A crux interpretum in Jas 4,5 = Crux Interpretum v Jak 4,5

Verse Jas 4,5 poses two problems for exegetes. On the one hand, it is not easy to identify the apparent quotation from Scripture, and on the other hand, it is difficult to de-termine the meaning of this verse as a whole, as well as each statement in it. This text begins with a rhetorical question (»...

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Subtitles:Crux Interpretum v Jak 4,5
Main Author: Mareček, Petr 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani [2020]
In: Edinost in dialog
Year: 2020, Volume: 75, Issue: 2, Pages: 95-118
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Jakobusbrief 4,5
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B The Letter of James
B Stara zaveza
B The Old Testament
B Biblical Exegesis
B pisma
B Jakobovo pismo
B Crux interpretum
B The Catholic Epistles
B biblijska eksegeza
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Summary:Verse Jas 4,5 poses two problems for exegetes. On the one hand, it is not easy to identify the apparent quotation from Scripture, and on the other hand, it is difficult to de-termine the meaning of this verse as a whole, as well as each statement in it. This text begins with a rhetorical question (»Or do you think it doesn’t make sense what Scripture says?«, Jas 4,5a) and is followed by a statement (»He [God] jealously longs for the spirit which [God] dwelt in us«, Jas 4,5b). The statement Jas 4,5b, which is presented as a biblical quote, is not found in the Old Testament or in the surviving unbiblical writings as a literal quote. It is not entirely possible to exclude the option that James cites an unknown work in Jas 4,5b, but it is more likely that he created a biblical quote from various elements of Scripture on the subject of God’s jealousy, which is linked to the idea of Israel’s chosen people as the bride of their God.
ISSN:2385-8907
Contains:Enthalten in: Edinost in dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/75/02/Marecek