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Prayer in the parables in the Gospel of Luke
Černá, Zuzana ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Scarano, Angelo (referee)
The Master's thesis Prayer in the Luke's Parables first deals with the definition of the parable itself: how the modern narratology understands it, how was this literary form used in the Old Testament and in the New Testament connotations. Further, it discusses the Gospel of Luke as a separate literary unit with an editorial plan regarding especially parables, and also describes the circumstances of its inception, the recipients, contemporary realities, etc. The next part outlines the basic teachings on prayer in the Church Documents. Then the thesis separately analyses both the grammar and the interpretation of three particularly important Luke's parables concerning prayer (L 11,513; L 18,18; 18, L 18,914). Their common contribution to Jesus' teachings on prayer is summarized in the conclusion.
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Peter, the Apostle, the Believer and of Little Faith, in Response to Jesus' Epiphany on the Sea
Hovorka, Petr ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Scarano, Angelo (referee)
Résumé Peter, the Apostle, both believer and of little faith in answer to Jesus' epiphany on the sea By Petr Hovorka This thesis is concerned with the passage of the Gospel according to Matthew (14, 22-36), which reveals Jesus' identity from two points of view. The miraculous event of Jesus "walk on the waves" presents Jesus as the Son of God with cosmic power over the created world, who, as the Father himself, can proclaim about himself: "I am". The following description summarizes Jesus power over illness and all evil and shows his healing power over everything, which endangers man in enjoying the fullness of life and happiness. The textual connection with the previous event of the multiplication of bread enables us to see the revelation of Jesus as the "new Moses", who first offers bread to his people (cf. Ex 16,4-15) and next he crosses the see (cf. Ex 14,15-22). The summary report about his healing activity resembles many others, which represent changeovers to following pericopes of Jesus' acts. Through reports as these, comparable to a chorus passage, the evangelist intends to remind the reader Jesus' basic gospelizing mission, which brings full salvation to mankind, in both body and soul. Further extensions of the text are offered by individual biblical experts, both by enlistment into various...
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View of the authorship of the Pentateuch in the course of history
Tutr, Radim ; Hřebík, Josef (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
The topic of this work is expressed by its title: The View of the Authorship of the Pentateuch in the Course of History. Our aim is not to resolve the complicated question about the authorship of the first five books of the Holy Bible, but to walk through the history from the text of Pentateuch itself up to our times and to observe the changes in the view of the authorship of Pentateuch. We try to observe not only views of the authorship, but also their philosophical and theological background. The work is divided into the chapters according to the main periods of the development of various opinions about the authorship of "The Low of Moses". The first period is described in the chapter with the name "Mentions in the Bible", in the next chapter "The Pre-critical Period" we speak about opinions in patristic and mediaeval times, the chapter "The Historical-critical View" refers about various theories of the last two centuries, especially about the source-hypothesis and finally the chapter "The Reactions on the Historical-critical Concept" speaks about the theories, which calculate more also with the voice of tradition.
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Marriage and family in the New Testament
Kryczka, Katarzyna ; Hřebík, Josef (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
Marriage is God `s wanting and blessed relationship between man and woman. Already with creation God assigned humane creature to be equal even though they are different. God creatured man and woman to be for each other love each other and support each other. Example for them have to be God`s love to his chosen people, whom he loves with unconditional love. Wedlock is a sacrament sacred and holly. According the Bible teaching, monogamy and unfaithfulness are sin. Child is for the couple God`s gift, whom he is blessing, loves and have a special plan for. Children are blessings and pride of the parents. Family with many children is assurance for keeping faith and be strong and together at time of suffering. Family is participation in God`s creature. Responsibilities for each member in the family, helps matured each person. Husband and father have the responsibility for his wife and children before God and society. He also is commissioned to secure financially the family and support their traditions and religious life. Woman as a mother and wife with caring love arranges home for her children and husband. She is can not be subjected to her husband, as we learned unfortunately from the history, because that's against God wish. Marriage as a gift and also commission could be an example for today's modern...
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The Significance of Archeological Excavations in Galilee for the Interpretation of the Gospels
Kučera, Peter ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Hřebík, Josef (referee)
RESUME The Significance of the Archaeological Excavations in Galilee for the Interpretation of the Gospels. During the latter half of the last century a number of excavations have been conducted throughout the Holy Land. Out of all the sites excavated one stands out in particular and that is Capharnaum which Matthew did not hesitate to call Jesus's "own town". The large number of Gospel references to Capharnaum, when taking into account the proverbial conciseness of the Gospels, is striking and it simply underlines the importance it had in Jesus's public ministry. This settlement has actually been extensively excavated and several remnants from the first century A.D. have been unearthed. Among the most significant are the house of St. Peter and the synagogue from the Early Roman period, however, they are not the only ones meriting attention. This thesis is probably the first work attempting to furnish the reader with a complete description of the archaeological findings that are dated to the first century A.D. Moreover, it contains what is probably the most complete presentation of the extra-biblical references to Capharnaum to date. The aim of this thesis is to present and scrutinize these finds comparatively with both the biblical and extra-biblical sources as well as with finds from other contemporaneous...
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Christ as Head and Source of Christian Marriage. Exegesis and theological relflection on Eph 5,21-33
Zemánková, Kristýna ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
The Abstract In her work the author deals with Christian marriage whose source and ideal is Christ in his relation to the Church, as it is presented in the paraenetical text of Eph 5:21-33. After the circumstances of the origin of the Letter has been presented, the author analyzes the paraenesis on the marriage itself applying the Historical and Literary Criticism, further she emphasizes its message and in this way points to the permanent relevance of the studied biblical text. This basic source is thereafter used as the point of departure for reflections on different fields as the theological anthropology, the sacramental theology and moral theology, and finds in them the affirmation of dignity and uniqueness of the marital bond and the inspiration for the fruitful life in marriage. Finally the consequences of the text for the spiritual theology are studied, for in the life of Christian spouses the spiritual life plays important role. The author emphasizes also the contribution of the biblical exegesis for development of theological research and points to the importance of interconnection of singular theological disciplines for the integrated vision of the studied reality.
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The Image of Woman in the Old and New Testaments
Vlnas, Jan ; Ryšková, Mireia (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
he diploma thesis called "P r e s e n t a t i o n o f F e m a l e C h a r a c t e r s i n t he O l d a n d N e w T e s t a m e n t s " endeavours to examine the depiction of female characters in the texts of the Old and New Testaments. The deuterocanonical books and addictions to Esther and Daniel are taken into account too. A list of the female characters and the interpretation of their names proves not only that there are many of them but also their importance. The classification suggested by this thesis is based on women's role in the story of our salvation and representative examples of these characters show their typical features as well as the personal ones. The characters are further described by means of the theological and historical context. Conclusions of these analyses are confronted with the commonly shared views and stereotypes in particular because of their claim that the Bible strongly promotes the patriarchal life concept. The author has concluded that the female characters in the Bible are much more important than people commonly think. Biblical authors naturally shared the patriarchal view of the world, in spite of it we can assume that they didn't belittle the importance of women. T
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Disciples in the Gospel of St. Luke
Cílková, Eva ; Scarano, Angelo (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
The Diploma thesis "The disciples in Gospel of Luke" deals with the formation of disciples in the Gospel of Luke which took place during their collective journey with Jesus until his death and resurrection. The work contains a brief historical introduction including the characteristics of the society and the human dimension of the disciples in contrast to their internal changes - their reversal within meeting Jesus, calling and following. The line follows the election of the Twelve and the subsequent preferences of some of the disciples. The work reflects the consideration of Jesus` pedagogy and teaching the disciples, mainly from the theological dimension. The disciples appear as the eyewitnesses of Jesus` actions. Jesus proclaimed the Kingdom of God and also announced the conditions of the possible entry to this kingdom. The role of women in Jesus` community is mentioned in the connection with their disciples` features and the importance of their testimony by Jesus` tomb as well. The tension and failure of Jesus` disciples during his final events in Jerusalem were converted during the meeting with resurrected Jesus in the community. Jesus entrusted his disciples with the apostolic mission and continued in their formation. The work provides insight into the disciples who seemed to be listeners and...
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Biblical Images of the God's Liberating Love in the Acts of Man
Bělohlávková, Markéta ; Hřebík, Josef (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
AbstraktAbstraktAbstraktAbstrakt The Diploma thesis "Biblical Images of the God's Liberating Love in the Acts of Man" first reflects God's liberating love as a biblical theme in general (Introduction), then it proceeds to dealing with liberating action of God's love in biblical texts about five characters of Old Testament: Rebecca, Juda, Boaz, Jonathan and Abigail. Thesis contains one chapter devoted to each of these characters. Every character is briefly introduced first, selected texts are then subjected to an exegetic inquiry, which includes literal, contextual and philological analysis. The main part of every chapter follows, in which primary and biblical meaning of respective texts is discussed in regard to given character and to the theme of the thesis. God acts through particular people and His love for man manifests itself in particular acts of those who have been chosen for His plan. The thesis aims at showing the relevancy and merit of reading of Old Testament texts from the perspective considering the liberating God's love as a theme. KeywordsKeywordsKeywordsKeywords Liberation, God's love, Rebecca, Juda, Boaz, Jonathan, Abigail
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Pilgrimages to Jerusalem in the Old Testamet
Pauli, Michal ; Hřebík, Josef (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
ANOTATION Title: Pilgrimages to Jerusalem in the Old Testament The aim of this thesis is to show the extent to which the Old Testament pilgrimages issue - as a specific religious phenomenon - is related to the identity, historic formation, and eschatological targeting by the chosen people of Israel at the Lord, their God. After an introductory chapter, which covers the basic contextual foundations of the issue (anthropology, human movement, the history of the religious community, the anakefaleiósis of its "founder" and the myth that the objectives of the entire human race are in perfect harmony), the author moves on to discuss to the legal standards and regulations which applied on the pilgrimages, as codified in the Pentateuch. In this second chapter the author focuses mainly on the way in which the celebration of pilgrimage holidays helped build the identity of God's people in diverse environments, times and circumstances, and the development of the liturgy of the three major pilgrimages that culminate in pre-exile Jerusalem. In the third chapter, the author focuses on the conflicts between the prophetic institution and the royal and clerical institution in the environment of the temple in Zion. He shows that the dynamics of the Lord's cult and pilgrimage celebration are threatened by formalism if the...
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