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Trees in the Old Testament Considering the Mythology of the Ancient Near East
Loukotová, Kateřina ; Beneš, Jiří (advisor) ; Vymětalová Hrabáková, Eva (referee)
This work deals with the symbolism of trees in the Old Testament considering the mythology of the ancient Near East, using relevant literature, concordant exploration, and synchronic and diachronic analyses of biblical texts. It aims to present an intersection of the most important aspects of the appearance of trees in the Scripture, both in a literal and figurative sense. Drawing on work with biblical and mythological texts from the ancient Near East, it presents the tree as a comprehensible symbol with strong explanatory power, which constitutes its potential to contain even the most complex messages of the Scripture and of the human condition as such.
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Position of a women in judaism
Sálová, Jana ; Beneš, Jiří (advisor) ; Vymětalová Hrabáková, Eva (referee)
Diploma thesis "Position of a women in Judaism" is focused an the Status of women in ancient Israel, summarize main regulations and prescript about life of women in Thora. Next main point is story of important women of the Old Testament - Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Lea, the daughters of Selofchad, Ruth and both Tamars. Also speak about roles of women in the rest of the Old Testament books. The last part in intent on the situation in Judaism after haskala and endeavours of present women in the field of gender equality.
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The Journeys of Gilgamesh and Abraham: A Comparison
Nash, Alexander ; Vymětalová Hrabáková, Eva (advisor) ; Beneš, Jiří (referee)
Few can claim to have never heard of Abraham or Gilgamesh. In terms of renown, the two are so rooted in our cultural awareness that it is highly unlikely that they will ever be truly forgotten. But whilst there have been many publication analyzing one or the other, few have ever attempted a side by side comparison of the duo. Therefore we shall not focus on introducing both characters, but try to see where their key differences lie. Since a complete comparison of every individual motive would be too broad for the purpose of this work, we are going to focus on three particular concepts: the hero's journey, immortality and relations to the divine. The first of these is also a brief introduction of the concept itself, since along with its author Joseph Campbell, it is a rather obscure topic on czech academic grounds. The second and third concepts are closer to an analysis of the cultural and religious settings and norms relevant for the authors of both texts.
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The Wandering of the Israelites to the Promised Land
Bíca, Josef ; Vymětalová Hrabáková, Eva (advisor) ; Damohorská, Pavla (referee)
1 SUMMARY THE WANDERING OF THE ISRAELITES TO THE PROMISED LAND Bc. Josef Bíca The work reflects a still very controversial area of the old testament history - the exodus and the conquest of the promised land. The first part of this work deals with the actual authorship of the Torah. It examines whether it is truly a work of Moses or the result of later authors. Based on those results, it focuses on the various critical points of the biblical text, for example the number of the wandering ones, the settlement of the stations and so on. On the basis of archeology and historiography it attempts to put the exodus stories into a corresponding century, both from the perspective of the Egyptians, and Israel's history. The same methods are used on the issues of the conquest of the land of Canaan ( the Promised Land ) and thus the book of Joshua.It focuses mainly on the so called thesis of conquest. The text of this work, however, also emphasizes that the issue of the exodus is still not fully resolved, especially because of the continuous development of science. The second part of this work focuses on the biblical text itself and its narrative in order to realize the theological emphasis of individual parts and the whole itself. But these attempts does not deny the exodus events, but rather highlights what is...
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The Priestly Blessing
Svoboda, Boris ; Beneš, Jiří (advisor) ; Vymětalová Hrabáková, Eva (referee)
SVOBODA, Boris: The Priestly Blessing. [Master thesis] / Boris Svoboda. - Charles University in Prague. Hussite Theological Faculty; - Supervisor: Doc. Mgr. Jiří Beneš, Th.D. - Degree: Master. - Prague: HTF UK, 2013. 80 p. This thesis concernes the exposition of The Priestly blessing, which is located in the Book of Numbers 6,22-27. It's goal is to outline the theological meaning of this particular section of the text and to provide deeper insight to the phenomenon of the blessing in the Old Testament. It deals with the occurrences and the development of the concept of blessing in the Old Testament books. Subsequently it exposes The Priestly blessing and it's parts in grammatical and etymological and final it deals with it's theological exegesis, which exceeds also to the structure of theological concepts in the Old Testament. Gained conclusions can provide new, nontrivial knowledge related to the understanding of the blessing, which became a permanent part of the Jewish and also Christian tradition. Keywords: Aaronic benediction, Priestly blessing, Numeri, peace Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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