New Testament from the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi of Mount Athos – Pocket Edition

With much love, the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi continues to contribute to the publication of the timeless and always relevant word, to glorify the wisdom of God and to spiritually benefit the faithful of Orthodoxy.

The Holy Monastery, mindful of the diligence demonstrated during Byzantine times, where the word of God was often adorned with illustrated forms of the holy Apostles and other representations, along with headings and titles, has decided to proceed with the publication of a compact-sized New Testament embellished with the illustrated forms and titles of the most significant manuscripts donated to the Monastery by Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos (14th century) and from the Gospel (11th century) donated to it by the Palaiologos dynasty’s Andronikos II.

The New Testament is not a book of mere learning. According to St. Symeon the New Theologian, the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, constitute an inexhaustible treasury, sealed; and the key by which we can unlock it is the observance of God’s commandments. As one struggles to keep God’s commandments, one delves deeper into the spirit and meanings of the Holy Scriptures. The study of God’s word, accompanied by a practice consistent with the Tradition of the Fathers of our Church, draws the Holy Spirit to transmit His sanctifying energy, which transforms the person and makes them a true participant, a “partaker of divine nature” (2 Peter 1:3). […] (From the preface of the edition)