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.



December 1, 2021

The Best of November 2021 by the Mystagogy Resource Center (MRC)

       

Below is the monthly review for the month of November 2021 of the ten most popular articles on johnsanidopoulos.com, then all the posts made on the other websites of the Mystagogy Resource Center in order of popularity.

JohnSanidopoulos.com

1. A Conversation With Saint Paisios on the Existence of the Invisible Naked Ascetics of Mount Athos

2. A 103 Year Old Woman Recalls Having Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia as a Village Priest and Her Difficult Life

3. When Saint George Karslides Danced With 400 Angels at a Wedding

4. Father John Romanides: His Life and Legacy 

5. Saint Iakovos of Evia and His Ability to Fly

6. Testimony of the Bright Soul of Saint George Karslides Leaving His Body When He Died

7. "Stella, Wake Up, Venerable David Has Come From Evia!"  

8. The Iconography for Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero in New York City Currently in Production at Mount Athos

9. The Engolpion That Saved the Life of Saint George Karslides

10. Saint Paisios and the Hermitage of Saints Galakteon and Episteme at Sinai 
 
 
 
 


OrthodoxyAndWorldReligions.com

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Erotapokriseis.com

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NewMyriobiblon.com

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OrthodoxYouthResources.com

1. The Young Child That Confessed His Faith In Christ
 


PraxisAndTheoria.org

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Know Thyself 
 
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Salvation of Sinners
 
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