BIBLICAL ESCHATOLOGY AND THE JEWISH TRADITION
BIBLICAL ESCHATOLOGY AND THE JEWISH TRADITION

Summary/Abstract: The human spirit throughout history has sought to project its eshaton events. It is a quest common to all peoples. Concern for the end means a good hygiene of life. It is therefore not surprising that common motifs and elements are found in different cultures. As far as the Jewish people are concerned, they are different from others in that they are in a constant state of waiting throughout their history and are constantly nourishing an eschatological hope. They are a people of God's promises and await the salvation of Israel, which sometimes corresponds to a political rule in their conception, even though the prophets have always tried to maintain that the Day of the Lord will not correspond to the desires of this world. St. Ap. Paul, as a prominent representative of his people, tends to follow the conception of the prophets Amos and Hosea, announcing the judgement character of that day, but also the joy in which those who have listened to the voice of the Word will find themselves.

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