Studia Theologica, 2006 (roč. 8), číslo 4

Zlí vinaři (Mk 12,1-12 par.)

The Wicked Tenants (Mk 12:1-12 par.)

Ladislav Tichý

Studia Theologica 2006, 8(4):1-18586  

The parable of the Wicked Tenants can be found not only in all three synoptic gospels (Mt 21:33-46; Mk 12:1-12; Lk 20:9-19), but also in the Coptic apocryphal Gospel of Thomas (logion 65; cf. also the following logion 66). Many questions about this text are controversial, especially the tradition history of the pericope. This study argues that the parable of the Wicked Tenants - in a simple form - may have its origin in the preaching of Jesus of Nazareth. The text in the Gospel of Thomas, although simple and without allegorical elements, represents a secondary de ve lopment (the logion 66 being a sign of this process). The oldest of the synoptics is...

Pojetí svobody v Ambrosiastrových komentářích k pavlovským epištolám

Concept of Freedom in the Pauline Commentaries of Ambrosiaster

Vít Hušek

Studia Theologica 2006, 8(4):19-31732  

In the Pauline commentaries of Ambrosiaster (for centuries ascribed to Ambrose of Milan), a double interest may be observed: to defend God's justice and the responsibility of every human being for his/her deeds. According to the author, the consequences of Adam's fall affect the whole human race but he cannot admit that someone could be condemned for a sin he did not commit. This is why he draws a distinction between a physical death which affects everyone, and a spiritual or "second" death reserved only for those who sinned in the similar way as Adam. Even though Satan can lure a soul away from good by means of a body, the ability (and responsibility)...

Prolegomena k reflexi současné praxe svátosti biřmování

Prolegomena to Reflection on the Practice of the Sacrament of Confirmation

František Kunetka

Studia Theologica 2006, 8(4):32-47520  

The contemporary practice of administering the sacrament of confirmation in the case of baptism of non-adults constitutes a problem from the point of view of theology of liturgy, for the three sacraments of initiation are spread out over a long period of time, and the Eucharist can be received also by those who have not been confirmed so far. This study draws attention to the causes of this situation and offers incentives to the solution by emphasizing the importance of the unity of initiation liturgy.

Krutost nebo sebeobrana Židů v deváté kapitole knihy Ester?

Cruelty or Self-defense in the Book of Esther

Petr Chalupa

Studia Theologica 2006, 8(4):48-54464  

Violence in the Bible has become a sore point in our times. There are thousands of killed enemies of Jews in the ninth chapter of the book of Esther. Was Esther really a bloodthirsty queen? Are Jews really a violent nation? The civil war depicted in the book of Esther is historically not verifiable in the Persian kingdom. The mentioned violence serves as a "counter-history" (J. Assmann). The past is described from the point of view of the beaten and the oppressed in the manner that the oppressors appear as pitiful persons and the winners as beaten. The biblical text does not celebrate the violence; it wants to prevent such events as the annihilation...

Svědomí jakožto kritérium správného jednání

Conscience as the Criterion of Right Action

Martina Štěpinová

Studia Theologica 2006, 8(4):55-65917  

St. Thomas Aquinas' definition of the conscience is well known. Nevertheless, from one point of view it is surprising. According to him, it is the same human reason which (designated as practical reason) can consider one and the same thing as being good and (designated as conscience) bad at the same time. To understand his conception of the conscience, it is necessary to look into the historical background. St. Thomas developed his conception of conscience explicitly in relationship with the Augustinian tradition of higher and lower reason, with Aristotle's explication of an incontinent man and with the contemporary discussion on synderesis; and he...

Proces odovzdávania viery v súčasnej spoločnosti

The Process of Transmission of the Faith in Contemporary Society

Jozef Kyselica

Studia Theologica 2006, 8(4):66-82622  

Passing on the faith is a pastoral priority in the majority of parishes and Christian communities in European countries. A crisis is strongly felt in this process of passing on the Christian heritage to the next generation. Biblical stories tell us about the beginning of a religious tradition which used the contemporary cultural background to communicate its message. Multiple changes in the postmodern society, on one hand, deepen the crisis of passing on the faith and, on the other hand, render a better communication possible. The better communication is visible on the side of the agents and listeners, and in the content as well. The process of passing...

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Jakub S. Trojan, Milan Mičo, František X. Halas, Ctirad Václav Pospíšil, Miloslav Pojsl, Jana Plátová, Jaroslav Vokoun

Studia Theologica 2006, 8(4):83-105384