Why Orthodox Christians Prefer the Septuagint: The Case of the Missing Prophecy

In the Gospel of St. Matthew, we read the following prophetic passage: “And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route. When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. Get up, he said, and take the […]
Why Orthodox Christians Prefer the Septuagint: The Case of the Missing Feast!

The Jewish people love the feast of Hanukkah. It is their answer to Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. But there is a little problem here. The Feast of Hanukkah is nowhere to be found in the present-day Hebrew Scriptures. Oy! Well, where can we find it? You guessed it: It is based on an oral […]