3089 KB0 KB192120252025Bogataj, Jan Dominikštevilka:3letnik:85str. 621-638ISSN:0006-5722DOI:10.34291/BV2025/03/BogatajCOBISSID_HOST:262710275URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-166FUOM5slZaložba Univerze v LjubljaniBogoslovni vestnikčustvadesireemotionshrepenenjeljubezenloveshamesirska poezijasramSyriac poetryParadoksalnost poželenja in hrepenenja| Efrem Sirski o "grešnih" ženah iz Jezusovega rodovnika (Mt 1)| Paradoxality of desire and longing| Ephrem the Syrian on the “sinful” women in Jesus’ Genealogy (Mt 1)|In the genealogy of Jesus (Matt 1:1-17), the Evangelist Matthew highlights four unusual female figures – Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba – who have often remained marginal in early Christian tradition due to their morally or ethnically problematic backgrounds. This study examines their role in the works of Ephrem the Syrian, specifically in the Commentary on Genesis (Comm. in Gen.) and in the ninth hymn On the Nativity of Christ (HNat 9), with particular attention to emotional expression and its theological significance. Ephrem praises the first three women for their love of Christ, which opens interpretive possibilities for exploring themes of shame and bold love, desire and longing. Rather than condemning the actions of these women, as instruments of salvation. The analysis also highlights how the Syriac language subtly expresses the paradoxes of human emotions, where carnal desire intertwines with spiritual longing. In doing so, the study illuminates the specifically Syriac perception of emotional transformation through the use of paradox—a perspective that remains relevant for contemporary discussions on the role of emotion in theology, psychology, and literary studiesEvangelist Matej v Jezusovem rodovniku (Mt 1,1-17) izpostavlja štiri nenavadne ženske figure – Tamaro, Rahábo, Ruto in Batšébo –, ki so v zgodnjekrščanski tradiciji pogosto ostajale obrobne zaradi svojih moralno ali etnično problematičnih ozadij. Prispevek obravnava njihovo vlogo v delih Efrema Sirskega, Komentarju Prve Mojzesove knjige (Comm. in Gen.)in deveti himni O Kristusovem rojstvu (HNat 9), pri čemer je posebna pozornost namenjena emotivnemu izrazju in njegovi vlogi pri razkrivanju globljih teoloških pomenov. Efrem namreč prve tri ženske slavi zaradi njihove ljubezni do Kristusa, kar odpira interpretativne ravni tudi za vprašanje sramu in drzne ljubezni, poželenja in hrepenenja. Efrem dejanj teh žená ne obsoja, temveč jih vidi kot orodje odrešenja. Analiza osvetljuje, kako sirščina kot jezik subtilno izraža paradokse človeških čustev, pri čemer se telesno poželenje prepleta z duhovnim hrepenenjem. Prispevek tako prikazuje specifično sirsko dojemanje čustvenih preobrazb prek rabe paradoksa: to ostaja relevantno tudi v sodobnih razpravah o vlogi čustev v teologiji, psihologiji in literarnih vedahTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta