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The Corinthian Creed : divine revelation or literary interpretation?
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O conceito de revelação, tradicionalmente associado à “viagem” do apóstolo
Paulo, alude imediatamente a uma luz cegante e uma voz inesperada no caminho para
Damasco. Informado naturalmente pelo triunfo da razão através do Iluminismo e do Método
Científico, um ceticismo saudável impele-nos a procurar uma outra compreensão
deste fenómeno, de acordo com a sua descrição no Credo Coríntio. Este passo da Primeira
Epístola aos Coríntios introduz, define e substancia o Evangelho tal como apresentado
por Paulo a esta comunidade. Apesar do significado teológico que este anúncio teve para
os coríntios, é importante examinar que conclusões podem resultar da aplicação do método
histórico-crítico. Este trabalho pretende explorar se podemos chegar a uma explicação
mais razoável e plausível para “revelação,” coerente com uma longa tradição entre
os profetas judaicos: interpretação literária.
The concept of revelation, traditionally associated with the “journey” of the apostle Paul, immediately refers us to a blinding light and an unexpected voice crossing his path on the road to Damascus. Naturally informed by the triumph of reason through the Enlightenment and the Scientific Method, healthy scepticism compels us to seek another understanding of this phenomenon, particularly as described in the Corinthian Creed. This passage from the First Letter to the Corinthians introduces, defines and substantiates the Gospel as put forward by the apostle Paul to this community. In spite of the theological significance this announcement had to the Corinthians, it is important to examine what sort of perspective we can arrive at if we decide to follow the framework of the historical-critical method. This work intends to explore if a more reasonable and plausible explication for “revelation” is available to us, one that is consistent with a longstanding tradition among Jewish prophets: literary interpretation.
The concept of revelation, traditionally associated with the “journey” of the apostle Paul, immediately refers us to a blinding light and an unexpected voice crossing his path on the road to Damascus. Naturally informed by the triumph of reason through the Enlightenment and the Scientific Method, healthy scepticism compels us to seek another understanding of this phenomenon, particularly as described in the Corinthian Creed. This passage from the First Letter to the Corinthians introduces, defines and substantiates the Gospel as put forward by the apostle Paul to this community. In spite of the theological significance this announcement had to the Corinthians, it is important to examine what sort of perspective we can arrive at if we decide to follow the framework of the historical-critical method. This work intends to explore if a more reasonable and plausible explication for “revelation” is available to us, one that is consistent with a longstanding tradition among Jewish prophets: literary interpretation.