Orthodox educational courses. 1st year of study (2014–2015)

ORTHODOX EDUCATIONAL COURSES.

The Moscow Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary continue training in educational courses for the laity “ORTHODOXY”, which are based on the curriculum of the highest theological school of the Russian Orthodox Church in basic theological and historical disciplines.
Program. 1st year of study: Course “Biblical History” and “Dogmatic Theology”

2nd year of study: Course “Church History: Between Heaven and Earth”

• 1st half of the year. General church history
• 2nd half of the year. History of the Russian Church

1ST YEAR OF STUDY. COURSE “BIBLE HISTORY” AND “DOGMATIC THEOLOGY”

First course of the 2014–2015 academic year: “Biblical History” and “Dogmatic Theology.” Lectures are given by teachers from Sretensky Theological Seminary, Moscow Theological Academy, Moscow State University, St. Tikhon's Orthodox Humanitarian University and other universities.

1st half of the year

Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov , addressed the audience with an opening speech . He said that within the framework of the two-year program it is planned to study courses in Biblical history, dogmatic theology, liturgics, Church history, as well as practical aspects of modern mission and apologetics. The final test of knowledge after completion of training will be carried out in the form of an examination test. Those who successfully complete the training are issued a corresponding certificate.

The first lecture on the subject “Biblical History” life of the first people in Paradise and after the Fall, and Noah’s stay in the ark during the World War. the flood and the subsequent settlement of people across the earth. The lecture lasted an hour and fifteen minutes. For another hour, listeners asked questions: why were stars created? is there life on other planets? How did the serpent get to heaven? How did Adam know about sacrifices and how many years did he live on earth? where did Cain and Seth get their wives? What did Noah eat in the ark? where was Paradise?

Lecture 1. Biblical history. The emergence of the world and man. God's covenants with Adam and Noah.

• Creation of heaven and earth. The sin of Adam and Eve.
• About the inspiration of the Bible
• Events before the Flood, the life of Noah
• Babylonian Pandemonium, Confusion of Languages ​​and Dispersion of Nations

Lecture by Fedor Alekseevich Kupriyanov

Answers to questions from listeners.

Lecture 2. Biblical history. From the election of Abraham to the migration of the Jewish people to Egypt.

• The Call of Abraham, God's Covenants with Abraham, and the Promise of a Son
• Melchizedek, King of Salem
• Isaac's birth and marriage
• Jacob: flight from Esau, vision of the mysterious ladder, Jacob and Laban
• The Story of Joseph and the Eleven Brothers
• Life of the Jews in Egypt before the death of Joseph
• Characteristics of the Patriarchal Age, Book of Job

The second lecture on the subject “Biblical History” was dedicated by Fyodor Alekseevich Kupriyanov, teacher of the Old Testament at Sretensky Seminary, candidate of sciences, associate professor to those events in the post-flood history of mankind that were described in the Book of Genesis. After the lecture by F.A. Kupriyanov answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Fedor Alekseevich Kupriyanov.

Answers to questions from listeners.

Lecture 3. Dogmatic theology. What is theology?

The third lecture “On Theology” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “17 Kathisma”, conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by Archpriest Vadim Leonov, candidate of theology, associate professor at the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University and the Sretensky Theological Seminary. After the lecture, Father Vadim answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Archpriest Vadim Leonov

Answers to questions from listeners.

Lecture 4. Biblical history. Exodus from Egypt.

• Calling of Moses. Burning bush
• Ten Plagues of Egypt
• Exodus from Egypt
• Sinai legislation
• Construction of the Tabernacle and Establishment of the Priesthood
• Events of a forty-year wandering.

The 4th lecture on the subject “Biblical History” was dedicated to the remaining 4 books of the Pentateuch of Moses: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, teacher of the Old Testament at Sretensky Seminary, candidate of sciences, associate professor Fyodor Alekseevich Kupriyanov. After the lecture by F.A. Kupriyanov answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Fedor Alekseevich Kupriyanov

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 5. Biblical history. From entering the Promised Land to the establishment of royal power.

• Capture of Jericho and conquest of pagan peoples
• Population, Language, Religion, and Civil State of Palestine at the Time of the Judges
• Book of Ruth
• High Priest Eli and his children
• Prophetic song of Anna and prediction of the Messiah
• Samuel - the last prophet and judge

The 5th lecture on the subject “Biblical History” was given by Archpriest Alexander Timofeev, head of the Department of Biblical Studies of the Moscow Theological Academy, teacher and participant in numerous expeditions on biblical archeology. Lecture topic: the book of Judges, its interpretation and related archaeological finds in the Holy Land.

Lecture by Archpriest Alexander Timofeev.

Answers to questions from listeners.

Lecture 6. Dogmatic theology. The search for God.

• Ways of knowing
• Natural and supernatural knowledge of God
• Cataphatic and apophatic theology
• Properties of God

The 6th lecture “The Search for God” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “17 Kathisma”, conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by Archpriest Vadim Leonov, candidate of theology, associate professor of the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University and the Sretensky Theological Seminary. After a lecture on the natural and supernatural ways of knowledge of God and God’s revelation of Himself, Father Vadim answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Archpriest Vadim Leonov

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 7. Biblical history. From Saul to David.

• King Saul: beginning of reign and fall
• Wars and reign of David
• Psalms of David: liturgical performance
• Messianic aspirations in a descendant of David

The 7th lecture “From Saul to David” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “ORTHODOXY”, conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by priest Mikhail Zheltov, candidate of theology, associate professor of the Moscow Theological Academy, head of the department of Church-practical sciences of the All-Church postgraduate and doctoral studies named after St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, Secretary of the Commission on Divine Services and Church Art of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church. After a lecture on the reign and fall of Saul, the wars and reign of David, his psalms and messianic aspirations for a descendant of David, Father Michael answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by priest Mikhail Zheltov

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 8. Biblical history. From David to Solomon.

• Solomon as a sage and builder of the Temple
• Books Song of Songs, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
• Reasons for God's Rejection of Solomon

The 8th lecture “From David to Solomon” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “ORTHODOXY”, conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by Mikhail Anatolyevich Skobelev, teacher of the Old Testament at the Sretensky Theological Seminary. After a lecture dedicated to Solomon as a sage and builder of the Temple, his books - the Song of Songs, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, as well as the reasons for God’s rejection of Solomon, Mikhail Anatolyevich answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by M.A. Skobeleva

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 9. Dogmatic theology. God's revelation about Himself.

• Monotheism and polytheism
• Revelation of God the Trinity
• History of triadology

The 9th lecture, “God’s Revelation of Himself,” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “ORTHODOXY,” conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by Archpriest Vadim Leonov, candidate of theology, associate professor at the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University and the Sretensky Theological Seminary. After the lecture, Father Vadim answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Archpriest Vadim Leonov

Answers on questions

Lecture 10. Biblical history. From the division of the kingdom to the destruction of the temple by the Babylonians.

• Jeroboam and the schism he caused
• The kingdoms of Israel and Judah and their rulers
• Prophets Elijah and Elisha
• Reign of Kings Hezekiah, Manasseh, Josiah

The 10th lecture “From the division of the kingdom to the destruction of the temple by the Babylonians” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “ORTHODOXY”, conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by priest Andrei Vydrin, a teacher of the Old Testament at the Moscow Orthodox Theological Seminary and Academy. After a lecture dedicated to Jeroboam and the schism he caused, the kingdoms of Israel and Judah and their rulers, the prophets Elijah and Elisha, as well as the reign of kings Hezekiah, Manasseh and Josiah, Father Andrei answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by priest Andrey Vydrin

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 11. Biblical history. Twelve "minor" prophets.

• Formation of the collection of “Twelve Prophets”
• Prophets Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah
• Jonah in the belly of the whale and the prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh

The 11th lecture “Twelve “minor” prophets” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “ORTHODOXY”, conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by Deacon Vladimir Vasilik, teacher of the Sretensky Theological Seminary, candidate of theology and philological sciences, associate professor of the history department of St. Petersburg State university. After a lecture on the formation of the collection of “Twelve Minor Prophets,” Father Vladimir dwelled in more detail on the personality and writings of the prophets Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah. After the break, Father Vladimir answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Deacon Vladimir Vasilik

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 12. Dogmatic theology. Creation of the world.

• Non-Christian cosmogonies
• Orthodox teaching on the creation of the world
• The invisible world
• The visible world

The 12th lecture “Creation of the World” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “ORTHODOXY”, conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by Archpriest Vadim Leonov, teacher of the Sretensky Theological Seminary, candidate of theology.

The lecture is devoted to the Orthodox teaching about the creation of the world, non-Christian cosmogonies, as well as the visible and invisible worlds. After the break, Father Vadim answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Archpriest Vadim Leonov

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 13. Biblical history. Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel.

• Political events during the time of Isaiah and their connection with the prophecies about the Jews, Egyptians and Babylonians
• Isaiah’s vision of the Lord of Glory and the six-winged seraphim, words about “Born of the Virgin” and the suffering “servant of Jehovah”
• Jeremiah's lament over the destruction of Jerusalem
• Ezekiel and his mysterious visions of the heavenly temple

The lecture is dedicated to the political events of the time of Prophet. Isaiah and their connection with the prophecies about the Jews, Egyptians and Babylonians, the vision of the prophet. Isaiah of the Lord of Glory and the six-winged seraphim, the words about the “Born of the Virgin” and the Suffering “Servant of Jehovah,” I cry prophet. Jeremiah over the destruction of Jerusalem, the mysterious visions of the heavenly temple of the prophet. Ezekiel. After the break, Father Andrei answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Archpriest Andrei Tkachev

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 14. Biblical history. In captivity in Babylon. Return from captivity.

• The Book of Daniel and Its Historical Context
• Three miracles with Nebuchadnezzar
• Daniel in the lions' den, three godly youths in the fiery furnace
• The Birth of Jewish Apocryphal Apocalypticism
• Manifesto of Cyrus on the release of captives
• Return of the Jews from captivity and construction of the Second Temple
• The Last Prophets – Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi

Lecture 14 “In captivity in Babylon. Return from captivity" within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses "ORTHODOXY", conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was read by Oleg Viktorovich Starodubtsev, associate professor of the Moscow Theological Academy, teacher of the Sretensky Theological Seminary.

The lecture focuses on the Book of Daniel and its historical context; three miracles with Nebuchadnezzar; Daniel in the lions' den, the three pious youths in the fiery furnace; the birth of Jewish apocryphal apocalypticism; Cyrus's manifesto on the release of captives; the return of the Jews from captivity and the construction of the Second Temple; as well as the last prophets - Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. After the break, the lecturer answered questions from the audience.

Lecture by Oleg Starodubtsev

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 15. Dogmatic theology. Primordial man.

The Creation and Purpose of Man

• Body
• Soul
• Spirit

The 15th lecture “Primordial Man” within the framework of the Orthodox educational courses “ORTHODOXY”, conducted by the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary, was given by Archpriest Vadim Leonov, teacher of the Sretensky Theological Seminary, candidate of theology.

The lecture is devoted to Orthodox teaching about the creation and purpose of man, about the human spirit, soul and body. After the break, Father Vadim answered questions from those gathered.

Lecture by Archpriest Vadim Leonov

Answers to listener questions

Lecture 16. Biblical history. From Persia to Alexander the Great.

Orthodox educational courses. 1st year of study (2014–2015)

Weekly Orthodox educational courses continue at Sretensky Theological Seminary. The rector of the Sretensky Theological Seminary, the abbot of the Sretensky Monastery, Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), said that within the framework of the two-year program it is planned to study courses in Biblical history, dogmatic theology, liturgics, Church history, as well as practical aspects of modern mission and apologetics.

Videos: Course “Church History: Between Heaven and Earth.” 2nd year (2015–2016) Course “God and Man”. 3rd year (2016–2017) Course “Christian Family”. 4th year (2017–2018) Course “Creed”. 5th year (2018–2019) Course “Pasions and the fight against them.” 6th year (2019–2020) Course “The Lord is my enlightenment.” Year 7 (2020–2021)

Audio recordings: 1st year of study (2014–2015) 2nd year of study (2015–2016) 3rd year of study (2016–2017) 4th year of study (2017–2018) 5th year of study (2018– 2019) 6th year of study (2019–2020) 7th year of study (2020–2021)

Fedor Alekseevich Kupriyanov - teacher of the Old Testament at Sretensky Seminary, candidate of sciences, associate professor. Archpriest Vadim Leonov is a candidate of theology, associate professor at the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University and Sretensky Theological Seminary. Archpriest Alexander Timofeev, head of the department of biblical studies at the Moscow Theological Academy, teacher and participant in numerous expeditions on biblical archeology. Priest Mikhail Zheltov - Candidate of Theology, Associate Professor of the Moscow Theological Academy, Head of the Department of Church-Practical Sciences of the All-Church Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies named after Sts. Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, Secretary of the Commission on Divine Services and Church Art of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church. Priest Andrey Vydrin, teacher of the Old Testament at the Moscow Orthodox Theological Seminary and Academy. Deacon Vladimir Vasilik is a teacher at Sretensky Theological Seminary, candidate of theology and philological sciences, associate professor of the history department of St. Petersburg State University. Oleg Viktorovich Starodubtsev is an associate professor at the Moscow Theological Academy, a teacher at Sretensky Theological Seminary. Hieromonk Jonah (Kudryakov), teacher at Sretensky Theological Seminary. Hieromonk Irenei (Pikovsky), teacher at Sretensky Theological Seminary. Hieromonk Irinei (Pikovsky), teacher at Sretensky Theological Seminary.

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April 10, 2021 In the time that many people have freed up due to forced self-isolation, in addition to prayer, it can be usefully used for spiritual education.

For example, watch video recordings of lectures of educational courses for the laity “Orthodoxy” the Sretensky Theological Seminary for the sixth year now . The courses are structured according to the plan of higher church theological schools. Lectures are given by the best specialists in their fields from various educational institutions. You can either systematically master some subject of religious doctrine or choose a lecture on a topic of interest. The lectures were well recorded; it is important that after each lecture you could ask questions, the answers to which were also recorded.

Educational courses “Orthodoxy” have become an important event in the spiritual life of the Church.

Many have read the Psalter and remember the words with which its most famous kathisma, the seventeenth, begins: Blessed are the blameless on the way, walking in the law of the Lord. Blessed are those who experience His witness; they will seek Him with all their hearts.

…

This is exactly what the educational courses that opened at the Sretensky Monastery and the Sretensky Theological Seminary in 2014 were called - “The Seventeenth Kathisma” (another name is “Orthodoxy”).

So many people came to the first lecture that we had to figure out how to accommodate everyone. A solution was found: some of the listeners sat in the conference room, and some sat on the floor above, in classrooms where the lecture was broadcast on projection screens.

What struck the project initiators most was the abundance of young people who came to enroll in the courses. More than 500 people! The average age of listeners is 28–30 years old, men and women are almost equally divided. Of those who came, 90% turned out to be people with higher education - there were even doctors and candidates of science among them.

For those who did not have time to sign up or were unable to find Monday evening in their busy schedule, video lectures were recorded. Their online viewing statistics were another surprise: each entry was seen by up to 30,000 people or more.

What do they teach in the courses and how do they differ from others like them?

Immersion in the times of King David and the Apostle Paul

From the first lecture, it became clear that the audience did not just come “to talk about something with the priest.” They were interested in everything - from the interpretation of Biblical history to the subtleties of Orthodox dogma. As one of the teachers, Archpriest Vadim Leonov, says, at first he “ hesitated whether to present some complex issues of triadology and Christology.”

But as the conversations progressed, it became clear that there was no problem in the level of perception.
There is only a difficulty with time: it is limited. “ I confess that I am eternally grateful to our wonderful listeners for the fact that every Monday they found the opportunity to break away from their important affairs and come to the center of Moscow, to the Sretensky Monastery, to listen about God and the salvation of the soul
,” the lecturer added.

The courses are based on the curriculum of the higher theological school of the Russian Orthodox Church. Teachers - teachers of Sretensky Seminary and other theological schools, priests and laity, specialists in liturgics, biblical studies, dogmatics: famous liturgist, priest Mikhail Zheltov, biblical scholar and participant in numerous expeditions on biblical archeology, Archpriest Alexander Timofeev, regular contributor to the Pravoslavie.Ru portal and author of many popular books, Archpriest Andrei Tkachev. And many others.

Students of the “Orthodoxy” courses immersed themselves in the era of the Flood, the times of Kings David and Solomon, traced the paths of the missionary travels of the Apostle Paul and delved into his messages. And the point is not to simply assimilate and learn new information, increasing your educational level. Not only the mind changes, but slowly the heart too. “ The main thing that lectures give is the awakening of the desire to read and study the Holy Scriptures

“
says
Maxim Dobrolyubov, one of the project participants
.
The format of the meetings is lectures, at the end of which listeners can ask what remains unclear or requires clarification. The questions asked in the audience, according to the rector of Sretensky Seminary, Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov), “ sometimes were simply amazing: wonderful, deep, telling how seriously the listeners feel spiritual life, how interested they are in learning as much as possible about it.” .

Courses for the laity “Orthodoxy”

1st year of study (2014-2015):

Course "Biblical History" and "Dogmatic Theology"

2nd year of study (2015-2016):

Course “Church History: Between Heaven and Earth”

• 1st half of the year (September-December 2015). General church history
• 2nd half of the year (January-June 2021). History of the Russian Church

3rd year of study (2016-2017):

Course "God and Man"

• 1st half of the year (October-December 2021). Anthropology and asceticism
• 2nd half of the year (January-June 2021). Liturgics

4th year of study (2017–2018):

​Course "Christian Family"

​5th year of study (2018–2019):

• 1st half of the year (September-December 2021). "Symbol of faith"
• 2nd half of the year (January-June 2021). “Practical life experience of outstanding pastors of the 19th – 20th centuries”

​6th year of study (2019–2020):

• 1st half of the year (September-December 2021). "Pasions and the fight against them"

CYCLE OF LECTURES FOR EDUCATIONAL COURSES “SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE”

Educational courses for the laity are held annually at the Sretensky Monastery. Meetings take place on Mondays. The theme of 2021 was Russian literature, namely its spiritual foundations.

The course of lectures will be given by Professor Alexander Uzhankov, a Russian philologist, literary critic, culturologist, theorist and historian of the literature and culture of Ancient Rus'. Doctor of Philological Sciences, Candidate of Cultural Studies, Professor. Honorary worker of higher professional education of the Russian Federation. The first meeting on the topic “The spiritual foundations of Russian civilization and the worldview of the ancient Russian scribe” will take place on January 20 at 19:00 in the Assembly Hall of Sretensky Seminary. Through the prism of Russian literature, Russian civilization will be viewed as the third Orthodox civilization in history. Admission to lectures is free. Everyone is welcome.

COURSE SCHEDULE 01/20/2020 The spiritual foundations of Russian civilization and the worldview of the ancient Russian scribe The lecture examines Russian civilization as the third Orthodox one. Attention is drawn to its features. The four cornerstones of civilization are examined: faith, language, history and culture. The main focus is on Russian literature.

01/27/2020 “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” in the context of Orthodox culture. Riddles and secrets of a masterpiece of ancient Russian literature. Place, time of its origin and author.

02/03/2020 “The Tale of Peter and Fevronia of Murom” . This story is called a story about love, although this word never appears in the text itself. What kind of mysterious love is this?

02/10/2020 The spiritual foundations of N.M. Karamzin’s story “Poor Liza” .

02/17/2020 Spiritual path of A.S. Pushkin. Drama " Boris Godunov"

02/24/2020What is the novel in verse “Eugene Onegin” by A.S. Pushkin?

)03/09/2020 The story “The Captain's Daughter” as the spiritual testament of A.S. Pushkin and the pinnacle of his creativity.

03/16/2020 The spiritual poverty of the “little man” in the story by N.V. Gogol's "The Overcoat" .

03/23/2020 Spiritual ladder N.V. Gogol: “The Inspector General”, “Dead Souls”, “Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friends” .

03/30/2020 A prophet in his own country. M.Yu. Lermontov in search of his home.

)04/27/2020 The spiritual foundations of the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment" . The doctrine of preposition and its use in constructing the image of the main character.

05/11/2020 Spiritual foundations of novels by F.M. Dostoevsky's "The Idiot" and "The Brothers Karamazov ".

05/18/2020So did a ray of light shine in the dark kingdom? About the drama A.N. Ostrovsky "The Thunderstorm" .

05/25/2020 Understanding the role of the individual and the people in history using the example of the novel by L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace"

06/01/2020 The doctrine of preposition and its use in constructing the image of the main character of the novel by L.N. Tolstoy's Anna Karenina . Family theme.

SOURCE: https://pravoslavie.ru/127210.html?utm_referrer=ht…

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