Apologist Sam Shamoun, the Assyrian Encyclopedia, invited me on to discuss the Orthodox view of Tradition and Scripture, why we don’t accept sola scriptura, and how this contrasts with...

 Islamic UK apologist Paul Williams (former Christian) has reached out for an exchange on the question of the Trinity in Scripture and the status of Christ in the Law,...

By: Jay Dyer The standard charge of classical Protestantism is that the Orthodoxy is “idolatrous” because of the tradition  of reverencing icons, images, relics and shrines.  If Orthodoxy thought these...

By: Jay I wrote an old artilce on Sacred Tradition and the Book of Enoch, and it’s always interesting to see what St. Augustine said on a subject. In his masterful City...

By: Jay Dyer I had always thought, following James B. Jordan’s analysis as well (in Through New Eyes), that the three levels of the Temple signified a three-tiered, symbolical view...

By: Jay Dyer A common thread in non-Christian religions and worldviews is that of dualism. In fact, nature itself does exhibit all forms of dualities, such as night and day,...

  By: Jay Dyer A Reformed Protestant apologist recently sent me several objections to the Deuterocanonical Books. These are the books which are included in the Catholic and Orthodox canons,...

By: Jay Dyer  I have noted many times that the canon was a development, and that several factors were involved in the decisions made on the canon in various parts of the...

By: Jay Dyer Many reformed Protestant acquaintances have, on various occasions, sent me different challenges relating to the canon of Scripture. One of these was a list of arguments proposed by...

By: Jay Dyer Suffice it to say that the chief arguments of all Protestantism generally rest on the assumption that only the written texts are the Word of God, and...