Michael Witcoff (Orthodox) squared off recently in a debate with gnostic Mart Leeds33 on his channel concerning the “gnostic” worldview and its interpretation of Scripture compared to the Orthodox view of God, Scripture and history. We will probably only cover the first half but this will be a fun one. And yes, we will […]
In this lecture, I cover the many notes from the classic scholarly work from Jaroslav Pelikan, Emergence of the Cath0lic Tradition, vol. 1. Pelikan’s history of the development of ideas is a standard work for historical theology and provides an excellent introduction to the first 6 centuries of the Chrlstian Church, the major heresies, the Creed and Trinity, Nicaea and more! The second half is for paid subscribers to JaysAnalysis.
Snek joins me to discuss the nature of iconoclasm and its gnostic roots. Man, made in the image and likeness of God, is a little icon of the Triad, say St. Maximos and St. Gregory Palamas. Iconography is thus a natural outworking of the incarnational principle. The sanctification of matter is part and parcel of the Word becoming flesh. Live at 5PM CST
Fr.Dcn. Ananias Sorem returns to cover the relationship between Jerusalem and Athens – revelation and reason. Firstly, they are and aren’t in tension – and we’ll see how. Secondly, terms and words are not synonymous – there may be overlap at times, but the meanings of the words are unique in Orthodox theology. Second, we want to look at the Amazon synod, the relationship to Vatican II and perennialism and true and false ecumenism.
This is the repaired free half, while the full talk is already available to subscribers to JaysAnalysis.com. After many requests, I have decided to cover gnosticism and why I am not a gnostic. The first half will cover the lure of Gnosticism and its modern variants, and the often overlooked aspect of who funds gnostic movements and books. Then the second hour for subscribers to JaysAnalysis will cover the meaty details from St. Irenaeus’ Against Heresies and the gnostic popularizing books by Elaine Pagels and others, with specific philosophical and logical refutations.
Today we will cover divine simplicity in the Roman view, the Orthodox view, the meanings of our terms, the revealed doctrines, the patristic usages, the essence – energy distinction, St John of Damascus, St Gregory of Nyssa Against Eunomius, St Maximos, St Sophronius, and much more! Live at 3PM EST!
