"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.

"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

1 Kor 11,2-16 wyrazem mizogonizmu św. Pawła?

Author(s): Piotr Łabuda / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2019

The eleventh chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians includes Paul's recommendation for the appropriate clothing for men and women while worshiping. Paul's discourse refers mainly to the question of a woman's wear and head covering. What he presents in 1Cor 11:2-16, therefore, does not mean that he is to be called a mysoginist. The Apostle recognizes the importance of women worshiping and prophesying durnig gatherings of the faithful. However he does not accept the idea of women praying with their uncovered heads. Paul's suggestions for suitable clothes, hairstyle and head covering in the course of worshipping God were rooted in the specific cultural background.

1Móz 37 magyarázata. Exegetikai megjegyzések

Author(s): Ferenc Fodor / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 2/2010

Exegetische Erwägungen. Im ersten, größeren Teil wird Gen 37 von Vers für Vers auf Grund des hebräischen Textes, mit Hilfe von alten und neuen Übersetzungen und Kommentaren ausführlich ausgelegt.

A BOCSÁNAT TŰFOKA – ACUMEN VENIAE

Author(s): S. Béla Visky / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2020

Mad Forgiveness. Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903–1985) was a professor of moral philosophy at Sorbonne University for three decades, starting from 1951. He wrote thousands of pages on the essential issues of human life, on virtues – the reality of wisdom, courage, loyalty, sincerity, justice, fairness, modesty, humility, moderation, abnegation, forgiveness, love –, and their opposites, lying and baseness, in an age where these topics were not seen as fashionable at all. Below, I present his thoughts on forgiveness and provide my own translation of the two final chapters of his work Le pardon.

A bölcselő zsoltárok teológiája

Author(s): Mária Eszenyei Széles / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2007

Die Theologie der Weisheitspsalmen. Die Weisheitspsalmen bilden ein wichtiger Teil in der Gebetsliteratur Israels. Diese Psalmen haben eine eigentümliche theologische Orientation in Zusammenhang der Weisheitsliteratur Israels. Dieses Studium repräsentiert ein Gesamtbild über das wichtige Problematik der Weisheit im Gebet Israels. Das wichtigste Thema ist die Theodizee, welches hat eine eigentümliche Betonung durch die eschatologische Auffassung (Psalm 37., 49., 73.). Der Beter klagt, aber er lebt immer in dieser Gewissheit, dass Gott ist seine Lebensquelle. Darum bekennt er durch seinen Glaube: „Wenn mir gleich Leib und Seele verschmachtet, so bist du doch, Gott, allezeit meines Herzens Trost und mein Teil.“ (Psalm 73,26)

A gazdag főember (Lk 18,18–27) és Kálvin gondolatai a megigazulásról, valamint megszentelődésről

Author(s): Zoltán Adorjáni / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 6/2009

Diese Studie wurde an der Tagung der Fachgruppe Neues Testament innerhalb der Konferenz von Collegium Doctororum in Budapest am 28 August 2009 vorgetragen, und bietet – neben einer zeitgeschichtlichen und exegetischen Untersuchung – auch einen Ausblick auf die Meinung Calvins über das Verhältnis zwischen Rechtfertigung und Heiligung aufgrund von Lk 18,18–27. Diese Perikope macht deutlich, dass der Rechtfertigung die fortdauernde Heiligung, also die Gehorsamkeit folgen muss, was an die-ser Stelle in diesem Befehl Jesu zusammengefasst ist: Folge mir nach!

A HÁLA SZEREPE LELKI, MENTÁLIS ÉS FIZIKAI EGÉSZSÉGÜNKBEN

Author(s): Andrea Ferenczi / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2020

The Role of Gratitude in Spiritual, Mental and Physical Health. Psalm 50 demonstrates complicated requirements of relationships towards both God and our neighbours in terms of gratitude, as well as in the realm of hope for divine libera-tion. Having evolved layers of meaning, in the psalm, the expression “liberation” – the linguistic root “jesa” – seems to have wide collocations. Getting released from an enemy is the immediate equivalent, but the spectrum of meaning covers, among others, escape from exigency, psychological burden, or bodily disease. We started to examine interrelations between gratitude and liberation with psychological means some years ago. Through exploring terrains of gratitude as a construct, we hope to get closer to the understanding of human nature and behaviour. Our results may serve therapeutic intervention by bringing closer those who are engaged in counsel-lor and psychology professionals. My present study wishes to describe the notion of gratitude from the perspec-tives of religious and cultural studies and more broadly, from the aspects of psy-chology. The review of some research results is meant to underline interrelations be-tween gratitude and mental health. Finally, some of our own researches support the idea that gratitude is a capacity you can acquire and improve throughout your life. Experiencing and expressing gratitude may provide room for something new and may afford space for recovery to happen, for willingness to occur, so that liberation could come into being.

A házasság a teremtés rendjében. Jézus válásról szóló vitája a Mk 10,2–12-ben

Author(s): Szabolcs Czire / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2019

Rezi Elek számos tanulmányt írt házassággal, gyermekvállalással vagy válással kapcsolatos rendszeres teológiai, illetve társadalometikai témákban. Ezekhez kapcsolódva tekintjük át az alábbiakban a házasság és válás kérdésének bibliai hátterét. Rezi Elek számos tanulmányt írt házassággal, gyermekvállalással vagy válással kapcsolatos rendszeres teológiai, illetve társadalometikai témákban.1 Ezekhez kapcsolódva tekintjük át az alábbiakban a házasság és válás kérdésének bibliai hátterét, kiemelten Jézus farizeusokkal folytatott válási vitájának fényében.

A hit megvallásának terminológiái a Szentírásban

Author(s): György Papp / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2018

Az előadás első felében azt szeretnénk megvizsgálni, hogy Szentírás milyen közlést kifejező igékkel írja körül a hit megvallásának folyamatát, ezeket milyen szövegösszefüggésbe és élethelyzetbe ágyazza bele, illetve hogy ez milyen teológiai következményekkel jár. Ez a vizsgálódás hozzájárulhat ahhoz, hogy a hitvallást mint műfajt pontosabban tudjuk körülírni és elhatárolni más szövegtípusoktól. Az előadás másik fele arra keresi a választ, hogy milyen bibliai gyökerük van azoknak a kifejezéseknek, amelyek az ókeresztyén teológiai irodalomban jelölték a hitvallás fogalmát. Ezáltal egyrészt jobban megértjük az óegyház hitvallásról alkotott felfogását, másrészt pedig hozzájárulunk a jelenkori hitvalláskép értelmezéséhez.

A kánaáni utálatosságok teológiai megítélése a Deuteronomium könyvében

Author(s): Gábor Bancea / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2007

Canaanite Abominations as Presented in the Book of Deuteronomy. A Theological Evaluation. Before entering in the Promised Land the people of Israel were told not to follow the forbidden practices of the polytheistic nations (Deut 18, 9–14), to avoid all kinds of magical and superstitious practices designed to discover the will of gods, or even to compel the gods to action in certain ways. The occult, superstitions, divinisation, sorcery, spiritualism were abominations all to Yahweh and brought about His judgment. Yahweh made His will known through revelation, by the aid of His prophets, whose words would be clearly understandable to the people in contrast with the ambiguous and mysterious spells of those who worked with magic and divinisation. Israel must be blameless in regard to every form of divinisation, magic or spiritism. In our day when we can see the rise of a „new paganism”, moreover when spiritualism, astrology, teacup reading and the like are widely practised, these injuctions given to ancient Israel have a particular relevance. This presentation is trying to understand the present will of God with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to tell the difference between religion and revelation. A short survey is being made to define the aspects of Israelite religion, a product of revelation through the prophets of Jahweh in contrast to the religions and magic void of revelation. The exegesis of the biblical passage from Deut 18,9–14 enables us to search to the different forbidden Canaanite practices. Some attempts are being made towards a possible new translation of the words denoting forbidden practices. The will of God was to be discovered by a prophet and not by a magic worker, a diviner or a spiritist. Israel has to observe the guidance of Yahweh, who will provide a succession of prophets until the day when He will send them the Messiah, the eschatological Prophet Jesus Christ, His Son – who will save His people from damnation. He has the words of eternal life. Jesus asked the twelve: You do not want to leave too, do you? Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. (John 6,67–68)

A katolikus bibliatudomány nagy egyéniségei

Benyik György interjúja Joachim Gnilkával

Author(s): György Benyik / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 6/2010

A KEGYES ÉLET HETI RITMUSA – A NYUGALOM NAPJÁNAK KERESZTYÉN SAJÁTOSSÁGAI

Author(s): Balázs Siba / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2020

Weekly Rhythm of Gracious Life – Christian Features of the Seventh Day. This study reflects on that “many Christians and others now keep a weekend of two Saturdays.” Our consumer culture has made the seventh day not a holy day, but a kind of extra time to catch up with the tasks of everyday rush. The seventh day is not only necessary because of our biological and sociological needs, but it also has a theological dimension. Sacred time can take many forms, and we are not bound by time and space to pray to God, but the Sunday is a great opportunity to come together to experience the miracle of God’s presence in our community. In this article, we look at the four elements to a holy day: rest, remember, give thanks, and refocus.

A Kolosséi levél 1,1–11 magyarázata

Author(s): Zsolt Geréb / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2007

The Interpretation of The Epistle to the Colossians 1,1–11. These verses form the introduction to the Epistle containing the heading, the address, the greeting (vs. 1–2.), the thanksgiving (vs. 3–8), and the prayer of intercession (vs. 9–11.). The present essay belonging to the genre of Bible interpretation is going to be the first part of a commentary on this book. The reason for my having started elaborating it is that in the last thirty years no scientific interpretation on the book was published in Hungarian. This is why there is a need to sum up the results of research published in theological literature. As the authorship of the book is concerned, we assume the point of view that the epistle had been written by Timothy at Paul’s request and under his guidance. Accordingly the epistle took its origin in the last period of the apostle’s life, possibly during the Roman captivity. This is the explanation of the fact that both in form and theological point of view it is close to Paul’s other epistles. The interpretation follows the classical scheme of division: translation, analysis of form and exegetical commentary. As methodology is concerned the interpretation blends the historical-critical and the theological approach. The aim of the author is to point to the historical and congregational situation in which the epistle took its origin and to reveal those thoughts and ideas that were formulated about the life and faith of the christian church. As the Epistle to the Colossians sprang up in a certain given context as the history of religion is concerned, it is necessary to show the way in which the author of the epistle reflects upon the religious-philosofical influences, stressing the specific character of Christian teaching.