Ma`rifat-e Adyan, Volume 8, Issue 2, No 30, Year 2025 , Pages 97-116
A Critique of Paul’s Anthropology
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This paper is an analytical and critical study of Paul’s anthropology. Understanding his theology depends on understanding his anthropology. The effect of divine revelation and grace on man is the heart of his theology. Paul holds that man consists of three dimensions: body, soul and spirit, each of which consists of two components: 1. body and figure 2. mind and heart 3. soul and spirit. There are two ways of living: in accordance with the agreement of God and in accordance with the period before the rise of Christianity. When he discusses man’s essence, he mentions three conditions: creation, Fall and salvation. With regard to the aim of man’s creation, he believes that man was created by God in order to establish strong ties with Him. Before the Fall, Adam committed an original sin of his own free will and was put in an unpleasant situation. His sin was transmitted to his children and his sin led to his death. Man is inclined to sin, and doing good deeds and salvation is not possible without God's grace. Salvation is God's free gift which man can get through divine grace and faith in God.
چکیده و کلیدواژه فارسی (Persian)
Title :انسان شناسی پولس: بررسی و نقد
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این مقاله به بررسی تحلیلی و انتقادی انسان شناسی پولس می پردازد. درک الهیات پولس، در گرو درک انسان شناسی اوست. قلب الهیات او تأثیر مکاشفه و فیض خدا در انسان است. پولس وجود انسان را دارای ساحتی سه گانه جسم، نفس و روح می داند که هر ساحت، خود دو جزء دارد: 1. بدن و تن، 2. عقل یا ذهن و قلب 3. روح و نفس. انسان دو شیوه‌ی زیست دارد: در موافقت با خدا و در موافقت با دوره پیش از مسیح. دیدگاه او درباره انسان عبارت از: توضیح ذات او در سه وضع آفرینش، هبوط و نجات است. در باب وضع آفرینش باید گفت: انسان به صورت خدا و برای ارتباط با خدا آفریده شد. آدم قبل از هبوط، با اراده آزاد خود مرتکب گناه شد و وضعیتی نامطلوب یافت. گناه او به فرزندانش انتقال یافت. نتیجه گناه مرگ شد. اراده انسان متمایل به گناه است. انجام عمل نیک و نجات، تنها با فیض خدا ممکن است. نجات هدیه رایگان خداوند است که به وسیله فیض و از طریق ایمان حاصل می شود.
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Elmi , Ghorban.(2025) A Critique of Paul’s Anthropology. Ma`rifat-e Adyan, 8(2), 97-116
Ghorban Elmi ."A Critique of Paul’s Anthropology". Ma`rifat-e Adyan, 8, 2, 2025, 97-116
Elmi , G.(2025) 'A Critique of Paul’s Anthropology', Ma`rifat-e Adyan, 8(2), pp. 97-116
