Saturday, July 08, 2023

Cassiodorus on Psalm 132:8 and the Ark of the Covenant

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Cassiodorus (A.D. c. 485 - 585) in Cassiodorus: Explanation of the Psalms, Vol. 3 from the Ancient Christian Writers series, vol 53 of the s...
Friday, July 07, 2023

Epilogue to the Council of Orange

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The following is the epilogue to the Second Council of Orange, together with an AI translation ( source of Latin is Hefele ): Ac sic secundi...

Soteriology 101 and the First Eight Canons of the Council of Orange

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The Canons of the Council of Orange (Anno Domini 529)( as found here ) CANON 1. If anyone denies that it is the whole man, that is, both bod...

Richard Rolle on Psalm 132:8 and the Ark of the Covenant

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Richard Rolle (c. 1300–1349) – The Psalter, or Psalms of David & Certain Canticles, with a Translation & Exposition in English  (Oxf...

John Chrysostom on Psalm 132:8 and the Ark of the Covenant

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 St. John Chrysostom, Commentary on the Psalms, Vol. 2, Robert Charles Hill, trans., p. 206: Ascend to your resting place, O Lord, you and t...

Theodoret of Cyrus on the Ark of the Covenant in Psalm 132

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Theodoret of Cyrus, Commentary on the Psalms, vol. 2, Robert C. Hill, trans., pp. 307-08: (5) Rise up, O Lord, to your rest  (v. 8). They ca...
Thursday, July 06, 2023

‎St. Albert the Great or Adenulf of Anangni on the Psalms‎, Psalm 132:8 and the Ark of the Covenant

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 ‎St. Albert the Great (d. A.D. 1280) or Adenulf of Anagni (d. A.D. 1289) on the Psalms‎, at Psalm 132:8 (Vulgate Psalm 131:8)( link to sour...

Thomas Aquinas on the Symbolism of the Ark of the Covenant

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 Thomas Aquinas ( link to source ), Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part, Treatise on the Theological Virtues, Question 33, Arti...
Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Augustine on Psalm 132:8 (Vulgate Psalm 131:8)

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From Augustine's Expositions on the Psalms at Psalm 132:8  8. Arise, O Lord, into Your resting place [Psalm 131:8]. He says unto the Lor...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

The Tetragrammaton in the Early Church Fathers (with bonus material)

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In the patristic period (AD 70, upon the destruction of Jerusalem, to AD 749, the death of John Damascene), three fathers, in five places, p...
Monday, June 12, 2023

Manuscript 2344 at Revelation 16:5

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Manuscript 2344 (Coislin 18) may be the only Greek manuscript with "Lord" in Revelation 16:5.  The following is an image of what I...
Friday, May 19, 2023

The Novelty of Praying to the Dead

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One kind reader sent me an email suggesting that describing prayers to the departed saints as "idolatrous" is a novelty in view of...
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Debate Against Icons

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Images for Religious Veneration are a Grave Evil First, they distract from the true image of God.  Human beings are said to be in the image ...
Tuesday, May 02, 2023

1 Clement and Election

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The author of 1 Clement would agree that it is Scripture that is to be our rule of faith.  He wrote: 1 Clement 53:1 For ye know, and know we...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Hendiadys and the Granville-Sharp Rule in the King James Version

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 The most famous Granville-Sharp Rule, one of six, states:  When the copulative kai connects two nouns of the same case, if the article ho ...
Friday, April 14, 2023

An Old English (c. 12th century) Homily on Easter Day

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Homily 16 from a collection of Old English Homilies from the 12 century or so.  XVI. ON EASTER DAY. This is the day which the Lord has made,...