While I admittedly found this link at Nathanael Kapner's blog, I was wondering if anyone had counterclaims and proof against this claim?
The Greek legend of "Barlaam and Ioasaph"
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St. Dimirti of Rostov refers to them as our holy monastic fathers Barlaam and Ioasaph, (in other words, as saints), and the English translation of his "Great Collection" contains almost 40 pages of their story which claims to be abbreviated from St. John of Damascus.
I don't know, but I'll lean towards whichever is more edifying for my soul.
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Re: The Greek legend of "Barlaam and Ioasaph"
執事尼古拉 wrote:While I admittedly found this link at Nathanael Kapner's blog, I was wondering if anyone had counterclaims and proof against this claim?
I know that Fr Seraphim Rose found that idea ludicrious and accuses everyone who believes it of modernism. Take that as you will.
Having read bought the life of the Buddha and St John's life of those two saints frankly im not sure what people are talking about.
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