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The thesis highlights the complex role of the masses in the New Testament. The synoptic tradition, namely Matthew, Mark, and Luke, depict the masses differently. Matthew is more sympathetic, while Luke maintains distance, portraying Jesus as a friend to the poor and oppressed. The analysis of three Greek words, all translated as 'masses' in English: 'πολλοί', 'λαός', and 'ὄχλος', is particularly important. 'πολλοί' is a general term for any large group, not just people. Luke uses it most frequently, while Matthew does not use it at all, indicating that for Matthew, people mean more than just numbers. 'λαός' in the Septuagint usually refers to the nation of Israel. Matthew, with a Hebrew mindset, uses 'λαός' in this sense, and does not equate it with 'ὄχλος', which means an anonymous crowd. The author points out that Matthew carefully chose his words, and this difference is especially important in Matthew 27,25, where the people take responsibility for Jesus' blood.

The studies of this volume were presented originally at a Brueggemann-conference in the Protestant Theological Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (April 24-25, 2012). This symposium was part of a study week organised by ministers from The Netherlands and Transylvania in Györgyfalva, near Cluj-Napoca, on the eve of the publication of the Hungarian translation of one of Brueggemann's most significant books, the Theology of the Old Testament.

1. Az eset. (I. Móz, III, 1—8.)
2. Az első átok az első igéret. (I. Móz. III, 9—24.)
3. Az első jel (I. Móz. VII, 1—16.)
4. A második jel. (IV. Móz. XXI, 4—9.)
5. A Messiás személye. (És. XI, 1—2. és Lili, 2 -7.)
6. A Messiás országa. (És. LXV, 17 —25.)
7. A tizenkettedik órában. (Lukács III, 2—17.)
8. Az utolsó próféta. (Ján. I, 19—29.)
9. Jézus születése. (Lukács II, 1—7)
10. Örömhír. (Lukács II, 8—14.)