St. John’s, as a rural Appalachian mission with ties to a university community, engages extensively in both in-person and online outreach and apologetics, such as our weekly Bible Study on Sundays at 2:30 in the Bucknell University Bookstore, represented in links below.
Rector Rev. Paul Siewers is Orthodox Christian Chaplain and a professor of Literary Studies at Bucknell University, specializing in early Christian literature and teaching a Bible as Literature course. A graduate of the St. John of Kronstadt Pastoral School in ROCOR, he has co-edited and contributed to books published by Holy Trinity Publications and St. Vladimir Seminary Press, among other scholarly books and articles, and is editor of the Paideia Review, a journal on Orthodoxy and culture. St. John’s maintains an extensive library of Bible Study resources from Orthodox perspectives on his blog.
For articles by traditional Orthodox Christian Bible commentators such as Fr. Michael Pomazansky, and articles by Priest Paul on various biblical topics drawing on Church Fathers, with some videos of Scripture readings and discussions, please see full menu. Texts of homilies from worship services are posted weekly on the main page at ecosemiotics.com; these are usually in the second position on the home page, beneath the pinned article on the Orthodox mission to Northern Appalachia. In addition, the weekly online “Orthodoxy Online” class explores Orthodox Tradition related to Scripture most Saturdays 10 to 11 a.m., for a link please contact Fr Paul at priestpauls@pm.me
Readers Luke and Nicholas from St. John's are studying at the ROCOR Pastoral School. These are two highly rated exegetical papers they wrote for Father John Whiteford, a respected biblical teacher and scholar.Readers Luke and Nicholas from St. John's are studying at the ROCOR Pastoral School. These are two highly rated exegetical papers they wrote for Father John Whiteford, a respected biblical teacher and scholar.