to the Jew first and also to the Greek” (Rm 1:16). A perennial manifestation of this link to their beginnings is the acceptance by Christians of the Sacred Scriptures of the Jewish people as the ...

The Brothers and Sisters of Jesus in the Early Church” will explore the tension between Scripture and tradition around ...

When the Apostles began to evangelize the Greek-speaking Jews and Gentiles, they used the already established Septuagint as their Bible. Using the Hebrew Scripture would have been as effective as ...

Scholars call this extra stuff “paratext.” For the most part, everyone ignores it unless some controversy sparks debate over ...

The Greek word translated as “discuss’ is ... school classes or small group fellowships where they meet to study the scriptures. They are a closely identifying group: brothers and sister ...

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, love is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek ...

Add the Catacombs of Milos to your itinerary when visiting the lesser-known Greek island. The extensive underground tunnel system is touted as one of the best-preserved catacomb sites in the world.

As Peter, James and John descended Mt. Hermon after witnessing the transfiguration of Jesus, He gave an order to them. Jesus ...