(Zrušenie etnických, rasových alebo kultúrnych rozdielov v myslení apoštola Pavla. Indikatívny patristický prístup)

Abstract: The study focuses on Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians 2:28, wherein Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles, proceeds to a declaration of human rights by stating: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus”. Patristic interpretations regarding this position of the Apostle Paul are cited, according to which Paul’s basis is Christocentric, and is a criterion for the transposition and dissolution of each type of distinction, and the change of human relationships is the transformation of the world into the Church of Christ. Moreover, it is also emphasised and presented, in Christian literature, while the phenomenon of each type of distinction is engaged pastorally in the works of the Fathers and ecclesiastical authors, each is considered from a different perspective and approached pastorally.

Authors: Lamprou, Soultana – Zozuľaková, Viera

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2019.12.2.33-42

Publication order reference: Soultana D. Lamprou ThDr., Associate Professor; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Theology, Department of Holy Scripture and Patristics, Faculty of Theology – School of Pastoral and Social Theology, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Viera Zozuľaková, Ph.D.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology, 94901 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2019, vol.: 12, issue: 2, pages: 33-42 (PDF file)

Keywords: COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, TRIBAL DISTINCTIONS, RACISM, “SEPARATION SYSTEM”, APOSTLE PAUL, EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS, JESUS CHRIST, HOLY SPIRIT, DIVINE ECONOMY, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, PATRISTIC LITERATURE

Language: ENGLISH