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Simone Weil élete nem más, mint egy misztikus aszkéta tanúságtétele. Mintha az életének célja lett volna az, hogy a szenvedők iránti együttérzés miatt ő maga is szenvedjen. Nem véletlen, hogy filozófiája, hite szerint a legmélyebb szenvedésben, a szerencsétlenségben tapasztaljuk meg igazán Isten szeretetét. Egyedi módon mutat rá arra, hogy a szerencsétlenség által nagyon sok ember részesül Krisztus keresztjében – így pedig Isten szeretetében.

Colecția Blaj a Bibliotecii Filialei Academiei Române din Cluj reprezintă un important vestigiu cultural al greco-catolicismului din Ardeal. Nucleul bibliotecii este format din colecția mănăstirii basilitane ctitorite în 1747 cu hramul Sfintei Treimi. În același an a început activitatea seminarului diecezan. Se pare că cele două instituții au avut o bibliotecă comună. Cărțile au fost inventariate pentru prima dată în 1752. Materialul prezentat face parte dintr-o cercetare mai amplă, care vizează descrierea operelor teologilor protestanți din secolul XVI păstrate în colecțiile istorice din Ardeal. În Colecția Blaj a Bibliotecii Filialei Cluj a Academiei Române se găsesc 421 de tipărituri din secolul XVI.

My interest in the topic of suffering has been stimulated essentially by the experiences from the pastoral visits and pastoral encounters in a Transylvanian congregation where I work as a pastor. The interchange with the believers and their hardship lead me to conclude that many homes along the streets there are houses of suffering, many life-stories are stories of suffering. Often the suffering encountered at the heart of the believers’ home is something what makes them to “live as if they will never die and die as if they had never lived”. Nevertheless, accompanying the believers in their search for meaning and comfort I realized that they continue to believe in God despite suffering, impoverishment and oppression. But what I often experience is a struggle with ethical shortcuts in the midst of suffering.

In this short paper I would like to provide a comparative analysis of the passages concerning the passion of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Early Christian confessions (among them the Apostolic Creed1 as well), because these passages are frequently the source of theological misunderstanding and debates. The main question which urged me to do this research had occurred in relation with the Apostolic Creed. How do we say correctly: ‘I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell…’ or ‘I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered, under Pontius Pilate He was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell…’? I shall try to answer this question by analysing the relevant passages of the creeds which were composed in the first six centuries.

A román reformáció kérdésével, gyakorló-lelkipásztori és vallás-tanító-lelkészi súlyos elfoglaltságom mellett, éveken át foglalkoztam. Közben a kérdés összefoglalása és tisztázása érdekében komoly munkák jelentek meg, de ezek dacára sem tartottam feleslegesnek jelen dolgozatomat elkészíteni és közreadni.

Emlékirat az Erdélyi Evangéliumi Református Egyházi Főtanács megbízásából, hivatalos okmányok nyomán összeállítva.