Kleronomia, Vol. 5, Issue B, July 1973, 455 pages.
This Issue contains 10 studies and important book presentations.
W. Schneemelcher in his text studies (in German) the history of divine economy in regards to Roman Empire, through the texts of Meliton of Sardica. According to Meliton, the common starting point of the Roman Empire (through August) and of the Church (through Jesus) is not a mere coincidence but reveals a substantial connection.
V. Pseutogas studies the Georgian speech “On the Cross”, which is found in the Georgian code A-144 in Tbilisi. The author translates the text into Greek from the Latin original and makes interesting observations about the whole speech.
W. Bienert describes (in German) code 236 of Vatopedion (monastery), mostly an anti-Origenic Anthology. This contains analyses of excerpts, from Dionysius and Peter of Alexandria, which were previously unknown.
A. de Santos Otero describes (in German) the contents of code 236 of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedion. This code is a valuable collection of patristic texts and the author analyzes the code’s palaeographic problems, which are supplemented in an Appendix by E. Lamberz (pages 327-329).
J. Coman studies the positions of Athanasius the Great regarding human salvation, in his well known work “De Incarnatione”. There is particular reference to redemption and its consequences to humans.
Pan. Christou researches the concept of salvation in Cappadocian Fathers. He explores the problem of sin and its consequences to humans in the patristic texts.
E. Lamberz studies (in German) an unknown manuscript, having the number 16 at the library of the Holy Monastery of Iviron. This research examines the place of the code in the manuscript tradition of the Ethics by Vasileios the Great and is estimated to be from the beginning of the 11th century.
Archimandrite Nafkratios Tsoulkanakis examines, based on patristic texts, two basic charismata of the Holy Spirit, virginity and prophecy, coming to the conclusion that virginity in Christ is a kind of moral perfection, while the second is a charisma of diakonia, which also contributes to the salvation of the faithful, by revealing and interpreting the will of God.
Finally, Vas. Stogiannos continues the dialogue, initiated by M. Siotis and O. Cullman in Kleronomia issue 5 (1973) 97-144, about salvation in Christ and its adaptation to the modern world.