Bulletin of Biblical Studies, vol. 13, January-July 1993, year 23, p.72.

   The January-July 1993 issue of the Bulletin of Biblical Studies contains four (4) articles.

   S. Agouridis offers with his article a contribution to the debate about the modernization of the preaching of the gospel, of theology and the Church. The purpose of the writer is to show that the process of the modernization and revival had already started in the Church since the time the gospels were written. From this perspective, he examines Matthew’s gospel. Agouridis’ aim is to show in which way the evangelist Matthew connects in his gospel Jesus’ tradition with the needs of the church of his time.

   R. Penna examines the importance of the Law and the freedom in ap. Paul’s thinking. In this context, he initially starts his analysis with the definition of Paul’s criticism of the Law and the discovery of his motives for this criticism. Then he examines how Paul perceives freedom so as to conclude some things about the paradox of the similar to the Law obligations that this adoption of Christian freedom imposes.

   O. Alana refers to the secret disciples-pupils of Jesus, who, he assumes, constituted a third group of Jesus’ pupils, apart from the twelve and the rest obvious supporters-pupils of his. Finally, the writer supports the argument, which he briefly analyses, that these pupils had a decisive part in Jesus’ function.

   The last article is an excerpt from the book of the theologian and psychologist H. Wolff, Jesus der Mann, 1988. Here is published in Greek translation the chapter about the Reasoning Shadow so that the Greek public can have a taste of the method of approach, that is, the in-depth psychology according to the psychological principles of K. Jung, with regard to Jesus’ life as man.

   Following are the book reviews of the issue.