Reflections and the 'De Régnon Paradigm': A Probe into Recovering the Social-Trinitarian Emphases of the Cappadocian Fathers. The article examines the so-called «Social model of the Trinity» and its implications for theology, religious anthropology, and ecclesiology in its social dimension. The Trinitarian approach of the Cappadocian Fathers is lifted up as a potential source of inspiration for a more complex and dynamic understanding of the Trinity in the West, urging the West to learn from and integrate critically its valuable emphases. The article is constructively critical to the Latin philosophical-theological approach to the definition of the Trinity, suggesting, however, that the commonly accepted 'de Régnon Paradigm' among most Western scholars does not reflect de Régnon's original intentions and does not do justice to the natural affinity and even overlapping of ideas and emphases between the socalled 'Latin' and 'Greek' approaches to the philosophical-theological question of the Trinity.

The presented study deals with the oldest Christian depiction of a phoenix found in the Catacombs of Priscilla in Rome. Since catacomb art is a narrative depiction of biblical stories, it is important to incorporate the motive of phoenix into historical context. The study performs analysis and comparison the links and connections of the phoenix symbol in pagan and Christian thought. As Christian iconography is associated with allegorical symbols, the intention is to anticipate the meaning, origin and etymology of the phoenix symbol. The article therefore summarizes how the symbol and position of the phoenix found in the catacombs evolved from Egyptian myths through Greek and Roman culture to the transformation in Christian literature and Christian thought, especially in the Gospel of John, which connects the symbol of the phoenix with the palm and Lazarus.

One of the most important questions apostles Paul's theology is knowledge of source without is impossible to understand Paul's theology. Paul's theology is inspiration gesture of biblical inheritance initial Christianity and existential meaning for human faith nowadays. Among sources just from his letters and Act of apostles belong ideas, literature and philosophic religious way of that time, early Christian tradition, cultural background-Judaism and Hellenism, Paul's life and his conversion. Judaism and Hellenism in that time were not completely separated, cultures met and influenced together. Paul comes into confrontation with already existing elements in Christian Churches, in which purposely knotting, interpreting and showing on them in his letter. It follows from these, that formation of faith is influenced by social-cultural background and life manifestation and necessity of Christian community (Sitz in leben).2 After Passover Church very clearly sensed, that base and toggle is Confiteor. Aim of this article is to show on specifics of early Christian tradition, which Paul met. Into what extent he takes it, with that he met in form of initial apostolic kerygma. The accepted name liturgical elements, in common include all forms of expression God's glory during public meetings initial church communities the accepted formulas Initial Church. Here be-1 Paul's conversion had for initial Christian history major importance, but we cannot expand it to beginning of Christianity and his theory. Paul is Christ disciple; he does not create his deity. He does not establish different religion or his redemption work. Paul is one, who deepened truths his experience in Damascus and which were in the begging of initial Christianity. He helped to deepened and developed nascent Christianity in pagan world announcing euangelion of redemption to all Jews and pagans.

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