天国概念的演变:从耶稣到保罗

The Changing in Concept of the Kingdom of God:from Jesus to Paul

本文着眼于耶稣与政治的关系,指出虽然福音书从信仰角度,以"属灵弥赛亚"的观点陈述了耶稣的生平事迹,读者仍能从中找到一些痕迹,暗示耶稣的工作和教训中可能含有政治成分。当保罗把关于耶稣的福音传遍罗马帝国的地中海地区时,他致力于消减耶稣事迹及其教训中的政治色彩。保罗书信特别聚焦于与"天国"——这是耶稣传道时的中心主题之一——相关的思想,在这方面与福音书作者如出一辙,也努力除掉耶稣教训中暗含的政治成分。

This paper mainly deals with the subject of Jesus and politics.Jesus is described and presented as the'Spiritual Messiah'from the perspective of religious belief,but his teachings have some political connotations if we read between the lines of the texts.When Paul preached the gospel all over the Mediterranean Sea of the Roman Empire,he committed himself to abating the political connotations of Jesus teachings.Pauline Epistles focus on the'Kingdom of God', one of the main themes of Jesus' proclamation,and tries to articulate how Paul alleviated the political implications of Jesus teachings,just as the evangelists would do.