{"id":7770,"date":"2019-09-22T19:42:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T18:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/areopage.net\/blog\/?p=7770"},"modified":"2019-09-23T10:04:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T09:04:49","slug":"the-proskynesis-of-jesus-in-the-new-testament-lozano-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/areopage.net\/blog\/2019\/09\/22\/the-proskynesis-of-jesus-in-the-new-testament-lozano-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Proskynesis of Jesus in the New Testament (Lozano, 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dans quelques jours para\u00eetra en France l’\u00e9tude de Lozano,<\/a> The Proskynesis of Jesus in the New Testament: A Study on the Significance of Jesus As an Object of Proskuneo in the New Testament Writings<\/em><\/a> (T & T Clarck, 2019)<\/a>, que signale Hurtado<\/a> sur son blog.<\/p>\n

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An intriguing literary feature of a number of New Testament writings is the depiction of Jesus as a recipient of proskynesis\u2014that is, as an object of the Greek verb \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c9. The term \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c9 is generally used in antiquity to express reverence directed toward a superior, often through prostration, but takes on more specific reverential connotations in individual instances, such as extending a respectful greeting to an elder, paying homage to a king, or giving cultic worship to a deity. In the NT writings, not only is the term frequently used for worship of Israel\u2019s God (e.g., Matt 4:10; John 4:20\u201324; Rev 4:10) and for idolatrous worship of false gods (e.g., Matt 4:9; Acts 7:43; Rev 9:20), but it is also in some instances used to express a form of reverence considered inappropriate for God\u2019s human and angelic servants (Acts 10:25\u201326; Rev 19:10; 22:8\u20139). In the numerous instances of Jesus as an object of \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c9 (e.g., Mark 5:6; Matt 2:11; 14:33; 28:17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38; Heb 1:6), he is not only portrayed legitimately receiving such reverence, but even doing so in a number of overtly striking scenes where he appears to be more than human. Surprisingly, there is very little thorough scholarly attention given to the significance(s) of Jesus as a recipient of proskynesis in the NT writings. Those who have discussed this NT phenomenon, whether in individual NT works or in the entirety of the NT writings, come to different conclusions regarding whether Jesus is reverenced\/worshiped with proskynesis as a human figure or as a divine figure. The goal of this thesis is to determine the significance(s) of the proskynesis of Jesus in every NT writing that this literary phenomenon appears through an in-depth exegetical, literary-critical analysis of such works (the Gospel of Mark, the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts, the Gospel of John, the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the Book of Revelation). It is argued in this thesis that each of these NT writings, in their own unique ways, presents Jesus as a divine figure uniquely and closely linked to the God of Israel in his reception of proskynesis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A l’inverse de la seule autre \u00e9tude de fond sur le sujet pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment publi\u00e9e, celle de J. <\/a>Horst<\/strong><\/a>, Proskynein: Zur Anbetung im Urchristentum nach ihrer religionsgeschichtlichen Eigenart (C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 1932<\/a>\u00a0; petite review ici<\/a>), concluant que l’adoration n’est en vue que lorsqu’il s’agit de Dieu seul (\u2192 Lozano 2017 : 6, 217)<\/a>, Lozano soutient qu’en fait, \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 du seul vrai Dieu d’Isra\u00ebl (Mar 12.29, Joh 17.3, 1Co 8.6), objet seul et unique de l’adoration des premiers chr\u00e9tiens, il y avait de la place pour une autre personne, une seconde figure divine<\/strong>, <\/em>digne de \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u0301\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/strong> – d’adoration<\/em>, \u00e0 savoir J\u00e9sus.<\/p>\n

Il est ind\u00e9niable que J\u00e9sus a une position centrale et pr\u00e9\u00e9minente dans le NT (\u2192 Romains 10.13 : Quiconque invoque le nom de…<\/a>\u00a0; Matthieu 28.19 : Au nom de…<\/a>). Mais de-l\u00e0 \u00e0 soutenir\u00a0l’id\u00e9e d’une adoration<\/em> par ses tout premiers disciples, qui seraient pass\u00e9s d’un monoth\u00e9isme strict \u00e0 un binitarisme avant la lettre, il y a un \u00e9cart consid\u00e9rable qui m\u00e9rite d’amples explications ! Je livre ici un lien vers la th\u00e8se de doctorat de Lozano<\/strong> (non signal\u00e9e par Hurtado, ce qui est f\u00e2cheux compte tenu du prix de la monographie \u00e0 para\u00eetre) :<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Lozano, <\/a>The Proskynesis of Jesus in the New Testament writings <\/em><\/a>(2017)<\/a><\/p>\n

Comme il s’agit de la th\u00e8se initiale, la version \u00e0 para\u00eetre pr\u00e9sentera sans doute des corrections et am\u00e9liorations plus ou moins importantes, mais pour ceux qui ne souhaitent pas d\u00e9bourser 100\u20ac pour en savoir davantage, ce sera d\u00e9j\u00e0 pas mal !<\/p>\n

Je livre ici, pour l’occasion, deux pages de mon Vocabulaire de grec biblique<\/em> (apprentissage par domaines s\u00e9mantiques, synonymes, d\u00e9riv\u00e9s, etc) en cours de composition, \u00e0 l’entr\u00e9e \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u0301\u03c9<\/strong> ; il ne s’agit pas de la version d\u00e9finitive, mais ce qui ressort de mon analyse, c’est que le verbe signifie dans le NT premi\u00e8rement se prosterner<\/em> ; ensuite rendre hommage, v\u00e9n\u00e9rer<\/em> ; enfin, adorer<\/em>. Certains versets sugg\u00e8rent sans ambigu\u00eft\u00e9 une v\u00e9n\u00e9ration<\/em>, une adoration<\/em> ; d’autres passages \u00e0 l’inverse indiquent que le sens de \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u0301\u03c9 <\/strong>peut varier selon qu’il para\u00eet seul ou s’il entre en composition avec d’autres vocables comme \u03b5\u03c5\u0313\u03c3\u03b5\u03b2\u03b5\u0301\u03c9<\/strong>, \u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u0301\u03c9<\/strong> ou \u03c3\u03b5\u0301\u03b2\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Pour en savoir plus<\/strong> : Hurtado, Lozano\u2019s Study of \u201cProskyneo\u201d (\u201cworship\u201d)<\/a> | Interview de Lozano<\/a> | Page de l’universit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| Achat<\/a><\/p>\n