Kleronomia, Vol. 8, Issue B, July 1976, 415 pages.

This volume of Kleronomia includes 6 theological essays and a bibliographic bulletin.

R.Scaeffler develops, in German, the issue of history, especially in regard to prophecy and eschatology - prophetic and revealing speech in the Old Testament - and its importance to God’s people. He concludes, by analyzing God’s Kingdom and the “new world” of Revelation from an eschatological point of view.

Archimandrite Naykratios Tsoulkanakis, studies the presence of children and young people in monastic fraternities. The writer explores the views and the opinions of nuns in Egypt and Nitria. According to the research the reasons that led to this situation were a) the wish, of many parents, their children to be dedicated to the virginal life, b) the eagerness of nuns to become “orphans’ fathers”, according to Basil the Great and c) the reputation of many monasteries that functioned as “centres of philosophy”.

Kenneth Holum studies, in English, the family life of emperor Theodosius II. He examines particularly his relation and his behaviour towards his wife and the upbringing his children.

Arthur E.John Gonzalez researches, in English, into the relation of politics and the history of the Byzantine Church. Through the problems with iconoclasm, he marvellously describes the political interventions during this period so as to resolve problems of that time.

Matthew Chapman andArthur E.John Gonzalez, estimate together the iconoclastic period.

Anthony Papadopoulos presents in an extensive text the question of God’s knowledge, in systematic theology. A person’s deification or perfection, are connected to God’s knowledge, mainly the direct knowledge, which is the result of God’s Divine Glory. He also presents the patristic theology of the Church and particularly this of Niptic Fathers (Evagrius Ponticus). Finally, a bibliographic bulletin is also presented.