“Legò il suo figlio...”. Akedah – Lettura rabbinica di Gen 22

Author(s): Krzysztof Napora / Language(s): Italian / Issue: 1/2015

The narrative traditionally called the “sacrifice of Isaac”, or “the sacrifice of Abra-ham”, or – especially in Jewish tradition – Aqedah (Gen 22) has affected many aspects of life and culture of the world. The elements of this story we can find them in the liturgical life of the chosen people, in its spirituality, prayer and also in art. But reflection on the narrative concerning God requiring from Abraham his beloved son has crossed the boundaries of reli-gions, cultures and societies. Very often it became a space for meeting and dialogue between different visions, philosophies of life, convictions or beliefs. The story developed by many theologians, philosophers, artists always remains open for a human being who seeks in his or her life the answer to the fundamental questions; who has the courage to put questions not only to the holy text, but also to God himself. In this process the rabbinic exegesis and mi-drash appear not only as witnesses of the history of human thought but also as sources of in-spiration and tools for solid biblical study.

“Oggi tu sarai con me in paradiso” (Lc. 23,39-43). Misericordia Divina nell’anima di un malfattore

Author(s): Krzysztof Napora / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2015

The narrative about two malefactors accompanying Jesus in his agony on the cross (Luke 23,39-43) is sometimes considered the summit of the Gospel of St. Luke. The criminal who in the moment of his agony confesses in Jesus the innocent and just Savior seems to be one of many personages of Luke’s Gospel who in the most dramatic moment of their life discover the mystery of the Merciful God. Their plea and confidence in Jesus does not remain without an answer. The moment of the dramatic trial becomes also the moment of the salutary encounter with Divine Mercy. This true makes the narrative worth being discovered, especially in the con-text of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.

“There can be no ecology without an adequate anthropology” (LS 118). Which man can take care of our common home?

Author(s): Alberto Piola / Language(s): English / Issue: 23/2016

One of the underlying thesis of Laudato si’ is the close link between anthropology and ecology. Pope Francis calls for an ecological conversion, which involves an adequate anthropology based on an authentic interpretation of man’s creation in God’s likeness. Only the man who sees himself and acts as guardian, and not as a tyrant, can take care of our common home.

„Ha az Úr akarja és élünk…” (Jk 4,15) A dicsekvés bűne és kiváltsága a Jakab-levélben

Author(s): Szabolcs Czire / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 1/2017

In the last twenty-some years of Jamesian research there has been an increasing focus on issues concerning poverty and wealth. Generally, there are three main constructions in the literature of this topic. As a starting point, this study argues that this particular conflict of the Early Church presented by James is not so much between actual social groups (“poor” and “rich”), but rather between Jesus’ ethos about poverty versus the reality of the Roman society, and thus is more religious or ideological in its nature. This paper provides a deeper 145 understanding of the conditio Jacobaea (4,15). It presents a focused history of research on, and an outline of, the close relationship between the Jesus-tradition and the Letter of James, and also an analysis of the identity and cultural context of partiality (προσωπολημψία) in the Chapter 2 and of boasting (καυχάομαι) in Chapters 1 and 4.

„Jezus Chrystus” Atanazego Fica odczytany siedemdziesiąt lat po śmierci autora

Author(s): Anna Oracz / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2014

„Jesus Christ”, the two-volume, posthumous edition of Athanazy Fic’s work, was first published in 1951–1952. In his work not only did the Author focus on particular facts from Jesus’ life described in the Gospels, but also, at the same time, tried to introduce several articles concerning Christian faith. Although, it is uncompleted (due to Fic’s sudden death) and a little out-dated and due to this fact it reveals several weak points (eg. an old explanation of the synoptic problem), it has still remained significant, especially for its way of reading the biography of Jesus: the emphasis on the intentions of hagiographers, trust in the text; as well as the interest in the Holy Land, which is one of the most distinctive features in the quest for the historical Jesus at the moment. In addition, its theological attitude is in accordance with the instructions which we can find in newer Church documents.

„Księga wspólnoty” czy „wspólnota księgi”? Problem lokalizacji autorytetu teologicznego

Author(s): Artur Sanecki / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2012

The article concerns the relationship between the Holy Scripture and the community of faith. The interaction of the community on the Scripture and that of the Scripture on the community are analyzed. First the elements of interaction during the period of formation of various scriptures are described. Already then we can talk about a kind of theological and existential dialogue between Scripture and community. Thanks to this dialogue both the community and the Scripture can develop. The same dialogue continues in the second period too, when the biblical canon is formed. At this stage a special role play so called ‘criteria of canonicity’, which operate within the community. Finally, we can recognize the contemporary modality of this never-ending dialogue in the process of actualization of Bible in the Church. What can be helpful in this contemporary process of actualization is the hermeneutical attitude identified in the previous stages of that dialogue.

„Nie dopuść, abyśmy ulegli pokusie” – od Pisma Świętego do codziennej liturgii i modlitwy

Author(s): Antoni Salm / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2010

As the result of a biblical revival, the Polish text of the petition of the Lord’s Prayer in the Bible (Matt 6 : 13 and Luke 11 : 4) was changed from “Lead us not into temptation” to “Do not allow us to give into temptation”, which was also included in the Lectionary. This text is correct in respect to theology and language, and it is waiting for its place in the Eucharistic liturgy and daily prayer.

„OD CUDOWNEGO POŁOWU RYB DO PRACY APOSTOLSKIEJ W ŚWIECIE”

ORĘDZIE TEOLOGICZNE J 21,1-14

Author(s): Karol Slowak / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 15/2016

The present article discusses the theological message which flows from the inspired text on the miraculous catch offish (John 21:1-14). The discussed subject consists of three issues. The first theological message discussed is the ministry in the world. The appearance of the risen Jesus at the Sea of Galilee is a prerequisite to the miraculous catch. His appearance in the morning guarantees the effectiveness of the apostolic mission continued by Peter’s and the apostles’ successors in the world. The second issue is connected to the recognition of the appearing Jesus and responding to the vocation. The first to notice Jesus is “the disciple whom Jesus loved”, next - Peter, and then the remaining disciples. The crucial words here are “It is the Lord”. The catch confirmed the faith of the disciples. This faith is being proclaimed in the Church by the apostles’ successors. The last issue is related to the meal eaten by the risen Jesus with his disciples on the shore of the Tiberias Sea. The meal represents salvation, which is first found by Peter, and then extended to the entirety of the Church.

„OJCZE NASZ” JAKO MODLITWA CHRZEŚCIJAN I ŻYDÓW?

MODLITWA PAŃSKA W KONTEKŚCIE LITERATURY I TEOLOGII ŻYDOWSKIEJ

Author(s): Tomasz Siemieniec / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 15/2016

The present article aims at depicting the Lord’s Prayer as being rooted in the Jewish literature and theology. The article consists of three parts. In the first part, the text of „Our Father” prayer was analyzed for its connection to Judaism. The analysis encompassed two questions: firstly, a study of the prayer’s composition, which contains characteristics typical to Jewish texts; secondly - an analysis of the theological content, which also is strongly rooted in the theology of Judaism of Jesus’ times. The second part of the article contains a search for a theological basis for possible common worship for Christians and Jews. The starting point to that is an analysis of the Jewish and Christian understanding of God’s fatherhood. The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer of Jesus’ disciples, who in him receive a share of the special dignity of God’s children, which allows for them to call God Abba. The Jews also understand one’s relationship to God in terms of a Father-child relationship. Their understanding of divine filiation, however, differs from the Christian one. The third part of the article is a search for a common ground connecting the Jewish and Christian prayer. This may be found in the first petition of „Our Father”, the content of which is similar to that of the Jewish Kaddish. This petition - to hallow God’s name - is indeed a request for God that He gather all His children in one.

„Trzeba, abyś w Rzymie zaświadczył o Mnie” (Dz 23, 11b). Rzym w Dziejach Apostolskich

Author(s): Pawel Podeszwa / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4/2011

The article focuses on the analysis of five texts from the Acts of the Apostles where the name Rome (18, 2; 19, 21; 23, 11; 28, 14. 16) is mentioned. The recurrence of the name of the Empire’s capital does not only constitute purely geographical information. This is because Rome has come to symbolize the mission of spreading the Good News being directed at all people regardless of their nationality or residence. Consequently, Rome is part of God’s “redeeming geography”, which has its beginning in Jerusalem (where salvation took place) and reaches all the corners of the globe. Paul’s mission between Jerusalem and Rome represents the Gospel leaving the Jewish world in order to reach the pagan world without excluding or neglecting anyone in the process. The Empire’s capital is also home to the continuation of the mission of Jesus himself as well as to bearing witness to Jesus’ Gospel in a courageous manner.

„Wszyscy muszą nauczyć się milczenia” (fragmenty Listu apostolskiego Orientale lumen)

Author(s): Jan Pawel II / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2016

In the liturgical experience, Christ the Lord is the light which illumines the way and reveals the transparency of the cosmos, precisely as in Scripture. The events of the past find in Christ their meaning and fullness, and creation is revealed for what it is: a complex whole which finds its perfection, its purpose in the liturgy alone. This is why the liturgy is heaven on earth, and in it the Word who became flesh imbues matter with a saving potential which is fully manifest in the sacraments: there, creation communicates to each individual the power conferred on it by Christ. Thus the Lord, immersed in the Jordan, transmits to the waters a power which enables them to become the bath of baptismal rebirth.4 Within this framework, liturgical prayer in the East shows a great aptitude for involving the human person in his or her totality: the mystery is sung in the loftiness of its content, but also in the warmth of the sentiments it awakens in the heart of redeemed humanity. In the sacred act, even bodiliness is summoned to praise, and beauty, which in the East is one of the best loved names expressing the divine harmony and the model of humanity transfigured, appears everywhere: in the shape of the church, in the sounds, in the colors, in the lights, in the scents. The lengthy duration of the celebrations, the repeated invocations, everything expresses gradual identification with the mystery celebrated with one’s whole person. Thus the prayer of the Church already becomes participation in the heavenly liturgy, an anticipation of the final beatitude.

ІНТЕРТЕКСТУАЛЬНІ ВИТОКИ ПОЕМИ І. ФРАНКА «МОЙСЕЙ»

Author(s): Liliya Roman,Iryna Kaizer / Language(s): Ukrainian / Issue: 3/2017

The article examines the brilliant poem «Moses» of the famous Ukrainian poet Ivan Franko. An attempt was made to analyze the intertextual sources of the work. History of writing this work is associated with a trip to Italy in 1904, where he saw Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses. The statue made a strong impression on the writer. In the poem hidden deep philosophical meaning, it's not just a poetic rehash the biblical text, but veiled outline the future of Ukrainian people, the relationship between the leader and people in the process of persistent pursuit «favored earth», the strength of the ethnic group that can push with their environment in the process pace-setter's revolutionary movement that will lead to victory. To insult Moses repeatedly addressed in world literature (poem «Moses» period romantic French poet Alfred Vinia, philosophical drama of the same name Hungarian Imre Madacha and Gerhart Hauptmann). In Slavic literatures mentioned character we meet in poem «Angelі» Polish poet Juliusz Słowacki,«Bar Kochba» Czech poet Jaroslav Vrchlický, «Moses» Croat Silvio Kranchevych. Inthe works of Ukrainian literature about the Prophet wrote the «Word about Law and Grace» of Hilarion, «Tale of temporary years», parables of Cyril Turov. The figure of Moses himself repeatedly Franko. So, we have allusions to the image of the prophet in a number of literary models of the early period (in the story«Petrii and Dovbushchuky» (1876), the poems «Ex nixilo», «Funeral», the collection of poems «My Emerald», in the story «Cross paths», collection «Semper tiro »). Many researchers point out the likely influence of A. Mickiewicz's ideas of "leadership" on creating the image of Moses-the spokesman of nationalist ideas. So, O. Zabuzhko speaks about the designation of the ideas of "Polish messianism" on the Ukrainian poet. The poem was inspired by "The Second Book of Moses: Exodus", but the main theme of the work is the death of Moses as a prophet, unacknowledged by his people. The artistic work is based on the biblical legend of Moses, who for forty years led the Jewish people to a desert in search of "promised land".

Употребление деепричастий в переводе 1882 года Eвангелия от Mатфея на коми-пермяцкий язык

Author(s): Olga Nekrasova / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 4/2016

The article analyses the use of the adverbial participle in the 19th-century printed monument of the Komi-Permyak language — the translation of the Gospel of Matthew (published in 1882) performed in the absence of a standardized ­literary language. The translation contains participles with the following markers: -икöн/ -ыкöн, -ыкас, -тöн, -тöг and -öмöн. While recognising the positive role of the translation for the Komi-Permyak literary language, it should be noted that remarkably often literal translation or translation loans are used there to render Church Slavonic constructions.

Устойчивые сравнения с персонажами Библии в языках бывшей Югославии

Author(s): Irina V. Kuznetsova / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 1/2017

This paper deals with the presentation of Serbian and Croatian biblical similes in dictionaries and their usage by native speakers. The author also draws material from Macedonian and Montenegrin. Some of the examples are presented with etymological commentaries.

Утраченное соседство: образ еврейского местечка в воспоминаниях не евреев

Author(s): Olga Belova / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 4/2015

The paper presents some results of the study of the image of the Jewish town (shtetl), as it appears in the oral tales of the non-Jewish locals. The presentation is based on the folklore and ethnographic data collected in 2012 during the field research in Western Belarus and in Bessarabia. The oral stories of local old residents from the settlement Zheludok (Grodno region, Belarus) and the village Vertiujeni (Floreshti district, Republic of Moldova) will be analyzed to show the mechanism of “Jewish history” reconstruction of former Jewish settlements where the Jewish population is now missing. The only evidence of Jewish heritage are the monuments of material culture (houses, synagogue, Jewish cemetery), and the only source of information – the memories of local residents about their neighbors – the Jews. As the collected material shows, the text about the “Jewish past” broadcasting by and among the non-Jews, combines ethnographic details and myth-making, and largely reflects the ethno-cultural stereotype of the Jew, characteristic to the folk tradition.

Херменеутички статус и динамика интерпретативних равни у Оригеновом делу Коментар Песме над песмама

Author(s): Marko Delic / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 1/2019

In this paper, the hermeneutical character of the narrative and mystical levels of interpretation in Origen’s Commentary on the Song of Songs is examined. Also, in the process of analysis, the Origen’s attitude towards ancient exegetical heritage is highlighted. In presenting the complexity of the literary structure of the Commentary, both explicitly expressed and implicitly present interpretative methods in the Alexandrian theologian’s writing are being considered.

Храната и храненето в средновековните славянски пенитенциални текстове

Author(s): Desislava Naydenova / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 4/2018

The article examines the evidence on food and nutrition found in the Slavic penitentials. Unlike the law texts in the Western historical tradition, the Slavic mediaeval law texts are poorly researched and (rarely) used as a source of information about the Bulgarian history and culture. The manuscript tradition of the Slavic penitentials (the volume of manuscripts, their frequency, editorial interventions) shows that for a long period of time (almost until the 18th century) they have remained among the main texts used by the priests during the sacraments of confession and repentance. Therefore, they can be a source of important information about the everyday life of the Bulgarians. An emphasis is put on the diet, the ban on certain foods, the role of food and nutrition in relation to the people following other traditions such as heretics, Jews, Armenians. It is argued that penitentials reflect a kind of duality. On the one hand, they may be regarded as attesting the everyday lifestyle – the Christian calendar, the observance of certain hygienic norms, while, on the other hand, they reflect, to the highest degree, the concepts of purity and impurity which are characteristic for the “primitive” cultures and the blurring of which might have led to supernatural punishment.

Целта на напорот: Колриџ и Вилијамс за Библијата и книжевноста

Author(s): Jonathan Brant / Language(s): English / Issue: 16/2017

Можеме лесно да забележиме дека постојат одредени автори кои намерно го отежнуваат разбирањето на своите текстови, како што тоа се воочува кај модернистите, на пример. Што се однесува до „напорот“ во разбирањето на одредени библиски текстови, една од четирите причини би била: неуспех на чита-телот. Но, кои се придобивките од тешкотијата во разбирањето на текстот што авторот намерно ја соз-дава? Она што сакам да го посочам во овој труд е да понудам два кратки, но конструктивни описи на она што може да произлезе како придобивка од тешкотиите во разбирањето на библиските и на книжевните текстови. Првиот опис се однесува на еден поет кој пишуваше и теолошки текстови – Семјуел Тејлор Колриџ, а вториот опис се однесува на еден теолог кој пишува и поезија – Роуан Вилијамс.

Церковнославянский перевод Евангелия и синодальный перевод Евангелия на русский язык (лингво-текстологический анализ)

Author(s): Anna Novikova / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 13/2013

The article is devoted to the linguistic and textual analysis of Russian text of the synodal translation of Gospel in comparison with its Church Slavonic text.

Этимологические аспекты фразеологизма под открытым небом

Author(s): Oxána Kovács / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 1(2)/2007

In every European language we find a great number of phraseological units of biblical origin, but each language has its own peculiarities in adopting these units. At the same time the text of the Bible has its own phraseological system too, which is obviously different from the systems inherited by the European languages. This approach gives us the way to obtain relevant results in diachronic research. The practical application of this method is presented in the analysis of the origin of the idiom under the open sky.