Having the Father and the Son – the Structure, Main Theological Idea and Hermeneutical Principle of the Second Epistle of John
Kalina
Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0028-6905
Mariusz Rosik
Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1943-8649
Abstract
The Second Epistle of John is one of the least commented on New Testament writings, with the vast majority of existing commentaries being linear. The authors of this article attempted to take a structural view of this short book. After discussing the structures of the letter proposed by scholars (part one), they proposed their own structure of the book, thanks to which the main theological idea of the letter (2 John 9) (part two) could be determined, along with a hermeneutical principle allowing for new interpretative insights into the book as a whole (part three). This principle can be put into the words: “having the Father and the Son.”
Keywords:
Second Epistle of John, exegesis, structure, classical rhetoric, structural analysis, epistolographyReferences
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Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0028-6905
Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław
Rev. prof. Mariusz Rosik - an academic teacher in the Pontifical Faculty of Theology and in the University of Wrocław, Poland. He keeps courses of Exegesis of the New Testament, Biblical Environment, Jewish History and New Testament Greek. Rev. prof. M. Rosik has studied in several academic centers: Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław (M.A. in 1993; licentiate in biblical theology, 1996; doctoral degree in biblical theology, 1997), Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (licentiate in Sacred Scripture, 2001), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (one semester in 1998-1999), École Biblique et Archéologique Francaise de Jerusalem (one semester in 1998-1999). During his studies in Israel he paid attention to achieve perfect knowledge of biblical Hebrew and archeology of the Holy Land. Rev. Mariusz Rosik has published more than thirty books and many articles in the field of biblical and Jewish studies. His texts were published in eleven languages. He participates in biblical meetings, conferences and seminars. He is also a member of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (Cambridge), Polish Biblical Society (Warszawa) and Associazzione degli Ex-alunni del Pontificio Istituto Biblico (Rome).
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