A survey of the Latin word 'misericordia' (= 'm.') as featuring in non-Christian texts, mostly pertaining to the informal linguistic register; in these texts 'm.' is always endowed with a positive meaning; moreover, the word appears in the literary portraits of the ideal physician. I suggest that, besides the Scriptures, even the definitely 'good' 'm.' occurring in non-Christian texts throughout the ages is a major help for the Christians to cope with the philosophical tradition of a somewhat unsafe 'm.', in order to assert that 'm.' is an absolute value both for human beings and for God.
Misericordia: Some Remarks on the Word and its Pagan History / P.F. Moretti (STUDIA PATRISTICA). - In: Studia Patristica. 113: 10: Ambrose of Milan's misericordia / [a cura di] M. Vinzent, E. Gannaway, R.L. Grant. - Prima edizione. - Leuven : Peeters, 2021. - ISBN 978-90-429-4760-3. - pp. 9-27 [10.2307/j.ctv27vt5b8.4]
Misericordia: Some Remarks on the Word and its Pagan History
P.F. Moretti
2021
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A survey of the Latin word 'misericordia' (= 'm.') as featuring in non-Christian texts, mostly pertaining to the informal linguistic register; in these texts 'm.' is always endowed with a positive meaning; moreover, the word appears in the literary portraits of the ideal physician. I suggest that, besides the Scriptures, even the definitely 'good' 'm.' occurring in non-Christian texts throughout the ages is a major help for the Christians to cope with the philosophical tradition of a somewhat unsafe 'm.', in order to assert that 'm.' is an absolute value both for human beings and for God.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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