DER CHARISMATISHE CHARAKTER DES PRIESTERTUMS IN DEN PASTORALBRIEFEN
The Orthodox Church doesn’t speak about Ordination like the western theology does, but it speaks about χειροτονια or επιτιθημι τας χειρας. It doesn’t speak about sacerdos and sacerdotium, but it speaks about ιερευς and ιερατευμα. It doesn’t speak about ministerium, but it speaks about διακονια. When...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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CEEOL
2010
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Sacra scripta
Year: 2010, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 218-236 |
| Further subjects: | B
Charisma
B Priesthood B Grace B Pastoral Letters B Poison |
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| Summary: | The Orthodox Church doesn’t speak about Ordination like the western theology does, but it speaks about χειροτονια or επιτιθημι τας χειρας. It doesn’t speak about sacerdos and sacerdotium, but it speaks about ιερευς and ιερατευμα. It doesn’t speak about ministerium, but it speaks about διακονια. When we speak about χαρις/gratia, χαρισμα/gratia/donum/charisma and δωρον/δωρεeα/δομα/donum/munus/gratia we don’t have a parallel linguistic system, but almost a different system because the same word can be translated and interpreted through different words. In two texts from Pastoral Letters I try to show that priesthood is not something contrary to charisma, but also charisma (gift from God). 1Tim 4,14: Some commentators pointed out that the grace/gift referred to in this verse is learning with power, given to those called to be a priest; others saw a clear reference to the priest’s service. Considering the context, and also that the priestly service doesn’t exclude, but includes learning the Gospel with power, as well as the Patristic interpretation, I think that the concept of charisma in this context refers to grace/gift given by ordination to the service of a priest. 2 Tim. 1,6: Like in 1Tim 4,14 the word χαρισμα for some refers to the grace/gift of the ministry in general and for others to the deacon’s or priest’s grace/gift. What is evident in this context is the close link between this gift and preaching. Thus, we could say with Saint Paul (1 Cor. 9,16) that above the man who received the grace/gift of ministry stands the duty to preach the Gospel. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai. Centrul de Studii Biblice, Sacra scripta
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