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Now the all-wise Word of God (Theologia) naturally calls Theophany that particular vision which manifests the Divine similitude depicted in itself as in a shaping of the shapeless, from the elevation of the beholders to the
Dionysius the Areopagite, Works (1897) Dionysius the Areopagite 1897
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In the Holy Scriptures, Christ is also seen declaring (at a separate time outside of the "Theophany"), "Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
Archive 2006-01-01 Francis 2006
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In the Holy Scriptures, Christ is also seen declaring (at a separate time outside of the "Theophany"), "Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
Leavetaking of the Feast of the Theophany Francis 2006
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"Theophany" This is a shelved gem from Kansas's early years; an earlier version of the lyrics is printed in Kerry Livgren's (semi-auto) biography Seeds of Change: The Spiritual Quest of Kerry Livgren.
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Today, January 6, Orthodox Christians celebrate another of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Christian Church -- the Theophany, or, as it is also called, the Epiphany.
Scott Cairns: Holy Theophany: The Baptism Of Jesus And The Blessing Of The Waters Scott Cairns 2011
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Today, January 6, Orthodox Christians celebrate another of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Christian Church -- the Theophany, or, as it is also called, the Epiphany.
Scott Cairns: Holy Theophany: The Baptism Of Jesus And The Blessing Of The Waters Scott Cairns 2011
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Early on, both the Nativity of Christ and the Theophany were celebrated on this same day, Jan. 6, but in the 4th Century the feasts were separated and the Christmas celebration was moved to December 25th, a day on which the pagans -- as Metropolitan Hiertheos has written -- "celebrated the sun god, and the Christians the sun of righteousness," the Light of the world.
Scott Cairns: Holy Theophany: The Baptism Of Jesus And The Blessing Of The Waters Scott Cairns 2011
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Today, January 6, Orthodox Christians celebrate another of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Christian Church -- the Theophany, or, as it is also called, the Epiphany.
Scott Cairns: Holy Theophany: The Baptism Of Jesus And The Blessing Of The Waters Scott Cairns 2011
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Early on, both the Nativity of Christ and the Theophany were celebrated on this same day, Jan. 6, but in the 4th Century the feasts were separated and the Christmas celebration was moved to December 25th, a day on which the pagans -- as Metropolitan Hiertheos has written -- "celebrated the sun god, and the Christians the sun of righteousness," the Light of the world.
Scott Cairns: Holy Theophany: The Baptism Of Jesus And The Blessing Of The Waters Scott Cairns 2011
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Today, January 6, Orthodox Christians celebrate another of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Christian Church -- the Theophany, or, as it is also called, the Epiphany.
Scott Cairns: Holy Theophany: The Baptism Of Jesus And The Blessing Of The Waters Scott Cairns 2011
mpg commented on the word Theophany
I had always assumed this word was spelled "theophony", with a more specific connotation of "speaking to God" -- I've always had a wonderful mental image of a Theophone, a special telephone with a direct line to the Higher Up.
-mpg
September 3, 2009