Tag: jesus
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Why Was Jesus Born a Jew?
Why did Jesus Christ choose to be born and accomplish the work of our salvation in the land of Israel? One might say: because there the prophets spoke and prophesied of Him. But why there, and not in Persia, Egypt, or Greece? The answer is found in the divine calling of Abraham, the father of…
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Lazarus and Palm Sunday
By Fr. Vassilios Bakoyiannis On the Saturday before Palm Sunday, the resurrection of Lazarus is celebrated—not because his resurrection happened on this day, but because it is closely connected to the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. In summary: In the month of December, the Feast of the Dedication (Hanukkah) of the Jewish Temple was…