Legenda o Aleksandru : primer sirske apokaliptične literature ob zori islama

Krajnc, Aljaž (author)

: Članek predstavi spis Legenda o Aleksandru, ki je nastal kmalu po letu 628 v kontekstu bizantinske imperialne propagande, ki si je prizadevala bizantinski imperij predstaviti kot četrto kraljestvo iz Danielove prerokbe o nasledstvu štirih kraljestev. Avtor najprej obravnava prerokbi o nasledstvu štirih kraljestev iz Danielove knjige. Drugo poglavje članka je namenjeno analizi Afrahatovega Pokaza o vojnah kot primera sirske politične teologije. V tretjem poglavju članka avtor oriše osnovne teze Legende o Aleksandru, čemur doda tudi prevode najpomembnejših odlomkov tega spisa. V zadnjem, četrtem poglavju avtor poda komentar k Legendi o Aleksandru in obravnava vprašanje datacije, temeljnih tez ter avtorstva Legende o Aleksandru. V zaključku je izpostavljena pomembnost spisa za apokaliptično literaturo tako v krščanskem kot v islamskem svetu.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: legenda o Aleksandru, Danielova knjiga, apokaliptična literatura, bizantinski imperij, perzijski imperij, Heraklej, politika in religija, imperialna eshatologija, sirščina, islam
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2022
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 135-163
• Numbering: Letn. 77, št. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-163361
• UDC: 28:2-175.2
• ISSN on article: 2335-4127
• DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/77/02/Krajnc
• COBISS.SI-ID: 135346691
• Publication date in RUL: 04.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Edinost in dialog : revija za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog
• Publisher: Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, Inštitut Stanka Janežiča za dogmatično, osnovno in ekumensko teologijo ter religiologijo in dialog, Teološka fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 2335-4127
• COBISS.SI-ID: 268194560

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Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The Alexander legend : an example of Syriac apocalyptic literature in the dawn of Islam

Abstract

The article introduces the Syriac Alexander Legend, a text that was written in the context of the Byzantine imperial propaganda and aimed to present the Byzantine Empire as the fourth empire from Daniel’s prophecy on the four kingdoms. In the first chapter, the author analyzes the prophecy on the succession of the four kingdoms contained in the Book of Daniel. The second chapter is dedicated to the analysis of Aphrahat’s Demonstration on Wars, which is presented as an example of Syriac political theology. In the third chapter, the author sketches the story line of the Alexander legend and offers a Slovenian translation of the selected passages of the Alexander Legend. In the fourth chapter, a short commentary on the Alexander legend is provided. The commentary addresses the origins, basic theological concepts, and authorship of the Alexander legend. In the conclusion of the paper, the author highlights the importance of the Alexander Legend for the subsequent apocalyptic literature in the Christian as well as in the Islamic world.

• Keywords: Alexander legend, Book of Daniel, apocalyptic literature, Byzantine empire, Persian empire, Heraclius, politics and religion, imperial eschatology, Syriac language, Islam