美国福音派的前千禧年主义解经—以《末世迷踪》系列幻想小说为例

American Evangelicals' Premillennial Interpretation of the Bible: Taking the Left Behind Series as an Example

柳博赟(LIU Boyun)

《聖經文學研究》 19輯 (2019/08) Pp. 261-283

摘要

圣经中有很多富于天启色彩的经文，早期解读以寓意解经为主，19世纪以来美国福音派中出现了被称为“前千禧年主义时代论＂的新解经方式，它将不同经卷中的经文串联起来，进行高度字面化、预言化的解读，《末世迷踪》系列幻想小说就是这种解经方式的典型代表。本文以《末世迷踪》系列幻想小说为切入点，从圣经中的天启文学传统、早期教父对天启经文的不同解读等方面全方位剖析前千禧年主义时代论，并指出前千禧年主义时代论的问题，以方便读者理解美国特有的圣经文学现象。

關鍵字

天启主义 ； 末世论 ； 美国福音派 ； 前千禧年主义时代论 ； 《末世迷踪》

並列摘要

The many apocalyptic verses in the Bible have been interpreted in various ways, from the predominantly allegorical interpretations of the early Church Fathers through to the ＂Premillennial Dispensationalist＂ interpretations of nineteenth-century American Evangelicals. This latter method tended to group together verses from different books in a highly literal reading which regarded biblical prophecies as predictions relevant to present times. The Left Behind series of fantasy novels is a typical example of this method in more recent usage. This article takes the Left Behind series at an entry point into an analysis of Premillennial Dispensationalism, outlining the apocalyptic tradition in the Bible, and the interpretations of the early Fathers. The article points out some inherent problems of this hermeneutical approach, which are helpful in understanding the particular tradition of Bible-inspired literature in America.

並列關鍵字

Apocalypticism ； Escatology ； American Evangelicalism ； Premillennial Dispensationalism ； the Left Behind series