Bóg – Założycielem, Kreatorem i Budowniczym królestwa niebiańskiego w świetle kompozycji o siewcy (Mk 4, 1–20). Studium literackie, semantyczne i teologiczne

Abstract

The parable of the Sower (Mk 4:1–9; Mt 13:1–9; Lk 8:4–8) is the only parable of Jesus in which He indicated that Yahweh is the Founder, Creator and Builder of the kingdom of God, that He does not force anyone to enter his kingdom, but only invites. Since this parable is integrally connected with the two pericopes that follow it: with the record explaining the reasons why Jesus preached parables (Mk 4:10–13; Mt 13:10–17; Lk 8:9–10) and with the allegoresis of the parable of the sower (Mk 4:14–20; Mt 13:18–23; Lk 8:11–15), in this article it is analyzed together with these fragments, as a composition about the Sower (Mk 4:1–20). For the sake of clarity, this article is divided into three parts: the first is devoted to literary issues, the second to semantic ones, and the third to theological ones. The first part cites the most crucial information concerning the canonical record of Mk 4:1–20, and also delineates its boundaries, examines its context and structure. In the second part, the most key terms and expressions of this pericope are analyzed, including: παραβολή (parabole), ὁ σπείρων (ho speiron), ὁδός (hodos), πετρῶδης (to petrodes), ἄκανθα (akantha) and γῆ καλή (ge kale). And finally, in the third part, its punctum saliens is captured.