Tag: eastern
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The Western Loss of Theophanies, Descent & Recapitulation of Christ
By: Jay Dyer “Thy mystery of the incarnation of the Word bears the power of all hidden meanings and figures of Scripture as well as the knowledge of visible and intelligible creatures. The one who knows the mystery of the cross and the tomb knows the reason of things. And the one who has been…
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Filioquism is Arian Subordinationism Applied to the Spirit
By: Jay Dyer Recently reviewing some old Roman Catholic dogmatic manuals and catechisms, a strange position stood out to me which I had not previously seen. I have long been familiar with Augustine’s speculations about the Trinity and the Inter-Trinitarian relations based on the faulty analogy of human psychology and physiology, but as for their…
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The Enneads of Plotinus Deconstructed (Free Half) – Jay Dyer
In this talk I dive into an overview of the Enneads of Plotinus. We consider its similarity with the rest of so-called ‘perennial philosophy’ and how this doctrine is not compatible with biblical theology and why Augustine was influenced by it in his filioquism. Related: Jay Dyer’s Lectures on Plato’s Republic Stream or Download Free…
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Logos, Creation and the Wisdom of God
By: Jay Dyer “1 In the beginning was the Word (Logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.4 In Him was life, and the life was the light…
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Biblical Defense of Icons
By: Jay Dyer The standard charge of classical Protestantism is that Orthodoxy is “idolatrous” because of the tradition of reverencing icons, images, relics and shrines. If Orthodoxy thought these sacramental conduits of grace were magical idols, that would be a valid charge. In fact, as I have argued with both Islamic and Jewish thinkers, what…
The Soul of the East 