A Consistent and Paradoxical God. The Divine Action of προορίζειν in 1 Corinthians
The article aims to clarify an important point of Paul’s thought concerning the verb προορίζω (“determine beforehand,” “predetermine,” “predestine”) in the context of his First Letter to the Corinthians. The main idea expressed through προορίζω concerns a history eternally predestined by God. Throug...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Morcelliana
2022
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Henoch
Year: 2022, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 30-57 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theology
/ Paulus
/ Bible. Corinthians 1. 2,7
/ Providence
/ Predestination
/ Pneuma
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Determinism
B Paul B Fate B New Testament B Predestination |
| Summary: | The article aims to clarify an important point of Paul’s thought concerning the verb προορίζω (“determine beforehand,” “predetermine,” “predestine”) in the context of his First Letter to the Corinthians. The main idea expressed through προορίζω concerns a history eternally predestined by God. Through the creation of this verb, Paul wants to show and communicate a determining and anarchic decision of God over anyone; then the origin of a salvific power addressed to a specific group of people. Although in 1 Corinthians the verb appears only in 2:7, the complexity of the Pauline argument makes necessary to trace his reasoning in its entirety. Essentially, I will present the Pauline sense of the predestining action of God both on history and humans through an exegetical and hermeneutical analysis explicating the connections of προορίζω with other significant words which specify its content (especially πνεῦμα and ἀγάπη). |
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| ISSN: | 0393-6805 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Henoch
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