"Będziecie moimi świadkami po krańce ziemi" (Dz 1,8). Łukaszowa wizja świadectwa z perspektywy Dziejów Apostolskich

Author(s): Krzysztof Mielcarek / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 28/2015

Because of the richness of Lukan theology regarding witness, the author was unable to cover all of its aspects. Thus the study touches only upon its major threads. Besides the obvious issues of the apostles role as witnesses, the content of their witnessing, and its recipients – the study presents some other personalities involved in transmitting the Good News of God’s salvation to humanity. Indeed, the greatest stress is placed on the testimony of God himself. Despite being a constant Mystery for humankind, He never ceases being involved in their history and witnessing to his salvific plans. Although there are only a few texts within Acts that connect the persons of the Trinity to witnessing, one should consider them as fundamental to a full Lukan theology of witness.

"Fate attenzione come ascoltate" (Mc 4,24). Insegnamento sulla preghiera della Lectio divina

Author(s): Gabriel Pisarek / Language(s): English,Italian / Issue: 2/2013

The prayer with the use of the word of God, Lectio divina, is one of the best methods to enter into the dialog with God. It has it roots in the deep Christian tradition and it keeps to be relevant even today. Over the years it assumed its classical division to: lectio, meditatio, oratio and contemplatio. From time immemorial the Church encourages people to practice this form of prayer. It was also fostered by the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, by the teaching after the Council, as well as by the popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. These encouragements bear the fruits in the life of numerous Christian communities and in the life of many people, because it seems be a form of prayer suitable for both: individual people and communities. This form of prayer finds also its place in many theological publications especially those concerning Christian spirituality. The best example for everyone wanting to practice Lectio divina was given by Mary, because it cannot be treated only as a method of prayer. It is something more; it is a style of life that forms the relationship with God and with other people as well. The life of Mary is distinguished exactly by this style.

"Kicsoda bölcs és értelmes közöttetek?" Bölcsesség és eszkatológia Jakab levelében

Author(s): Szabolcs Czire / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2011

"Księgi historyczne Starego Testamentu", cz. 1, "Dziejopisarstwo izraelskie : Księgi : Jozuego, Sędziów, Samuela, Królów", T. Brzegowy, J. Łach, S. Wypych, [w:] "Wprowadzenie w myśl i wezwanie Ksiąg Biblijnych", t. 2, red. J. Frankowski, S. Wypych.

Author(s): Józef Błażej Łach / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 13/2006

"Sophia" Discourse from Antiquity to Christianity

Author(s): Yevhen Kharkovshchenko / Language(s): English / Issue: 56/2019

Sophia doctrine was evolved in European philosophical and religious creativity and was developed in the pre-Christian period (Socrates, Parmenides, Plato), was represented in Gnosticism (Valentinus) and Neoplatonism (Plotinus), in the writings of prominent theorists of Christianity – the Fathers of the Church (Athanasius the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Macarius the Great, Gregory the Theologian), the ancient teachers of Christianity (Hilarion, Klim Smoliatich). The doctrine of Sophia, The Wisdom of God is shown in the Proverbs of Solomon Biblical Book, and also in the non-canonical books of the Old Testamentum – Solomon’s Wisdom and the Jesus’ the son of Syrah Wisdom. The Sophia doctrine as mysterious wisdom is described in Kabbalah. It was also reflected in the temple architecture and iconography of the Orthodox East, in the wider use of it at the spiritual and moral level. This doctrine has got a systematic form represented by the doctrine of sophiology in medieval mysticism (M. Eckhart, J. Böhme, E. Swedenborg), and “philosophy of unitotality” (V. Solovyov, S. Bulgakov, P. Florensky). These periods of the Sophia doctrine’s development are inherent in such ideas as a natural philosophy’s theme of understanding the world as the integration, anthropological doctrine of the relationship between nature and the absolute, the existence of God in its close association with the world.

"Stary Testament o swoich największych postaciach", Józef Łach, Rzeszów 2002.

Author(s): Piotr Mierzwa / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 13/2006

"Teologia Starego Testamentu", Hugolin Langkammer, Rzeszów 2006.

Author(s): Jóżef Błażej Łach / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 13/2006

"Wychowawcze posłannictwo Słowa : zarys i wybrane zagadnienia (Dz-Ap)", Józef Łach, Rzeszów 2004.

Author(s): Piotr Mierzwa / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 13/2006

"Życie człowieka w świetle Biblii : antropologia biblijna Starego i Nowego Testamentu", Hugolin Langkammer, Rzeszów 2004.

Author(s): Jóżef Błażej Łach / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 13/2006

A Contribution to the Chronology of the Kings of Israel and Judah

Author(s): Paweł Marek Mucha / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

The letters of kings are the result of the Biblical author’s intended composition. Beginning with Saul to Hosea for Israel as well as David to Zedekiah for the Davidic dynasty, each genealogy consists of twenty-two rulers. This number is not accidental, as there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet as well as 22 patriarchs from Adam to Jacob. In order to attain this number of rulers in each kingdom, some kings could have been omitted or added. The letters of the kings of Israel and Judah thus do not reflect chronological reality.

A halál mint álom. Az újszövetségi álomeszkatológia a görög sírfeliratok tükrében

Author(s): István M. Ledán / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 6/2020

Dolgozatunkban arra a kérdésre kerestük a választ, hogy miért és milyen értelemben használja az Újszövetség az alvók, elaludtak, illetve az alvás képét a halottakra, illetve a halálra? Ez általános, közhelyszerű(nek tűnő) kép, amely nemcsak az ókori Keleten, a görög–római kultúrában, hanem feltehetően minden nemzeti mitológiában megtalálható, ezért könnyen arra a megállapításra juthatunk, hogy az Újszövetség is közhelyszerűen, minden különösebb teológiai intenció nélkül használja.

A handbook of Old Testament for students

Author(s): Iuliu-Marius Morariu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2020

This is a book review of: Ioan Chirilă (coord.), Dumitru Abrudan, Petre Semen, Oancea Constantin, Remus Onișor și Mircea Basarab, Introducere în Vechiul Testament [Introduction in Old Testament] (București: Basilica, 2018), 870 p.

A humanizmus az igei tudomány szolgálatában (I.)

Author(s): Dezső Buzogány / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2020

When speaking of Reformation and Humanism, we tend to connect them to each other. But as we come closer to the essence of each, we discover their substantially different nature. The gist of Humanism is the human nature. On statues and paintings of the Renaissance the man is portrayed as a great, powerful, almost almighty person. On the other hand, Reformation places God, Christ, salvation, reconciliation etc. at the centre of its teaching. Humans are included too, but only as sideliners, as weak, infirm, needy, helpless figures. Nevertheless, Reformation has benefited to a significant extent from Humanism via its emphasis on the grammar for mastering the languages of the Scripture (Hebrew and Greek), dialectics striving to a better understanding of the scriptural message, and rhetorics as a substantial technical help spreading the Gospel. Therefore, teaching these disciplines at the universities of the Reformation has become of major importance during the 16th century.

A humanizmus az igei tudomány szolgálatában (II.)

Author(s): Dezső Buzogány / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 2/2020

The Reformation highly esteemed the classical scientific disciplines as far as they contributed to a better understanding of the gospel. The method was delivered by the Humanism and Renaissance. Consequently, the reformers, whose primary concern was studying the word of God in original (Hebrew and Greek), started to master both languages right from the beginning. Hebrew helped them to learn and understand God’s will in the Old Testament in its original setting, while Greek improved their grip on the message of the New Testament. When preparations for ministry had started in the Protestant universities, both languages were self-evidently taken over in the educational process. The present paper deals with Melanchthon’s appreciation of the Greek language.

A humanizmus az igei tudomány szolgálatában (III)

Author(s): Dezső Buzogány / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 3/2020

First and foremost, the Protestantism sought to incorporate the first three disciplines of the seven liberal arts into the methodologies of scholarly theology and the curricula of school education. It also served the purpose of preparing seminary students for preaching the Word in their mother-tongue. Once they mastered the languages of the Two Testaments, dialectics (or logic) aided them in decoding the meaning (or the message) of the passage, while rhetorics guided them in composing a structurally sound sermon. (This threefold unity is still applied today in Hungarian theological education, albeit under a different name.) Dialectics is the foundation for the study of all sciences. Indeed, the potential benefits of certain scientific disciplines cannot be fully achieved without a thorough understanding of its principles. Therefore, as religious sermons are modelled after secular rhetoric, their structural features cannot be correctly assembled without resorting to the laws of philosophical dialectics.

A keresztelés Márk és Máté evangéliumában

Author(s): Pál Herczeg / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 2/2020

Auf Grund von Markus 16,16 konnte festgestellt werden, daß der Inhalt des Glaubens folgendes ist: Erkennung der Person und der Taten des geschichtlichen Jesus und vor allem die Erkenntnis und der Empfang des Heils, das uns von ihm gereicht wird. Der Glaube gewinnt offensichtliche Stärkung und „Dokumentation“ in der Taufe. Das ist nicht „weniger“ als all jenes, was wir an anderen biblischen Stellen über die Taufe lesen können. Das hier Gesagte entspricht nur der Grundlage des Evangeliums von Markus: Ich glaube, …hilf meinem Unglauben! (9,24) Nach Matthäus 28,18–20 werden in der Taufe vor allem die Gemeinschaft mit Jesus Christus, bzw. die Gemeinschaft mit Gott der Heiligen Dreienigkeit samt allem Dazugehörenden und allen Forderungen zum Ausdruck gebracht. Ein Jünger Jesu zu sein bringt die Zugehörigkeit der menschlichen, empirischen Gemeinschaft mit sich. Das kann man nicht aus individueller Veranlassung und Sehnsucht erreichen, sondern nur durch die Tätigkeit der Jünger, der Apostel und Missionare. Obwohl wir da, in dieser Perikope, buchstäblich nicht über die Kirche lesen, ist hier doch, ihrem Wesen nach, die Rede über die Kirche.

A Lélek ajándékainak megnyilvánulása a gyülekezeti istentiszteleten – a páli levelek alapján

Author(s): Pál Herczeg / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2011

A Márk 6,34–44 recepciókritikai értelmezése

Author(s): István Márton Bekő / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 4/2020

Der Autor legt den Text von Mk 6,34–44 mit Hilfe des rezeptionskritischen Modells aus. Die rezeptionskritische Tetxtanalyse benutzt neue und alte hermeneutische Begriffe auf der Frontlinie der Schöpfung. Die leserorientierten Aspekte der Auslegung sind mit den historischkritischen Ergebnissen der Exegese verbunden. Die Vielfältigkeit der theologischen Fragestellung des Textes ist in Zusammenhang mit der Lebenssituation der Adressaten präsentiert. Dadurch ist zwischen den heutigen und den ersten Lesern/-Innen des Evangeliums ein aktiver Dialog zustandegekommen.

A permetafora-modell alkalmazása az ószövetségi exegézisben. Jóbi szabadítás-metaforák kontextuális elemzése Walter Brueggemann hermeneutikai megközelítése nyomán

Author(s): Zoltán Máthé-Farkas / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2020

A Romániai Biblikusok Egyesületének szimpóziuma

Author(s): Zoltán Adorjáni / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 2/2020