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Presvytera and Dr. Jeannie Constantinou guides us through Holy Scripture with the eyes of the Church Fathers.

Dr Jeannie Constantinou and Ancient Faith Radio


    • Jun 11, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    Daniel: Part Fourteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 44:28


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou answers a question from a listener about the words used for "worship" in Greek, and then continues our study of chapter three of the Book of Daniel.

    Daniel: Part Thirteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 49:50


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou continues our study of chapter three of the Book of Daniel and the story of the Three Young Men.

    Daniel: Part Twelve

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 50:33


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou continues our discussion of chapter three of the Book of Daniel.

    Daniel: Part Eleven

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 49:31


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou explains the meaning of a 'cubit' as she continues our study of chapter three of the Book of Daniel.

    Daniel: Part Ten

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 43:27


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou begins our study of chapter three of the Book of Daniel, and the story of the Three Youths (Children).

    Daniel: Part Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 44:20


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou completes our study of chapter two of the Book of Daniel, and discusses the ability to predict the end of the world.

    Daniel: Part Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 53:17


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou introduces the eschatological prophecies of Daniel and continues with chapter two of the Book of Daniel.

    Daniel: Part Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 50:46


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou turns to chapter two of the Book of Daniel in which we find the dream of King Nebuchadnezzar.

    Daniel: Part Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 47:22


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou begins the reading and study of the first chapter of the Book of Daniel, with commentary from the Church Fathers.

    Daniel: Part Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 54:53


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou discusses further the Story of Susanna, along with the patristics comments on this portion of the Book of Daniel.

    Daniel: Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 52:15


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou explains the origin and validity of the Apocrypha, and discusses the Story of Susanna found in the Book of Daniel in the Septuagint.

    Daniel: Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 49:01


    Dr. Jeannie Constantinou shares insights from the writings of the early Church Fathers on the Book of Daniel.

    Daniel: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 47:23


    Dr. Constantinou continues the series on the Book of Daniel by discussing the importance of the Septuagint to the Early Church.

    Daniel: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 47:26


    Dr. Constantinou begins a new series on the Book of Daniel by addressing the questions around authorship and dating of the text.

    Special Lesson: In Praise of the Clergy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 51:19


    Dr. Constantinou concludes her series of special lessons by praising the good, hard working clergy who serve our the Church.

    Special Lesson On Corrupt Clergy: Part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 39:17


    Dr. Constantinou talks about what will happen to a clergyman who is corrupt, and what if he repents of his sins?

    Special Lesson On Corrupt Clergy: Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2017 44:30


    Dr. Constantinou reflects on the failure to guard oneself against temptation that leads to a corrupt clergy, from On the Priesthood, Book 6 by St. John Chrysostom.

    Special Lesson On Corrupt Clergy: Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2016 42:05


    Dr. Constantinou describes the reasons some corrupt clergy form inappropriate relationships with parishioners, and how they can take steps to prevent this kind of corruption of their life, ministry, and parish.

    Special Lesson On Corrupt Clergy: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2016 44:42


    Dr. Constantinou looks at why and how clergy corruption happens.

    Special Lesson On Corrupt Clergy: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2016 49:16


    Dr. Constantinou discusses how the clergy are both different and not different from the rest of us and what happens in a parish when a priest's corruption is revealed.

    Ezekiel: Part Eight - On Corrupt Clergy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2016 48:48


    Dr. Constantinou consults St. John Chrysostom on the responsibilities of both the priesthood and the episcopacy, as well as on what the priest and the bishop are supposed to be like.

    Ezekiel: Part Seven - On Corrupt Clergy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2016 47:18


    Dr. Constantinou searches the Scriptures and the words of the Fathers to find out what it means and what we should do when a priest's corruption is revealed.

    Ezekiel: Part Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2014 46:07


    Dr. Constantinou discusses Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones.

    Ezekiel: Part Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2014 51:32


    Dr. Constantinou addresses predestination and more in her continuing discussion of Ezekiel.

    Ezekiel: Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2014 48:15


    Dr. Constantinou addresses (among other things) one of the most famous verses from Ezekiel that is particularly popular among Orthodox Christians.

    Ezekiel: Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2014 46:23


    Dr. Constantinou continues her discussion of the prophet Ezekiel.

    Ezekiel: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2014 48:57


    Dr. Constantinou discusses the call narrative of the prophet Ezekiel.

    Ezekiel: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2013 52:46


    Dr. Constantinou continues her "Introduction to the Bible" with the first of a series of episodes on the Prophet Ezekiel.

    Jeremiah: Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2013 44:50


    Dr. Constantinou explains how Jeremiah was a type of Christ.

    Jeremiah: Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2013 52:08


    Dr. Constantinou discusses Jeremiah's proclamation of a New Covenant, as well as the slavery of the Old Law.

    Jeremiah: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2013 50:40


    Dr. Constantinou takes us through some of the many patristic statements about the prophet Jeremiah.

    Jeremiah: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2013 45:10


    Dr. Constantinou continues her discussion of Jeremiah and addresses discerning false prophets.

    Jeremiah: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2013 50:48


    Dr. Constantinou continues her discussion of Jeremiah and then addresses the obscurity of the Old Testament.

    Jeremiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2013 49:27


    Dr. Constantinou begins discussing the Prophet Jeremiah.

    Isaiah 45

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2013 48:58


    Dr. Constantinou examines Isaiah 45 and particularly the verse that seems to imply that God is the source of evil.

    Messianic Prophecies and the Fall of Satan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2013 48:57


    Dr. Constantinou highlights a number of key passages from the book of Isaiah.

    Isaiah 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2013 36:10


    Dr. Constantinou begins discussing Isaiah 9 and then shares the Christmas homily of St. John Chrysostom.

    Isaiah 7 - Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2012 48:33


    Dr. Constantinou continues her discussion of the prophecies of the Incarnation.

    Isaiah 7 - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2012 50:19


    Dr. Constantinou discusses the Virgin Birth according to the teachings of the Church Fathers.

    Isaiah 7 - Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2012 48:46


    Dr. Constantinou continues her discussion of the most famous prophecy of Isaiah: "The virgin shall conceive and bear a son."

    Isaiah 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2012 47:42


    Dr. Constantinou discusses the most famous prophecy of Isaiah: "The virgin shall conceive and bear a son."

    Was Jesus Married?: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2012 36:18


    Dr. Constantinou continues her discussion of the recently discovered square of papyrus that supposedly proves that Jesus was married.

    Was Jesus Married?: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2012 43:03


    Dr. Constantinou takes a break from her introduction to the Bible to address a question that is making headlines around the world: Was Jesus married?

    Isaiah 6 - Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2012 48:36


    Dr. Constantinou explains why the Jews won't believe that Christ is the Messiah.

    Isaiah 6 - Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2012 49:05


    Dr. Constantinou discusses the failure of the Jews to listen to the prophets and the importance of the correlation between the death of Christ and the destruction of the Jewish temple.

    Isaiah 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2012 48:21


    Dr. Constantinou cites St. John Chrysostom on biblical language, reminding us that while the scriptures are always true, they are not always meant to be descriptive. She then examines Isaiah's vision of the seraphim flying and singing the thrice-holy hymn.

    Isaiah 5 and 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2012 49:04


    Dr. Constantinou examines the famous "call narrative" of Isaiah, particularly the prophet's vision of heaven.

    Introduction to Isaiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2012 49:48


    Dr. Constantinou explains why God sent the prophets and then reads and discusses the very beginning of Isaiah.

    Isaiah 53 - Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2012 45:03


    Dr. Constantinou continues her exploration of the prophecies found in Isaiah 53.

    Isaiah 53

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2012 46:30


    Dr. Constantinou explores the prophecies of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection in Isaiah 53.

    Introduction to the Prophets - Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2012 50:32


    Dr. Constantinou continues her introduction to the major prophets of the Old Testament, this time with the addition of statements from the Church Fathers.

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