Egy fejezet a Biblia magyarországi recepciójából
A Chapter in the Reception of the Bible in Hungary

Summary/Abstract: Recently, it has been suggested in the literature that the first known Latin work written in Hungary, the Admonitions of Saint Stephen must have been the creation of an editorial committee. Supporters of this theory argue that the work bear witness to such wide knowledge of ancient and medieval sources that it is highly unlikely that any individual author in Hungary could possess such erudition at the time. The work must have been written simultaneously with the laws of Stephen, which should also be regarded the work of a committee. But in reality the Admonitions is independent of the laws, as it is proved by the most ancient textual tradition. The use of a large number of sources was not uncommon at the time, either, as it is proved by the example of Saint Gerard. Authors often used florilegia, but what is the most important: we also need to reckon with a mosaic-like use of the Biblical tradition, which was rather typical at this period in medieval culture and which also allowed the inclusion of ancient sources.

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