Bulletin of Biblical Studies, vol. 6, January-June 1987, year 16, p. 56.
The January-June issue 1987 of the Bulletin of Biblical Studies contains three (3) articles.
The text of S. Agouridis continues from the previous issue. Here Agouridis analyzes the second narration of Creation, Gen. 2,4 b-2,25 and examines the interweaving of myth, history and theology in it. Afterwards, comes the second chapter of his paper where he examines the fall of Adam and Eve according to Gen. 3,1-24 and the interweaving of myth, history and theology in the relative narration. The article continues at the next issue of BBS.
The article of P. Vassiliadis is a response to Father G. Metallinos about the character and role of the Biblical Companies on the one hand and the lack of self-criticism on the matter of the translation of the Holy Scripture on behalf of the younger orthodox (greek) theology. This dialogue was realized through the pages of “Synaxis” journal. The writer of the article adds a few specifications on these topics and on what Metallinos noted in his answer. Furthermore, Vassiliadis, on the pretext of comments published in “Synaxis”, proceeds to certain comments on the methodology of translation and the problem of “private study and teaching” of the Holy Scripture.
Father K. Papadopoulos briefly examines the institution of fasting in the first Christian centuries. His analysis starts with the description of fasting in the N. T. and is completed with the recording of ancient fasting and the causes and way of its evolution.
The Chronicles of the issue come next. G. Gratseas describes analytically the works of the 36th Convention of Journéess Bibliques of Louvain that took place from the 26th until the 28th of August in Louvain with the topic: “The reception of the N. T. texts by the primitive Christianity”.
Following are the bibliographical notes of the issue.