Fr.Vassilios Bebis

Biblical Numerology in Patristic Thought

Fr.Vassilios Bebis January 16, 2015

Biblical numerology is a topic discussed in theological literature, where several opinions exist regarding the symbolic use of numbers.

The “Low Level” Ascetic Saint: Characteristics and Misconceptions

Fr.Vassilios Bebis November 1, 2013

The “low level” saint is a theological term (not accepted by all scholars) aiming to describe a category of saints who lived with ordinary people and who were not usually

Saint Nathaniel in John’s Gospel

Fr.Vassilios Bebis September 16, 2013

St. Nathanael is an apostle of Christ, one whom little is known of. He is referred to only in St. John’s gospel (1:45 and 21:2), the last of the

The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, used by the Ukrainian Lutheran Church, and its missing elements

Fr.Vassilios Bebis March 30, 2013

The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the most celebrated Eucharistic service in the Byzantine liturgical rite, used mainly by the Orthodox Christians. It is attributed to St. John

A Book Review from an Orthodox Christian Perspective: Carter Heyward:”Touching our Strength; The erotic as Power and the Love of God”

Fr.Vassilios Bebis February 5, 2013

The aim of this book review is to explore the message of the book about the interaction of people with each other and with the divine and to make a

An Orthodox Christian Response to Ecofeminist Theological Claims

Fr.Vassilios Bebis November 5, 2012

The term “ecofeminism” was coined in 1984 by Francoise d’ Euabonne to describe women’s ability to work towards the purposes and goals of the ecological movement. Since then, it has

The Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms in Three Patristic Texts

Fr.Vassilios Bebis September 26, 2012

The doctrine of the two kingdoms, analyzed in the works of the reformers Martin Luther and John Calvin, is a doctrine that also appears in the patristic thought. The

Martyria and Heresy in Saint Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians-A Theological Note

Fr.Vassilios Bebis August 21, 2012

St. Polycarp (69-156 AD) is an Apostolic Father of the Church. He served Smyrna as its bishop appointed by the Apostles, according to St. Irenaeus. (Irenaeus was a student of

Prolegomena in the Studies of St.Papias, Bishop of Hierapolis

Fr.Vassilios Bebis June 21, 2012

1.0 PAPIAS, THE APOSTOLIC FATHER OF THE CHURCH The Apostolic Fathers are the leaders of the Christian Church who lived in the second century AD. The relation of the Apostolic

The Ecclesiology of Nikos Nissiotis

Fr.Vassilios Bebis May 26, 2012

Nikos Nissiotis Nikos Nissiotis was an academically respected Orthodox theologian who lived in the 20th century (1925-1986). He wrote various theological essays bringing new approaches to the field of systematic