Kleronomia, Vol. 3, Issue A, January 1971, 211 pages.

In this issue the journal Kleronomia includes 7 studies, a generous Bibliography section, and the Ecumenical Patriarchate Chronicles.

Pan. Christou examines the roles of emperor and priest in Byzantium. The king had a peculiar relationship, a particular jurisdiction on ecclesiastical matters – naturally this did not include performing any ecclesiastical duties. The author also examines helpful parameters for a better understanding of the relationship between clergy and political power.

Vas. Pseutogas conducts thorough research on the speech “In the Holy Easter” by Pseudo-Hippolytus and reaches a first conclusion that it is the first book “In Regards to Easter” by Meliton. The theological approach of the texts is noteworthy, highlighting figures of speech such as: Easter as “old and new” sacrament, Law-Word, Lamb-Son, sheep-humans etc.

Vas. Laourdas studies (in English) the epistle of Photios to the Archbishop of Akilia from the manuscript tradition standpoint.

L. Politis researches the Codes of the Holy Metropolis of Preveza and particularly that of Nikephoros Kallistos Xantholpoulos about the “Klimax” of John of Sinai. This is a purely philological research.

Joost Schmitals researches (in German) the Vlatas Code 23 and reaches the conclusion that the code constitutes a collection of various Fathers (Ioannis Chrysostomos, Gregory of Nazianzus). This study could not identify the stages of the code’s evolution. It is a frequent case for the code to be enriched with new elements of hagiographical and patristic content, according to the possessor’s interest.

Metropolitan of Militoupolis Stylianos presents views of the Roman Catholic Professor of Tübingen, Hans Kung, regarding his book “Infallible” while at the same time he presents aspects of the book relating to Orthodox ecclesiology.

Similarly, Pan. Nellas makes a theological analysis of the content of the book “Human and God-man. Studies of Orthodox Theology”, by Fr. Justine Popovic. This critique constitutes a guide for understanding the whole work, which begins from Christology and concludes with western ecclesiology.

Next are book reviews of 17 important publications of the time, as well as the Chronicle of the Old-Catholic Church’s official deposition of faith confession to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.