Original scientific paper
THE ANALYSIS OF THE MIRACULOUS ACTIVITY OF ELISHA IN THE HISTORICAL –POLITICAL CONTEXT. THE HISTORICAL FACTS AND THEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Božo Lujić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The analysis of the narrations from the historical-political field of the activity of the prophet Elisha, and its relation to the historical reality and the subsequent theological developments, suggests that the prophetic activity is deeply rooted in the socio-political reality, which based on certain historical facts molds the message and frames the interpretation of the facts.
Therefore, the historical reality in these narrations gains a different light, since the theological contemplation of historic events leads to the meta-historical reality. In this case, this is the world of miracle, i.e. a world of miraculous which occurs by God’s activity beneath the surface of the everyday historical reality. The historical facts are not ignored, but transcended, and thus relativized, opening the possibility of a new perspective on the reality.
Keywords
Elisha; prophetic activity; miracles; history; metahistory; God’s guidance of the history
Hrčak ID:
205872
URI
Publication date:
23.3.2018.
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