Bóg albo pieniądz. Wymagania Kościoła pierwotnego od katechumenów na podstawie perykopy Mk 10,17-31

Abstract

The requirements of the early Church from catechumens on the basis of Mark 10,17-31. The article begins with a nontraditional exegetical interpretation of Mark 10,17-31 in which there exist two paths in the life of man. The first is the path of the commandments, which is for regular mortals, that is, those who are satisfied with fullfilling the minimum. The second is the path of evangelical rules for those, who wish to follow this path because they want something more. These are the people who enter into religious orders. In the analysis of Mark 10,17-31, the author of the articles looks at the sitz in Leben of the early Church. He follows the thought of C.M. Martini, who sees in the gospel of Mark catechumenal context. The structure of this biblical fragment is given as follows: the question of the rich man (Mark 10,17-22); the problem of the salvation of the wealthy (Mark 10,23-27); the reward for imitating Jesus (Mark 10, 28-31). After this, the author continues with interpreting the text itself. The final point made is the function of the Mark 10,17-3 in its context, that is, that the biblical fragment is dominated by the topic of eschatological salvation, eternal life, the entering into the kingdom of God, and of being redeemed.