Ideje van a vált(oz)ásnak (Paradigmaváltások az Ószövetségben)
There Is a Time for Cha(lle)nges (Paradigm Shifts in the Old Testament)

Summary/Abstract: Based on Thomas S Kuhn's ''The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'' (1962) the essay analyses the paradigms and their shifts in the Old Testament. The first of these paradigms is that the world was created by the one God only, meaning that polytheism is abolished. Epitomized by the figure of Abraham and his quest for the fulfilment of God's promise, the second paradigm offers a new approach: every religion originates from Abraham, thus, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have the same desire for universality. The main figure of the third paradigm is Moses, who unifies the sons of the wandering patriarchs into God's people. The fourth paradigm deals with the establishment of the kingdom as the beginning of statehood. Then, the fifth paradigm is about the Babylonian captivity, the place of prolific literary production. Each paradigm has its symbolic place: paradise, the oak of Mamre, the tent, the temple and the synagogue. Interestingls, the latter two live together in harmony.

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