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God's Image in Gregory of Nyssa
Marunová, Magdalena ; Karfík, Filip (advisor) ; Bartoň, Josef (referee) ; Dus, Jan (referee)
The aim of this work is to introduce Gregory of Nyssa's doctrine of man as the image of God, based especially on his work Περ κατασκευ ς νθρώπουὶ ῆ ἀ (De hominis opificio). In his work Gregory created quite a systematic anthropological treatise based on Stoic sources, Biblical interpretations inspired by Philo of Alexandria and Origen, as well as on ancient medicine. In contrast to the ancient philosophical school views concerning human being, Gregory refuses the parallel of man as a small world and says that the dignity of man consists not in being similar to the created world, but to the Creator. There are many attributes that constitute human similarity to God, but especially due to the incomprehensibility man is the image of God. The incomprehensibility consists in human mind (νο ςῦ ) in which the human likeness to God can most apparently be recognized. It cannot be placed anywhere in the body and the connection between mind and body is, according to Gregory, unspeakable: the mind does not reside in any particular part of the body, but yet it acts in and is influenced by the whole body. The image of God is the whole mankind, from the first up to the last created human being. When the planned number of souls is completed, the time and everything that happens in time will come to an end. In the...
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The biblical view of man and its contribution to the social and pastoral work.
Fausová, Petra ; Heryán, Ladislav (advisor) ; Fischer, Ondřej (referee)
1 Abstract The bachelor's thesis deals with biblical anthropology, i.e. biblical view of man, as it is written down in the Old and New Testaments. It presents the creation of the world, the creation of man and the relationship between man and God. It clarifies the consequences of the original sin. Also, it describes the biblical holistic concept of man and follows up selected terms of biblical anthropology: body, soul, spirit and heart. The terms are explained in the context of the Old and New Testaments. Afterwards, the outlined biblical view of man is summed up into four principles focused on human dignity, the holistic concept of man, human-to-human relationship and human-to-work relationship. Then, there is an attempt to use these principles in concepts of the social and pastoral work. Firstly, both concepts are briefly presented and then the bachelor's thesis follows up potential influences of the biblical anthropology on the theory of the social and pastoral work. Finally, there is an example of the care service provider, specifically a day centre for people with multiple disabilities. The bachelor's thesis describes the practical use of the biblical view of man and its possible contribution to daily work in the day centre.
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God's Image in Gregory of Nyssa
Marunová, Magdalena ; Karfík, Filip (advisor) ; Bartoň, Josef (referee) ; Dus, Jan (referee)
The aim of this work is to introduce Gregory of Nyssa's doctrine of man as the image of God, based especially on his work Περ κατασκευ ς νθρώπουὶ ῆ ἀ (De hominis opificio). In his work Gregory created quite a systematic anthropological treatise based on Stoic sources, Biblical interpretations inspired by Philo of Alexandria and Origen, as well as on ancient medicine. In contrast to the ancient philosophical school views concerning human being, Gregory refuses the parallel of man as a small world and says that the dignity of man consists not in being similar to the created world, but to the Creator. There are many attributes that constitute human similarity to God, but especially due to the incomprehensibility man is the image of God. The incomprehensibility consists in human mind (νο ςῦ ) in which the human likeness to God can most apparently be recognized. It cannot be placed anywhere in the body and the connection between mind and body is, according to Gregory, unspeakable: the mind does not reside in any particular part of the body, but yet it acts in and is influenced by the whole body. The image of God is the whole mankind, from the first up to the last created human being. When the planned number of souls is completed, the time and everything that happens in time will come to an end. In the...
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