Dialectic of Identity and Salvation in Abrahamic Scriptures

Subject Areas : Christianity

mansour motamedi ^{1 *} , Yaser Aein ² , Mahdi Hasanzadeh ³

1 - department of religions and mysticism, university of Mashhad
2 - Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
3 - Department of religions and mysticism, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Received: 2023-03-01 Accepted : 2023-12-10 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: Exclusivism, Hermeneutics of the Scriptures, Inclusiveness, Quran, Salvation history, Hebrew Bible, New Testament,

Abstract :

A religious tradition cannot be separated from the identification of faith through the intersubjective seeking of truth and salvation. By establishing a criterion for judging the attribution of people to that religion, this provision not only protects the theological message of religion and legitimizes it, but also distinguishes religious community members from others in the social sphere. Regarding the Abrahamic scriptures, how believers envision God has had an impact on both those who are concerned with salvation and the quality of their relationships with other people. As a result of this dialectic, Abrahamic monotheism has evolved different ideas about identity and salvation over time. To understand the conceptual worldview that governs the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an, this article examines the semantic field of identity and salvation using Izutsu's semantic method. We have also discussed how salvational approaches in the hermeneutics of Abrahamic scriptures, such as the reinterpretation of Abraham's spiritual heritage, have advanced.

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