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fr. matthew the poor

  1. dzheremi

    Technical question about the Greek of 2 Peter 1:4 as relates (or not) to theology

    Hi all, A recent thread has caused me to look for information on the exact meaning of κοινωνοι as it is found in 2 Peter 1:4 (the famous "partakers of the divine nature" verse). Not knowing Greek, what little I have found suggests that it might be more literally translated as "sharers" (as...
  2. dzheremi

    Fr. Matthew the Poor (Matta Al-Maskin/أبونا متى المسكين) in Coptologia vol. III, Fall 1982

    Note: I have made some slight revisions to remove cumbersome inclusions of transliterated Arabic words (placed below in italics) where their frequency may inhibit smooth reading, in those cases where removing them would not reasonably alter the meaning of the text itself. The only other changes...