Prophetic Inspiration in the Light of the Prophet’s Relationship with God in the Book of Jeremiah
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biblical inspiration, prophetic inspiration, Book of Jeremiah, The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture, the prophetic book, Jer 1:5–10, Jer 15:10–21, Jer 20:7–13, Jer 36Abstract
The Pontifical Biblical Commission, in The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture, proposes a phenomenological approach to biblical inspiration, focusing on the bond between biblical authors and God. According to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, the case of prophetic inspiration as the special relationship between a prophet and God is expressed in the function of a prophet as God's messenger, which is identified and founded on stereotypical prophetic formulas and stories of the prophetic vocation. If, however, God communicates himself to the prophet in the word, then the question of relationship between the prophet and God must allow for different experiences of the word of God for the prophet. The testimony of the Book of Jeremiah is particular in his context. While recounting the story of the calling, (Jer 1:5–10) it presents the prophet as a son in relation with God who reveals himself to him as a father. In Jeremiah's confessions (especially Jer 15:10–21 and 20:7–13), the prophet struggling with God's word appears as a friend of God. Finally, the prophet's communication through scripture (Jer 36) presupposes the role of the prophet as a writer who witnesses the word of God. These three relationships of the prophet with God – a son, friend, and witness – go beyond the model of inspiration of a prophet as solely a messenger of God.
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