Bulletin of Biblical Studies, vol. 16, July-December 1997, year 26, p. 128.
The July-December 1997 issue of the Bulletin of Biblical Studies contains six (6) articles.
S. Agouridis, referring to the influence of the paulian theology on the European culture, briefly presents the contribution of ap. Paul to the formation of a new understanding of history, of the freedom of man and the unity of the human community, elements that had a determining role in the formation of the European culture.
K. Zarras investigates the relationship between the angels Seraphim and Heruvim, the way it results mainly from the calling visions of the prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel. He especially examines the similarities and differences of the presence of these heavenly creatures in the two visions and the possibility that they might come from respective traditions of neigboring areas.
J. M. v. Cangh examines woman's position and role in the narrative parts of Luke's gospel. In order to achieve his purpose the writer initially examines woman's position in the O. T. and during Mishna's time. Next, he submits a board with Luke's passages that concern women and moves on to the analysis of Jesus' revolutionary attitude towards women, the way it is presentsd in the specific parts, without, however, leaving out the comparison with reports from other new-testament texts.
Chr. Karakolis examines whether the expression “συνέρχεσθαιεπίτοαυτό” (gathering in one place) of the Barnabas Letter (4, 10b) has a eucharistic meaning and if it has been influenced from the paulian theology and tradition. To answer this question the writer examines how much the situation of the community of Baranaba's Letter and the terminology and, generally, the theology of the broader context of the specific verse is connected to ap. Paul's theology and especially that of his A' Letter to the Corinthians.
Y. Nahmia presents two different readings of Jonas' book. The first reading takes place from Freud's point of view and the second from Fromm's. Initially, the writer briefly mentions Jonas' story and then he quotes both the freudian reading of the particular text and the frommian one. Finally, from the perspective of each one, he develops an interpretation , following each time the respective direction, and shows why these interpretations are compatible with their frame of mind.
At the end, V. Nikopoulos analyzes two basic notions of the Law of contract, the “debt” and the “debtor”, the way these appear in ap. Paul's Letters and are used by himself as objects of processing the Law with a view to readjust them to the new “by revelation” reality. In this frame, the writer, referring to the broad use of legal terms and institutions by ap. Paul, briefly describes in the beginning of his study the purposes and ways of this use. Next, he explains the basic meaning of the notions in the Law of contract and, finally, he analyzes their importance in the Letters.