Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses

�La vraie r�ception de Vatican II n'a pas encore commenc�

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:26:54 GMT

One of the actors from Vatican II who still plays a major role in the Church today, is without any doubt Joseph Ratzinger. He has been an active theologian, 'advisor' and peritus in the Council, afterwards being named cardinal-prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and, since 2005, the Sovereign Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. In our contribution, we will investigate in what way the event of the Council, its texts, but also its subsequent reception, have influenced the theology of Joseph Ratzinger, especially in regard to the constitution Dei Verbum, i.e. the question of the authority of Revelation, Tradition and magisterial hermeneutics. From this perspective, we will comment on some of his famous expressions, among others: 'the real reception of Vatican II has not yet begun', and also, 'it is the dogmatic constitutions which have to serve as reading keys for the other documents', and not the other way around (as in Gaudium et spes, Nostra Aetate, etc.). This engagement with his theology will also lead us to a tentative evaluation of the contemporary discussion of the reception of Vatican II and the question of authority.

Mgr E.J. De Smedt et le texte conciliaire sur la religion juive (Nostra Aetate, no 4)

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:31:20 GMT

The conciliar declaration Nostra Aetate is still the 'magna charta' for inter-religious dialogue. Nr. 4 of this declaration deals with the Jewish religion. It had a very eventful history. Research in the Archivio Segreto Vaticano (with the discovery of several interesting reports and letters) and in the papers of De Smedt together with the recent publication of the Counciliar Diary of Mgr Willebrands enable us to describe the unexpected role of Mgr De Smedt, Bishop of Bruges and vice-president of the Secretariat for the Unity in the creation of this text during the third intersession. His interventions during the plenary meeting of the Secretariat in May 1965 and his travel in July 1965, together with Willebrands, to the Eastern patriarchs in Beirut, Jerusalem and Cairo resulted in a breakthrough. These documents also reveal the importance of the pope and the Secretariat of State with regard to this topic. These documents also show how the 'pragmatici' at the council (like De Smedt and Willebrands), who were willing to reach a compromise, often played a decisive role for the final approval of the conciliar texts.

L'ironie v�t�ro-testamentaire

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:33:31 GMT

Major exegetical interest in the literary device of irony started only with the rise of new literary critical approaches. On this topic, Edwin M. Good (Irony in the Old Testament, Philadelphia, PA, 1965) seems to have been a precursor. The publication of Carolyn J. Sharp�s study (Irony and Meaning in the Hebrew Bible, Bloomington, IN, 2009) gives us the occasion to return to this multi-meaning concept, to show its relevance for interpreting the Old Testament, and to examine the hermeneutical challenges within a larger postmodern perspective.

Wider die Doppelz�ngigkeit im �kumenischen Gespr�ch!

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:35:16 GMT

The consensus between Lutherans and Catholics on some fundamental points of St. Paul�s doctrine of justification by faith provoked some polemics, because the significant progress in Christian ecumenism has been achieved at the cost of the Jewish-Christian dialogue, in particular by enhancing the antithesis of faith-works of the law. This article gives some perspectives on Christian theology of justification which pay attention to anti-Jewish implications, and take into account the Jewish-Christian dialogue.

L'Esprit Saint selon Hegel

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:37:14 GMT

The present study begins first with the hegelian concept of God-Spirit. It then examines Hegel�s proposals concerning the Holy Spirit in the context that the Berlin Lessons on the Philosophy of Religion devote to trinitarian representation. Finally, this study considers the hegelian understanding of the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Christian community. Aware of the specificity of the hegelian 'triadology', this study shows that the Father hardly plays a role in Hegel�s speculative approach of the Unicity of the Holy Spirit.

Les interventions du choeur dans le Cantique des cantiques

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:43:36 GMT

The Song of Songs is a dialogue between a man and a woman in which other characters also appear. Is it possible to specifiy who these people are and when they intervene in the poem? Can one speak of a choir which enters in a recurrent manner? Is the Song meant to be read or staged like play? Such are the questions this article tackles.

Les lecteurs anciens de la Lettre d'Arist�e

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:45:57 GMT

The Letter of Aristeas has been read by a great number of theologians since Philo of Alexandria. Its ancient readers give an interesting interpretation which has not been suspected by the modern commentators since Joseph Juste Scaliger. The Letter is neither an historical account of the translation of the Jewish law under King Ptolemy II Philadelphus nor an apology. It�s a political pamphlet denouncing the tyrannical institutions devised by John Hyrcanus, High Priest in Jerusalem at the end of the 2nd century B.C.E. and head of a Jewish independent State emancipated from the Seleucid domination. It cannot be taken into account to prove that the Torah was translated into Greek at the beginning of the Hellenistic era.

Neutestamentliche Texte aus Khirbet Mird

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:49:34 GMT

The University of Leuven (Belgium) preserves a collection of various fragments found in Khirbet Mird in 1952. Among them are fragments of three codices with text of the New Testament, two of which (P⁸³, 0244) are here published with detailed manuscript descriptions and palaeographical and codicological notes. Complete transcriptions and photographs are also included. P⁸³ exists in two small fragments of a Matthew codex, which can be dated to the 6th century. The text of one of them has been lost since about 1980 because of a water damage; it can only be read from earlier photographs. Of the majuscule 0244 there exists only one fragment � written on parchment � which belonged to a codex with text from Acts. It can be dated to the 5th century. Because of its unusual line division it seems to be originally a bilingual manuscript.

Paul's Reasoning in 1 Corinthians 6,12-20

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:52:31 GMT

In 'The Roots of a �Libertine� Slogan in 1 Corinthians 6,18' Jay E. Smith defends the thesis that according to some believers in Corinth the physical body is morally irrelevant. This brief note examines Paul�s reasoning in 6,12-20. Paul distinguishes between 'lawful' and 'beneficial' in v. 12ab and thus limits 12a. The general statement of v. 12c no longer remains true; it is corrected by 12d. In vv. 13-14 he opposes 'body' to 'stomach' and 'God raises' to 'God destroys'. V. 18c contains a correction of the general rule of 18b. Paul does not explicitly say that the statements in vv. 12a, 12c, 13a and 18b � or any of them � are Corinthian slogans.

Book Reviews

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:54:18 GMT

Book reviews

Chronicles

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:54:57 GMT

Chronicles

Index to Volume 85 (2009)

poj@peeters-leuven.be — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:56:16 GMT

Index of volume 85