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Wiara w pismach Afrahata

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Uciecha A.

Vox Patrum

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2014

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vol. 61

479-492

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The issue of faith forms the cornerstone of Aphrahat’s ascetic teaching, and it is dealt with in all the Demonstrations. The order and logical coherence of the topics discussed in the first homily, De Fide, particularly in the articles of Aphrahat’s Credo and the Letter of an Inquirer, as well as in the other Demonstrations, are clear and obvious only to someone who believes in the one and only God. The Persian sage elaborates the thought that the edifice of faith is built upon Christ who is its only foundation and, at the same time, its only head of the wall. The author employs the existing biblical tradition, giving a Christocentric interpretation to the narration taken from the Book of Isaiah (cf. Is 50, 7). The works of faith, quoted in the form of biblical testimonia, which are typical of Aphrahat, cover the entire work of creation and demonstrate the greatness and the divine wisdom of the Creator acting throughout the history of salvation.

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Sekrety duchowej walki w mowie "O wojnach" Afrahata, perskiego mędrca

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Uciecha A.

Vox Patrum

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2015

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vol. 63

389-396

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In the Demonstration “On Wars” Aphrahat prophetically announces the times of Christian persecution and at the same time in a secret way persuades and encourages to place one’s faith in God’s Providence. The Persian comments on his contemporary events in a military convention, in the context of the ideals of spiritual struggles of the “sons of covenant”. In every difficult situation Christian “athletes” should see a call for conversion. A theological message of the speech “On Wars” has been included in the encouragement to interpret the persecution of the Church as a sign of God’s admonition; the Sage says nothing about God’s wrath or His punishment.

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Afrahat, Mowa XVII – O Chrystusie, Synu Bożym

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Uciecha A.

Vox Patrum

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2020

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vol. 73

181-198

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Demonstration On Christ, who is the Son of God is the seventeenth exposition in Aphrahat’s work. The Persian sage continues and develops his polemic against Judaism in general and the teachings of the rabbis of the Babylonian diaspora in particular. The truth about the divinity of Messiah, Christ, who fulfilled all the prophecies of the Old Testament, is a focal point of his whole argument. Aphrahat consequently refutes critique formulated by the Jews who accuse Christians of fraudulent interpretation of Old Testament prophecies and attributing a divine status to Jesus what they maintain a blasphemy. The demonstration is not a lengthy work. This fact raises a question if it is not the exact reason why Aphrahat, aware of the weakness of this argument on Jesus, Son of God, broke the literary conventions of acrostic and supplemented his work with the twenty-third demonstration, extensive Demonstratio de acino (On the Grapecluster).

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Mowa O Chrystusie, Synu Bożym jest siedemnastym wykładem w całym dziele Afrahata. Mędrzec perski kontynuuje i rozwija polemikę z nauczaniem judaizmu i rabinów babilońskiej diaspory. Osią argumentacji jest prawda o bóstwie Mesjasza-Chrystusa, Syna Bożego, w którym wypełniły się prorockie zapowiedzi Starego Testamentu. Perski Mędrzec konsekwentnie odpiera żydowską krytykę, w której chrześcijanie są oskarżani o fałszowanie proroctw Starego Testamentu i bluźnierstwo przypisywania Chrystusowi boskiej godności. Relatywnie niewielka objętość tego chrystologicznego przedłożenia może rodzić pytania i wątpliwości. Możliwe, że Afrahat uświadomił sobie ułomną fragmentaryczność swojego wywodu na temat Chrystusa, Syna Bożego, i łamiąc zasady literackiej konwencji akrostychu, dodał do całości dzieła dwudzieste trzecie bardzo obszerne Demonstratio de acino.

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Sekrety duchowej walki w mowie "O wojnach" Afrahata, perskiego mędrca

Afrahat, Mowa XVII – O Chrystusie, Synu Bożym