„Administrarea împlinirii timpurilor”: spre o filosofie biblică a timpului (partea 1) ["Administering the Fulfillment of Time": Towards a Biblical Philosophy of Time (Part 1)]

Abstract

This article is an introductory study in the philosophy of Time, trying to explore the biblical understanding of Time, as it appears in Genesis 1–3. The author states that Time is defined by God in its relation to Reality (Creation). With the Creation „day” featuring as a measurement unit, Time is closely connected with the events taking place within it. Before the Fall, there was no separation between the perception of Reality (phenomenon) and its own intrinsic nature (noumenon). For the Edenic humans, the Sabbath was given as a gift through which the past aspect of Time became a part of the present Reality. When the demonic snake redefined the relation between Time and Reality, there occurred a fracture between the perception of Reality and Reality itself. God had to intervene by administrating the events in human time so that He can restore the Reality as it was at the beginning.

Keywords

• Time
• philosophy
• Reality
• Fall
• axiology
• Sabbath