The author analyzes the foundations of Paul’s argument on homosexuality in Rom 1:26-27. First, he points to the categories of honor and shame functioning in the Hellenistic world, which the apostle ...refers to when he describes male and female homosexual relations moved by “degrading” and “consuming passions,” and consequently leading to “shameless acts” (Rom 1:26-27). Second, Paul relies on the natural law, which he perceives not as a cultural norm but, like some Greco-Roman and Jewish authors, as a creation order permeated with God’s insight. Third, the primary point of reference for the apostle are the Scriptures and the broadly understood Jewish tradition (Lev 18:22; 20:13; Deut 4:16-19; Ps 105:20; Jer 2:11; Wis 12–15), especially Genesis 1–3 (with particular emphasis on Gen 1:27-28). They connect homosexuality with idolatry, transgressing the order of creation and blurring the distinction between the male and the female. Gender differences serve procreation, but also building up the relationship based on mutual understanding and complementarity between a man and a woman. The apostle finds allies in Plato, Plutarch, Dio Chrysostom, Philo, Flavius Joseph, Pseudo-Phocylides and many others who also refer to the categories of honor and shame, natural law and procreation in their critique of homosexual acts.
The paper analyzes the Croatian translation of a collection of J.R.R. Tolkien’s letters to his children – the posthumously published Father Christmas Letters (1976). Situated within the theoretical ...and methodological framework of descriptive translation studies, the paper will examine specific translation strategies and tactics utilized to make the text more comprehensible and accessible to the target (child) audience, thus demonstrating that the translator, Zlatko Crnković, is first and foremost translating for children. The analysis is focused on the level of content (with special emphasis on culture-specific items) and style. By examining one of Tolkien’s “minor” works and its translation into a “minor” language, the paper aims to address underscrutinized areas within Tolkien, translation, and children’s literature studies.
U radu se nastoji prikazati dio povijesti Roma na početku 15. st., za vrijeme njihovih migracija s prostora Balkana u srednju i zapadnu Europu. Za vrijeme migriranja, odnosno naseljavanja šireg ...europskog prostora, Romi su se najčešće predstavljali kao hodočasnici, preobraćenici s islama ili vršitelji pokore. Razdoblje je to relativno tolerantnog odnosa domicilnog stanovništva prema Romima, koji su na svojim putovanjima dobivali pisma preporuke, a koja su im omogućavala slobodu kretanja na području pod vlašću vladara koji je izdao propusnicu. Jedan od vladara koji je izdavao propusnice Romima bio je i car Sigismund Luksemburški.
The subject of the present study is the words of Jesus presented in John 5:39: “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about ...Me.” A larger apologetic speech of Jesus constitutes the immediate context of this statement; within the structure of the Fourth Gospel this discourse follows the description of the healing of the paralytic at the Bethesda Pool (cf. John 5:1-47). The monologue is the response of Jesus to certain Jews who strongly objected to his activity during the Sabbath day and to Jesus’ likening himself to the Father. Exchanging arguments in his own defence, Jesus quotes the testimony of the Scriptures. Investigation of the Old Testament texts clearly points to Jesus, and thus His claims to take action on a holy day are fully justified.
Autoritet Svetog pisma van Bemmelen, Peter M.
Biblijski pogledi,
05/2022, Letnik:
30, Številka:
1
Journal Article
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Autoritet Biblije kao Riječi Božje tijekom posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća bilo je glavno pitanje u kršćanstvu, kao i u Crkvi adventista sedmog dana. Treba li Biblija biti konačni autoritet u svim ...pitanjima vjerovanja i načina života, ili bi se znanstvenim i sociokulturnim silama trebalo dopustiti da utječu na ono što dopuštamo da Biblija znači? Kao i u drugim kršćanskim Crkvama koje imaju visoko mišljenje o Svetom pismu, povijesni su biblijski stavovi napadnuti i u Crkvi adventista sedmog dana: neki ih potpuno odbacuju ili ih modificiraju gotovo do neprepoznatljivosti. Ovaj se članak bavi prirodom i dokazima autoriteta Boga i Biblije te posljedicama koje oni imaju na biblijsku hermeneutiku.
This article was written on the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the death of St. Jerome, and it deals with Jerome’s letters, that is, some Christian messages in those letters. In the first ...part, the saint places emphasis on building one’s own personality and relationship with God. As a lover of Sacred Scripture, Jerome confesses before God; he encounters God within himself and in the interpretation of Scripture, and all those who are lazy to know God and the mystery of the Word are subjected to his criticism. The second part of the paper deals with emphasizing mutual cooperation within the church community, primarily among priests, deacons, monks. In this context, the value of friendship and peacekeeping among church officials is an overriding topic for Jerome. The third part is dedicated to the dignity and role of women. The fact is that Jerome’s life and work are marked by communication with women. These are primarily widows, nuns, girls, mothers, wives, rich and respectable Roman citizens. The author wishes to point out that all of Jerome’s correspondents, directly or indirectly, clearly or dimly, mirror the mentioned Christian messages.