“Everything we do, our every objective, must be undertaken for the sake of … purity of heart. we must practice the reading of the Scripture, together with all the other virtuous activities … to hold our hearts free of the harm of every dangerous passion and in order to rise step by step to the high point of love.” — st. john cassian

Sacred Scripture in the Orthodox Church:

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Index The Gospel — Metropolitan Anthony Bloom Scripture and Tradition — R. Thomas Zell How to Read the Bible — Bishop Kallistos Ware Which Came First: The Church or the New Testament? — Fr. James Bernstein On Holy Scripture — Elder Cleopa of Romania The Interpretation of the Bible — Fr. Thomas Hopko   Orthodox Church in America The Bible The Old Testament The New Testament

The Greek Orthodox Diocese of America Index The Bible: Its Original Languages and English Translations The Holy Spirit and His Varieties of Gifts The Sermon on the Mount Speaking In Tongues: An Orthodox Perspective The Ten Commandments The “Last Things” in Holy Scripture The “Last Things” in the Revelation of St. John Seeing and Believing: The Thomas Incident (John 20:24-29) Made for One Another Holy Week Meditation and Study Guide The Major Feasts of the Church The Ever-Virginity of the Mother of God The People of God: An Orthodox Perspective A Gospel in the Gospel of Judas? The Word ‘almah in Isaiah 7:14: A New Etymology [1] The Aramaic Phrase Bar ’enoš “Son of Man” (Dan 7:13-14) Revisited

Free, Multimedia Bible Studies for Orthodox Christian Teens and Adults Free, Multimedia Bible Studies for Orthodox Christian Teens and Adults   Search the Scriptures Search the Scriptures Interesting and accessible Bible study for busy people. Presvytera and Dr. Jeannie Constantinou guides us through Holy Scripture with the eyes of the Church Fathers.

On The Formation of the Canon of Holy Scripture Bishop Mark of the OCAFirst and Second Corinthians: A Study of Paul’s Letters First and Second Corinthians: A Study of Paul’s Letters Barbara Pappas’ verse-by-verse commentary on the letters Paul wrote to the Christians of Corinth in the first century, when the Church was new.