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On Moses and His Serpent
The biblical story “Of the Brazen Serpent” is no more than a minor episode in the forty years’ wandering of the Jewish people. Yet if one rereads the Book of Numbers attentively, it becomes clear that this story runs counter to the logic of the biblical narrat…
The Numbers 666 and 616 in the Apocalypse
This is a draft of an article for a book based on the lecture series “Empire or Christ”, given in Saint Petersburg in January and February 2016. In this note the material is set out in outline and without references (they will be added in the final version of …
The Secret Reform of Avvakum
In Orthodox worship there are a number of prayers that the priest reads in the sanctuary before the holy table. These prayers are read in a low voice and are often drowned out by the singing of the choir. They are called the “secret” prayers. But they are call…
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