Tagma (shape history)
Tagma (Greek τάγμα, Pl. Τάγματα Tagmata "group, order, order") is called in biblical exegesis a prophetic enumeration of events that, according to the author, will happen in a certain order and lead to an end or salvation event expected in the future lead there. New Testament examples are a passage from Jesus' end-time speech Mk 13: 13-27 EU or a teaching by Paul 1 Cor 15: 22-28 EU , where the word is expressly used in verse 23 (Ἕκαστος δὲ ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ τάγματι).
literature
- K. Erlemann: Imminent expectation and parousia delay in the New Testament . Francke Verlag, Tübingen 1995, ISBN 3-7720-1868-8 , p. 255 .