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Liturgical renewal attempts in the Unitarian church from the early 20th century to the present. This research examines the liturgical reform efforts within the Unitarian Church from the early 20th century to today. Analysis of relevant literature reveals a consistent call for renewal among ministers and parishioners, though translating this desire into action is fraught with challenges. The study concludes by highlighting essential components of successful liturgical renewal to guide and motivate those contemplating such changes.

“The one who believes in him will not be put to shame”. Reinterpreting Isaiah 28:16 in Romans 9:33 and 1Peter 2:6. This study delves into the meaning of Isaiah 28:16, examining its original context and subsequent interpretation in the New Testament, with a particular emphasis on the stone metaphor. The first part scrutinises text-critical and semantic issues, considering the Masoretic Texts alongside variant non-Masoretic readings. The latter section assesses the incorporation of the Isaianic text within two New Testament excerpts. This process is mediated through the Septuagint, specifically, a revised edition thereof. The study posits that the New Testament authors, with their different contextualisations, did not seek to innovate but rather aimed to integrate their approaches into an established hermeneutical lineage, commencing with Isaiah’s earlier interpreters.

Apostle Paul and the Scriptures. An overview of current research and the price of progress. Among Dezső Kállay's biblical studies, the letters of the apostle Paul appear with special emphasis. Paul’s interpretation of the Scriptures was deeply rooted in the active Scriptural tradition of his era, not isolated in hermeneutical vacuum. The Scriptures represented not just the written text but also its interpretation, thus the Israelites’ faith was likened to both a solid foundation and spiritual sustenance, as they “drank from the spiritual rock” (1 Cor 10:4). This study aims to map the key research trajectories concerning Paul’s citations of the Bible. It begins by addressing fundamental issues within accepted consensuses, then evaluates the current state of research, informed by the six-year efforts of the Paul and Scripture Seminar under the Society of Biblical Literature and its two resultant publications. We may conclude that we know more and less at the same time.

Járosi Andor és id. Kiss Béla neve elválaszthatatlan a 20. századi erdélyi magyar evangélikus liturgia megújításának történetétől. Az első világháború borzalmait követően a nyugati kereszténység egyházai arra törekedtek Európa-szerte, hogy beinduljon egy belső megújulás, amelyet az istentiszteleti élet megújítása is kísért. Ez a megújulási és megújítási folyamat a magyar lutheránus egyházakban is beindult.

Az alábbiakban azoknak a graduáloknak vagy graduál jellegű énekeskönyveknek bemutatására vállalkozom, amelyeknek nyomai másodlagos forrásokban, jegyzőkönyvekben, leltárakban maradtak fenn, és általuk azt a folyamatot próbálom megláttatni, amely során az egyházközségek áttértek az óprotestáns liturgia és a graduál használatáról a strofikus gyülekezeti énekek és a népénekeskönyvek használatára. Az áttekintés korántsem teljes, már csak azért sem, mert az egyházi iratanyagok folyamatos feldolgozása újabb adatokat hozhat még elő.