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dic uis ia vvertlianv eac esssiutlà , intenessoa mcer itdiectioe sbtiib li
fenomedneol plra ofezcioasc,ìo cie profetqiuceis,St tao rdieal la
me è esitsotl iungloas tordiia profeiznIi sar aèeu lneli braog gior
Israee nleel g iudaipsrmiom itivo. natsoi,n tetcihceho ag, i aàv utvoa
Evitanpdroe suppfoisltois oef ici stdai ffusionneelm ondod il ingua
teologcihcehi a,n ndoo minaltaor ingleef srea ncese.
gamenitles ecoXlIoX e gliin izi
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pos tordieclopl rao felzuinagt ou t
vas ocio-stionrtieclal:id goecnute,
toi ls uop ercorfisnoao lp eriodo
mentasteom,p rper ovocaann tueo
ellenistico.
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tep rofbiiloi- biblidoegivr aarfii ci
AntiTceos tamaelnltao UYnailvee r
profeBtlie,n kinessopplpo lr'ai nte
sitDyi vinSicthyo ol.
rat radizpiroonfee et,ia clal 'interno
die sscao,l leos ctau dliesa i ngfiole
«Unar isosresnazc ao nfropnetri
gurper ofetiVciheens.et udilaat a
l'insegnapmeerln arit coe,r ecp ae r
collocadzeiimo antee rpiraolfie tici
lal ettura, dotdaiut naa e cinoltre
nelBlia bbeibar ailc'ao;r ieg iiln e
cellebnitbel iografia».
primsov ilupdpeol plrao feizsiraa e
DavzLd.P eterdsoecne,dn itAe n
litniecplai ùa mpicoo ntepsotloi,t i-
· ticToe stameanlltaIo l ifSfc hooo/l
coe culturdaellVe i,c iOnroi ente;
Theology.
led ifferelnitnide ies viludpupo
rantielp eriocdroi tdiecleolg 'e mo
niaas sierb aa bilonleass iet;u azione
JOSEPHB LENKINSOPèPp rofessore
crucicarleea tpaesrli ap rofeaz ia
di stubdiib lailcli' unicvaetrtsoidilt iàc a
causdae dii sasptorliid teiVIlc is e NotrDea meI,n diaUn.aS,. Ah.av ;i nilto
colao. Ci.v ;a rtie ntadtiai svsii cura premniaoz ionpaelrile i brreil igeidèo s i
reu nn uovfoo ndamepnetrlo a c o staptroe siddeenltAlesa s ociaBziibolnie
munirteàs taudroaptloa' esIinlfiio. caC attol(iCcaat hoBliibcl iAcsas!o cia
nes,i s tudiilpa e rioddeols econdo tionI)nt. r aduzioneh aig tiaàl ipaunba
Tempigoe,n eralmternatsec urato blicIla Ptoe ntatIenutcroo.d uazipi roine
nelmlaag gipoarr dteeg sltiu sduil la mici nqulei bdreilB liab b(iQau eriniana,
profezia. 1996).
In copertina: MICHELANGEBLUOO NARROTI,
Iplro fIestCaaaiap p,e Sllisatin a, Vaticano
JoseBplhe nkinsopp
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PREFAZIONE
ALL'EDIZIONREI VEDUTA
(1996)
Unas ecoenddiaz idoiUn nesa t odreilpalr ao fieInzrs aieala s eo,dl oid ici
anndia lplrae cedpeunòat vee,qr uea lpclhaeu sgiibuisltei fsiceia nztieosnae
comuen t ribaultqloua a netq iutaàl diict oàm mernietd aia naldiits eisp trio
fteipcuib baltiiincq ueasrtc'o dpio A.nt cehmseen ons onaop pamroslit i
datniu ovcio,n clucshieso enmib raevsarsneoes iucramesnttaeb islointoe
stamtees sined issciuosens eo nsot aptree se dniuroevzdeii ro incie mrocla,
te dellien flquueandlzaial ttleea o rlieat tecroanrtieamn peoaPr.ea qru anto
abbtiean udteob itacmoenndttiqoe u ersetcie snvtiil ,us pppelicmieandteel la
diuffspar edilpeezlrie lo entet suirnec rodneilici hbperr io fe(tspioarctit utto
diI sia)an,e ssundoe gli psicrùre ictemtniiht aid atuon a rapgeiarob nbea n
doanriep itùrd aiziomneatlodide i'la lnalriesdia ziCoonnatliean.c u roe dere
chsei ncreod niiaac rpoonssioane od ebbacnooes stiere.
Chiunqueo pleesrgteg oar iccohnde a tcih es ir ifsecroinadoa gromenti
pirùe ce-npteier s epmiou,nv illamgegdiioe cvaatlaeor l oas tregoinne ria
Auvregne ddeilc iottseescioomlpoop ,u irm eo vimenatpio caldietlt ici
MediEov op,o rtaaltlia dlaNu ocrem aCno h-npotrefbabcei lmdeinstpee
rardeis criuvnear es dteolrpliraaeo zfioad ,iq ualuanlqtucreoa si an, Israele
ne'ltelàd efle rro.L ev icisspiotluidtieinmi cilh iretia a c ui qpuaerltlea del
mondèos empsrtea stoag geitntesami,ea lc lipmaal neesstheia,n nfoa tstìo
chep,eq ru essttiioc rnio,ns isao pravvpirsastuitcoaa mlecndutanet uo t iliz
zabiplreo vendiae nqtpueee irlo d.Eo roc onpseavodliqe u esdtood iacnin i
fae,l ac onpseavolèec zrzeas cnieuflatr tat emesp oa rà eviindd ievnetres i
punitnic icòh e useeC.go munqcuoen,t ianr uiot ecnheser ie a spiobsiel e,
percicòe srnosiea,c onsueigrime i glriiosruicl otcnai tcòih aeb biacmoon,t i
nuaarp er oavraer endseerrei e prloeeb laebvipalotisbetsi àil eis tocàp,r ire
alcubnair lumi pdeerlsloen daellirlteeàa ,pl toàl iteid cehlield eed eiq uei
tempuias,n diot eset imi a nufastpteisd,sin o o nf aiclien terzpiroenate a,
nostdrias posizione.
6 Prfaezioanleeid 'i zriiovneed uta
Insiaeimc ea mbdiis tildeis oeas ntzcah es embrarviacnhoi rseiisestti
mandqou,ea l àl,o' rdidneelt lraaa ztito(nsep elcmieanstuIe s aeia ag)g ior
nandloeb iblaiifoegh,ro e limtioan lacuenseep srsiionnfie liecrir oerid
materoit ailpio grcahfaeiv ceivn oo taitoso t eisnssoi aeq muee slelgin alati
mid ac oll,es gthuideer netcie n.s moIir eirii ngraziaal mo,era nol'tlsais i
stenSthaeu nL ongrsetepte,ir lc ondseirevaoiluect oonl e bibileil,oe g raf
questrieolnaiat lic voem puetg elrii n dieca ilp, e rsodneallJleoa h Knn ox
Prses Wdesit mienrps,et lri' nesaucroirsbtiieealp eel rac ooperazione.
Dicerme1b 995
INTRODUZIONE
Durangtlueil tidmuie mialnanl ii' nteertparzidoentiee sptrio fceiht ai
decsriutnta or ceos tremaammepni.toÈ es ufficiecnotrnoefn tlaeir net erpre
tazimoinlilr einsateia cphoelc iattciocnlh ape r osipveratba tbin-icchae
miraavdaa t tulte'iffreetd tior ompeed netset abnitldeie zlplzraao ifae-zper
vedecroem dei fferseinttuia zcionlo enl io,r o pdroomparniedef e o artzure,
possonpor oudrrleet turfeon damentaldmievne.trL esar e icecrrcciaat i
modernialc,u i svilulpu'plot islmeuocn oeglm ooe zzèob revempernete
sentnaetcloa piItoh,al r oo tdtecoi mseantceo n ploes iztirdoainzii onneall i
cristiaenn eesglii muosd ma.oiN onsotanstieg ntiifipvcriao egsrstiu,t tavia,
c'aèn coarbab astsatnrzaadf aa rpdeea rr a ggiuunngc eornes esnuas loc une
questionic ocmrleuec c oinanleise,sl ieco onlial zoicoinsit ituezs ioocniaali
ldie dii fferteindptiipi r eozfilaar, e laztiroeans ep eripernozfaee tt ircaad i
zioenl eas toerdiiat odreiliai lbperr iot fi.ecA iggiungcihaem,o r seocleon te
mentleos, t uddieolp lraeo zfihaac omintcoai l aiberdaatr esoidr iis ev ilup
poi psirdaatre i gidi prfielsouispcoepifc o osentfsisn iaolcih,he a nndoo mi
nato molstcir siduteltpglirla eoi zf inaeX lIX ea l'ilnidzeixlox s elcoo.
Ils olmoo do edvaiir tiep egogrieic csesdie rainvtdiap respuopisd ti
carattteeorleoo gfi ilcoois coèofp rocerdievroel gaelnf nedoomseisn too rico
delplraeo zfiianI sraielclh eie,m p liictla e ntadtiri evnod ceornedt eosl u o
svilunpepcloo rdsiou nal unsgtao rpiaard,te il qluaa sloen aos iss acarsa
mentdeo cumenStaraetbemb.oe l ptiofù a icleec ,e rtammeonltpteio sù i curo
pelrap roprreipazu itoanaes,t endeartlse in taetc iovnot rienc uoainll a voro
did ettasgutl eisoet p ir oblsepmeiic ciiifc ,u rii stualstio nmoo ltpoi ù
agevolmaepnptree z.zD aitb ainlitinto a nctoom,u nqcuhei,u nsqiuiaem pe
gnaitnoq uesltaov odreovs ee ntiilbrsi eo gndoif remaresf ia riepl u noto,
peurs raeu nmae taffoorrsape i aùp propdriri eactuap,e lrapa rroes pestutli va
fneomendoe lplraeo zficao muen t ut.t ogLait uiisfcazipoinùe semplice per
aggnigueqreu alcaolslaa mobnitbaglgriniaoacf eas iensttseu lplraeo zfia
8
Introduzione
saredbibrece h ielp reselnatveo ro eisnrsteeeu nnpd reo vvi"sionrvieon ta
ri.oI "nolmternet,sr ipe o ssontor ovmaorlest tiu tdeim aett iecoil osguilclia
preozficais, o npoo chset ocrriiet iecq huee,lc lhees ondoi sponriabriali
menttee ntdaicn oop rlii'rnet earrocd oe ple riboidibocl Noe.l mlaag gioran
zad ecia slai't,t enèzq iuoanesesi c lumseintvceao necntrsautplae ridoedlol a
preozfi"ac lasisd iucesa e"c,do alA im osal D eutoe-rIisada elels'iblaiboi lo
nesEep.p uripe i,aù ntidciqh uie isp treotf"ic lsaiscAim"o,se dO sea,
potrebrbiefrresoari di upnrae cedterdnaitzei pornoefc eact,hi sei e stendeva
peorl t_rtsere ec eoc lhiae v egviarà a ggiuunnm taot usrtoa ddiic oo nlsioda
menot.I gonraor pea srsera paidmeantseuq ueiss tivlupcpiei s poanle
riscdhimii soc oncoesrael cuansip ectrtuic dielaallt'it ipvrieottfàid cuar ante
iple riodom emgollcitooon c oisudteloel g'emoansisaei b raab isleo.n e
Anocrpai dùa nonsac,om unqeu,è l at endednezlail ned agsitnoir iche
genesruallpilr aeo zfiaade asurilresnit amoe rnaat geg iuunngg errafenni a le
colne' siblaiboi lodneVelIs s ee coal.oCL 'e.ff tetsoe,n onli 'ntenzèid oin e,
perpetliu'daerdaei, uff snael ull'tismeoc oclhoge,l s iv ilsuupcpscise icvoin,
lel orfoo rmaeb bastdaifnfezraed niet siep srosnirele igiroaspasp,re entuinn o
decldian'laoll tloi vedlellrole al igpiroeonitfecu an,ra se aa lplaalr aiissit itu
ziolneQa.u esctido i sspaep nurdea clo mpidtie oas minalrete r amsfaozrioni
dig rnadimsosi inteesrsceh lea p reozfisau bnìep le ridoedsloe conTedmo
piou,ne 'pocchae tfeus tinmoonsn oel doe lrliap reed seacl o nisdoalmento
del giuidnpa aitsermn ioea l dliaa spmoara an,c dheel elm'ergdeercler istia
nesicmooln e s ufeo rmper opdriai tet ipvrieotitfàc a.
Ioh od,u nqpuuen,t aadtu onp anorsatmoar cihcceoo ndseircao snc ettici
smol ed istintzrpiaro'on fie" zpirai miet" icvlsaai""sc aleea ssercziirocnai
!"i'nraidimednet'lsoilp"i razpiroofneedt oipcoac oilll daeslssloto a gtiou
daicoS.ar ebbset aotpop uorntoe,di naftetrina e lilnet enzoirigoinrniia e,
prolruenli g'nadagsiinnaeol flniaed eple ridoedsloe coTnedmpoi oC.o nsi
derazdiiso pniiao zc,o mpeu rdeis encsoom u(nceo nesriaidtf io rdmaibili
probliemmpil ii)hc,aa ntniom pousnto or ientadmiervnsetoeoq , u esptaar te
declo mpèil taos caidaa lt1ta• r i
Se usntao dreilapl rao fenzoina deesvrseees empliceumneasn etrdeii e
profdiiflg iiu rper ofetiincdhievl iidd,eu vaoensors eei dentiefs iecgautiet e
lel indeice o ntilnuunilgtaoàs torNieas.s usnuop pocnhete u tipt air alleli
terimnoloegt iecmia ttrilaced i i fferceonltlie pzrioofneitp iocsnhsoeea sse
res piergiafetenird oaslpi r coesmseod iainlqt uea ild ee tvtein ivtarnao-
1 DAVIED.A UNE, ProphienEc ayr Clhyr istainadtn hiAetn yc iMeendti terraWonrelaEdne, r d
manGsr,a nRda pi1d9s8 c3o,n tiuenen cec elplaennotreda emlapl raeo zfinaem lo ndgor eco-roma
non,e clr istiapnreismiiemtn oie vplor imgoi usdmaoi.
Inotdruzione 9
smessMie.n tren,os tricolo mpito sstaarrteeobsp boie fù a csileiep rofeti
avessereos piltiacmerncitoenc oisuqtuoe pir ecdeessoraiic udie thtain no
atitn,tn oonp uòe sserdcuib bcihoeè a bbastlaengziatp tairmloa urne a di
tradipzrioofcneaeIt. lli amednitG oe remcihaiep rofseutociio ntemporanei
sir ubaviad neot ltu'in oa l'allt(rGeo r2 33,0p)u òe srseec onisderato
un'indicaiznqi uoenledl iearz ioendea ,b biaampop evnias toA mcohsee
Osesaia llinaedau nnoac osnolitdraatdai dziip ornoet epsrotface aUt.ni a
lettura daiOc sceusaru agtigaes rcceh e aevgelfviaa m liiarciotnlaà 't tività
pubbldiiAc mao sI;si aaa,du nos taddieols luaca a rriseermaba,rp ap licare
aG iudialm essgagidoiA mosi;ld ebitGoe rdeimn ieaci o rnofndtiOi s ea,
spelcmieannteepl r imsot addieols luaca a rrièef raiacl,m evnetrieic falbei;
Ezechpireelnead p er esdtaisltu oo più caonenzmtipaonroaG neeroe mei a,
cosvìi Uan.u' lterqiuoersets iipo onnee quqaunedspotor oc escsuom ulativo
dia ppraozpiroiansems,ii lazeia odnaet tamveinestnooet topato rsatsof or
mazioinne tuinpd oia ttipviiuttàt doisffetenor,t c eiouène 'segseesmip re
pifùo mraliztzada epir imviidt eitptrieo tfciii,nc ollezdaibtoianldiai l
secoTnedmopi oQ.u esta esegienstieo rnffbari uebn al'pipcrae zzianbdiile
cazionem udtealzlnieeo lnclio am prendseiloplnraeeo zfiseats seac ic on
ducaelp untionc uiil ibprrio fceiat,vi enrdaog giluons ttoac tnaoo nico,
generial noors ot edsisvie crosmim en.t ari
Mentarfeef rmialme'oss itendziua n a dtirzaiporneoetf idcoav,r emmo
esrseep repaars aoctpir icrheqe u esttrdaai zisoengedu iefef retnrtaii ieet,t or
entrainncd ooan tttcoo nd ifferteindptiiii ndiveif duzuniio pnrieo tfciiI.n
quesmtaat erdioab,b itaemnope rre secnhtaeeb biaamn oor satd ispioosniez
solpoo cfhoen steil eztieso encaocnrdiotm eorlist poe icciUifn.ac onseguen
zaè c hqeu ealil iq cuira ilfiaem roci omiep rofceotisitt uivsaonluoon pai c
coleap ,em ro lti avneormsamiiln ao,r anzpar odfeieinIt sir aelpee riino un
dod eteirnma.St eoc o"nl rae ligdiiIo snrea ienltee"n driiafmeoar liclroeen i
vinzeidoa nlial tet idveiltmlàaa s sdae lploap olazdioovnreem,cm oon clude
rec hiep rofiec tuidi,e tstoin soo pvrvaiustseir,a pniosù p escshone oi n
contrcaosents os oa,i; na lttreiri mncih,pe i sùep sscoh neo e shsain ngoi o
catuonr uodleots aiblinztzpeai cùh ec onvanltinede alvliatr ae liiogsdae i
lorcoo ntemnpe.oiC r'earaannoc hceom,u nquper,o fcehtreii manepviaùn o
strettlaemgeaanlttiliese t ituuffziicoisnapile iac,li meanlt e ceudlè tp oo,s si
bilcehie l ordoe tctoim,qe u edlilfg iiu rsei mpirleis aelnttrino evVlei cino
Oriefnostsee,cr oosn erveat tria ssmsdeiaq uesitsiuettz ioQnuie.sc tois titui
rebbaelrloou rnaca l adsisset bienntcavh,eé d recmhoie cl o mpdiitd oe cide
rec hviia ppartneonèngp aen ri ensteeml pi.c e
Una ltarpop crcoiaol lmeo ltetprlaidciipz rioofneits iecghlueeel indeie
demarcagzeioogfinrceaa C.o nseirdevaotltzeei noèns et atan edlarlteaac en-
10 Intrioodnuez
ter icedrilc ian giunag l(epsseecl imaendtaAe .W . J enekR s. RW.i ls2)oa nlla
preozfiearf aimciotmaue n t ipcoa rastttieccrhoihe a p reserpveacturoli itaà
estremadmieisnnttteil vuen gpoar eccshceio .lS iecondqou esptuon tdoi
visltala i,n ceoar drael la esploonhndieasPl te an tcaotae,tu tragvreurpspoi
profeetl iecviic thiceco in trasltama ornoanrocn herilea g dneoNl o rgdi,u n
gendqou inaddOi s eaaG ,e remeia lap rogradmemuaot neormiccoo mceo n
globante deicl iecòmh epeno ttir eebsbrseece hiamuanttaae olporgeoitfai ca
efrmaiitDae.tl u tctoorn atraiq au esttrdaai zièoq nuee ldlealp lraeo zfigai u
deaa,t tesitnaitzai adlumreanintrltee e g dnioD avindeel pleer sdoinG ea de
Natan,c onpotii nduaAa mtoasI ,s aeil aea ltfirgeu rper eseiliecshiel,ei che
postesinleigclhie purleottfiimi, l e'ccocne zdiiOo sneeea G eream.Li at ra
dizieorfnaei msiist oais,et nheas, u per opfroiremd eid iscourns osm,uo od o
propdriid oec sreirvielp orcesdsimo e diazpiroeontfei ecd aàu np osot
do'noarM eo scèo mper otodteimlpe od iaptroorfceeo t.i
Sebbenseid ae tlu tptloa uscihbleia lp ere ozfitar ac liad ne lrleeg ioni
monutoscee ntdreaplla ie rssiep ecascshceion dizicouunlrita el iri egliose
presleàne,ts iid iffeernziapsesrceii naò s pestitgin ifidcaaltpliraveo izf iian
Gerusalleamdm ies,t inèzs itoanatme ai ,op aregrrea,n demeeasngteer ata.
Anchseec ondcieamcoh leo s fuggEelnotsheati ( Ec)os tuiitsucnaaf onte
genuinaimnednitpee nldase unpatr eo,v en"isetentzeoann tarlièes "e mplice
mentseu ppopsituat,tc ohsdeti om ostÈrd aetgand.oin otpae,er s mepicoh,e
let rnea rrapzrieosneidn at atJeec nokmspe r opvrai ncpiepuran li'en dipen
denltei nEe (aG e2n01 ,-71;2 ,181-.222-3s4o)nt ou tatmebi netanteel
Negheelb ,al inReuab en-Madniealnslitato dari,iG ai useppuprere,i tenuta
dip roveneileonahz,iao s rtiennetlasle tas sdai rezgieonnelere La.'i potdeis i
una ssper oifcelote-vittrilacet o r idbiGù i useppuprèees enizsla o esgtndoi
proevo es rcautdaa suppoasniazciroonnidi esrtiivcdahanelCt lrieo naCcih e.
soncoe rtamleengtatemr Oias eeai Dle uteronmoaam nicoo,sr pae sssfou g
gec hiepl r ograsmmoacl ieea du manitdaeDrlei uo teronnoondm eivone u l
laa d Oes,ce oam sea rdài msortatato e mpdoe bimtools,tis imoa lplrao fezia
giudNeoans. iv uonleegr ael 'siestedniuz nata r azdiiopnreo fceaet rfiaimita,
mal as usai ngroieltl aàas uian fluennozdnao vrebebsersreeeo as ger.a te
Aim omenatpip raotpnire,icl o rdseopl a norsatmioacr os,ar sàu gigteor
chlea d istinzione tra preog fieuzdoie,asa es g iper reeorfssicotelr,ia m itana
preozfimae troolpiteap nroav inlcepi,ua òi ndriect arazdiiopnrieo tfiche
siginciafmteinvtadei ffeenr.tL iac riictpai dùu rraa,d iecd aeltet agdleilaltaa
2A .W .J ENKTShe,E lohainsNdto r t/hs erlaiTtraed itiSocnhosl,Par erssMs i,s so/uMloan1t79.7 ;
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