Étude 1 sur 6 · La parabole de l'ivraie et du froment

  1. Étude 1 : La parabole de l'ivraie et du froment
  2. Étude 2 : Le prophète Daniel
  3. Étude 3 : Les écrits apocryphes
  4. Étude 4 : Le Tanakh
  5. Étude 5 : La tradition prophétique juive
  6. Étude 6 : Le prophète Daniel

From the second to the third Passover festival

  • The parable of the weeds and the wheat

    The parable of the weeds and the wheat (Matthew 13.24-30), unique to Matthew, teaches that good and evil coexist in the world until the final judgment. In it, Jesus illustrates God's patience in delaying the separation of the righteous and the wicked until the eschatological harvest, entrusted to the angels. This parable forms part of a profound biblical reflection on the apparent prosperity of the wicked, shared by Habakkuk, Asaph, Jeremiah, and Job.

    Psalms 73.3-12 (King James Version) :
    For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.Notefirm: Heb. fatThey are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.Notein…: Heb. in the trouble of other menNotelike: Heb. withTherefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.Notehave…: Heb. pass the thoughts of the heartThey are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
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Chronology

  • The prophet Daniel

    The article examines the figure of the prophet Daniel in a series of chronological studies on the life of Jesus. It focuses on Daniel’s prophecy of the seventy weeks and discusses its historical and interpretive implications, while also exploring the context of the reign of King Josiah.

    2 Chronicles 35.20-24 (King James Version) :
    After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.Notetemple: Heb. houseNotethe house…: Heb. the house of my warNotewounded: Heb. made sickNotein one…: or, among the sepulchresBut he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
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Historical notes

  • The Apocryphal Writings

    The apocryphal books are religious writings excluded from the official biblical canon. A distinction is made between the Old Testament apocrypha (Tobit, Judith, Maccabees, Sirach…), recognized as deuterocanonical by Catholics and Orthodox, and those of the New Testament (the Gospels of Thomas, Philip, Mary Magdalene…), often with a Gnostic coloring. Their study sheds light on the religious history and debates of the first Christian centuries, without placing them on the level of the canonical Scriptures.

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  • The Tanakh

    The Tanakh is the canon of the sacred Scriptures of Judaism, corresponding to the Christian Old Testament. Its name is an acronym formed from its three sections: Torah (Pentateuch), Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). Written mainly in Hebrew with a few passages in Aramaic, it forms the theological, moral and liturgical foundation of Judaism and the common roots of the Jewish and Christian traditions.

    Psalms 1.1 (King James Version) :
    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.Noteungodly: or, wicked
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  • The Jewish Prophetic Tradition

    The Jewish prophetic tradition rests on the writings and teachings of the prophets, messengers of God chosen to guide the people of Israel. It is characterized by social criticism, the call for justice, the denunciation of idolatry and messages of eschatological hope. The great prophets such as Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel profoundly influenced Jewish theology, biblical literature and universal ethical values.

    Hosea 1.1 (King James Version) :
    The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
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Renseignements complémentaires

  • The prophet Daniel

    L'article approfondit la vie et les écrits prophétiques de Daniel, révélant des périodes chronologiques vitales pour comprendre des prophéties. Josias, roi de Juda, est décrit comme un serviteur divin dévoué, qui meurt tragiquement en défiant l'Égypte. Daniel, jeune alors, commence son destin prophétique dans ce contexte tumultueux.

    2 Chronicles 35.20-24 (King James Version) :
    After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.Notetemple: Heb. houseNotethe house…: Heb. the house of my warNotewounded: Heb. made sickNotein one…: or, among the sepulchresBut he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
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