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Symbols in the Gospel of John
Košata, Václav ; Scarano, Angelo (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
The gospel of John contains measureless amount of symbolical expressions which help better understanding of better author's message to the readers and also set higher exegetical demands for deeper penetration into meanings of the symbols and relations between them. Symbolism in the gospel of John can be revealed in its expressions, characters, actions and the cross itself. The bachelor thesis analyses particular symbols, classify them into the thematic groups and explains their meanings. This goal is not possible achieve without consideration of their not only theological but also literary and socio-historical aspect. Majority of symbols like a light, darkness or bread can evoke many different meanings to the reader. This fact leads to the extreme situation like imagination of any possible meaning of the symbols. The thesis is searching for true meaning using secondary literature. Symbols are presented like a human medium for expressions of divine facts for easier grabbing for human. Keywords Symbol, Jesus, gospel, light, darkness, meaning, character, act
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The Parable of the Great Banquet in Luke 14:7-24
Hájek, Milan ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Scarano, Angelo (referee)
The Parable of the Great Banquet in Luke 14:7-24 This bachelor thesis deals with the behavior of Jesus on the banquet while invited by a Pharisee. The Master communicates to present guests rules of right behavior (i.e. an objective look on one's own qualities, selfless assistance to those who are in need etc) that lead to the God's Kingdom. The way to this goal of earthly life is characterized by humility, listening to the Holy Spirit and full surrender into God's arms. God invites to Himself every human being that needs to prepare himself thoroughly by doing works of mercy. The banquet in this parable is compared to the Kingdom of God in which a man will experience the true and never lasting beatitude in contemplating God's face on the hardly describable place where no eye has seen, nor ear heard, what God had prepared for those who love Him.1 The final chapter of the work presents one of several possibilities how to apply the parable on the banquet in pastoral ministry. Keywords Banquet, the Kingdom of God, humility, mercy 1 Cf. 1 Kor 2,9.
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Jesus, the Ligth of the world, opens eyes to a blind man (John 9)
Brtvová, Martina ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Scarano, Angelo (referee)
The Diploma thesis "Jesus, the Light of the world, opens eyes to a blind man (John 9)" first presents and comments the structure of chapter 9 of the John's Gospel. The structure is divided into smaller together logically connected units that will be consequently elaborated in details (Chapter 1). Jesus came into the world as the Light. His concrete presence can be observed in singular cases of meetings of individual persons with Him as the Light. The example of it is the healing a man born blind. Jesus enlightens him, i.e. He brings him out of physical and spiritual darkness to the full light that is He himself (Chapter 2). A light in the Gospel of John is always related to Jesus. Jesus himself is the Light. This idea is presented in the Fourth Gospel as one of the principal vision of author's Christology (Chapter 3). Jesus expects that on this revelation of the light will be given an answer by a man. This answer is presented in the Fourth Gospel as a faith. One of typical johannine features of a faith is the relation between "seeing" and "believing" (Chapter 4). The whole Diploma thesis demonstrates that the motive of light, introduced already in the Prologue, is an important interpretative key to the Jesus ministry in words and deeds. Keywords Gospel of John, light, darkness, blindness, faith
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Paul's understanding of the Law in the letters to Romans and Galatians
Jelínek, Jaroslav ; Ryšková, Mireia (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
Paul's understanding of the Law in the letters to Romans and Galatians In the work ist first of all defined the concept of the Law and its importance for Jewish religion. Then is described the meanings of the concept in the letters of Paul. The next part deals with the letters to Galatians and Romans. Both letters are put in their historic continuity and then are described the parts, which deal with Law or another conected topics. The author used the commentaries and another specialist literature and explains the parts of the letters. After that follows a synthesis of all explained informations, which has to show the concept of the Law in the history of God's actions, according to Paul's understanding, which was presented in his letters. The addition of the synthesis deals with the relation of Paul's opinions to the temporaly situation, with the Jewish traditions and with the needs of our church at present. Keywords Paul, the Law, the letter to Romans, the letter to Galatians
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The Interpretation of the Baptism by the Apostle Paul
Paluchník, Štefan ; Pokorný, Petr (advisor) ; Roskovec, Jan (referee) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
The dissertation entitled as "The interpretation of the baptism by the apostle Paul" deals with the New Testament passages about the baptism written by the 4 apostle Paul - first of all in Romans 6 (§ 2). The clear reference to the baptism can be found in other passages of Paul (Gal, 1 Cor, 2 Cor, Col, Eph and Titus), but there are less clear texts as well (§ 3). Chapters (§) 2 and 3 are crucial for the investigation of the Paul's interpretation of the baptism. The second task covers the investigation of the relation between the faith confession in 1 Cor 15,3 and the procedure of the Christian baptism: coming down (water, grave) and coming up (death - life) according to the proposition of Petr Pokorný (the baptism as the sign of Christ ascent). The exegetical and the theological analyzes is used in both tasks. The results of the investigation are summarized in the closing chapter (§ 7): (a) Based on the exegetical work we can see that the text in Romans 6,1-11 represents the core passage (locus classicus) for the understanding of the baptism by the apostle Paul. This is the oldest New Testament evidence about the execution of the baptism. This text stores the oldest Christian tradition echoing the tradition of the Gospel in 1Cor 15.3. The model of the baptism by ap. Paul is included in texts: Gal 3,26-27; 1...
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The Temptation in the Desert. Exegesis Matth 4:1-11
Houdek, Viktor ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Scarano, Angelo (referee)
Bibliografická citace Pokušení na poušti [rukopis] : Exegeze Mt 4,1-11 : bakalářská práce / Viktor Houdek ; vedoucí práce: Jaroslav Brož Th.D. S.S.L. -- Univerzita Karlova Praha, 8. prosince 2012. -- s. 69. Anotace Cílem práce je prostudovat historicko-kritickou metodou a s přihlédnutím k širšímu kanonickému kontextu evangelní text Mt 4,1-11. Vedle současných komentářů a biblických slovníků a studií se přihlíží také k patristické literatuře a ke komentáři Tomáše Akvinského. Tím může práce přispět ke studiu působnosti textu v křesťanské tradici, zejména na poli duchovního čtení, homiletiky a katecheze. Vzhledem k tomu, že studovaná perikopa obsahuje významné biblicko-teologické pojmy (pokoušení, život z Božího slova, důvěra v Boží vedení atd.), které mají kořeny ve starozákonních vyprávěních o putování Božího lidu, je tato práce zaměřena na prohloubení souvislostí Starého a Nového zákona. Klíčová slova Ježíš, pokušení, poušť, Satan, ďábel, Matoušovo evangelium Počet znaků (včetně mezer): 131 636.
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David - from a sheperd of sheep to a king over Israel
Nejedlý, Petr ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Větrovec, Pavel (referee)
David-from a shepherd of sheep to a king over Israel The diploma thesis focuses on David-from a shepherd of sheep to a king over Israel in the view of archetypes of a king, warrior, magician and a lover. We used two methods of processing: the historical-critical method and the scientific-popularizing method. In the introduction we shall observe David's place in the general frame of the history of salvation and the history of Israel. The thesis is divided into three parts. In the first part the texts are situated within the context of historical connections, the second part focuses on the biblical analysis of key texts using biblical commentaries and the third part is dedicated to the application of archetypes of David's personality and their integration. In the conclusion there is a summary of findings concerning Israel, David's growing up and the perspective in the context of Christ. Keywords David, archetypes of king, warrior, magician, lover, growing up of a boy into a man, example for Israel, David in the perspective of Christ
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The Trial of Jesus in its Historical Context
Zemánek, Jakub ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
This thesis is divided into the chapters (1-7), in which the theme of the thesis - the Trial of Jesus - is analyzed. The analysis is based on various sources. Chapter One is an overview of the published research about Jesus' trial. Chapter 2 presents to the reader the place of Jesus' last days, from the archaeological and historical perspective. Chapter 3 discusses the underlying historical sources and the relationships between the authors and the situation at the time of writing too. Chapter 4 is a largely exegetical chapter, and contains an analysis of the parts of Gospels of Jesus' trial. Chapter 5 discusses Jesus' trial from the perspective of sources: Josephus Flavius, Babylonian Talmud and Cornelius Tacitus. Chapter 6 provides the summary of the basic hypotheses of the principal researchers, and Chapter 7 contains the author's discussion about the trial. At the end of this thesis is the summary and the conclusion.
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