EKKLESIASTIKOS PHAROS ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΟΣ ΦΑΡΟΣ 2010 VOLUME 92 (NEW SERIES 21) (Έκδοσις της Αφρικής) ΑLΕXΑNDRΙΑ - JOHANNESBURG 2010 i
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EKKLESIASTIKOS PHAROS ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΟΣ ΦΑΡΟΣ 2010 EDITORS - ΣΥΝΤΑΚΤΕΣ (κατ ἐντολὴν τῆς Α.Θ.Μ. τοῦ Πάπα καὶ Πατριάρχου Ἀλεξανδρείας, κ.κ. Θεοδώρου Β ) HIS EMINENCE DR SERAPHIM KYKKOTIS Archbishop of Johannesburg and Pretoria PROF. DR B. HENDRICKX University of Johannesburg DR THEKLA SANSARIDOU-HENDRICKX University of Johannesburg WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD Prof. Dr H. Babounis (University of Athens) Prof. Dr J.H. Barkhuizen (University of Pretoria) Prof. Dr F. Bredenkamp (Technical University of Tshwane) Rev. Dr H. Mvume Dandala (AACC-Nairobi, Kenya) Prof. Dr J.A. du Rand (University of Johannesburg) Prof. Dr P.J. Jordaan (North-West University) Prof. Dr Kizobo O bweng-okwess (University of Lubumbashi) Prof. Dr V. Koukousas (University of Thessaloniki) Dr Corinna Matzukis (University of Johannesburg) Prof. Dr Ch. K. Papastathis (University of Thessaloniki) Dr A. Photopoulos (University of Patras, Greece) Prof. Dr A. Savvides (University of the Peloponnesos, Greece) Prof. Dr G. Sethole (Technical University of Tshwane) Prof. Dr H.F. Stander (University of Pretoria) Prof. Dr S.L. Varnalidis (Universities of Thessaloniki and Bari) Prof. Dr J.L.P. Wolmarans (University of Johannesburg) Technical edition by Dr Thekla Sansaridou-Hendrickx iii
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ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΑ / CONTENTS Laura Maleya Mautsa & Fika J van Rensburg The Samaritan woman in John 4 as leader ----------------------------------------------------------- 1-18 A. Marinda Coetzee & J. A. du Rand A Spirituality and Ethos of Circumcision for the Contemporary Church ---------------------- 19-34 Photeine V. Perra The Hospitallers activities in mainland Greece: acquiring political influence in the Peloponnesus ---------------------------------------------------- 35-41 G. Katsaidonis Οι σημαντικότερες μεταρρυθμίσεις του ελληνικού εκπαιδευτικού συστήματος και η σημερινή προοπτική -------------------------------------------- 42-56 J. H. Barkhuizen The Use of Imagery as Structural Element in Amphilochius of Iconium, In mulierem peccatricem [Homily IV] ---------------------------------------------------- 57-73 A. Seitanidis Η αναθεώρηση και η απόσυρση του εγχειριδίου ιστορίας της Στ Δημοτικού το 2006-07 στην Ελλάδα: Σχόλια και προτάσεις --------------------------------- 74-87 Magdel le Roux Pre-Islamic Arabic Trade and Religion on the East Coast of Africa ------------------------------ 88-108 H. Viviers Religion, Body and the Control of the Afrikaner-mind --------------------------------------------- 109-125 V. Christides Hagiography in the Service of History: The Martyrdom of St. Athanasius of Klysma and the Spread of Christianity in Southern Egypt and Nubia ------------------------------------------- 126-142 Andrea Doyle Monstrous Motherhood and its Mythological Antecedents Clytemnestra in Libation Bearers ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 143-160 Ch. Babounis Δομές και λειτουργία της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης σε Μήλο και Κύθηρα: Συγκριτική θεώρηση ----------------------------------------------------------------- 161-172 vii
J. A. du Rand Nearly Neglected Narratological Markers in the Dramatic Narrative of the Book of Revelation ---------------------------------------------------------- 173-180 B. A. Zuiddam Other Letters of a Martyr? The Vossian Recension of Ignatius Reconsidered ---------------------------------------------------- 181-193 Maria-Nectaria Papakonstantinou Γέννηση, Γάμος, Θάνατος: Το τυπικό της αυλής των Κομνηνών --------------------------------------------------------------------- 194-205 Fotini Filippou Η οθωμανική κυριαρχία στον ευρωπαϊκό ελλαδικό χώρο και το γαιοκτητικό καθεστώς ----------------------------------------------------------- 206-221 S. Mouzakis Ανέκδοτος ρωσικός κεντητός Επιτάφιος του 19 ου αι από τη νήσο Θήρα ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 222-242 W. J. Henderson This is Life : Transience and Carpe diem in Palladas of Alexandria -------------------------------------------------------------------- 243-263 L. P. Maré The Ethics of Retribution in Psalm 37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 264-274 J. L. P. Wolmarans Transitioning from Childhood to Maturity: a Rereading of the Resurrection of Jairus Daughter (Mark 5:21-43) --------------------------------------------- 275-285 Magdel le Roux The Bhuba: A Paternally Inherited Jewish Priesthood in Southern Africa? ------------------------------------------------------------------ 286-304 Effrosyni Zacharopoulou Διοκλητιανός και Νοβάτες: Μια κριτική προσέγγιση στην ιστορική αναφορά του Προκόπιου ----------------------------------------------------------------- 305-333 Pierre Jordaan & Risimati Hobyane Change in Religious Ideology in the Book of Judith --------------------------------------------------- 334-343 Benjamin Hendrickx The Peloponnesos after 1204: Questions on its Role in the Development of Hellenism and Greekness ----------------------------------------------------- 344-354 D. N. Kasapidis Η καθολική κοινωνία της Σαντορίνης στις αρχές του 20 ου αι. μέσα από μια άγνωστη αίτηση για εκλογή Επισκόπου το 1906 ---------------------------------- 355-367 viii
Marianne R Dircksen Die doop, geloofsbelydenis en nagmaal: ware inisiasie of seremonie? -------------------------- 368-376 Thekla Sansaridou-Hendrickx Πόσο απάνθρωπος ήταν ο Σέρβος δεσπότης των Ιωαννίνων, Θωμάς Πρελιούμποβιτς (1367-1384); ----------------------------------------------- 377-392 Chris L. de Wet John Chrysostom and Hermeneutics of Resuscitation: a Critical Glimpse into the Reading and Preaching of Pauline Texts in the 4 th century A.D. and its Implications for Biblical Studies Today ------------------------------------------------------------------- 393-407 Sophia Briseniou-Pappa Ο Ναός της Αρτέμιδος στην Κέρκυρα: Πεδίο σπουδής της τοπικής ιστορίας στην Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 408-438 Benjamin Hendrickx & Tebatso Molefe Dona Beatriz (Kimpa Vita): Some New Considerations on her Role and Death in the Kingdom of Kongo --------------------------------------------------------------- 439-450 E. Coetzer & P.J. Jordaan Doctrine or Judaism? The Speeches in 2 Maccabees 7 and Acts 7 as Vehicles for Ideology ------------------------------------------------- 451-460 DOCUMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, NOTICES & REVIEWS Seraphim Kikkotis The Patriarchate of Alexandria and The Orthodox Missionary Work ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 462-477 B. Hendrickx Review of: Foteine B. Perra, Ο Λέων εναντίον της Ημισέληνου. Ο πρώτος Βενετο-Οθωμανικός Πόλεμος και η κατάληψη του Ελλαδικού Χώρου ------------------------------------------------------------------ 478-479 Thekla Sansaridou-Hendrickx Review of : Μαριάνθη Αλειφεροπούλου-Χαλβατζή: Μάνααα --------------------------------------- 479-480 ix
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