Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 78 No. 4, 2008.
Pregledni rad
Models and Anti-Models of Discipleship in Mt 2:1-12
Ivica Čatić
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Đakovo, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The article is aimed at examining the beginnings of discipleship in Mt 2:1-12. In this passage of the Gospel a counter position between the groups of characters (wise men/ Herod and Jewish religious leaders) occurs with regard to their attitude towards the newborn King of Jews (2:2). Based on presupposition that initial information in narrative announce major themes and mode of their representation, the initial premise of this research is that the counter position which exists in this text has a proleptic function for the development of discipleship on the broader narrative plan.
The analysis begins with a short presentation of the theme of discipleship in the context of the theology of the Gospel according to Matthew. After that, the article offers basic information about peculiarities of initial chapters of the Gospel (prolog), paying attention to the proleptic potential of information it contains and the function of »illogical moments« which intend to emphasize the appearance of the wise men in 2:1, immediately after Jesus' birth (1:25).
The central section of the article examines the conduct of some characters in each strophe of the passage. Extracted information builds preliminary contours of a counter position between single groups of characters. The research proceeds by a direct confrontation of characters on the basis of themes which the text emphasizes (kingdom, righteousness, speech, wisdom, joy etc). The last part of the research is dedicated to a presentation of a counter position that marks discipleship on the broader plan of evangelical narrative. The presentation clarifies that the theme of discipleship and the counter position that is immanent in it do not abate after the events of Jesus' passion, death and resurrection, but receive new impulses, extending itself out of historical borders of the plot towards the auditorium. Emphasizing the characterization of the characters inside 2:1-12, the results of this research should contribute to the clarification of the narrative beginnings of discipleship in the Gospel according to Matthew, especially in the sense of proleptical functional counter position between wise men and Jewish religious leaders and its impact on subsequent narration.
Ključne riječi
Scriptures; Gospel according to Mathew; teachings; wisemen-disciples and religious leaders; proleptic counter position of characters
Hrčak ID:
31767
URI
Datum izdavanja:
17.12.2008.
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