Fr John Behr: The Great Mystery: We Shall All Be Changed, Amsterdam 21 Oct 2023

After speaking about death and resurrection in his first letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle changes voice to proclaim the mystery: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed! What is this mystery that Paul speaks about and how was it understood by the Fathers. In this lecture, Fr John will look at the Apostle’s apocalyptic reading of Scripture and, building upon his work on St Irenaeus and more recently St Gregory of Nyssa, explore how they understood our lives as a process of becoming human, finally through death, resurrection, and transformation.

[@susanneumann2225]

Thank you so much to those who arranged this. I soak up anything I can find with Rev. Prof. John Behr and this lecture did not disappoint. I'm sitting in my class for psychology as I write this and I'm listening to Fr John while my class watches a film (fiction). I'm listening to him and trying to train that perspective that he's talking about -- where the "scales from the eyes" fall away and I can see the path of the New Man clearly. A truly brilliant theologian!

[@tallmikbcroft6937]

Wonderful thank you for sharing. I'm very grateful for Father John.

[@MarcusBarnabassisSystersSonne]

"Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies." -St. John Maximovitch

[@ramezaziz2336]

Totally. As a matter of fact, if anything, to be Orthodox you must be Oriental

[@Dlee-eo5vv]

Yet the west apostated 1600 + years afterward.

[@frederickanderson1860]

1:50 never call a any man father on earth. Who is our true father ABBA. ! They say paul used that title yet that is about the new teaching of the new covenent.

[@user-kr5dg2sp9c]

So Awesome !!! It all makes sense now!! Thank you Father …… thank you ! Christos Anesti !

[@sweetstephylu]

@1:14:01 ; “Modern Physics [shrug]” 🔥dry wit so very funny‼️Dear Lord I love this man; ♥️thank You for Father John 💥

[@rachelarmstrong807]

I’m reminded of the children’s stories of Pinocchio and The Velveteen Rabbit, in which the main characters become real only through being loved and offering their lives in loving sacrifice. May we all become real humans through transformation. St. Ireneus and St. Gregory were such amazing thinkers and writers! Thank you, Fr. John, for interpreting their profound insights!

[@sweetstephylu]

❤Glorious 🕯️⭐️☦️💖💙💚

[@sweetstephylu]

Well Done Father; well done💟Glory to Jesus Christ ……Glory…..

[@peterandjoycevanbreemen600]

❤

[@goldberg7019]

Surprisingly similar to George McDonald's ideas

[@KirstinReese-iw8fr]

Revelation 22.

[@justintheowlman]

Is there anyway to get the handout?