مطالعات ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی (Feb 2022)

Mystical teachings in the Gospels of Nova and the Gospel of John

  • ali ranjbar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22111/jrm.2022.7064
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 1 – 20

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Divine religions have outward and inward aspects. The mystical teachings of any religion express the esoteric aspects of that religion which, in addition to the prophets and Hosea, mystics can also attain to a great extent through austerity, discovery and intuition. Christianity is one of the religions that has an esoteric and mystical aspect. The Christian Bible consists of two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Jews only accept the Old Testament. But Christians accept the whole of the Old and New Testaments as the Bible, and the New Testament itself consists of the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These four gospels are at the beginning of the New Testament. The first three Gospels are also called the New Gospels. In this study, we seek to obtain the mystical content and teachings of these Gospels. Examining the Gospels, we come to the conclusion that these Gospels contain mystical teachings and topics: asceticism, monasticism, and mystical experiences. And in the Gospel of John, mystical contents and teachings: direct encounter with God, entry into the kingdom of God, unity of existence, perfect man, second birth and the three stages of Seleucid (cultivation, enlightenment and unity) are stated. Is.

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