THEOTOKOS A NEW TABERNACLE AND A LIVING TEMPLE (OLD TESTAMENT IN THE VESPERS FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE TEMPLE OF THE MOTHER OF GOD)

Stefka Kancheva

the Entry into the Temple of the Mother of God is the Marian feast full of Old Testament images and ideas, because of its specificity. The article examines the three Old Testament readings during the Vesper – from Exodus, 3 Kings and Ezekiel and the connection between the readings and hymnography of the feast.

Key words: Theotokos, tabernacle, temple, Ark of the covenant