Μετάνοια: próba uściślenia biblijnego pojęcia
Μετάνοια: an attempt of clarification of the biblical term

Summary/Abstract: The paper is an attempt of semantic clarification of the basic biblical term of conversion μετάνοια. This clarification is done be the comparison with the terminology of conversion in the Old Testament and especially in Book of Jonah as related to the logion about conversion of Nineveh in the Gospels (Mat 12,41 = Luc 11,32). The literary context of the term was also considered. A basic manifestation of the Cristian metanoia is the total rupture with the sin and the faith in God, which fruits with good behavior. The motivation of the metanoia is not so the changing of speculative thinking, but the sincere and profound regret for the committed sin.

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