Is it only Apokalyptic? ΠΑΣΧΩ and ΠΑΘΗΜΑ in the Context of Romans 8 and Gal 3. Cover Image

Czy tylko apokaliptyka? ΠΑΣΧΩ i ΠΑΘΗΜΑ w kontekście Rz 8 oraz Ga 3
Is it only Apokalyptic? ΠΑΣΧΩ and ΠΑΘΗΜΑ in the Context of Romans 8 and Gal 3.

Author(s): Dariusz Sztuk
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)
Keywords: Suffering; apocalyptic; the Exodus; St. Paul; biblical theology; ethics NT; Letter to the Galatians; Letter to the Romans;

Summary/Abstract: In the long history of interpreting Pauline epistolarium and, in particular, the Letters to the Galatians and Romans, some authors have discovered that both texts contain apocalyptic motives, or they have postulated their apocalyptic reading. As it has been contended, the main arguments in support of such an interpretation comprise, among other things, the linguistic style as well as imagery drawing on the apocalyptic writings associated with the traditions of the Old Testament. The author of the present article points to the use of terms πάσχω and πάθημα in the letters to the Galatians and Romans and puts forward a hypothesis that in the context of these texts, St. Paul used the theological topos of the Exodus and the means of expression characteristic of apocalyptic which was at the time a popular method of presenting both the meaning of past events and the imperatives arising from the truth about reconciliation with God.

  • Issue Year: 37/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 15-25
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish