Old Testament Readings for the Feast Meeting of the Lord: A Hermeneutical Key for the Old Testament’s Exegesis in the Orthodox Church
Stefka Kancheva
pp. 51 - 60
 
Title: Old Testament Readings for the Feast Meeting of the Lord: A Hermeneutical Key for the Old Testament’s Exegesis in the Orthodox Church
Authors: Stefka Kancheva

Abstract: The paper traces the main accents in the worship of the feast Meeting of the Lord towards the exegesis of the Old Testament and consider it as the "hermeneutical key" for understanding, accepting, and interpreting the Old Testament in the Orthodox Church. The Lawgiver who obeys the Law, the sacrifice’s theme and the antithesis light/darkness are the main ideas in the worship and its exegesis of the Scripture.

Keywords: Lowgiver; Low; Light; Darkness.

Received: 14-04-2021     Accepted: 26-06-2021     Published: 07-12-2021

Citation: Kancheva, S. (2021). Old Testament Readings for the Feast Meeting of the Lord: A Hermeneutical Key for the Old Testament’s Exegesis in the Orthodox Church. Cultural and Historical Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, Digitalization (KIN Journal), 7(2), ISSN 2367-8038, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 51–60. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.26615/issn.2367-8038.2021_2_004