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Temple Studies Symposium III: Archimandrite Ephrem

The Holy Oil in the Orthodox Church Although Prof. John Hall’s presentation was next after Dr. Barker’s, I am still working on the notes for his talk, so I will now post my notes from the esteemed Archimandrite Ephrem’s presentation covering the use of the anointing oil in the Orthodox Church, or, as he termed it, [...]
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The Ark of the Covenant Unveiled — Almost! And St. Paul’s Bones?

The Ark of the Covenant On Friday, the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia was reported to have planned to announce to the world that the Ark of the Covenant, which he claimed has been kept hidden in a church in Ethiopia for millenia, would finally be unveiled for the world to see! http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102119 Unfortunately, it appears [...]
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