| Summary: | English summary Title of this Master's thesis is Jan Nepomuk Hejcl, his academic dispute with Vojtech Šanda. Work deals with an academic dispute of two respected professors from Czech faculties of theology, which took place in the first third of the 20th Century. Professor Jan Nepomuk Hejcl (1868-1935) is an author of a far-reaching Catholic translation of the Old Testament with scripture notes and commentary. It was published in Bible Ceská (Czech Bible) between 1917 and 1925. The work was altogether accepted by academic community. ln 1925 professor of dogmatics in Prague Vojtech Šanda (1873-1953) submitted a formal complaint to the Ecclesiastical tribunal, stating that Hejcl "falsi.fies and perverts the I meaning the Holy Scripture ". Hejcl subsequently tried to reject such allegation and responded by a civil action against Šanda to deter defamation. Hejcl noticed that this dispute arised from the fact he intended (1925) to become a professor at the Prague University, where Šanda already worked. He reminded also that both of them Hejcl and Šanda tried to attain a position ofprofessor at Olomouc Faculty ofTheology (1909), and it was Hejcl who succeeded. František Kordac, Archbishop of Prague, involved himself in secret ecclestiastical investigation and tria1. Šanda's allegations were considered false by...
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