, published by Yale University Press in 2017. As the readers will see, Hart rendering of specific Christological texts is far from Orthodox, and even smacks of outright Arianism.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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CHRIST: THE FATHER’S CO-CREATOR Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 4: Doing What Only God Does: Jesus’ Divine Deeds, Chapter 32: The

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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1 Cor. 8:6: The Christian Shema Members Public

In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians written around 55 AD, he states the following: “to us there is only one God, the Father (heis Theos ho pater), from whom everything comes, and for who we live. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ (heis Kyrios ‘Iesous Christos), by

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Epiphanius’ Refutation of the Arians Pt. 2 Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from the English rendering of The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis Books II and III. De Fide (Second, revised Edition), translated by Frank Williams [Brill, Leiden-Boston 2013], Volume 39, 368-374. Epiphanius refutes the Arian misuse of Acts 2:36 and Mark 13:32/

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Epiphanius on Jesus as the Divine Angel Members Public

The extracts in this post are taken from the English rendering of The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis Books II and III. De Fide (Second, revised Edition), translated by Frank Williams [Brill, Leiden-Boston 2013], Volume 39,, pp. 362-66. Epiphanius affirms that Jesus is the divine Angel who appeared in the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Epiphanius’ Refutation of the Arians Members Public

In this post I quote the English rendering of The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis Books II and III. De Fide (Second, revised Edition), translated by Frank Williams [Brill, Leiden-Boston 2013], Volume 39, pp. 377-388. Epiphanius does a phenomenal job of refuting the Arian objections against the Holy Trinity by

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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St. Patrick on God as Trinity Members Public

I cite what St. Patrick stated in respect to God being the Trinity. All emphasis is mine. 4 This is because there is no other God, nor will there ever be, nor was there ever, except God the Father. He is the one who was not begotten, the one without

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Origen’s Trinitarianism Summarized Members Public

I will be quoting from Origen’s De Principiis, BOOK IV, where he states his Trinitarian views quite explicitly. Origen taught that the Trinity exists above, beyond and before all time, ages and eternity, and that only the nature of the Trinity is uncreated. All emphasis will be mine. Summary

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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