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Miklós Telegdi, a Roman Catholic bishop of the reformation period, was an important figure of his generation. The confessional guide of his Agendarius, first published in 1583 in nagyszombat (Trnava, now in Slovakia), is particular as to its structure and content. in Hungary, this is the first penitential guide that was written in a unique style, including vernacular parts and containing exhortations in a large number. The confessional includes a text discussing the strict obligation on the seal of confession as well as a confession mirror which, according to its genre, is a tool of individual self-examination. In my paper, I attempt to answer the question whether Telegdi’s confessional guide is only unique from a national point of view or also in a wider, international context.

The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it sets the historical context in which Aphrahat wrote his Demonstrations and deals with the interesting relationship between his writings, ‘against the Jews’ and the Sassanian persecution of Christians. It also treats his refutation of the Jewish charges. Secondly, it addresses his ‘unique’ view of christology which is not in line with the Nicene decision concerning one aspect yet at the same time it is congruent with it. The paper also tries to point out that his view on christology was ‘unique’ but not exceptional in the Early Church.

Célom az, hogy átfogó képet nyújtsak a kappadókiai atyák életéről és tanításáról.

Jelen dolgozat – bár címében csupán Nüsszai Gergely nevét tartalmazza, – egyrészt egy olyan gyűjtemény, mely nem csak a nevesített, hanem mindhárom kappadókiai atya keresztségről szóló tanítását kívánja együttesen elemezni, másrészt e gyűjtőmunka után arra a kérdésre keresi a választ: hogyan, milyen mértékben lehet relevanciája a kappadókiai atyák letűnt korban született tanításának a mai református dogmatika, egyházi gyakorlat fényében.