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ChatGPT – Orthodoxy vs. Roman Catholicism Challenge

June 11, 2025 Maged M 2 Comments

Question to ChatGPT: “If you, ChatGPT, had to pick a theological/ecclesiastical position based on Scripture and early Church history—would you…

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Posted in: Centralized Papal Authority, Orthodoxy vs. Roman Catholicism Filed under: Centralized Papal Authority, Orthodoxy vs. Roman Catholicism

Atonement in the Early Church

April 3, 2021 Maged M Leave a comment

The purpose of this article was to analyze whether or not penal and/or substitutionary language exists in the writings of…

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Origin of the Feast of Nativity

December 25, 2020 Maged M Leave a comment

This article analyzes the origin of the Feast of Nativity (Christmas) in the early Church. Based on the writing of…

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Posted in: Patristics Filed under: Christmas, Christmas History, Epiphany, Nativity, Origin of Christmas, Origin of the Feast of Nativity, Theophany

Is God “Essence and Energies”?

August 4, 2020 Maged M 1 Comment

As a result of the teachings of Gregory Palamas, the Eastern Orthodox teach that in God, there is a real…

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Posted in: Essence and Energies, Gregory Palamas, Holy Spirit, Patristics Filed under: Energies, Essence and Energies, Gregory Palamas, Holy Spirit, Kallistos Ware, Palamas, Tabor, Transfiguration, Uncreated light

He Took What is Ours and Gave Us What is His

January 25, 2020 Maged M 8 Comments

Jeremiah 33:16 ‘In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name…

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Posted in: Patristics, Salvation Filed under: Church Fathers, Great Exchange, Justification, Penal Substitution, Theories of atonement

Additional Quotes by the Fathers on the Fall and Redemption

January 17, 2020 Maged M 2 Comments

St. Basil the Great St. Basil – Exegetic Homilies, Homily on Psalm 48 Every captive has need of ransoms for…

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Posted in: Patristics, Salvation Filed under: atonement, Christus Victor, Cyril of Alexandria, Mercy and Justice, Penal Substitution, Penal Substitution and Church Fathers, Theories of atonement

Authority of Scripture & Scripture Canon

November 14, 2019 Maged M Leave a comment

Authority of Scripture “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,…

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Posted in: Spiritual Filed under: Authority of Scripture, Church Fathers, New Testament Canon

Isaac the Syrian

June 30, 2019 Maged M Leave a comment

Isaac the Syrian (Nestorian) Isaac the Syrian is acknowledged for his ascetic writings. However, not only was he ordained bishop…

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Posted in: Patristics Filed under: Christology, Isaac of Nineveh, Isaac of Syria, Isaac the Syrian, Nestorian

Protected: Group Moderation Process

June 29, 2019 Maged M

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Deification

June 26, 2019 Maged M 2 Comments

This page contains a collection of patristic quotes as part of my reading and research on this topic. It is…

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