不可无有，不可恒有：金口约翰论圣书的诞生

Required one Moment, Redundant the Next: John Chrysostom on the Appearance of the Holy Writ

彭昱森(Raphael Yü-sen PENG)

《中国基督教研究》 23期 (2024/12) Pp. 8-38

https://doi.org/10.29635/JRCC.202412_(23).0001

摘要

本文从整体上考察4世纪的希腊语基督教作家金口约翰对圣书的从无到有的看法，旨在表明：金口约翰既没有过分贬低、亦没有过分高估圣书的价值。在他看来，圣书之为“神圣经纪”的产品是局部时空中不可或缺的教化手段，其出现的时间与适用的范围均经过精心安排；既是退步的代价，也是进步的渠道。金口约翰的侧重点是灵性的阅读及其带来的整体性圣化。当人类在圣书的帮助下克服一切激情的干扰，洁净灵魂的污垢并在最终的世代恢复原初的神人关系与人际关系，圣书也将完成其历史使命。

關鍵字

金口约翰 ； 旧约 ； 新约 ； 创造 ； 清心

並列摘要

This article examines the views of the 4th century Greek Christian writer John Chrysostom on the appearance of the Holy Writ, and aims to show that John Chrys-ostom neither undervalued nor overvalued the Bible. In his view, the Bible as a product of oíκoνoμία is an indispensable means of education in a particular time and space. Its emergence and applicability have been meticulously orchestrated, appearing as both the price of regression and a pathway toward progress. John Chrysostom's emphasis is on spiritual reading leading to the sanctification of the entire person. When humanity, aided by the Holy Writ, transcends all distractions of passion, purifies the soul from impurity, and restores the original relationship between God and humans, as well as interpersonal relationships, the Holy Writ will have fulfilled their historical mission.

並列關鍵字

John Chrysostom ； Old Testament ； New Testament ； creation ； καθαρός

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