Dr. George L. Parsenios is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Homily was delivered on 27 Mar 2011 (Veneration of the Holy Cross) at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross, Belmont CA. Video by Minoan Magic Lantern.
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. Today (April 22) is Good Friday. Hebrews 4:14-16 can be read on this day as a New Testament Lesson (or Epistle). By this time, Jesus has risen from the dead and has already ascended to Heaven. Hebrews was written after Jesus left this earth.
mkl62 10 months ago