Hegumen Adrian Pavlov Biography
Rating: 2 Maxim at the same time, my personal opinion is noticeable by some exaggeration on the part of the author, excessive criticism. For example, on page Sofrony, and although it really may seem like a strange choice for a 20th century Christian, which was an archimandrite, while the Jewish menorah has long become a Jewish national symbol, nevertheless, from open sources we learn that there are ancient finds of menorah with a cross: "Archaeological data on Palestine testify that even in the VI century Christians were often used by a cross and a menora.
During the excavations of the Byzantine house on the temple mountain, a muzzle image was discovered among the symbols of Shofar and Ladan, over which the cross was placed. The inscription on the altar of the Church in Pella depicted Menora and the Cross The Connection of the Symbols of Menorah and the Cross on Christian Households in Antiquity raises the question of interpretation.
There are two main explanations: either these items belonged to the converted Jews, or some Christians transferred Jewish symbols to a new faith. The early fathers of the Church called Menora one of the symbols of Christ. However, it should be borne in mind that Christian seven -warriors differ in form from Jewish. "Therefore, for all the benefits of criticism, I would like it to be balanced, objective, free from slanderous slander and exaggerations.
Rating: 8 Leonid Bolotin and although there are some stylistic and even methodological deficiencies, a significant part of the information presented in it speaks for itself. It was annoying for me personally for me personally. The fact that I reacted with the spiritual confidence in the passage of your mind in hell, after reading the text of Adrian Pavlov - the comparison of this reasoning with the reasoning of the Hasid Buber, there were great doubts about the Orthodoxy of such a spiritual council: 2 is clearly and clearly set out in the book: 1 Sofrion of Sofroniy.
In this publication. It would be possible to take note of it, however, emotional coloring and one -sided interpretation lead to distortion of facts. Is the abbot adrian himself marginal?
Everywhere Kabbalah, Masons and Menoras seem to the apologists about. He clearly does not reach Sofrony. Interested by the heritage of Fr. Sophronius and his balanced understanding in the Orthodox vein book of Fr. Adriana can hardly be useful. God is merciful wake the rating: 1.