Patristic Interpretation of the Anger Prohibition in Matthew 5:22a Cover Image

Patrystyczna interpretacja zakazu gniewu w Mt 5, 22a
Patristic Interpretation of the Anger Prohibition in Matthew 5:22a

Author(s): Leon Nieścior
Subject(s): Biblical studies, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion, Psychology of Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: Matthew 5:22; Sermon on the Mount; patristic exegesis; anger; Augustine of Hippo;

Summary/Abstract: The radical condemnation of anger in Matthew 5:22 raises some fundamen-tal questions: Does this first antithesis of the Sermon on the Mount actually interpret or change the Old Law? How is this radical prohibition of anger fulfilled? Is anger really put on the same level as murder? Is all anger banned? Collecting the answers to these fundamental questions of Greek and Latin early Christian writers, the author of the article reconstructs a patristic propaedeutic for a detailed interpretation of Matthew 5:22, and pays special attention to the contribution of St. Augustine in this field.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 87
  • Page Range: 313-338
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish