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.



January 8, 2018

Saints and Feasts of January 8


Domnica received her lot on the dark night of the eighth.

Venerable Domnica

Saint Domnica of Carthage


Venerable George the Chozebite

Saint George the Chozebite

The Resurrection of a Dead Baby by Saint George of Chozeba


Holy Martyrs Julian, Basilissa, Celsius and Anthony
 
 
 
 
 
Holy Martyrs with Saint Julian

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyrs Julian, Basilissa, Celsius and Anthony


Holy Woman, the wife of the governor, 
who believed in Christ through Saint Julian

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyrs Julian, Basilissa, Celsius and Anthony


Holy Hieromartyr Karterios

Synaxarion of Holy Hieromartyr Karterios of Caesarea


Holy Martyrs Theophilos the Deacon and 
Helladios the Layman

Holy Martyrs Theophilos the Deacon and Helladios the Layman


Saint Kyros, Patriarch of Constantinople

Saint Kyros, Patriarch of Constantinople


Saint Atticus, Patriarch of Constantinople

Saint Atticus, Patriarch of Constantinople (+ 425)


Holy Prophet Shemaiah

Holy Prophet Shemaiah


Venerable Agathon

Life and Sayings of Holy Abba Agathon of Egypt


Venerable Theodore, 
Founder of the Monastery of Chora

Saint Theodore, Founder of the Monastery of Chora

Chora Monastery in Constantinople Resource Page


Holy Martyr Abo the Perfumer of Baghdad

Holy Martyr Abo the Perfumer of Baghdad (+ 786)


Venerable Gregory the Wonderworker 
of the Kiev Caves Lavra
 
 


Venerable Gregory the Recluse of the Kiev Caves

Saint Gregory the Recluse of the Kiev Caves


Venerable Makarios the Makris, 
Abbot of Pantokratora Monastery in Constantinople

Saint Makarios the Makris, Abbot of Pantokratora Monastery in Constantinople (+ 1431)


Holy New Martyr Kyranna

Saint Kyranna the New Martyr Resource Page


Holy Hieromartyr Isidore and the 72 Martyrs with Him

Holy Hieromartyr Isidore and the 72 with Him in Yuriev of Livonia

Hieromartyr Isidore and 72 Others at Yuriev, Estonia


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