Christian

Biblical Canon

The Prayer of Manasseh is appended to Chronicles.

Nehemiah is appended to Ezra.

Tobit and Judith are prepended to Esther.

The Psalms are 151 in number.

The Twelve Minor Prophets are: Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

Baruch, Lemnations, and the Epistle of Jeremiah are all appended to Jeremiah.

Susanna is prepended to Daniel, the Prayer of the Three Youths is inserted, and Bel & the Serpent are appended.

Epiphanius of Salamis, St. On Weights and Measures.

John of Damascus, St. “An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith” in: The Fount of Knowledge.

Ecclesiology

The Church’s hierarchy is parralel with that of the Temple:

In the KJV, high priest is translated as chief priest, bishop as overseer, priest as elder, and deacon as servant or minister.

The orders for each are:

The Mysteries of the Church are:

Repentence is more commonly known as Confession.

Some count more or less than these by considering some as parts of others – e.g. counting Baptism and Chrismation as one, &c.

The canonical local churches are:

The first four (New Rome–Jerusalem) are called the Ancient Patriarchates, and used to include Rome. The next five (Moscow–Sofia) are called the Junior Patriarchates. The Patriarchates and the next seven (New Justiana–Skopje) are all autocephalous (self-headed).

Those from Sinai to the Russian Church Abroad are autonomous (self-governing), Sinai being under Jerusalem, Helsinki under New Rome, and the rest under Moscow.

Those from Minsk to Tallinn are semi-autonomous, under Moscow.

Œumenical Councils

The 6th Council includes the canons of the Council of Trulla (692 AD).

The principal figures whose theology is accepted or reject at each council are:

It should be known that Rome only presided over the I & IV Councils, and was absent from the II, III, VIII, and IX. Additionally, the VI Council condemns Pope Honorius as a heretic, which was confirmed by Pope Leo II. Rome originally accepted the VIII Council, under Pope John VIII, only retroactively rejecting it later.

Further, the following local councils have been recieved by the whole Church, and are of particular importance:

And again, those prinicipal figures accepted or rejected:

Hebrew Terms

Bible Study Notes

• Old Testament (LXX)
  • Genesis
    • 1:5 – The Angels were created either on the 1st or 5th day.
    • 2:16 – Adam, red earth.
    • 4:1 – Cain, having.
    • 4:2 – Abel, pasture.
    • 5:18 – Enoch, dedicated.
    • 14:18 – Melchisedec, king of righteousness.
    • 17:5 – Abraam, father of multitudes.
    • 21:3 – Isaac, to smile.
    • 25:26 – Jacob, (James,) heel.
    • 32:29 – Israel, seeing God.
  • Exodus
    • 3:14 – THE BEING, ho ṓn, the Existing.
    • 26:30 – the fashion, tò eîdos, the form.
• New Testament (MT)
  • St. Matthew
    • The man, Christ as Prophet.
    • Matthew, gift of the LORD.
    • 1:16 – of whom, feminine in Greek.
    • 6:11 – daily, epioúsion.
    • 6:13 – evil, should read: evil one.
    • 14:27 – it is I, egṓ eími. No implied predication, therefore, ho ṓn. Exo. 3:14.
    • 18:2 – a little child, i.e. St. Ignatius Theophorus.
    • 27:54 – the centurion, i.e. St. Loginus.
  • St. Mark
    • The lion, Christ as King.
    • Mark (Marcus), shining.
    • 1:1 – gospel, good news, used of a triumph (cf. Julias Cæsar).
    • 6:50 – cf. Mat. 14:27.
    • 25:39 – cf. Mat. 27:54
  • St. Luke
    • The ox, Christ as High Priest.
    • Luke, light.
    • 3:23-38 – Joseph’s adoptive lineage, cf. Mat. 1:2-16.
    • 11:3 – cf. Mat. 6:11.
    • 23:40 – the other, i.e. St. Dismas.
  • St. John
    • The eagle, Christ as God.
    • John, the LORD is gracious.
    • 1:4 – Exo. 3:2;13:21, Isa. 6:1-5.
    • 8:24;58 – cf. Mat. 14:27.
    • 10:35 – the word, which is the Lord.
    • 14:2 – house, tent, mansions, partitions.
    • 19:14 – The evening before was an early Pascha meal.
    • 21:15 – love me, ágapâs me, love you, philō̂ se.
    • 21:17 – love me, phileîs me.
  • Acts
    • 11:30 – elders, presbytérous, priests.
    • 13:9 – Paul, small.
    • 17:30 – winked act, archaicism, read as ignored.
    • 20:13 – fetched a compass, archaicism, read as turned back.
    • 20:28 – overseers, episcópous, bishops.
  • 1 Corinthians
    • 11:14 – long hair, referring to styling.
  • Galatians
    • 1:8 – accursed, anáthema.
  • Ephesians
    • 1:19 – working, enérgeian.
    • 3:7 – effectual working, cf. Eph. 1:19.
    • 4:16 – cf. Eph. 3:7.
    • 3:21 – cf. Eph. 1:19.
  • Colossians
    • 1:29 – Eph. 1:19.
    • 2:12 – operation, cf. Eph. 1:19.
  • 1 Peter
    • 5:13 – Marcus, e.g. St. Mark the Evangelist.

These will eventually be merged above with relevant verses.