The Names of Jesus Explaining the significance of each of the names of Christ

Start date: March 2009 1774 minutes, 16 seconds in 35 episodes

Fr. Thomas Hopko identifies the names bestowed on Christ by the Holy Scriptures and the Church Fathers and explains their significance.

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Fr. Thomas Hopko is Dean Emeritus of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary and the author of numerous books and articles. You will also want to check out his other podcast on Ancient Faith Radio called Speaking The Truth In Love!

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Jan 11, 2010	Jesus - The True Vine Fr. Tom explores the last of the "I Am" statements in St. John's Gospel. Click to play	45:27
Jan 04, 2010	Jesus - The Door In John 10, Jesus talks about gates, thieves, and robbers but He also talks about salvation and abundant life! Click to play	42:35
Dec 10, 2009	Jesus - The Resurrection What does it mean to say that Jesus is "The Resurrection"? Today Fr. Tom dives deeply into the significance of the Gospel as it relates to the resurrection of Christ. Click to play	56:05
Nov 27, 2009	Jesus - The Bread of Life Jesus didn't just say He would give us our daily bread, he said He IS the Bread of Life. Fr. Tom Hopko continues his study of the great I Am sayings of Jesus. Click to play	58:01
Nov 13, 2009	Jesus - The Life Fr. Thomas has explored Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and now, the Life. What does life mean and how is Christ identified as THE life? Click to play	56:11
Nov 02, 2009	Jesus - The Truth Jesus does not say he will show us Truth. He claims to BE Truth. He is full of Truth, full of Grace, and the very definition of Truth. Click to play	45:21
Oct 23, 2009	Jesus - The Way Jesus said I go and prepare a place for you but I will come back and I will take you with me. He also talked about the "way" I am going but the disciples asked "how can we know the way?" Jesus then responded with those famous words, "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." Today Fr. Thomas thinks about the significance of "The Way." Click to play	54:12
Oct 11, 2009	Jesus - The Sun of Righteousness In our Troparia for Nativity, we sing "Your Nativity, O Christ our God, has shone to the world the Light of wisdom! For by it, those who worshipped the stars, were taught by a star to adore You. The Sun of Righteousness, and to know You, the Orient from on High. O Lord, glory to You!" In today's episode, Fr. Tom reflects on these terms for Christ. Click to play	47:31
Oct 04, 2009	Jesus - The Light Of The World One of the great "I Am" statements in Scripture is in John's Gospel where Jesus said "I Am the Light of the world" (John 8:12). Today Fr. Tom explores the word "light" and the significance of Christ's claim. Click to play	50:38
Sep 27, 2009	Jesus - The Judge God does not want to condemn anyone but his judgement is a merciful judgement and God's divinity is revealed through His Son, Jesus. Learn more in this episode of the Names of Jesus series.	52:21
Sep 18, 2009	Jesus - The Righteous One If anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ The Righteous One (I John 2). Fr. Tom explores what the Scriptures mean by this term.	46:03
Sep 10, 2009	Jesus - The Suffering Servant What was the nature and purpose of the death of Christ as depicted in the Old Testament prophecy of Isaiah? Get your Orthodox Study Bible out and follow along as Fr. Thomas teaches us verse by verse.	65:00
Aug 31, 2009	Jesus - The Servant of the Lord Listen to a fascinating and instructive word study on the word "servant" and how it is applied to Jesus in both the Old and New Testament.	51:31
Aug 21, 2009	Jesus - The Lamb of God God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac on the altar. Fr. Tom explores this passage and others that refer to Jesus as "the Lamb."	51:27
Aug 13, 2009	Jesus - The Good Shepherd Jesus is the "Great Shepherd of the Sheep" (Hebrews 13:20) but at the same time the "Lamb that was slain" (Revelation 5:12). Fr. Tom Hopko explores these passages and more on this episode.	55:42
Aug 05, 2009	Jesus - The King The Lord is King and reigns in majesty! Fr. Tom explores the numerous references to Jesus as King in the Scriptures.	53:10
Jul 29, 2009	Jesus - The Great High Priest Fr. Tom takes us to the letter to the Hebrews which tells us why Jesus is the perfect sacrifice or offering.	51:32
Jul 20, 2009	Jesus - The Prophet When the Bible refers to Jesus as The Prophet, is it saying He is able to predict the future or is it something much deeper?	47:39
Jul 13, 2009	Jesus - The Teacher Fr. Tom Hopko continues his informative series on the Names of Jesus by exploring the term "Rabbi" or "Teacher" when referring to Jesus.	55:30
Jun 14, 2009	Jesus - The Last Adam Fr. Tom contrasts the original Adam with Christ who is called The Last or New Adam.	55:59
Jun 06, 2009	Jesus - The Man Fr. Thomas Hopko delves deep into the reality that Jesus is truly Man.	51:19
May 30, 2009	Jesus - Son of Man Why does Jesus refer to Himself as Son of Man when virtually no one else does?	45:13
May 22, 2009	Jesus - The Power of God As Fr. Tom continues his series on the Names of Jesus, he examines the word "Power" and how it applies to Christ.	45:44
May 09, 2009	Jesus - The Icon of God Fr. Tom explores what the scriptures mean when they say Jesus is the very Image of God.	52:19
May 08, 2009	Jesus - The Wisdom of God If Jesus is the Word of God, it follows that He is also the Wisdom of God. For where God's Word is, there is also His Wisdom.	48:20
May 02, 2009	Jesus - The Word of God Ask the average Christian today to define the "Word of God" and he will probably say "The Bible." Fr. Thomas says Jesus is THE Word, not just A Word of God. He takes us to the first chapter of John to begin today's study.	54:14
Apr 23, 2009	Jesus - God (part 2) Fr. Tom continues his examination of Jesus as God.	54:52
Apr 17, 2009	Jesus - God (part 1) In his continuing series on the Names of Jesus, Fr. Tom explores Jesus as God.	61:02
Apr 10, 2009	Jesus - I Am Where and why in the Scriptures is the term "I Am" used to refer to Christ and why is it so critical to His identity?	38:04
Apr 04, 2009	Jesus - The Lord In Matthew 22, Jesus asked "What do you think of the Christ? Who's Son is He?" What follows is a dialog about David's son and his statement in Psalm 110 "The Lord said to my Lord . . " What does it mean that Jesus is The Lord?	51:29
Mar 27, 2009	Jesus - Son of God (part 2) Jesus is the ONLY begotten Son and is ontologically related to God the Father unlike any other being.	46:05
Mar 22, 2009	Jesus - Son of God (part 1) Fr. Tom discusses Christ's divinity. Jesus is human, yes, but he is also God!	45:26
Mar 20, 2009	Jesus The Christ Fr. Hopko continues his series on the names of Jesus, this time focusing on the name Christ, which means "the anointed one."	56:06
Mar 19, 2009	Jesus the Savior In his 2nd episode on the Names of Jesus, Fr. Tom explores the roots and meaning of the name Jesus - God Saves.	45:52
Mar 18, 2009	The Name of Jesus The Angel told the Theotokos, “You will call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Fr. Thomas Hopko explores the significance of this name, as well as its origins.	36:16