Natchnienie, prawda i zbawienie w ujęciu Henryka Witczyka
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2022
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W artykule dokonano prezentacji oraz krytycznej oceny treści monografii Henryka Witczyka Natchnienie. Prawda. Zbawienie. W pierwszej części artykułu przedstawiono zagadnienie natchnienia, prawdy oraz zbawienia w ujęciu autora książki. Za dokumentem Natchnienie i prawda Pisma Świętego Papieskiej Komisji Biblijnej (PKB) rozpatruje on pojęcie natchnienia w ramach objawienia Bożego na tle różnego sposobu pochodzenia ksiąg biblijnych od Boga. Wspólnym mianownikiem genezy świętych pism okazuje się wiara hagiografa w Boga. Witczyk wskazuje następnie, że w Nowym Testamencie księgi są natchnione za pośrednictwem Słowa Wcielonego, podkreśla aktywność Ducha Świętego w autorach natchnionych oraz w natchnionym tekście – księgi Pisma są zarazem natchnione, jak i inspirujące. Prawdę Pisma Świętego autor łączy z faktem natchnienia – tylko słowo od Boga może mówić o Bogu. Witczyk ukazuje oryginalny charakter prawdy Pisma Świętego i za dokumentem PKB wymienia najważniejsze jej cechy. Dokonuje również przekonującej apologii wiarygodności naocznych świadków kluczowych wydarzeń historii zbawienia oraz ich oralnego świadectwa. Biblista analizuje następnie związek między objawieniem Boga a zbawieniem człowieka. Poświęca uwagę przede wszystkim soteriologii Księgi Apokalipsy. Realizacja zamiaru ukazania organicznego związku między natchnieniem, prawdą i zbawieniem wydaje się nie do końca udana. W drugiej części recenzji wyrażone zostały pewne uwagi krytyczne, które nie deprecjonują jednak wagi monografii.
The review summarises and critically assesses the contents of Henryk Witczyk’s monograph In-spiration. Truth. Salvation. The first part of the review examines the essential concepts of inspiration, truth, and salvation from that author’s point of view. Following the lead of the Pontifical Biblical Com-mission (PBC) and its document Inspiration and Truth of the Holy Scriptures, Witczyk considers the notion of inspiration as part of the revelation of God, against the backdrop of various origins of biblical books that are, however, all God-given. The faith of hagiographers turns out to be a common denominator for the genesis of sacred scriptures. Witczyk points out that the books of the New Testament are inspired by the Incarnate Word, and he emphasises the Holy Spirit’s activity in both the inspired authors and the in-spired texts, i.e. that the books of Scripture are both inspired and inspiring. The author links the truth of the Holy Scriptures with the fact of inspiration, for only the word from God can speak about God. Fur-ther, Witczyk shows the original character of the truth of the Bible and lists its most important features according to the PBC. He also provides a persuasive apology of the credibility of the eyewitnesses of key events in the history of salvation, as well as the credibility of their oral testimony. The biblicist then analyses the connection between the revelation of God and the salvation of a man. Here, he focuses on the soteriology of the Book of Revelation. In the end, however, Witczyk does not seem to have fully car-ried out the intention of pointing out the organic connection between inspiration, truth, and salvation. The second part of the present article contains some critical observations by the reviewer, however, these in no way detract from the significance of Witczyk’s work.
The review summarises and critically assesses the contents of Henryk Witczyk’s monograph In-spiration. Truth. Salvation. The first part of the review examines the essential concepts of inspiration, truth, and salvation from that author’s point of view. Following the lead of the Pontifical Biblical Com-mission (PBC) and its document Inspiration and Truth of the Holy Scriptures, Witczyk considers the notion of inspiration as part of the revelation of God, against the backdrop of various origins of biblical books that are, however, all God-given. The faith of hagiographers turns out to be a common denominator for the genesis of sacred scriptures. Witczyk points out that the books of the New Testament are inspired by the Incarnate Word, and he emphasises the Holy Spirit’s activity in both the inspired authors and the in-spired texts, i.e. that the books of Scripture are both inspired and inspiring. The author links the truth of the Holy Scriptures with the fact of inspiration, for only the word from God can speak about God. Fur-ther, Witczyk shows the original character of the truth of the Bible and lists its most important features according to the PBC. He also provides a persuasive apology of the credibility of the eyewitnesses of key events in the history of salvation, as well as the credibility of their oral testimony. The biblicist then analyses the connection between the revelation of God and the salvation of a man. Here, he focuses on the soteriology of the Book of Revelation. In the end, however, Witczyk does not seem to have fully car-ried out the intention of pointing out the organic connection between inspiration, truth, and salvation. The second part of the present article contains some critical observations by the reviewer, however, these in no way detract from the significance of Witczyk’s work.
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natchnienie biblijne, prawda Pisma Świętego, zbawienie, objawienie Boże, Henryk Witczyk, Papieska Komisja Biblijna, biblical inspiration, truth of the Holy Scriptures, salvation, revelation of God, Pontifical Biblical Commission
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"Verbum Vitae", 2022, T. 40, nr 1, s. 263-277