The Friend of the Bridegroom On the Orthodox Veneration of the Forerunner
Written by Sergius Bulgakov, the greatest Russian theologian of modern times, this book sheds new light on the mission and meaning of John the Baptist, commonly referred to in Orthodoxy as the "Forerunner of the Lord." Bulgakov traces the Baptist's life from beginning to end - his birth, his preaching of repentance, his baptism of the Lord, his agony, his death, and his veneration in the context of Eastern Orthodoxy.
ReligionBiblical BiographyNew TestamentBibleTheologyChristian Theology
RELEASED2003
PUBLISHERWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
LENGTH190
LANGUAGEEN
Russian Orthodox Christian theologian, philosopher, priest and economist (1871–1944)
The Friend of the Bridegroom On the Orthodox Veneration of the Forerunner
by Sergiĭ Bulgakov, Sergeĭ Nikolaevich Bulgakov
Written by Sergius Bulgakov, the greatest Russian theologian of modern times, this book sheds new light on the mission and meaning of John the Baptist, commonly referred to in Orthodoxy as the "Forerunner of the Lord." Bulgakov traces the Baptist's life from beginning to end - his birth, his preaching of repentance, his baptism of the Lord, his agony, his death, and his veneration in the context of Eastern Orthodoxy.
ReligionBiblical BiographyNew TestamentBibleTheologyChristian TheologyChristology
RELEASED2003
PUBLISHERWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
LENGTH190
LANGUAGEEN
Russian Orthodox Christian theologian, philosopher, priest and economist (1871–1944)
