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The hermeneutics of István Tőkés. Following the First World War, the theological stance of the Transylvanian Reformed Church underwent a significant shift. Faculty members at the Reformed Theological Faculty of Cluj-Napoca embraced a “confessional, biblical, constructive” approach, realigning with core Reformed principles, and subsequently, in 1925, they began to follow Karl Barth’s New Reformed theology. István Tőkés, a New Testament professor at the Protestant Theological Institute in Cluj from 1973 to 1983, was mentored by these teachers. This paper explores the evolution of Tőkés’ hermeneutics and exegesis, particularly influenced by Albert Maksay.

Ez az előadás Péter első levelének azon összefüggéseit emeli ki, amelyekben a szerző a keresztyén identitás eszkatologikus megalapozását nyújtja. Ennek az identitásnak a sarokpontját pedig az 1Pt 2,2-ben találjuk: „mint újszülött csecsemők a hamisítatlan lelki tejet kívánjátok, hogy azon növekedjetek az üdvösségre”. Amint látni fogjuk, ezek az összefüggések a homo viator kérdésfelvetéseivel metszik egymást, de bizonyos ponton azt meg is haladják.

Anthropological additions to the parable of the ten virgins Matthew 25:1–13 -- The parable of the ten virgins is generally considered to be as the most ambi-guous parable of Jesus in terms of its origin and meaning. Researchers wonder: can be viewed its context in Matthew’s little apocalypse as the very first interpretation of the early church? Is it a genuine, composite text or more a compilation of traditions at all? While these are relevant questions, this paper pays more attention to its final form. The research attempts to reasess its significance through anthro-pological interpretation. The analysis will address the five main issues of the parable: the relevance of the oil, the human choice, the time of man, the foolishness and cleverness of man, and virginity.