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Odniesienia do osoby i tekstów św. Pawła w Regule św. Benedykta
The references to St. Paul’s person and texts in The Rule of St. Benedict

Author(s): Tomasz Maria Dąbek OSB
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Biblical studies
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne
Keywords: St. Paul’s life; work and letters; the Rule of St. Benedict; the Rule of the Master;

Summary/Abstract: The Rule of St. Benedict is norm of the life for Christian monks in Occident. According to the biblical index in the edition of R. Hanslik (Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum, 75) in the Rule are citations from 30 and allusions from 39 texts of Corpus Paulinum in 82 places of RB. More of one time are citations or allusions to Rom 2, 11; 12, 10; 1 Cor 4, 12; 9, 27; 10, 4; Eph 4, 37; Phil 2, 8; 2 Tim 3, 13; 5, 20; 2 Tim 4, 2. This is a good example of reading and use of the Bible in ancient monasticism and also help for contemporary monks and nuns.

  • Issue Year: 62/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 119-130
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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