Studia Pastoralne
Rocznik Wydziału Teologicznego UŚ

JESUS CHRIST THE FIRST BORN IN THE HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD ACC. TO THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE
Summary
The main theme: Jesus Christ The Primogenital as it appeares in the gospel of St. Luke touches the historical and theological problem. As it stands in the Gospels, history is a servant of theology. Very often talking about the history of Jesus’ childhood it is treated as the Gospel of childhood. In the childhood story of St. Luke’s Gospel 1–2 an important role plays the title Prototokos-Primogenital. It brings to our attention, who Jesus was at hist childhood, shows His place in the history of salvation, shows His relation to God and people. St. Luke presents it in two childhood stories: in chapter 2.1-7 about the birth of Jesus in Betlehem, and in chapter 2.22-24 at the presentation in Jerusalem. In the presentation of this theme firstly was stressed the theological point in the Gospel of St. Luke. The historical facts in the childhood stories are: the census, the place of birth of Jesus, His jewish identity- the circumcision, the giving of the name, the offering at the temple and the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Further on the narrative goes to the birth in Betlehem, the presentatio at the Temple as a First-Born in the context of verses Luke 1–2. Then follows the christological title Prototokos. This title has been presented as well in the tradition of the Apostolic teaching in the New Testament (Rom. 8.29; Col. 1.15, 18; Rev.1.5 and Heb. 1.6) where this title more than others characterises Jesus Christ as posessing the unity of intentional salvific God’s Will and He posesses it from the beginning of His incarnation, throughout Hist birth, His offering in the Temple, He is indeed the Primogenital of all creation, permanently subordinate to His Fathers Will. In reality and historically He entered our human world.

The Song and the Parable of the Vineyard (Is 5:1-7; Mk 12:1-12)
Summary
The parable of the vineyard (Mk 12,1-12) is an image of God’s dealing with His people. This image is well known form the Old Testament texts, especially from Isaiah’s song (Is 5,1-7). The paper is aimed at investigating the both similarities and differences between the prophetic text and Jesus’ parable. The parallels can be seen in the use of metaphorical language, figures of speech and rhetorical devices. However, Jesus’ parable does not develop in the same way the image present in Isaiah’s song. According to the prophetic text it is the vineyard, which is failed; according to the Gospel the tenants. In Isaiah the vineyard is destroyed, but in the parable it is delivered to new tenants. Isaiah’s message is about God’s punishment of His people, which is definitive; Jesus’ teaching brings hope for God’s salvation in the resurrection of His Son.

THE STRATEGY OF SIN ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF GENESIS 4:6-7
Summary
This article, analysing the Book of Genesis 4:6-7, describes the process of growth of the human weakness to sin. Earlier, objectionable behaviour prepares the ground for temptation to heavy sin. It is a process that takes on its intensity and strength and which gradually shows the Man the way to evil. Sin, and more precisely the temptation to sin is patient and as in the description of conversation between God and Cain, it stands by the door to person’s heart (will). In attribution of Man is the decision of opening the door (acceptance on evil).
The text Gen 4:6-7 that can be an (later?) attempt to solve this tragic ending of the story about Cain and Abel (Gen 4:1-16), was given to a contextual analysis. Next, there was made a syntactic and semantic study over the formula hatthat rowec, being the example of connecting the grammatical anomaly with an unusual as for the Old Testament terminology. The last part of the article is the discussion the theological and psychological meaning of Gen 4:6-7.