Having entered the Christmas season, we ask those who find the work of the Mystagogy Resource Center beneficial to them to help us continue our work with a generous financial gift as you are able. As an incentive, we are offering the following booklet.

In 1909 the German philosopher Arthur Drews wrote a book called "The Myth of Christ", which New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman has called "arguably the most influential mythicist book ever produced," arguing that Jesus Christ never existed and was simply a myth influenced by more ancient myths. The reason this book was so influential was because Vladimir Lenin read it and was convinced that Jesus never existed, thus justifying his actions in promoting atheism and suppressing the Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union. Moreover, the ideologues of the Third Reich would go on to implement the views of Drews to create a new "Aryan religion," viewing Jesus as an Aryan figure fighting against Jewish materialism. 

Due to the tremendous influence of this book in his time, George Florovsky viewed the arguments presented therein as very weak and easily refutable, which led him to write a refutation of this text which was published in Russian by the YMCA Press in Paris in 1929. This apologetic brochure titled "Did Christ Live? Historical Evidence of Christ" was one of the first texts of his published to promote his Neopatristic Synthesis, bringing the patristic heritage to modern historical and cultural conditions. With the revival of these views among some in our time, this text is as relevant today as it was when it was written. 

Never before published in English, it is now available for anyone who donates at least $20 to the Mystagogy Resource Center upon request (please specify in your donation that you want the book). Thank you.



November 24, 2017

Saints and Feasts of November 24


Clement is cast into the depths like an anchor,
And is present with Christ, the anchor of the eschaton.

 (Fast Day)

Holy Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome
 
Holy Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria


 
Saint Malchus

Saint Malchus


Venerable Fathers Karion and Zachariah of Scetis



Saint Hermogenes, Bishop of Agrigentum

Saint Hermogenes, Bishop of Agrigentum


Holy Martyrs Philoumenos and Christopher

Holy Martyrs Philoumenos and Christopher


Holy Martyr Eugenios

Holy Martyr Eugenios


Holy Martyrs Prokopios and Christopher

Holy Martyrs Prokopios and Christopher


Holy Martyr Alexander of Corinth

Holy Martyr Alexander of Corinth


Venerable Gregory of Chryse Petra Monastery

Saint Gregory of Chryse Petra Monastery


Holy Martyr Chrysygonos at Aquileia

Holy Martyr Chrysygonos at Aquileia


Venerable Mark of Trigleia

Venerable Mark of Trigleia


Holy Martyr Theodore of Antioch

Holy Martyr Theodore of Antioch


Saint Protasius, Bishop of Milan

Saint Protasius, Bishop of Milan (+ 343)

 
Holy Martyr Mercurius of Smolensk
 
Holy Martyr Mercurius of Smolensk (+ 1239)
 
 
Holy Venerable Martyr Nikodemos
the New of Beroia

 


Venerable Mercurius the Faster of the Kiev Caves 
 
 
 
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