Bóg, w którego wierzą chrześcijanie według "Prima Clementis"

• Authors: Waldemar Turek

Title variants

EN

The God of Christian belief in the "Prima Clementis"

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In his First Letter to the Corinthians, Saint Clement of Rome offers a concep­tion of God based on biblical texts, philosophical arguments (especially Greek), and juridical reasoning (especially based on Roman law). Taking into conside­ration the various terms that refer to God in the Prima Clementis, the author of this paper analyzes those that occur most frequently, including theos, kyrios, despotes and pater. He attempts to uncover the meaning of these terms in the Prima Clementis and in the preceding tradition, as well as the theological ideas that these terms were intended to express. In this way, the author aims not only to present the concept of God as elaborated by Clement, but also Clement’s cultural background which hitherto has remained in the dark. The word theos indicates God’s omnipotence, emphasizing his power to create and justify; as kyrios God brings order to the created world and establishes harmony among its various ele­ments; despotes, Clement’s favourite term, describes God as the one who invites man to change his behaviour, the one who chooses him and justifies him with his grace; pater refers to the God of peace who encourages all believers to collabo­rate, especially the community at Corinth.

Keywords

PL

Klemens Rzymski; Bóg wszechmocny; Bóg wprowadzający harmonię; Bóg zapraszający człowieka; Bóg pokoju; Prima Clementis

EN

Clement of Rome; God’s omnipotence; God brings order; God invites man; God of peace; Prima Clementis

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 61
• Pages: 269-282

Dates

published

2014-01-05

Contributors

author

Waldemar Turek

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.3624