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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.

Not all pastor's children remain close to the Church, despite the fact that they grew up in a religious environment and had the example and model of Christian living. The theoretical objective of my thesis is to explore pastor's children's motivations for living a pious life. For there can be external and internal motivation. The external motivation is when the pastor's child practices godly living and godly speaking, but not from an internal motivation, not from faith. They are not living a godly lifestyle because they feel they need to and because it is of value to them, but they are just living up to expectations. They behave and speak as expected by their parents, their congregation or their environment. They live godly lives either for external recognition and reward, such as the recognition of the church community or the pride of their parents, or perhaps to earn God's approval.

A Makkabeusok kora válságos időszaknak bizonyult a zsidó nép számára. Nagy Sándor (Kr. e. 336–323) halála után a Makedón Birodalom négy részre oszlik. Izrael két nagyhatalom, Szíria és Egyiptom határán helyezkedett el és mindkét birodalom igényt tartott rá. A különböző uralkodók hatalmi vágyai és harcai során a zsidó népnek könyörtelen küzdelmeket kellett megvívniuk a görögösítő politikával, kultúrával és vallással szemben. Ebben a kiszolgáltatott helyzetben a Makkabeus felkelés elkerülhetetlenné vált. A Hasmoneus (Makkabeus) család férfi tagjai kezükbe veszik a zsidó nép sorsát és életüket nem kímélve vívják ki Júdea függetlenségét.