Verbum Vitae, 2004, T. 5

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Dlaczego Abraham uwierzył Bogu (Rdz 15,6)?
Lemański, Janusz (Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, 2004)
Having seen prophesy of the Promised Land been fulfilled (Gen 12-14), Abraham experienced the faith crisis due to a lack of offspring. Yet once again he answered with trust in the Word of God, and it bas been reckoned to him for righteousness (Gen 15,6). The following chapters (Gen 16-22) present the fulfillment of the promise of heir. The faith of Abraham will come to perfection at the trial, as it is seen in Gen 22. In sucha context, words of the narrator in Gen 15,6 are the turning point in the growth of his faith.
„Żydzi”, którzy uwierzyli Jezusowi
Wróbel, Mirosław Stanisław (Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, 2004)
In polemical dialogue Jn 8:31-59 the expression about "the Jews who had believed in Jesus" (v. 31) seems to contradiet what Jesus himself says later in the text. This problem can be resolved by translating the perfect participle as the pluperfect. In this case the expression in Jn 8:31 may be referred to those who had believed but who now believe no longer. The analysis of this expression shows the importance of the concept of faith in the Fourth Gospel. The process of faith of persons who meet Jesus is contrasted with those who do not believe. In the background of ethical and apocalyptical dualism the autbor of the Fourth Gospel wanted to show the dynamism ofthe faith and its existential nature.