Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 87 No. 2, 2017.
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To live the Present in the Light of the Encounter with the Son of Man : the Forming of the Reader in the Apocalyptic. Discourse in Mt 24 –25
Silvana Fužinato
orcid.org/0000-0002-6777-1526
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Đakovo, Hrvatska
Sažetak
After the introductory overview of numerous interpretations the author analyses Mt 24‑ 25 in the perspective of communication with a special review of the pragmatic power and function of the text. This is a newer exegetical‑theological approach that is presented in the first chapter that deals with the definition of the Model of the Readerand the truth that this model embodies in a Biblical text. The second part of the article is an attempt to respond to the question on the nature of the Model of the Reader that the author of the Gospel forms in Jesus´ apocalyptic discourse (Mt 24 –25). The analysis of literary signs and the semantic configuration of Mt 24 – 25 lead to the conclusion that Matthew´s Model of the Reader is such that the reader observes and lives his/ her present in the light of the encounter with the Son of Man. The author concludes the formation of the reader in the apocalyptic discourse of Mt 24 – 25 by defining the pragmatic function of the last judgement of the Son of Man. In the light of the proclamation of Jesus´ death (Mt 26:1-2) that represents a certain conclusion of Jesus´ discourses, the reader discovers the foundation of a new understanding of reality. The Son of Man, who identified himself with those who are hungry, thirsty, naked, foreign, sick, imprisoned…, was crucified on the cross and through that he became truly »one of the least ones« or, in fact, the least one. During this time of awaiting the second coming of Christ, the reader is, therefore, invited to recognise the Son of Man in those who are »crucified« in his/her own time, while being aware that in the final encounter with Him, he/she will be judged by only one criterion, the criterion of love.
Ključne riječi
Model of the Reader; communicational approach; pragmatic function; the Son of Man; apocalyptic writings; judgement
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184979
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Datum izdavanja:
20.7.2017.
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