Dănut Mănăstireanu

THE PLACE OF SCRIPTURE

IN THE ORTHODOX TRADITION

  SUMMARY

            INTRODUCTION

            I. THE ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

                        A. The need for a different perspective

                        B. The distinctives of Orthodoxy

                        C. Preservation and renewal in Orthodoxy

            II. THE BIBLE IN ORTHODOX THINKING

                        A. The Bible in context

                        B. The purpose of the Bible

                        C. The Bible and the Church

                        D. Orthodox study of the Bible

            III. AN ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE ON TRADITION

                        A. The need for tradition

                        B. The genesis of tradition

                        C. The Orthodox meaning of tradition

                        D. The functions of tradition

                        E. Critical considerations

            IV. TRADITION AND SCRIPTURE IN THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT  OF ORTHODOXY

                        A. The Patristic period - St. Athanasius

                        B. The Byzantine period - St. Gregory Palamas

                        C. The contemporary period - Fr. Dumitru Staniloae

            EXCURSUS - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE ROLE OF SCRIPTURE IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH

            CONCLUSIONS

            BIBLIOGRAPHY