Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament

Archbishop Averky (Taushev) (1906–1976)
was the fourth abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, NY). He was born in
Imperial Russia, but had to leave the country with his family in the wake of the
Russian Revolution. Living in Bulgaria, he was drawn to the monastic life, and
soon became a monk and a priest. He taught and ministered in Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Germany, before being assigned in 1951 to teach
at the Holy Trinity Seminary. He was consecrated a bishop, and after the death
of Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko) became the abbot of the monastery. As abbot, he
was also the rector of Holy Trinity Seminary and was heavily involved in the
formation of its curriculum and daily life. He was also praised by converts to
the Orthodox faith such as Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) for being a steadfast
defender of traditional Orthodoxy. He wrote many commentaries on scripture and
other works which are extensively read both in Russia and in the diaspora. He is
best known in the English-speaking world for his commentary on the Book of
Revelations, The Apocalypse in the Teachings
of Ancient Christianity

Deacon Nicholas Kotar is
a recent graduate of Holy Trinity Seminary and an assistant editor at Holy
Trinity Publications in Jordanville, NY. He also has a degree in Russian
Literature from UC Berkeley. Having begun conducting
with the youth choir in the Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco, Nicholas
helped establish the St John of San Francisco Men’s Chorale, which has released
two disks to date: Rejoice in
Song and Chrysostom. Currently he conducts the
monastery and seminary choir at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville. He is
also a founding member of Conquering Time, an ensemble of performance, visual,
and literary artists inspired by the Inklings that stages original works of
storytelling and traditional music and publishes new poetry and
prose.