希伯来圣经历史背景中犹太教的“神圣”显现

Judaism's Hierophany in the Context of Hebrew Biblical History Background

宗教的独特性就在于它所追求信奉的是超自然的神圣形式,对于这种超越性的神秘力量,人们是无法以感官直接感触到的,因此它以何种形式向人们显现自身就变得尤为重要。不同的宗教以不同的显圣形式来表达神圣,其中作为一神信仰首倡者的犹太教,在对偶像崇拜的绝对抵制下,对神圣形式的彰显就显得格外特别,对自然万物的神圣理解、以先知为中介的神圣传达以及对宗教仪式、节日赋予特殊神圣含义等都是其所借用的方式。

The uniqueness of religion lies in the supernatural divine form it pursues. This transcendent and mysterious power is unable to be perceived physically. Therefore, the way in which it appears is all the more important. Different religions express their various divinities by means of different hierophanies. Judaism, the initiator of Monotheism, displays its hierophany in a particularly special manner, under the absolute resistance of idol worship. The means by which it uses are divine understand- ing of natural existence, divine conveyance using prophets as a medium, religious ceremonies and festivals taking special divine meanings.