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 9, 2017

Saints and Feasts of November 9


On the ninth you dashed 
to the heavenly finishing line O athletes.

Holy Martyrs Onesiphoros and Porphyrios

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyrs Onesiphoros and Porphyrios


Venerable Matrona of Perge
 
 

Venerable Theoktiste of Lesvos

Saint Theoktiste of Lesvos (+ 881)

Holy Monastery of Saint Theoktiste in Icarus


Venerables Eustolia and Sopatra

Synaxarion of Saints Eustolia and Sopatra


Venerable Symeon the Metaphrastes

Saint Symeon the Metaphrastes Resource Page


Holy Martyr Anthony of Apamea

Holy Martyr Anthony of Apamea


Holy Martyrs Christopher and Maura

Holy Martyrs Christopher and Maura


Holy Martyrs Narses and Artemon

Holy Martyrs Narses and Artemon


Venerable John the Kolovos
 
 
Venerable Helladios

Life and Sayings of the Holy Abba Helladios


Venerables Euthymios and Neophytos, 
Founders of Docheiariou Monastery
 
  
 
 
 
Venerable Onesiphorus of the Kiev Caves
 


Saint Nektarios the Wonderworker, 
Metropolitan of Pentapolis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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