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"Błogosławieni..." − etyczne wymogi ośmiu błogosławieństw (Mt 5, 3-12)

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Paciorek A.

The Biblical Annals

2004

vol. 51

issue 1

57-77

First the author discusses the problems connected with the literary layer of the blessings (I), then the meaning of particular verses (II), and finally some theological ideas of the pericope, as well as concluding remarks (III). Explaining the first blessing the author thinks that tw pn uμati should be understood as dat. instrumentalis (“with spirit”) and at the same time relationis (“in spirit”). The second blessing refers to those who are sad because Christ and God seem to be “the great absentees” from the modern world. Gentle ones are those who are not indignant about adversities that life brings and can keep patient. To hunger and thirst for righteousness means to desire a life that is accordant with the Father’s will. Coming to somebody’s aid and forgiving is a characteristic of merciful people; and showing mercy to other people is a manifestation of mercy actually received from God. Blessing people who are pure in heart concerns people in whom there is no falsehood or spite, people who look for the good and try to be honest towards God and their neighbors. “Peacemakers” are those who act for establishing conditions in which everybody may develop according to God’s plan. People who suffer for the sake of righteousness are the ones who are persecuted because of their desire to lead their lives according to God’s will.

Augustine and "the Pure in Heart" in Benedict XVI’s Jesus of Nazareth

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Wright IV W. M.

Wrocławski Przegląd Teologiczny

2023

vol. 31

issue 2

219-241

Niniejszy artykuł podejmuje temat oczyszczenia serca w trylogii Jezus z Nazaretu Benedykta XVI jako sposobu widzenia i poznawania Boga zgodnie z augustyńską interpretacją jednego z ośmiu błogosławieństw: „Błogosławieni czystego serca, albowiem oni Boga oglądać będą” (Mt 5,8). Objaśnienia Benedykta XVI w znacznym stopniu oparte są na teologicznej epistemologii Augustyna, której główne elementy nakreślił w swoich wcześniejszych pismach. W artykule przedstawiono główne elementy analizy teologicznej epistemologii Augustyna dokonanej przez Ratzingera, a następnie omówiono trzy miejsca w trylogii Jezus z Nazaretu, w których Benedykt analizuje oczyszczenie serca w świetle nauczania św. Augustyna i w odniesieniu do Mt 5,8: błogosławieństwo dla tych „czystego serca”, obmycie stóp oraz objawienie Ojca i Syna w Mt 11,25–27. Podobnie jak Augustyn, Benedykt mówi o oczyszczeniu serca jako o Bożym działaniu w ludziach poprzez dary wiary i miłości oraz podkreśla miejsce duchowej komunii wierzących z Jezusem w tym szczególnym procesie oczyszczenia.

This essay examines Benedict XVI’s treatment in his Jesus of Nazareth trilogy of the purification of the heart as leading to a manner of seeing and knowing of God, a treatment which follows an Augustinian interpretation of the beatitude: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matt 5:8). Benedict’s account is much indebted to Augustine’s theological epistemology, the main elements of which he outlines in his early writings. After setting forth the main elements of Ratzinger’s analysis of Augustine’s theological epistemology, the essay examines the three places in Jesus of Nazareth where Benedict discusses purification of the heart in Augustinian terms and in relation to Matt 5:8: his interpretations of the “pure in heart” beatitude, the Footwashing, and the Father-Son saying in Matt 11:25–27. With Augustine, Benedict speaks of the purification of the heart as God’s action which he works in people by the gifts of faith and love. Benedict emphasizes the place of the believers’ spiritual communion with Jesus in this graced process of purification.

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"Błogosławieni..." − etyczne wymogi ośmiu błogosławieństw (Mt 5, 3-12)

Augustine and "the Pure in Heart" in Benedict XVI’s Jesus of Nazareth