The Theological Problem of the Religious Language of the Bible. Six Theses
Assuming that the philosophical criticism of the metaphysical understanding of God also affects the language of Christian theology about God, it is necessary to think about the religious language of the Bible and discern what its polyphony lets us ‘hear’ about God. God is the relational point of all...
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University of Zagreb, Catholic Faculty of Theology
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Bogoslovska Smotra |
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| Online Access: | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/475235 |
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| Summary: | Assuming that the philosophical criticism of the metaphysical understanding of God also affects the language of Christian theology about God, it is necessary to think about the religious language of the Bible and discern what its polyphony lets us ‘hear’ about God. God is the relational point of all discursive forms of biblical language: narrative, legislative, prophetic, wise, hymnic; they all visualise and name Him, He makes them coherent, but also eludes everyone. Therefore, God’s name cannot be ‘blended’ with the concept of God; therein lies the theological problem of religious language. However, the perspectives of a ‘touching’ opinion of God on the path of analogy and naming God in people’s religious relationship (faith and prayer as ‘faith that speaks’) are emerging. Therefore, it is possible to shift the perspective and explore the religious problem of theological language, as that leads to a critique of the metaphysical understanding of God. |
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| ISSN: | 0352-3101 1848-9648 |