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PublicationBalogh Csaba2012102Pages: 147--176

According to Gen 1, the “classical” story of the origin of humanity, God began and finished the creation of man on the sixth day. In this view, creation is a one-time divine act dated to the dawn of history. Psalm 139,13-16 provides an alternative concept regarding human origins. The ideas permeating this Psalm are less widespread in the Bible, and they were far less influential for later theological works than the classical biblical accounts of creation. Nonetheless, these anthropological notions appear to be firmly rooted in folk religion. Making lavish use of motifs familiar from ancient Near Eastern mythological texts, the poem considers that a divine act of creation is performed in the process of birth of every individual. In contrast to the historicising interpretations of Gen 1-2, this text emphasises the personal character of creation. The present study examines the philological problems in Ps 139,13-16, as well as the Near Eastern background of its language.

PublicationKató Szabolcs Ferencz2021Pages: 115--129

Isa 7:14 is one of the most enigmatic texts of the Old Testament in which the traditional Christian exegesis has found the roots of the dogma of the virgin birth. It remains a question though whether this text indeed focuses on the female figure rathern than the son to be born. Following a brief survey of the recent state of research, in this article I address the question of the possible historical background of the text. Recent semantical investigations of the term עַלְמָה, often translated as ‘virgin’, show that neither עַלְמָה nor its synonym בְּתוּלָה imply any information about the eventual sexual experience of the named person. Both terms denote a young, unmarried woman. Regarding the identity of this woman there are four main theories: 1. the woman and his son are late eschatological figures conveying messianic messages; 2. the woman is the daughter of Zion and Immanuel is the people of Jerusalem. 3.

ThesisSzilágyi Róbert Béla2012Pages: 62Supervisor: Balogh Csaba

Az özönvíztörténet mint olyan, meglepően nagy népszerűségnek örvend a Föld számtalan népének folklórjában, mondakörében. Ezért mindenekelőtt e fogalom jelentésére és jelentőségére próbálok rávilágítani a dolgozat első alcíme alatt. Egyszersmint, a meghatározás során említésre kerül néhány népcsoport és azok sajátos özönvízelbeszélése, vagy legendájukban őrzött özönvízmotívumok. Noha ezek nem közeli rokonai a dolgozatban alaposabban tárgyalt történeteknek, hogy néhol részletekbe menő hasonlóságok is felfedezhetők, esetenként olyan embercsoportok esetében is, melyeket eddig áthidalhatatlannak vélt távolságok választottak el egymástól. E jelenség okáról és lehetséges következtetéseiről is esik pár szó. A bibliai történet elemzése során is megemlítek néhány olyan idegen mítosz, melynek valamelyik eleme párhuzamos a Noé elbeszélésével.