by stbadmin | Feb 3, 2018
The Old Testament. The Bible is customarily divided into two books: The Old Testament and the New Testament. We should note, however, that the word testament is not totally appropriate to designate the character of these two books, but rather the designations New...
by stbadmin | Feb 3, 2018
Matthew. This Gospel presents Christ as the Fulfiller and Fulfillment of God’s will disclosed in the Old Testament. Jesus is set forth as Israel’s Messiah, by whose words and life His followers, the True Israel, may gain divine forgiveness and fellowship....
by stbadmin | Feb 3, 2018
Genesis. Genesis, meaning beginning, covers the time from the Creation (i.e., the beginning of history) to the Israelite sojourn in Egypt, the book falls naturally into two main sections: Chapters 1-11 deal primarily with primeval history; Chapters 12-50 treat the...
by stbadmin | Feb 3, 2018
Greek Additions to the Old Testament (Apocrypha). The Orthodox Bible contains certain other Scriptures besides that normally found in the Hebrew bible and most English language Bibles. The word Apocrypha means things that are hidden, although why so is not positively...
by stbadmin | Feb 3, 2018
Scripture Readings Throughout the Year. Epistle Gospel Sunday of Holy Pascha Acts 1:1-8 John 1:1-17 2nd Sunday after Pascha Acts 5:12-20 John 20:19-31 3rd Sunday after Pascha Acts 6:1-7 Mark 15:43-16:8 4th Sunday after Pascha Acts 9:32-42 John 5:1-15 5th Sunday after...
