Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 87 No. 2, 2017.
Original scientific paper
Prophecy and Apocalyptic. An Analytical‑Comparative Approach: Similarities and Differences
Božo Lujić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4645-406X
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
A lot has been written about prophecy and apocalyptic from various perspectives. Specific problems of their theology were regularly analysed. In this article the author has tried to draw out, by using an analytical‑comparative approach and in a compressed manner, their similarities and differences in their interrelationship. This showed a significant link between these two spiritual, anthropological, socio‑political, cultural, and literary directions. The analysis has actually showed that there are similarities between these two directions, but also differences that can be understood as either developmental‑theological or historical‑systematic. The research has also showed that similarities and relatedness of the two are more pronounced than the existing differences. This certainly points also towards the relatedness of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic with prophecy, even in its emergence. It has also come to the fore that both directions are deeply ingrained in anthropology, because their positions influence the image of the human being, his/her life, but also theology and culture. This was not so only in the past but also today.
Keywords
prophecy; apocalyptic; change; determinism; apocalyptic dualism; eschatology; anthropology
Hrčak ID:
184948
URI
Publication date:
20.7.2017.
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