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»Truly I Tell You, Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise« (Lk 23:43)

Mario Cifrak ; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska


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The paper deals with the 43rd verse from Luke 23:39-43, which tells us that Jesus was crucified between the two criminals, and then he promised to one of them – the Paradise. The thief asked Jesus to remember him when he comes into his kingdom. The adverbial term »today« denoting time refers us to its temporal‑salvific meaning in the Luke’s Gospel. In this way, the talk about Paradise leads us to a pericope which tells us about the incident when Jesus met Zacchaeus (Lk 19:1–10). The encounter took place in Jericho, which was the first town taken by Jews during their entry into the Promised Land. A sycamore tree, to which Zacchaeus had climbed was considered to be the residence of goddesses in Egypt and it reminded us, in general, of trees and their role in Eden (cf. Rev 2:7; Gn 2:9). Due to the Zacchaeus’ wise action, the salvation has come to his house. Jesus is crucified on the wooden cross, which is destroyed as »a green« one. The cross, after Paul, also brings salvation to all human beings, i.e. »being with Jesus«, being in Paradise (2 Cor 12:4). Jesus is, in fact, the son of Adam (cf. Lk 3:38).

Ključne riječi

Paradise; kingdom of Jesus; »Today«; goddesses of trees; house; son of Adam

Hrčak ID:

184990

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/184990

Datum izdavanja:

20.7.2017.

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