Tożsamość „martwych” (oἱ νεκροί) w świetle Ap 20,4-5
The Identity of “the Dead” (oἱ νεκροί) according to Rev 20:4-5

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the term oi` nekroi,, in Rev 20:4-5. All scholars examiningthis text assume that the term oi` nekroi, should be interpreted here literally, i.e. itdenotes the dead in a physical meaning (as people who have been killed or died). Howeversuch assumption causes a variety of problems concerning especially the chronology ofevents described in Rev 20:1-10. This problem seems to be resolved if “the dead” areinterpreted in spiritual sense (as spiritually dead).Basing on this assumption the presented paper aims to define identity of the dead inRev 20:4-5. The presentation has been made in three stages. At the beginning the stateof research has been presented. This analysis points out a necessity of another look at theterm oi ` nekroi, used in Rev 20:4-5. The second stage consists in examining the questionwhether the spiritual meaning of oi` nekroi, is possible in the light of other passages ofthe Book of Revelation and in the context of the whole Johannine tradition (especiallyin the Fourth Gospel). At the end the role of oi` nekroi, in Rev 20:4-5 has been defined.

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