Human Speech and God's Word
On a Latent Divine Attribute
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21363322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beáta Tóth (0000-0003-1476-3482, Sapientia College of Theology of Religious Orders, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 1092 |
| Pages | 218-226 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Blackfriars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-4289 • E-ISSN: 1741-2005 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/nbfr.12547 |
| OpenAlex | W3005117940 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The idea that God speaks to humans and responds to their call is often taken for granted in the Judeo-Christian tradition. This paper reflects on the significance of the fact that God is Deus loquens : one who speaks in revelation and who is also inner Trinitarian eternal utterance. To outline an anthropology and a theology of speech, two Hungarian interlocutors are summoned: twentieth century poet János Pilinszky (1921-1981) and exegete and literary critic István Jelenits (b. 1932), whose accounts are instructive concerning the nature of human and divine communication. As a next step, the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini (2010) by Pope Benedict XVI is examined, which can be seen as providing the outlines of a systematic “theology of the word.” Such theology is aware that the word of God is an analogical concept rooted in the Trinitarian reality of divine communication
Art · Christian theology · Human language · Linguistics · Literature · Revelation · Theology · Trinitarian theology · Utterance · Word (group theory) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Philosophy · Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |