Arabic word for “monkey” (ميمون / maymūn) comes from the root Y-M-N, meaning “right side/hand, blessed”, “fortunate”, etc.) (this would make it a cognate with “Yemen” and “Benjamin”). Also, I just came up with a pseudo-theory that it comes from the story of Amr bin-Maymun stoning an adulterous monkey. If true, the word for “blessed” became used for some adulterous baboons
Can we refer to the Son as “our father”? Without any theological implications (not confusing Him with the Father), solely based on the fact that He is a (the) father-figure to us?
Is there any difference between the two pairs? I’ve heard there is some precise differences (for example Nestorius recognising one prosopon but two hypostases). But there are some theologians (Leontius of Byzantium for example) saying that there is no distinction and claiming otherwise is foolish
If we don’t bear the guilt of Adam’s sin and only the consequences, what does it mean to be “forgiven” of ancestral sin at Holy Baptism? (Especially when everyone is prone to the consequences)