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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.

Miklós Telegdi, a Roman Catholic bishop of the reformation period, was an important figure of his generation. The confessional guide of his Agendarius, first published in 1583 in nagyszombat (Trnava, now in Slovakia), is particular as to its structure and content. in Hungary, this is the first penitential guide that was written in a unique style, including vernacular parts and containing exhortations in a large number. The confessional includes a text discussing the strict obligation on the seal of confession as well as a confession mirror which, according to its genre, is a tool of individual self-examination. In my paper, I attempt to answer the question whether Telegdi’s confessional guide is only unique from a national point of view or also in a wider, international context.

Ez a téma és kérdésfelvetés korántsem új keletű – egyébként mi az, ami még annak számíthat a mai teológiában? Az egyház- és teológiatörténet során, amióta az Ószövetség bekerült a képbe, sokan és sokféle módon keresték már a választ a fenti kérdésre, és ezek eredménye számtalan könyvben és tanulmányban áll előttünk. Mindeközben azonban szakmai fórumokon, teológiai vitákban, gyülekezetekben, baráti beszélgetésekben, egyházi sajtóban, elektronikus levelezőlistákon megjelenő Ószövetséggel kapcsolatos negatív megnyilvánulások jelzik azt, hogy bár a téma nem újszerű, mégis igen aktuális marad.