The beauty and logic of arrangement of six pericopes of Ex 1-18 as the disproving of the modern theory of sources
| Main Author: | Kosek Wojciech |
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| Format: | Book publication-section |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3756983 |
Daftar Isi:
- The present paper is the translation of the conclusion of the doctoral dissertation; it shows the beauty and the logic of arrangement of the six pericopes of Ex 1-18, as the elements of the six-element structure of the covenant treaty, made by God and Israel between the divided waters of the Sea of Reeds. One shows here some numerical features of the particular pericopes and the whole of them as the literary structure of Ex 1-18. One points out also the theological meaning of these features, as well as their significance for better understanding of the Book of Exodus 1-18 as the base for Passover Seder. The conducted research bases on the in-depth reading of the canonical Hebrew text of the Bible; it also draws on the comments of eminent Jewish rabbis, including contemporary rabbis, and studies of biblical scholars. Lexical and numerical analyses were carried out based on the BibleWorks computer software. The research allows solving many of the problems that contemporary biblical scholars face. The most fundamental principle that allows getting out of the intellectual trap of modern exegesis is obedience to methodological rules given by God through the Church’s Magisterium. By applying this principle, it became possible to discover the consistency of the text of the Book of Exodus 1-18 and the mutual non-contradiction of its parts, in contrary to what modern exegetes founded a priori. Namely, the base for the contemporary biblical exegesis is the assumption that the canonical text is intrinsically inconsistent, composed of accidentally arranged fragments from various sources. As a result of this modern methodological assumption, instead of an uncomplaining bending over the text in its canonical form, not distorted by people through repositioning of its fragments, the scientist sees – as a result – a confirmation of erroneous assumption. It is the fruit of proving process according to the logic of circular reasoning, leading to ‘discover’ what is the assumption of proof. The present paper is the fruit of the reverentially bending over the canonical text to read it honestly, to read the word of God really, not private thoughts or ideas hidden in the methodological assumption of the scientist. In the appendix, we illustrated in the charts and pictures the rhetorical and numerical characteristics mentioned in the doctoral dissertation.
- The English translation of this part of the doctoral dissertation was first published on Academia.edu on April 18, 2020. https://www.academia.edu/42779391/The_beauty_and_logic_of_arrangement_of_six_pericopes_of_Ex_1-18_as_the_disproving_of_the_modern_theory_of_sources Subsequent versions will be published on the website: https://www.adoracja.bielsko.opoka.org.pl/praca_doktorska/ConclusionMUS.html