Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic

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Autor(a) principal: Chevitarese, André Leonardo
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Justi, Daniel Brasil
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Romanitas
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufes.br/romanitas/article/view/18480
Resumo: What this article argues and intends is that the fundamental concept to speak of divine men who know and manipulate the cosmic forces (dýnamis) is the power (dýnamis). It is quite evident that in the Mediterranean basin the association between people (divine men, magicians, etc.) and power (dýnamis) conformed an imaginary of magic. It is precisely this association that made the divine man known. Maybe that’s why Gospel of John has avoided its use. The warning here is to give due consideration to the synoptic view of their respective understandings of sēmĕîon, ĕrgŏn, tĕras and dýnamis, on the one hand, and the Johannine vision of sēmĕîon and ĕrgŏn, on the other. Once the warning about the risk of harmonization in the use of the terms and their respective meanings and consequences observed centuries ago of Christian tradition, it is imperative to analyze what role the concept of power plays in the semantic question and, therefore, in its importance for the understanding of Mediterranean mystic experiences in general and paleochristians in particular.
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spelling Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magicPor que (não) existem milagres no Novo Testamento? O ambiente mágico mediterrânico: notas sobre poder e magia antigosMysticReligionMagicPaleochristianitiesSemanticsMísticaReligiãoMagiaPaleocristianismosSemânticaWhat this article argues and intends is that the fundamental concept to speak of divine men who know and manipulate the cosmic forces (dýnamis) is the power (dýnamis). It is quite evident that in the Mediterranean basin the association between people (divine men, magicians, etc.) and power (dýnamis) conformed an imaginary of magic. It is precisely this association that made the divine man known. Maybe that’s why Gospel of John has avoided its use. The warning here is to give due consideration to the synoptic view of their respective understandings of sēmĕîon, ĕrgŏn, tĕras and dýnamis, on the one hand, and the Johannine vision of sēmĕîon and ĕrgŏn, on the other. Once the warning about the risk of harmonization in the use of the terms and their respective meanings and consequences observed centuries ago of Christian tradition, it is imperative to analyze what role the concept of power plays in the semantic question and, therefore, in its importance for the understanding of Mediterranean mystic experiences in general and paleochristians in particular.O que o presente texto defende é que o conceito fundamental para se falar de homens divinos que conhecem e manipulam as forças (dýnamis) cósmicas é o poder (dýnamis). É bastante evidente que na bacia mediterrânica a associação entre pessoas (homens divinos, magos, etc.) e poder (dýnamis) conformou um imaginário da magia. É exatamente essa associação que tornou conhecido o homem divino. Talvez por isso o Evangelho de João tenha evitado o seu uso. A advertência, aqui, é para que seja dada a devida atenção antes de se harmonizar a visão dos sinóticos quanto a suas respectivas compreensões de sēmĕîon, ĕrgŏn, tĕras e dýnamis, de um lado, e a visão joanina de sēmĕîon e ĕrgŏn, por outro. Uma vez posta a advertência sobre o risco da harmonização no emprego dos termos e seus respectivos significados e consequências, observada há séculos pela tradição cristã, torna-se imperioso analisar que papel o conceito de poder desempenha na questão semântica e, por conseguinte, na sua importância para a compreensão das experiências místicas mediterrânicas, no geral, e paleocristãs, em particular.Portal de Periódicos da Ufes2017-06-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufes.br/romanitas/article/view/1848010.17648/rom.v0i9.18480Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinos; N. 9 (2017): janeiro-junho; 65-90Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinos; n. 9 (2017): janeiro-junho; 65-90Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinos; No. 9 (2017): janeiro-junho; 65-90Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinos; Núm. 9 (2017): janeiro-junho; 65-90Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinos; No 9 (2017): janeiro-junho; 65-902318-930410.17648/rom.v0i9reponame:Romanitasinstname:Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)instacron:UFESporhttps://periodicos.ufes.br/romanitas/article/view/18480/12427Copyright (c) 2017 Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinoshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChevitarese, André LeonardoJusti, Daniel Brasil2023-08-14T20:32:49Zoai:periodicos.ufes.br:article/18480Revistahttps://periodicos.ufes.br/romanitasPUBhttps://periodicos.ufes.br/romanitas/oaigil-ventura@uol.com.br || es.leir@gmail.com2318-93042318-9304opendoar:2023-08-14T20:32:49Romanitas - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic
Por que (não) existem milagres no Novo Testamento? O ambiente mágico mediterrânico: notas sobre poder e magia antigos
title Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic
spellingShingle Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic
Chevitarese, André Leonardo
Mystic
Religion
Magic
Paleochristianities
Semantics
Mística
Religião
Magia
Paleocristianismos
Semântica
title_short Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic
title_full Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic
title_fullStr Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic
title_full_unstemmed Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic
title_sort Why there is (no) miracles in the New Testament? The magical Mediterranean environment: notes on ancient power and magic
author Chevitarese, André Leonardo
author_facet Chevitarese, André Leonardo
Justi, Daniel Brasil
author_role author
author2 Justi, Daniel Brasil
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Chevitarese, André Leonardo
Justi, Daniel Brasil
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mystic
Religion
Magic
Paleochristianities
Semantics
Mística
Religião
Magia
Paleocristianismos
Semântica
topic Mystic
Religion
Magic
Paleochristianities
Semantics
Mística
Religião
Magia
Paleocristianismos
Semântica
description What this article argues and intends is that the fundamental concept to speak of divine men who know and manipulate the cosmic forces (dýnamis) is the power (dýnamis). It is quite evident that in the Mediterranean basin the association between people (divine men, magicians, etc.) and power (dýnamis) conformed an imaginary of magic. It is precisely this association that made the divine man known. Maybe that’s why Gospel of John has avoided its use. The warning here is to give due consideration to the synoptic view of their respective understandings of sēmĕîon, ĕrgŏn, tĕras and dýnamis, on the one hand, and the Johannine vision of sēmĕîon and ĕrgŏn, on the other. Once the warning about the risk of harmonization in the use of the terms and their respective meanings and consequences observed centuries ago of Christian tradition, it is imperative to analyze what role the concept of power plays in the semantic question and, therefore, in its importance for the understanding of Mediterranean mystic experiences in general and paleochristians in particular.
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Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinos; No. 9 (2017): janeiro-junho; 65-90
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