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Family and kinship. Who cares for the family’s concerns today? Practice obedience and love (in the family), for this is pleasing in the Lord (Colossians 3:18–4:1). In an era of secularisation, individuals have drifted from the familial narratives found in the Bible, prioritising personal over communal interests. This shift prompts theologians to consider how they might use Scripture to address contemporary ethical transformations. The early apologists offer a model for engaging with these changes, having adapted their teachings to the Hellenistic context while infusing them with Christian values. This is exemplified by the “Haustafels” (household codes) in the apostolic epistles, which I examine for their Christian ethos and links to ancient economic texts. These codes’ principles—responsibility and mutual respect—remain relevant and vital for harmonious family and community life today.

Apostle Paul and the Scriptures. An overview of current research and the price of progress. Among Dezső Kállay's biblical studies, the letters of the apostle Paul appear with special emphasis. Paul’s interpretation of the Scriptures was deeply rooted in the active Scriptural tradition of his era, not isolated in hermeneutical vacuum. The Scriptures represented not just the written text but also its interpretation, thus the Israelites’ faith was likened to both a solid foundation and spiritual sustenance, as they “drank from the spiritual rock” (1 Cor 10:4). This study aims to map the key research trajectories concerning Paul’s citations of the Bible. It begins by addressing fundamental issues within accepted consensuses, then evaluates the current state of research, informed by the six-year efforts of the Paul and Scripture Seminar under the Society of Biblical Literature and its two resultant publications. We may conclude that we know more and less at the same time.

A Kr.e. 180 körüli Jézus, Sirák fia könyvében találjuk az első utalást arra nézve, hogy a prófétai iratokat Hóseástól Malakiásig egyetlen prófétai iratnak tekintik. A qumráni 4. számú barlangból előkerült kéziratból az derül ki, hogy a tizenkét iratot mindig együtt, egyetlen tekercsre írták. Ám a Kispróféták címfelirattal vagy valamilyen bevezetéssel kezdődnek, melyek formai és tartalmi jellegzetességeik alapján jól elkülöníthetőek egymástól. A Kispróféták könyve a prófétákat olyan sorrendben prezentálja, amely szerint a prófétai szó végigkísérte Izráel történetét, és jó előre megjövendölte történelmének főbb eseményeit. A mű tehát tartalmilag és teológiailag is jól átgondolt koncepcióval rendelkezik, ami miatt egységes szerkesztői elvek alapján elrendezett gyűjtemény benyomását kelti.

A vers vitán felül Zofóniástól származó anyag, s annak az egységnek része, mely Júda és Jeruzsálem ítéletéről szól (1,2–2,3), fő témája pedig az Úr napja.

Canaanite Abominations as Presented in the Book of Deuteronomy. A Theological Evaluation. Before entering in the Promised Land the people of Israel were told not to follow the forbidden practices of the polytheistic nations (Deut 18, 9–14), to avoid all kinds of magical and superstitious practices designed to discover the will of gods, or even to compel the gods to action in certain ways. The occult, superstitions, divinisation, sorcery, spiritualism were abominations all to Yahweh and brought about His judgment. Yahweh made His will known through revelation, by the aid of His prophets, whose words would be clearly understandable to the people in contrast with the ambiguous and mysterious spells of those who worked with magic and divinisation. Israel must be blameless in regard to every form of divinisation, magic or spiritism.

Az Erdélyi Református Egyházkerület 1931. november 21-iki közgyűlésén az 1929 november 23-iki közgyűlés óta eltelt két esztendőről.