Prophecy and Apocalyptic. An Analytical‑Comparative Approach: Similarities and Differences

O proroštvu i apokaliptici pisano je s više različitih gledišta. Redovito su obrađivani pojedini problemi njihove teologije. U ovome radu autor je pokušao komprimirano izlučiti analitičko‑komparativnim pristupom sličnosti i razlike u njihovu međuodnosu. Kao rezultat na vidjelo je izbila značajna povezanost tih dvaju duhovnih, antropoloških, sociološko‑političkih, kulturoloških i književnih pravaca. Analiza je, naime, pokazala da postoje sličnosti između tih pravaca, ali isto tako i razlike koje se mogu shvatiti ili kao razvojno‑teološke ili kao povijesno‑sustavne, pri čemu su međusobna sličnost i povezanost izraženiji od postojećih razlika. To svakako upućuje i na povezanost židovske i kršćanske apokaliptike s proroštvom, čak i u njezinu nastanku. Također je došlo do izražaja da su oba pravca duboko utkana i u antropologiju jer svojim stavovima utječu na sliku čovjeka, njegova života, ali i na teologiju i kulturu, i to ne samo nekoć nego i danas.A lot has been written about prophecy and apocalyptic from various perspectives. Specific problems of their theology were regularly analysed. In this article the author has tried to draw out, by using an analytical‑comparative approach and in a compressed manner, their similarities and differences in their interrelationship. This showed a significant link between these two spiritual, anthropological, socio‑political, cultural, and literary directions. The analysis has actually showed that there are similarities between these two directions, but also differences that can be understood as either developmental‑theological or historical‑systematic. The research has also showed that similarities and relatedness of the two are more pronounced than the existing differences. This certainly points also towards the relatedness of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic with prophecy, even in its emergence. It has also come to the fore that both directions are deeply ingrained in anthropology, because their positions influence the image of the human being, his/her life, but also theology and culture. This was not so only in the past but also today