Studia Theologica, 2025 (roč. 27), číslo 4
Preklad a interpretácia vybraných veršov žalmu 91 s ohľadom na jeho kumránsky variant vo zvitku 11Q11
Translation and Interpretation of Selected Verses of Psalm 91 with Regard to Its Qumran Variant in Scroll 11Q11
Karol Miroslav Švarc
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):1-21 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0157 
The Book of Psalms, as part of Hebrew poetry, expresses the concept of the relationship between God and humans. This is reflected in the dynamics of parallelisms into a dialogical alternation of voices. Rhetorical simplifications of the dialogical statements occur in the poetic structures which brings ambiguities in their understanding. There have also been attempts to interpret them in subsequent translations. The article notes the associated linguistic peculiarities using the example of Psalm 91, which in terms of its spiritual content and theological significance, ranks among the most celebrated texts of biblical poetry. The analysis of the...
Evangelista jako „osobnost“: Konstrukce autority v Markově evangeliu
‘Personality’: The Construction of Authority in the Gospel of Mark
Magdalena Vytlačilová
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):23-41 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0367
This study explores the Gospel of Mark through the lens of authorship, narrative authority, and rhetorical strategy within its Greco-Roman and Jewish contexts. Contrary to modern expectations of an explicit authorial presence or historiographical verification, the Gospel operates with an ‘absolute’ narrative style which presupposes, rather than constructs, the authority of the narrator and the truthfulness of the message. I argue that Mark does not rely on external sources of legitimacy, but instead assumes a position of inspired authority, likely rooted in his recognized status within a local Christian community. Through...
Význam a možnosti výkladu odkazov na nicejsko-konštantínopolskú teológiu v Seduliovej Carmen Paschale (C. P. I, 291‒333)
The Significance and Potential Interpretations of References to Nicene-Constantinopolitan Theology in Sedulius’ Carmen Paschale (C. P. I, 291‒333)
Róbert Horka
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):43-56 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0353
Sedulius compiled his New Testament biblical epic Easter Song around the middle of the fifth century as a synthesis of the four canonical Gospels, from which he selected almost exclusively the miracles of Christ. Based on this, it can be concluded that his intention was to present Christ as an almighty miracle worker, thereby confirming his divine nature. This is also reflected in the dogmatic digression at the end of the first book, which presents the Trinitarian theology of the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople and condemns the heterodoxy of Arius and Sabellius. We would like to analyze in more detail the significance of this digression...
Ľudská duša Ježiša Krista v prejavoch jeho pravého božstva
The Human Soul of Jesus Christ in the Manifestations of His True Divinity
Anton Adam, Patrik Maturkanič
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):57-70 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0299
From the earliest centuries of Christianity, there has been a progressive intensification of interest in the person and works of Jesus of Nazareth, who “was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes” (Mk 1:22). The manifestations of Christ’s person are expressions both of authentic humanity and of true divinity. Accordingly, theological inquiry has been increasingly drawn to the ontological structure of Christ’s person and the operative functions of its constituent elements. Already in the patristic era, a tripartite schema—divinity, human soul, and human body—emerges, becoming a hallmark of...
Dekalog jako základ zpovědního zrcadla: Historicko-teologická studie
The Decalogue as the Basis of the Confessional Mirror: A Historical-Theological Study
Jan Polák
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):71-91 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0383
This paper aims to answer the question of how the Ten Commandments have entered the current confessional mirror. It reflects on the practice of the early Christian Church, considering the writings of the Church Fathers, especially St. Augustine, noting the Rule of St. Benedict, and delving deeper into St. Gregory the Great and his Moralia in Job, which presented the concept of the cardinal sins to people. The emphasis placed on this concept began to shift towards the Decalogue in several gradual steps. One of these was the interest in studying the historical meaning of Scripture in the monastery of St. Victor on the outskirts of Paris,...
Co je podle Roberta Spaemanna (mylné) svědomí?
What is a (Mistaken) Conscience According to Robert Spaemann?
Vojtěch Šimek
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):93-113 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0313
The aim of this article is to examine critically several selected theses and specifics of Spaemann’s concept of (mistaken) conscience. It will also attempt to demonstrate the shift in his thinking from relevant passages in his 1982 book to those in his pivotal 1996 publication. The third primary text from 1990, in which Spaemann interprets Aquinas’s concept, is also taken into account. The author of the article identifies and interprets selected theses and contrasts several specifics of Spaemann’s position with the basic points of Aquinas’s concept, primarily in order to show how Spaemann answers the question: what is (mistaken)...
Ukončení „života nehodného žití“
The Ending of a “Life Unworthy of Life”
Stanislava Vodičková
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):115-134 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0303
This study elaborates on the history of race theory and eugenics in Germany which, during the National Socialist era, led to the involuntary sterilization and subsequent euthanasia of the terminally ill as part of Aktion T4. It analyses the propaganda promoting euthanasia and the response by the Catholic Church which was able to mobilize German society, preventing the continuing mass murder of the terminally ill. When Aktion T4 came to an end, however, the killings continued secretly up until the end of the war as Aktion 14f13 code-named “Special Treatment” (Sonderbehandlung), aimed at liquidating prisoners in concentration camps who were...
Setkání s Bohem v kraniosakrální terapii: Osobní zkušenost člověka se svalovou dystrofií
Encountering God in Craniosacral Therapy: A Personal Experience of a Person with Muscular Dystrophy
Adéla Hanáková
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):135-157 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0326
The article examines the authenticity of mystical experiences within the context of craniosacral therapy and its theological implications. It employs a phenomenological method to analyze the personal testimony of the author, who experienced a transcendental experience during treatment, with this been interpreted as an encounter with God. The study examines how craniosacral therapy can create the conditions for a spiritual experience without directly inducing it, and explores the theological implications of this experience. The article focuses on the distinction between therapeutic effects and the mystical experience itself, emphasizing that authentic...
Psychostasia: Transformácia a nadčasovosť motívu
Psychostasia: The Transformation and Timelessness of the Motif
Janka Miháliková
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):159-169 | DOI: 10.5507/sth.2025.0283
The motif of the weighing of souls, known by the Greek term psychostasis, represents one of the most striking religious and eschatological images in the history of religion and visual art. This scene – originally associated with the judgment of the dead in ancient Egyptian religion – was transformed and integrated into Christian iconography through the Greek and Jewish cultural heritage, becoming a central element in the depiction of the Last Judgment. The archangel Michael became a key figure in Christian psychostasis, although his biblical role was primarily protective and combative. His iconographic and theological identification with...
Recenze, Studia theologica 27, č. 4 (2025)
Milan Maštera, Wojciech Słomski, Filip Foltan
Studia Theologica 2025, 27(4):171-1792