Bulletin of Biblical Studies, 12, Volume 2, January - December 1983, pp. 72
The volume of January-December 1983 includes three (3) articles.
H.Koester examines the adoration and the worship of the Emperor in Greece, according to the archaeological discoveries. At the begging the writer comes to certain observations about the symbols of Emperor’s worship that were developed at the Hellenistic years and afterwards he presents certain examples of close cross-correlation between the various adorations of deities that prevailed locally in Greek cities and the adoration of emperor. The article closes with certain comments relative to the adoration of the Emperor and the propaganda in the arch of Galerius in Thessalonica.
Pr. Savvas Agouridis is searching for the effect of theology of community of John the Baptist in the configuration of the theology of the Fourth Gospel and he supports that the theology of disciples of John the Baptist about their teacher was much more extensive and much more decisive for the configuration of the Christology of the Gospel of John. Agouridis believes that in the frame of comparison of Jesus with Baptist, in the frame of the polemics at the perceptions of the disciples of Baptist for the religious importance of their teacher, it is likely that the various “christological” expressions are taken from the circles of Baptist and are attributed to Jesus, while respectively at the Baptist are attributed intensely depreciatory expressions.
M. Konstantinou publishes an epistle from the shells of Leeches which includes information that confirms historical data of the Old Testament about the development and the phases of the war between the Kingdom of Judas and Babylonians. In this frame the author refers in the excavations and their discoveries in the regionTell ed -Duweir, the biblical city Lecher. Then, follows the description, the transcription and translation of the shell number 4 and his extensive comment verse to verse. The article closes with conclusions.
The volume contains miscellanea. The first one is about the work ofIX Colloquium Ecumenicum Paulinum that took place in Rome from 23 of September up to 2 October 1983 and the Meeting of Advisors of - Translators ofUnited Bible Societies in Europe that took place in Cyprus of 20-21 September 1983. J. Karavidopoulos describes the work of the Research Team of liturgical manuscripts of the New Testament that took place in Thessalonica.
The bulletin ends with Greek and foreigner book reviews, relative with the biblical science and research.