The Biblical Annals, 2022, Tom 12 (69), Nr 3
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- ItemWas Not the Woman Created in the Likeness of God? Pauline Midrashic Reading of Gen 1–3 in 1 Cor 11:7–12(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2022) Matand Bulembat, Jean-BoscoTo demonstrate his claim in 1 Cor 11:2–16 about how a Christian man and woman should wear their hair during liturgical worship, Paul uses several types of arguments, including Scripture (vv. 7–12). In v. 7, he states that “A man should not cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God, but a woman is the glory of man” (NAB). Most readers today, question the soundness of such an argument and may accuse Paul of misogyny. Does he not, contrary to what Gen 1:26–27 asserts, contend that the woman was not created in the image of God? The present study argues that Paul’s position can be better understood only if one, on the one hand, highlights the points of his argumentation and, on the other hand, considers the techniques of the Jewish theory of interpretation of the Scriptures in practice at the time of the Apostle. Paul is doing a Midrashic reading of Gen 1–3 narratives about the creation of human beings to assert the importance of both man and woman to behavior during Christian liturgical worship in such manner that they respect their specific dignities. At the end, Paul seems to be more “philogynist” than people use to appreciate.
- ItemHomosexuality in the Pontifical Biblical Commission Document "What Is Man"?(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2022) Healy, MaryConsiderable public attention has been given to the treatment of homosexuality in the recent document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, What Is Man? A Journey through Biblical Anthropology. Some reports have claimed that the document represents a shift in Catholic teaching toward the acceptance of homosexual acts. This article assesses that claim by carefully examining the relevant sections of the document in the perspective of its wider reflections on biblical anthropology and on the biblical vision of the institution of marriage. While the document situates the biblical texts concerning homosexuality within their literary and cultural contexts and emphasises the pastoral sensitivity with which this topic must be approached, it does not promote a revision or reversal of the Church’s teaching on sexual morality.
- ItemMutual Vulnerability? Asymmetric Relationships in Biblical Anthropology(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2022) Martos, Levente BalazsThe 2019 PBC document views relationships between parents and children, masters and servants, “shepherds” and “the flock,” civil authority and citizens as asymmetric. The structure of the document suggests that these relationship systems are based on shared human experience and a common theological foundation: they appear to repeat the pattern of the parent-child relationship and originate in the obligation to obey God. Using the document as a starting point, I would like to outline what the concept of asymmetric relationships can mean today. In search of common perspectives, I will compare New Testament texts with the interpretation of asymmetry in today’s social ethics discourse. The inequality and asymmetry of different persons and groups seem to be an undeniable fact, causing tension that can be resolved fruitfully by parties who take responsibility for each other in the presence of a “third.”
- ItemLuca Mazzinghi, Libro della Sapienza. Introduzione – traduzione – commento (Analecta Biblica. Studia 13; Roma: Gregorian & Biblical Press 2020)(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2022) Zieliński, MarcinRecenzja książki: Luca Mazzinghi, Libro della Sapienza. Introduzione – traduzione – commento (Analecta Biblica. Studia 13; Roma: Gregorian & Biblical Press 2020). Pp. 848. € 115. ISBN978–8876537226
- ItemJacques van Ruiten – Koert van Bekkum (eds.), Violence in the Hebrew Bible . Between Text and Reception (Oudtestamentische Studiën 79; Leiden – Boston, MA: Brill 2020)(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2022) Pawlik, MaciejRecenzja książki: Jacques van Ruiten – Koert van Bekkum (eds.), Violence in the Hebrew Bible. Between Text and Reception (Oudtestamentische Studiën 79; Leiden – Boston, MA: Brill 2020). Pp. 438. ISBN 9789004434677