Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Language

The Mystery of Epiousion: Why Jesus Loved to Play With Words

Transcend the world of shadows and taste the Logos.

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Eugene Terekhin
Jun 01, 2024
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Life is full of mysteries — life itself is a mystery. The more you know the more you realize that you don’t. The less you know the more you think you do. When Jesus was saying the Lord’s Prayer for the first time in response to the disciples’ request to teach them how to pray, he said,

“Give us today our epiousion (ἐπιούσιον).”

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