if one reads some of the earlier Western grammars of LXX Greek, one sees these scholars -- grounded in what they consider to be "proper" classical Greek
I have given you a reference (which refers to others) that would disagree with your interpretation on the Greek. While I'm not an expert on this there does seem to be significant room for debate and it is not as clear as you would like to indicate.
No, but I can point out that Protestants read their own deeper meanings into this and other passages in the Bible. The difference, again, is that Protestants do so while completely ignoring or approaching patristic writings with extreme skepticism -- picking a few things and rejecting most of the rest. While we Orthodox use our brains and the guidance of the Holy Spirit
Oh please. This is a little too much. I'm not reading ANYTHING into this verse except to say that it states "Give us this day our daily bread." I've believe I have stated several times now this is fitting with the context of Matthew 6 in which our Lord talks about just living for today. I have already shown how the Orthodox and Catholics pick and choose their writings. Do you agree with Augustine about predestination or all unbaptized babies going to hell? We all pick and choose from the fathers what we agree with.
You have completely ignore those fathers who disagree with your interpretation. It is you who are reading far more into this passage than I. I suppose that is because you're guided by the Holy Spirit.
You have no more direct evidence from Scripture that it wasn't daily than we have clear evidence that it was -- and you perhaps have less.
If you want my "direct evidence" I would refer you to tradition. (Ain't that a switch?) There is no traditional evidence that communion was taken daily-not by the apostles or the early church fathers. You need to look back at tradition, my son.
St. Paul says "as oft as ye" eat and drink the Body and Blood... so there I don't see a command for all to receive daily anywhere in the Scriptures, personally.
First you try to tell me that the verse, "Give us this day our daily bread." means that we should consume the Eucharist daily, then you tell me the Eastern Church never felt this was necessary. Now you tell me you don't see a command to receive it daily. Make up your mind.
"that if one considers all churches and monasteries worldwide, many Orthodox priests are serving the Divine Liturgy and the Body and Blood of Christ are being partaken of by many -- not only daily, but probably around the clock..
So now communion can be taken in Bangkok and you don't have to worry about it here because someone else has taken it. This is fulfilling the commandment? Please. I might not use my brains or be guided by the Holy Spirit but I do have some common sense. ;O)
You'd better write those Reformed folks who put out "Daily Bread," then, and tell them that they need to stop their presumption
If the "Daily Bread" is Reformed I'll eat my hat. I can't find anything in the mission statement to indicate they are. Their writing sure would not indicate that they are. That being said, you seem to think I'm equating "Give us this day our daily bread" with the word of God. I have heard some interpret this verse, this way. I do not. It is simply to remind us that our sustenance is based upon God's grace.
You're reading far more into this then is there. Next thing you'll be telling me is that the United States is the lost tribe of Manassah.
I'm a little confused. All along, I have been basically agreeing with you on what the primary meaning of "epiousios" seems to have been. I don't see how you could make reference to "as clear as you would like to indicate," when my precise point was that this unique word was unknown in classical or LXX Greek, was probably newly coined for the NT, and thus would seem to be anything but simple and clear.
Well, I think we've probably reached the end of the useful line on this one. You may be one of those rare Protestants who never sees deeper or secondary meanings in Scriptures -- I certainly wasn't saying what meanings you did or didn't see in that line, I was simply stating that I've not found that Protestants are any less likely to see secondary, spiritual, or allegorical meanings in Scriptural texts than are Catholics or Orthodox. As to daily communion, I think I was pretty clear -- the New Testament church in Jerusalem seems to have gathered daily to break bread, including, we would assume, having communion. There is no hard evidence for this, but it is the tradition we have. On the other hand, we Orthodox don't see a command for all Christians to commune daily anywhere in Scripture -- but we do still see it as an ideal, if we had the privilege of living in an ideal world.
I'll otherwise leave the discussion with your final comments. I will say, though, that while the mission statement may not be explicitly Reformed, nor may its current theology be adequately pure from a Reformed perspective these days, Daily Bread and RBC ministries were founded by M.R. De Haan in Grand Rapids, MI -- Dutch Reformed, in the U.S. capital of Dutch Reformedness. It is a staple of devotional life in the main branches of the Dutch Reformed tradition here in the U.S.