Tag: Ambrose of Milan

Abraham’s 318 Men: The Cross and the Name of Jesus Hidden in a Number

Abraham’s 318 Men: The Cross and the Name of Jesus Hidden in a Number

The number 318 appears once in the Bible — in the count of Abraham's trained servants in Genesis 14:14. Written in Greek as Tau-Iota-Eta, it encodes the Cross of Christ and the Name of Jesus. And it was present at the Council of Nicaea. A patristic investigation with all primary sources verified.

Theotokos: The Catholic Doctrine of the Mother of God — Biblical, Patristic, and Magisterial | [LordJesusChristReigns.blog]

Theotokos: The Catholic Doctrine of the Mother of God — Biblical, Patristic, and Magisterial | [LordJesusChristReigns.blog]

Theotokos — God-bearer — is not a Marian superlative. It is a Christological entailment. This article traces the title from its biblical spine in Galatians 4:4 and Luke 1, through the Ark of the Covenant typology, Irenaeus's New Eve theology, and the drama of Ephesus (AD 431), to Lumen Gentium's definitive treatment. Every source verified. Every claim grounded.