How to Be an Orthodox Christian
How to Read the Holy Scriptures [EP. 6]
In this episode, Dcn Seraphim explores the Orthodox understanding of the Holy Scriptures as a verbal icon of Christ — a living encounter with the One who speaks through every page, from Genesis to Revelation. He looks at how the Church gave us the Bible, why Orthodox Christians use the Septuagint, what is meant by reading Scripture with the Fathers, and why typological reading is not an invention of the Fathers but an extension of the way the New Testament teaches us to read the Old. Along the way he draws on St. Irenaeus, St. Theodore the Studite, St. Isaac the Syrian, and St. John Chrysostom, and shows how the hymns and readings of the Divine Liturgy are themselves the Church's living school of biblical interpretation. The episode ends with practical guidance for daily Scripture reading at home.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 35 mins
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Deacon Seraphim Richard Rohlin presents in podcast form many of the catechetical lessons, materials, and videos that he uses as a catechist at the St. Seraphim Cathedral in Dallas, Texas. This series is an introduction to catechism for the use and benefit of Orthodox Christian parishes around the world, and for people who are interested in becoming Orthodox Christians, who want to learn more about the Faith, or go deeper into the same Faith that they have already received. It is not intended to substitute for or replace instruction in the Faith from your own spiritual Father.
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