Volume 7, Issue 2, 2015
Articles published in the latest issue of Studia Biblica Slovaca
PANCZOVÁ, Helena – ŠKOVIERA, Daniel: Biblical Greek. University Textbook, Bratislava: Lingea, 2014. 351 pp. ISBN 978-80-8145-099-0.
Jeremy CORLEY
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 155-184
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsFZZP7742
Abstract
Sirach 16:26–17:4 builds on Jewish creation traditions from Genesis and the Psalms. The overall structure follows the sequence of heaven-earth-humanity found in Psalm 148, the canticle in Greek Daniel 3, and Cicero’s treatise De natura deorum. From such parallels, we suggest that Sir 16:26-28 refers to the creation of the heavenly bodies, linked to the angels. God’s ordering of the obedient heavenly bodies, while following biblical teaching (e.g., Psalm 104[103]) and Second Temple Jewish texts (e.g., Hodayot, 1 Enoch, Testament of Naphtali), also has clear parallels in Stoic cosmology (e.g., Cleanthes’ Hymn to Zeus; Cicero, De natura deorum). Sirach 17:1-2 presents death as something natural, unconnected with human sin, although the idea of returning to the earth echoes the language of God’s punishment of Adam in Gen 3:19. The description of human beings having a limited number of days, presented as a natural phenomenon, agrees with Psalm 90(89), but also matches Stoic ideas of divine providence.
Unlimited Divine Forgiveness? The Hebrew Root slḥ and Its Greek Translations as a Basic Element of Old Testament Theology of Forgiveness
Blažej ŠTRBA
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 185-219
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGAAJ4546
Abstract
Can there be set any limits to God’s forgiveness? Could it be that God could not forgive? Similar questions motivated this research, which is based on the Hebrew root slḥ and explores its use in each occurrence within the Masoretic text. The inquiry examines the translation options of the Septuagint for this term. The usage of the Hebrew term in various literary contexts and its different interpretative choices made by the Septuagint indicate gradual development in the teaching about God’s forgiveness, which is not conditioned by the gravity of sin, but only by a complete turning of Israel away from its God.
Temporarily Barren: Elizabeth and the Transformation of Women in the Gospel of Luke
Juraj FENÍK
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 220-247
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGBDY3169
Abstract
This article focuses on the well-researched theme of women in Luke’s Gospel, advancing the following thesis: Elizabeth as the first woman on stage prefigures the stories of several other women who make their appearance in the course of narrated action. In addition to other motives, the annunciation of John’s birth (1,5-25) revolves around the theme of a transformation of the mother-to-be – Elizabeth, a barren woman, conceives a son through God’s intervention. The theme of God’s intervention on behalf of a woman reappears in the gospel, exemplified as it is in Jesus’ actions for the benefit of sick and sinful women. Those women, along with Elizabeth, form a narrative chain that appears to be one of the hallmarks of the Third Gospel.
“Be Merciful” (Lk 6:36) in the Context of the New Testament
Ladislav TICHÝ
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 248-264
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGBEH9988
Abstract
The article investigates the meaning and message of Luke 6:36, which contains the imperative to be merciful. This demand is seen as an important component of the preaching of Jesus, connected with his exhortation to love enemies. Subsequently, the proper context of Luke 6:36 and the context of the whole Gospel of Luke are examined, followed by the presentation of texts with a similar message in the other books of the New Testament. In conclusion, the contribution sees the exhortation in Luke 6:36 as an essential part of the Gospel of Jesus that must be evident in the life of those who believe in Christ.
“For His Mercy Endures Forever.” An Outline of the Correlation of Integrity and Mercy in Selected Biblical Characters and Its Elucidation from a Psychological Perspective
Dagmar KRÁĽOVÁ
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 265-282
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGBEV5274
Abstract
The study contributes to the debate about the correlation of key biblical concepts of perfection and mercy that are conventionally understood in isolation. The application of the concept of integrity to selected biblical characters is initially studied from the canonical perspective. Subsequently, the openness of the given character to mercy-showing is evaluated with the aid of general categories of psychology (consistency, empathy, active sympathy), and an assumed correlation of integrity and mercy is considered. The synchronic reading of biblical texts shows that the action of mercy in biblical anthropology, as in psychology, is conditioned by the integrity of the personality. Authentic imitation of God’s mercy requires the process of integration, inner wholeness, with the cognitive and emotive acceptance of own limitation.
Biblica 95 (3-4/2014)
Jaroslav MUDROŇ
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 283-285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGBFI5061
Liber Annuus LXIII (2013)
Vavrinec Radoslav MITRO
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 285-291
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGBZL3323
ČAJA, Andrej Mária: The Virgin Mary in Sacred Scripture. “But Mary kept all these things in her heart and pondered them.” (Lk 2:19), Nitra: Gorazd, 2015. 319 pp. ISBN 978-80-89481-32-3.
Dagmar KRÁĽOVÁ
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 292-295
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGCZM5111
GRILLI, Massimo: “Paradox” and “Mystery”. The Gospel of Mark, Ružomberok: Katolícke biblické dielo, 2014. 88 pp. ISBN 978-80-89120-43-7.
Matúš IMRICH
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 295-299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGDIF6482
GRILLI, Massimo: The Scribe Who Became a Disciple of the Kingdom of Heaven, Ružomberok: Katolícke biblické dielo, 2015. 115 pp. ISBN 978-80-89120-46-8.
Matúš IMRICH
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 299-304
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGEFT4438
PANCZOVÁ, Helena – ŠKOVIERA, Daniel: Biblical Greek. University Textbook, Bratislava: Lingea, 2014. 351 pp. ISBN 978-80-8145-099-0.
Jana PLÁTOVÁ
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 304-306
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGEPC9977
Summer School of Biblical Languages 2015
Juraj FENÍK
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 307-308
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGESP4007
Meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association
Libor MAREK
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, pages 308-309
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGETV3802
Frank-Lothar Hossfeld Has Died
Martina KORYTIAKOVÁ
volume 7, issue 2, 2015, page 310
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGFLD9142