Pregledni rad
The Faith of the Man of the Bible
Karlo Višaticki
orcid.org/0000-0003-4683-4812
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Đakovo, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Faith is always a kind of adventure in which a person engages. It is a gift, and also a personal position that must be consistent and in line with God on one hand, and on the other hand, with the society in which man lives. Behind the word faith is the Hebrew word aman, which came to us through the Septuagint and the Vulgate. The article brings the etymology of the Hebrew word, which presents the starting point for further theological reflection. This word appears in the Hebrew forms nifal, hifil, and we also find derivatives amen, emunah and emet. We are given an overview of the most important places in the Bible containing these phrases. The classic places that are most discussed in theology are Gen 15:6; 2 Sam 7; Isa 7:16. These are intensive forms (hifil), suggesting in addition at the linguistic level that it is a serious matter, a person’s position. Abraham believed in God's words, he had faith in them and for that he was rewarded. He thus becomes the prototype for the faithful. The prophet Nathan comes to David and speaks to him about the future, not the house that David wants to build for the Lord, but about his family, his lineage. It will be established, and endure before the Lord. The prophet Isaiah tells to Ahaz in a delicate political moment that it would be better to trust in the Lord, to have faith and confidence in Him, than to make alliances with earthly rulers, who are unstable and whose fate is not certain. Verb forms in their own way express how a man of faith should be: if he is a man of faith, then he is faithful to God.
Ključne riječi
Abraham; Ahaz; David; faith; trust; confidence; aman; aman hifil
Hrčak ID:
104739
URI
Datum izdavanja:
5.7.2013.
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