Repentance
Under reverse refers basically each complete change of direction (in a figurative sense).
Mechanical reversal
A moving body is subject to inertia . In order to slow it down from its current state of motion for a reversal to a standstill and then to accelerate again in the opposite direction , a corresponding force must act on the body.
An (ideal) elastic collision between two bodies can also lead to a reversal of direction of one or both bodies - here, however, mostly only the law of conservation of energy and the law of conservation of momentum are considered, but not the acting forces.
Oscillation reversal
An oscillation (in addition to mechanical oscillators such as the spring pendulum or thread pendulum , this can also be an electromagnetic oscillation) has an amplitude . At this maximum deflection of the oscillation it "reverses".
Inner conversion in religion
Reversal has a special meaning in religion and ethics . These include the concepts of repentance and penance . Inner repentance can be broken down into three steps:
- the insight that you have taken the wrong path
- reversing to a known point
- the departure in a new direction
The conversion (v. Lat. Conversio "turning around", "conversion") is content related to the term reversal.
Judaism
In the Jewish tradition, the term teshuvah (Hebrew for repentance , conversion ) has a number of meanings. The Teshuwa encompasses all areas of Jewish life. In the Pirke Awot (Hebrew for " sayings of the fathers ") it is admonished: "Repent one day before your death. (2:10)".
The month of Elul in the Jewish calendar is considered to be the time of Teshuvah , "turning to God". This extends from Rosh Hashanah over the next ten days of repentance to Yom Kippur . This is the holiest and most solemn day of the Jewish year, with an emphasis on repentance and reconciliation, with yourself, with others and with God .
Christianity
In Christianity , the conversion leads through the recognition of one's own guilt ( Job 42.6 EU ) to the righteous works of the new life ( Acts 26.20 EU ), which include turning away from the previous way of life ( Rom 6.1f EU ).
The Gospel of Matthew speaks of the first appearance of Jesus in Galilee ( Mt 4,17 EU ) and sums up the message of Jesus as follows: “Repent! Because the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ”With this, Jesus takes up the message of John the Baptist ( Mt 3.2 EU ) and is thus anchored in the Jewish tradition. In several parables, such as that of the prodigal son or the lost drachma, Jesus illustrates the knowledge that a conversion to the merciful God is possible at any time ( Lk 15.11-32 EU ), ( Lk 15.10 EU ).
Islam
The Koran states in numerous places that Allah is Merciful and Forgives. The formal name for repentance is called tauba or in Turkish tövbe .
Individual evidence
- ↑ "(...) In the spirit of Judaism, the search for God is turning back to God; our thinking about Him is remembrance, an attempt to make the depth of our suppressed love speak. The Hebrew word for repentance - teschuva - means Repentance. But it also means answer. Returning to God means answering him. For God is not silent. (...) " Abraham Joshua Heschel : God seeks man - A philosophy of Judaism; in the series: Information Judentum, Volume 2, edited by Zehuda Aschkenasy, Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich and Heinz Kremers, Neukirchener Verlag, 1992, p. 109