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Jesus' Purification of the Jerusalem Temple: Historicity and Theological Accents in Gospels
Gallas, Leo ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
The thesis "Jesus Cleansing the Jerusalem Temple: History and Theological Accents in Individual Gospels" deals with the event described by all four canonical Gospels. The paper describes the appearance of the Jerusalem Temple in Jesus' time and selected aspects of its spiritual, political, economic and sociological role in the life of the Jewish population of Palestine in the 1st century AD. The author notices the selected negative circumstances that could have led Jesus of Nazareth to enter the Jerusalem temple with the intention of disrupting the order and returning the Temple to its original purpose. The author pays great attention to evidence to confirm the theory that the "event" in the Temple occurred twice. One at the beginning of Jesus' public activity (described in the Gospel according to John) and once at the end (described in synoptics). Further, the author pays attention to the arguments in support of the historicity of the described events. Keywords Jesus of Nazareth, Jerusalem Temple, Gospel, Historicity, Cleansing of the Temple
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Ethical Aspects of the Gospel of Luke
Heinrichová, Marie ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
This diploma thesis is concerning the ethical aspect of Saint Luke's Gospel. The focus is on Jesus, who is shown as an example of ethical life and the basis of his moral teaching. These teachings are penance, correct property usage, loving fellowman, disciples, prayer and reversing the fate in connection to the welfare of poor people. This thesis also looks at God's kingdom and the ethical ramification which it yields. The moral teaching of Jesus is the subject matter of Evangelism and therefore Luke shows Jesus as a preacher on a Great Journey. The second part of this work is dedicated to the analysis of The Sermon on the Plain and parables about the Good Samaritan which graphically illustrate moral command and its practical application in life. The selected texts have been analyzed in the framework of individual versus in relationship to the whole teaching in which they are placed (in context to the whole work). This diploma thesis is based upon descriptive methods and analysis of text.
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Embodying Christ: Meaning and Significance of the Ritual in 1Cor 12-14.
Bukovský, Jiří ; Roskovec, Jan (advisor) ; Tichý, Ladislav (referee) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
Embodying Christ: Meaning and Significance of the Ritual in 1Cor 12-14 This work understands 1Cor 12-14 as a text concerned with early Christian ritual and addresses the question: What does the text of 1Cor 12-14 reveal about the symbolic universe and social implications of this ritual? Early Christian meetings are understood as a complex ritual which has meaning and significance that could be interpreted on the basis of exegeting 1Cor 12-14. Meaning denotes the worldview communicated through it, significance denotes the influence of the ritual on the lives of the believers and their community. As its meaning, three metaphors appear out of the exegesis: a temple in construction, Christ's body with many members, and an image of the Spirit working in believers. These images are being played out, strengthened, and embodied in the ritual action. Apart from communicating the worldview and corresponding values, the significance of the ritual lies in that it creates a space of liminal freedom. Charismata are a dynamic reality and are not bound to particular persons. That is true especially in the case of prophesying and speaking in tongues, which based on analysis of the primary sources are in this work understood as speaking in an inspired state by a person who is being filled with the Spirit. Generally,...
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Divine Omnipotence and Human Impotence
Pitterová, Jana ; Hřebík, Josef (advisor) ; Chalupa, Petr (referee) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
Divine Omnipotence and Human Impotence The thesis deals with the themes of divine omnipotence and human suffering and their relation in the book of Job. Besides providing general definitions, the author presents both themes on selected texts. She arrives at the following conclusion: divine omnipotence and human suffering are interrelated, without human suffering ever limiting the former or excluding it. Human suffering is finally viewed in the wider context of God's plan with the world. Keywords Power, strength, justice, wisdom, suffering, mercy, faith.
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Apostle Philip, One of the Twelve
Mrňa, Jaroslav ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
PhDr. Jaroslav Mrňa, Ph.D. Katolická teologie Název diplomové práce v anglickém jazyce: Apostle Philip, one of the Twelve. Abstrakt v anglickém jazyce: The life story of Jesus' disciple Philip is still mysterious for our knowledge, for in sources his person appears scarcely as an individual but mostly as a part of the community of the Twelve. Diploma Thesis Apostle Philip, one of the Twelve, deals with the life and mission of the Apostle Philip, as it is attested especially by canonical biblical sources. Besides an overview of the occurrence of the name Philip in the biblical and non-biblical sources, the work offers a literary and linguistic analysis of relevant pericopes from the synoptic gospels, the Gospel of John and the Acts of the Apostles, whose conclusions serve to detailed historical and theological interpretation of individual texts, focusing on topics related in particular to the origin, the mission, the mentality, the social status and the action of the Apostle Philip within the Circle of the Twelve. Attention of diploma thesis is also paid to the presence of this figure in non-biblical sources and also to his connection with the person of the same name, the deacon-evangelist Philip.
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Simon Peter, the personality and the disciple according to the Gospel of John
Megela, Petr ; Scarano, Angelo (advisor) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
This thesis is focused on personality of the Apostle Peter and his relation to Jesus Christ, as it is narrated in the Gospel according to John. The Apostle Peter represents a kind of Human/Christian with all his conflicts and challenges. Thesis analyses a characteristics of Peter, Human/Disciple in an interaction with Jesus, True God and True Human / the Master and the Lord. A Christian can find himself in similar situations in his own life and own relation to Jesus Christ. Even today we can reflect our own personal characters and spiritual practice in a view of Peter's humanity and discipleship.
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Personage of the Apostle Peter in the canonical gospels
Štemberková, Marie ; Ryšková, Mireia (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
The Bachelor thesis The Figure of the Apostle Peter in Canonical Gospels is focussed on displaying of the leading Jesus disciple depicted in all the Gospels and the most frequently mentioned of Jesus' disciples. All canonical Gospels had their origin with a certain time span from the depicted events, so it is necessary to take into account the later reflection of his authentic life story. The first chapter summarizes the basic facts about his origin and social inclusion, attention is also paid to the use of the native name of Simon in comparison with the accepted name of Peter, by which he entered the history of the Church. The chapter provides an overview of all Petrine pericopes, verses and even brief references. The second chapter discusses the pericopes and verses shared by at least of two gospels, observing their coincidences and differences. The third chapter is focussed on special pericopes, recorded only by one of the evangelists, who, in these cases, drew on special traditions. Simon Peter was called by Jesus to follow among the first disciples, from the beginning he played a leading role among them, profiled as their spokesperson. Even though the gospel writers gave Peter individual character traits, he often had in their concepts to represent a typical Jesus disciple, with all the...
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Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
Týfa, Petr ; Brož, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Ryšková, Mireia (referee)
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane: Jesus Prayer to Father in the Context of the Passion Story The presented thesis concerns with the issue of Jesus prayer in Gethsemane garden and its meaning in the passion story. It compares the accents of the evangelists and explicates the pericope with focus on the ultimate meaning of the event. The thesis has the form of exegesis, follows the publications of the important Czech and foreign authors, who are concerned with the issue more deeply, and tries to look for the interfaces and the distinctions in their theological views. The thesis shows and develops the important issues, which appears in the story. It is primarily the relationship between Jesus and his disciples, who fail, when they should offer the assistance to his Master and, also the issue of anxiety and fear, what Jesus passes through, alone. No less important motive is also the relation between the soul and the body. The thesis emphasizes the double meaning of the event - the historical and the eschatological ones; in that frame then discusses the issue of the hour, the cup and the temptation. The thesis also points to many references to the Lord's Prayer, and to the issue of the vigilance of the disciples, in meaning of their readiness for the spiritual battle. At the end, the thesis tries to...
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Anti-Jewish Sentences in the New Testamen.
Procházka, Josef ; Ryšková, Mireia (advisor) ; Bartoň, Josef (referee)
The anti-Jewish statements in the New Testament. This thesis is focused on anti- Jewish statements in the New Testament. In the first chapter, the applied process of localization and selection of such statements is explained. In the second chapter, the rising Christian movement is set both into historical and spiritual context of Palestine of the first century AD. Furthermore, the topic-relevant historical events are highlighted in this part (Easter, the refusal of Jesus' Jewish followers by the majority of the Jewish nation, turn to the mission of pagans, Jewish war and especially gradual separation of the Christian movement from Judaism depicted in the books of the New Testament). In the third chapter of the thesis, the selected anti-Jewish statements are analysed. These statements are located in the First Epistle to the Thesalonnians(2, 13-16), Gospel According to Matthew (21,33-46; 23,13-33; 27,24-26) and Gospel According to John (8, 37-47). The conclusion brings the evaluation of these statements, which have first of all constituted a polemic between different Jewish groups and served to strengthening of a distinct identity of young Christian communities. In the past, the interpretation of these statements had been misused in order to justify persecution, discrimination of the Jews as well as...
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New Testament as source of ethic inspiration in bestseller books of management
Vavřina, Jiří ; Ryšková, Mireia (advisor) ; Ovečka, Libor (referee)
The New Testament as a source of mediated ethical inspiration in literature management bestsellers. Contemporary management literature produced predominantly in the so-called western civilization circle, which is heavily influenced by Christianity. Work is to find and identify ethical inspiration coming mediated from the New Testament of the Bible into the centroid of managerial concepts described in three management bestsellers. As the titles were chosen Good to Great by Jim Collins, Competitive Advantage by Michael E. Porter and Critical Chain by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. The intention is also to achieve overlaps from selected bestseller managers into practical situations and examples that illustrate the elements of business management. The work is to find examples for explaining the positions of the authors in the light of mediated New Testament inspiration. We stand before the question of whether we can demonstrate to the attitudes of the authors the ethical significance of the concept of management and to underpin it by aligning with the ethical principles that we can guess from the interpretations of the New Testament. For selected bestseller, we try to find elements of managerial decision concepts that suggest that they are in agreement with ethical inspiration coming from the New Testament. We...
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