Month: July 2023
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Times that Israel is Called “Goy” or “Goyim” in the Bible
Typically speaking, the word “goy” (plural “goyim”) is used to mean a Gentile, aka a non-Jew. Merriam-Webster Dictionary simply defines the word as “a non-Jewish person.” The Hebrew word “גּוֹי” (gôy) from which it derives simply means a nation or nations, but is frequently translated as “Gentiles” or “heathen” in the Hebrew Bible (Strong’s H1471).…
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St. Gregory Nazianzen on science and education
I found an interesting passage by St. Gregory Nazianzen, in his funeral oration for St. Basil the Great, which discusses whether or not Christians learn about the natural sciences and other secular topics. I take it as admitted by men of sense, that the first of our advantages is education; and not only this our…
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Saint Augustine on the Collapse of Society and Family (and on Faith in the Unseen)
Disclaimer: I had started planning this post in December of 2022. However, various personal commitments prevented me from finishing what I had started over the past few or so months. Apologies for the delay in posting. In my spare time, I decided to read one of the shorter books of Saint Augustine of Hippo. That…
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