The Catholic (Universal) Church split into two at Chalcedon: the Eastern Orthodox Church (stressed on duality of Christ's nature) and the Oriental Orthodox Church (stressed on the singularity of Christ's nature).
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How did the One and Holy Catholic (universal) Church split? When did this happen? At the Council of Chalcedon? Well, Yes, but the Council of Ephesus was the road to the split that happened at Chalcedon. The Christological differences between the School of Alexandria and the School of Antioch paved the way to theological schisms in the Holy Church. Check out more here!!!
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Matters became complicated after the Council of Chalcedon. Many attempts were made to reconcile both parties after the council, but unfortunately, they failed. Many were killed for being with or against the Tome of Leo. Check out more details regarding this era in this video!
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People ask the question, what language did Jesus speak? If Jesus can speak any tongue, which one did He prefer, Aramaic, Hebrew, or Greek? Here at Theology Academy, we take a look into this controversial topic using a historical lens.
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We still are not entirely sure which language or languages Jesus spoke in first-century Judea and Galilee. Remember, Hebrew was the ancestral language of the Jews and the Torah, Aramaic was the common language, and Greek was the language of civilization.
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Who was Jesus of Nazareth? Let's take a look at His infancy, adolescence, and the nature of his life in his 20s? Those and many other questions will be answered in this video and other ones in this series on the Historical Jesus.
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What language did Jesus Speak? This question has boggled the mind of scholars studying the Historical Jesus. Many assume that Jesus spoke Aramaic; however, others think Jesus spoke Hebrew. Nevertheless, other languages like Greek was prevalent in the Roman provinces of Judea. So, which language did Jesus speak?
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How literate was Jesus? Did He have divine intellect or did He need educating here on Earth? Here at Theology Academy, we take a look into this controversial topic using a historical lens.
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In this video, we explore external evidence for Jesus' literacy by examining how a child-like Jesus would have been educated in a typical Jewish setting at the time.
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You have to be taught by a Rabbi in order to become a Rabbi. How did Jesus achieve a degree of Biblical intelligence to be regarded as a Rabbi among the Jews if nobody taught Him what He knew? At Theology Academy, we examine this contentious issue through the prism of history.
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When talking with the Sinful Woman, John 8 tells us Jesus was writing in the dirt, but what could He have been writing, or was He just drawing?
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In Luke Ch. 4, Jesus reads from the book of Isaiah? Is this solid evidence for the fact that Jesus could read?
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How is true virtue achieved? Here at Theology Academy, we take a deeper dive into true virtue by analyzing St. Paul and the charity of Christian life.
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What is the definition of free will and is it possible that someone or something is influencing it? Here at Theology Academy., we take a look at Thomas Aquinas' teachings and the role of free will in logic and reasoning as it relates to moral theology.
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How did Thomas Aquinas approach Law and Grace?
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It is well known that Jesus was the son of a carpenter, but was He Himself a carpenter. At Theology Academy, we examine the history of carpenters and if Jesus was just a poor carpenter growing up.
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Today, we’re starting a new series all about Biblical Studies! Our first video covers what Christians would rever to as the Old Testament, and Jews as the Hebrew Bible. We'll cover where the Old Testament came from, and how it developed into the list of books we have today.
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In this episode, we will examine Genesis, Chapter 3 as part of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish faith while taking into account the surrounding ancient Near Eastern culture with its polytheistic connotations.
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In this episode, we will examine Clement of Rome's Epistle to the Corinthians. Church historians recognize Clement as the fourth overseer of the Roman Church. According to the first paragraph, it is the Roman Church’s response to the Corinthian Church’s inquiry about what to do following an incident in which some younger people caused an uproar and had some of their church leaders removed from...
In this video, we are going to dive into the history of Eastern Christianity. Specifically, we'll be looking at the Byzantines (or Chalcedonian Orthodox), the Oriental Orthodox, and the Churches of the East. These Churches together formed Eastern Christianity, which stood in contrast to Western Christianity (The Catholic Church).
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The creation account in Genesis chapter 2 offers a more intimate version of the creation narrative. In this account, we will see a more detailed description of what being human entails and how the first man and woman came to cultivate their identity in the mind of early Judaism.
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In this video, we are going to be taking a look at the ancient city of Antioch, and why it was so important for the Early Christian Church.
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Polycarp was the Bishop of Smyrna from the early to middle second century AD. He himself was discipled by the Apostle John and heard the testimony of others who had seen Jesus Christ personally during their youth. Polycarp provided a wealth of information from those who had seen Jesus to future generations of Christians in the second century. In this video, we are going to take a look at the li...
In this video, we'll compare and contrast the various views of early Church Fathers on Creation. We will examine where the Fathers agreed, and where they had differing opinions.
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Toward the end of the first century AD, Ignatius became the third overseer, or “bishop,” of the churches in Antioch at the northeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea, but his influence on Christianity was much larger than that. Ignatius would be revered in all corners of the Christian Church throughout her history as a holy example of one who bore God faithfully in his life, death, and writings....
When Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, was sentenced to death in AD 107, he was escorted from Antioch to Rome to be martyred. Along the way, he was visited by Christians who encouraged him and brought reports of how their churches were doing. Ignatius wrote six Letters or “Epistles” to some of these churches and a Letter to Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna. In this video, we will be examining the cont...
In this video, we'll take a look at one of the most influential figures of Eastern Christianity- Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora. He sought to unify the various groups of churches to bring about religious and political stability, which lasted throughout his reign.
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Everyone knows Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, but do we know where all the other traditions came form? Why do we give each other gifts? Who is Santa Claus? And why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25th?
Is it possible to know everything about everything?
What is the most important kind of knowledge?
Can we know the ultimate meaning of reality?
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Humans are unique among God's creation because we are created in the image and likeness of God. But what exactly does that mean? In this video, we'll explore how humanity was uniquely created, and how this helps explain our purpose in life.
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The eastern and western parts of the church have had a long history of unity and disunity as Christianity spread around the world. Historians speak of an East-West Schism as a singular event that took place in the year 1054.
But there was more behind this single event that led to the East-West Schism of the church.
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