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by Pensees
Tue 2 January 2007 10:01 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Replies: 13
Views: 7105

With that line of reasoning, couldn't depictions of the Transfiguration be considered crypto-Nestorian for emphasizing the deity of Christ?

by Pensees
Tue 2 January 2007 4:09 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Replies: 13
Views: 7105

I'm sorry for not being more clear. My question is not whether Orthodox Christians believe in devotion to the Sacred Heart, which admittedly is a practice that I don't understand, but whether its depiction is considered within the limits of Christian iconography. Could an Orthodox Christian iconogra...
by Pensees
Tue 2 January 2007 2:55 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Replies: 13
Views: 7105

Well we don't venerate the sacred heart in Orthodoxy, so righteness or wrongness aside, it's just foreign to our custom. I'm approaching this from what you might call an "academic" standpoint. My primary concern is not the "rightness" or "wrongness" of its theology, bu...
by Pensees
Mon 1 January 2007 11:27 pm
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: Aramaic Peshitta Bible of the East Question
Replies: 3
Views: 4511

On a related note, I found this free interview with George Lamsa: www.noohra.com/Index.pl%3fmm/Lamsa_intro_10mins

It's interesting to hear the man speak.

by Pensees
Mon 1 January 2007 9:25 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Replies: 13
Views: 7105

Like I said, it appears in several places:
http://www.altavista.com/image/results? ... &miwxh=all

Is there anything specifically wrong or incorrect with this depiction of Christ?

Peace.

by Pensees
Mon 1 January 2007 8:24 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Replies: 13
Views: 7105

If not, are there any specific reasons?

by Pensees
Mon 1 January 2007 1:21 am
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Replies: 13
Views: 7105

The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Do Orthodox Christians believe in the Sacred Heart of Jesus? The reason why I ask this question is that there are several Byzantine-style icons I have seen of Jesus and His sacred heart like this one:

http://www.biblia.com/jesusart/jesus-heart-icon-18.jpg

Peace.