The Biblical Annals, 2020, Tom 10 (67), Nr 4
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- ItemJesus and the Woman of Samaria (John 4:7b–15). From the Heritage of Tradition to the Mystery of Faith(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Kot, PiotrThe dialogue between Jesus and the woman of Samaria, which is related in detail by the author of the fourth gospel, focuses on the sign of Jacob’s well and the living water in its first part (4:7b–15). The climax of this section combines the well, the gift of God and the identity of Jesus. By way of allusion, Jesus leads the woman to the recognition of His person’s mystery. If readers wish to comprehend the meaning of this conduct, they cannot limit themselves only to the biblical story of the patriarch Jacob. They must consider the Targum traditions. Only thus is it possible to understand how a woman of Samaria could recognize the mystery of Jesus, a Jew. Setting the story in the cultural context sheds light on the author’s intentions behind the inclusion of the narrative of 4:1–42 in Corpus Johanneum. This is important in relation to the land of Samaria, which was then inhabited by people who varied in terms of ethnicity and religion. The woman whom Jesus met at Jacob’s well is described in such a way as to represent all Samaritans: descendants of proto-Samaritans and immigrant heathens. All of them were invited to draw from the source of salvation opened up by Jesus Christ.
- ItemJubileusz 90 rocznicy urodzin oraz 65 rocznicy święceń kapłańskich o. prof. Hugolina Langkammera(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Kowalski, MarcinJubileusz 90. rocznicy urodzin oraz 65. rocznicy święceń kapłańskich o. prof. Hugolina Langkammera. Artykuł zawiera życiorys jubilata oraz listy gratulacyjne (m.in. błogosławieństwo papieża Franciszka oraz listy: Przewodniczącego KEP abp. Stanisława Gądeckiego, Prymasa Polski abp. Wojciecha Polaka, abp. Henryka Muszyńskiego, abp. Stanisława Budzika, abp. Józefa Kupnego, bp. Mieczysława Cisło, Ministra Prowincjalnego Prowincji św. Jadwigi Zakonu Braci Mniejszych o. dr. Alana Tomasza Brzyskiego OFM).
- ItemKsięga Rodzaju. Przełożył i opracował Marek Piela (Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka 2020)(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Majewski, MarcinBook Review: Księga Rodzaju. Przełożył i opracował Marek Piela (Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka 2020)
- ItemLuca Pedroli (ed.), L'analogia nuziale nella Scrittura. Saggi in onore di Luis Alonso Schökel (The Nuptial Analogy in the Holy Scriptures. Essays in Honor of Luis Alonso Schökel), (Pontificia Università Gregoriana – Pontificio Istituto Biblico: Roma 2019)(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Bardski, KrzysztofBook Review: Luca Pedroli (ed.), L'analogia nuziale nella Scrittura. Saggi in onore di Luis Alonso Schökel (The Nuptial Analogy in the Holy Scriptures. Essays in Honor of Luis Alonso Schökel), (Pontificia Università Gregoriana – Pontificio Istituto Biblico: Roma 2019)
- ItemMagnum miraculum est homo... The Phenomenon of Man in the Light of Hermetic Excerpts: Lactantius, Div. inst. 7.13.3(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Sowińska, Agata EwaThe aim of this paper is to present the question of human nature in a hermetic approach based on the source texts of Asclepius and Corpus Hermeticum. As the reference point for research on hermetic anthropology serves one of the hermetic fragments found in Lactantius’ Divinae institutiones (i.e. Div. inst. 7.13.3), who focused on a characteristic feature of every human being: their dual nature – both divine and hylic. The analysis of Div. inst. 7.13.3 is preceded by a short study, based on the anthology by M.D. Litwa, of the range of influence of hermetic texts on literature from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
- ItemMary in the Apostolic Church in the Light of the Lucan Writings(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Mielcarek, Krzysztof WojciechLukan Mariology does not present a holistic picture of Jesus’ Mother, although no doubt it is fundamentally important for the narrative of Luke-Acts. The Infancy Narrative and the three further traditions disseminated in the main bulk of the Lukan work (Lk 8:21; 11:27-28; Acts 1:14) show that her person cannot be limited to her faith or motherhood only. The author of the third Gospel composed a careful set of scenes in order to share with his readers a much fuller picture of Mary. Being a Mother of the Lord, she is also a disciple following God’s will and the teaching of her Son. In this study, the author is looking for some fresh insights from the text, applying methodology presented recently by C. Bennema and other scholars interested in the Gospels’ characters and their characterisation.
- ItemNicodemus. A Disciple Liberated by the Cross of the Christ from the Darkness of Fear and Disbelief(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Grochowski, Zbigniew TadeuszNicodemus, a Pharisee and one of the Jewish leaders, appears only in the Fourth Gospel. Three events in which he participates—a night meeting with Jesus (John 3:1-21), a verbal clash with members of the Sanhedrin (John 7:50-52) and a funeral, performed for Jesus together with Joseph of Arimathea (John 19:38-42)—are perceived negatively by numerous exegetes, and Nicodemus’s attitude is (sometimes harshly) criticised. However, taking into consideration the significance of all the details of the current narrative and the context of the occurring events, one should be led to the conclusion that this man, nowhere explicitly referred by the Evangelist with the term μαθητής, deserves to be called “a disciple of Christ,” who passed through the three-stage process of maturation in faith. Gradually he began to gain courage in advocating for Christ, and at the decisive moment—during Jesus’ death on the Cross—he definitely stepped out of hiding and gave a public testimony of his adherence to the Master of Nazareth. His person, through a gesture shown to the Crucified, became the locus theologicus in which Jesus revealed himself as the immortal Messiah, Prophet, and King.
- ItemPadlina i sępy. Czy logion Q 17,37 jest biblijnym cytatem (illud dictum), przysłowiem (proverbium) czy znakiem (signum)? Analiza egzegetyczno-teologiczna(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Zawadzki, ArnoldArtykuł proponuje szczegółową analizę syntaktyczno-semantyczną Mt 24,28 i Łk 17,37c w celu hipotetycznego odtworzenia semickiej (hebrajskiej i aramejskiej) frazy logionu Jezusa Q 17,37. Następnie zestawia trzy różne możliwości jego zrozumienia w kontekście kanonicznym NT, jako biblijny cytat/parafraza z Hi 39,30, jako przysłowie i jako znak. Zestawienie pozwala zrozumieć, że Q 17,37 pasuje wyjątkowo dobrze do swojego literackiego i teologicznego kontekstu w tych trzech znaczeniach, co z jednej strony wskazuje na jego dużą semantyczną i akomodacyjną elastyczność, z drugiej zaś utrudnia ustalenie jego pierwotnego znaczenia w źródle Q. Jednak autor artykułu uważa, że semicka fraza Q 17,37 z wielkim prawdopodobieństwem funkcjonowała zarówno w Q, jak i w kanonicznym kontekście NT jako cytat/parafraza z Hi 39,30 lub jako znak (w taki sam sposób jak znak drzewa figowego w Mt 24,32-33; Łk 21,29-31), bardziej niż jako przysłowie. W ten sposób artykuł podważa klasyczną interpretację, jaka utrwaliła się we współczesnej egzegezie Mt 24,28; Łk 17,37c.
- ItemThe Eternal God's Response to Man's Cry in His Passing “Days” and “Years” (Ps 90)(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Witczyk, HenrykIn Ps 90, the poet expresses his perception of man's time as marked by dynamic of passing away, fear of death, destruction, and futility. At the same time, he speaks of God's “eternity” as “You are” (v. 2). He discovers the astonishing influence of “eternity” on “time.” The prayer of the “servants” makes the distant God (full of anger and indignation – v. 11) come close to them and act in their fleeting time to evoke His “mercy,” “steadfast love,” “joy” “glorious power,” thereby making time “stable” and “permanent” (v. 17). This is anchored in God's eternity, even in God's “You are” (v. 2). In the short and transient “days” and “years” of His “servants” and their “sons,” God writes an intense experience of His eternity. The extraordinary coexistence, even the interpenetration of time and eternity in the experience of the believer (people), is perhaps the most crucial theological intuition of Ps 90.
- ItemThe Meaning of the Motif of Michael the Archangel’s Dispute with the Devil (Jude 9). A Socio-Rhetorical Perspective(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2020) Muszytowska, Dorota KatarzynaThe purpose of this article is to analyze the persuasive functions of the Archangel Michael motif in the Letter of Jude 9 and examine how the laconic reference serves argumentation in the letter and how it affects the recipients. We used methods of interpretation in the field of socio-rhetoric according to the interpretation model of V. R. Robbins adapted to the needs of this study: rhetorical analysis, intertextual relations and analysis of the pivotal values of the first-century Mediterranean world. The analyzes lead to the conclusion that the condensed form of the allusion to the Archangel Michael motif makes it possible to refer to the crisis of the addressees simultaneously on many levels. It serves positive argumentation based on the ethos, uses the strength of the rich interpretation tradition of the motif and is the key to the proper implementation of the answer in the mechanism challenge-riposte and defining the threat to community identity.