Vaticinium ex eventu

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A vaticinium ex eventu ( Latin “ prophecy from the event”) is a theological or historiographical term. It denotes the insertion of a prophecy into a text after the author became aware of the event. The prophecy is introduced in the chronological sequence of the text before the occurrence of the event.

There is no agreement on the extent to which prophecy in the Tanach and prophecy in early Christianity contain vaticinia ex eventu . Evangelical and traditionalist theologians usually consider Bible prophecies to be actual predictions.

The majority of historical-critical exegetes assume that Jesus' prophecies about the destruction of Jerusalem in Lk 21.24  EU or the destruction of the temple in Mk 13.2  EU only arose after the event. However, a minority here also takes the view that Jesus 'destructive prophecies by no means corresponded to the events around AD 70 as exactly as would be expected if the author had put these words into Jesus' mouth after the events (see Gospel according to Luke, dating ).

The predictions of the prophet Daniel are also considered vaticinia ex eventu by scientific consensus . For the prophecies of Jesus, in which he foretells his death and resurrection (e.g. Mk 8.31  EU ), a number of exegetes consider it plausible that their core originated before his death.

This article or the following section is not adequately provided with supporting documents ( e.g. individual evidence ). Information without sufficient evidence could be removed soon. Please help Wikipedia by researching the information and including good evidence.

In Hinduism , the prophet Madhva created a vaticinium ex eventu in the 13th century by interpreting a Vedic prophecy on his person and thus declaring himself to be a divine incarnation .

The Book of Mormon contains various vaticinia ex eventu , for example about Christopher Columbus or the Mormon founder Joseph Smith .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eve-Marie Becker : The Markus Gospel in the context of ancient historiography . Mohr Siebeck, 2006, ISBN 3-16-148913-6 , pp. 318 .
  2. ↑ Kurt Paesler: The Temple Word of Jesus. The New Testament Traditions of Temple Destruction and Renewal . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999, ISBN 3-525-53868-5 , pp. 85 .
  3. ↑ Regina Wildgruber: Daniel 10-12 as the key to the book . Mohr Siebeck, 2013, ISBN 978-3-16-151966-6 , pp. 63 .

Web links