Dans l\u2019Ancien Testament en h\u00e9breu, Dieu est souvent d\u00e9sign\u00e9 par Elohim<\/i> (\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd), un terme au pluriel qui semble remettre en cause la conception d\u2019un Dieu unique.<\/p>\n
Certains y voient l\u2019expression de la pl\u00e9nitude divine ou une allusion \u00e0 la Trinit\u00e9, mais il ne s\u2019agit l\u00e0 que d\u2019interpr\u00e9tations incertaines. Voyons donc quelle est sa v\u00e9ritable port\u00e9e.<\/p>\n
Ce pluriel continue de susciter de vifs d\u00e9bats parmi les biblistes et les linguistes. Comment concilier la foi monoth\u00e9iste avec cette formulation parfois associ\u00e9e au \u00ab nous \u00bb ? M\u00eame les \u00e9rudits les plus chevronn\u00e9s n\u2019ont jamais su trancher, y voyant un myst\u00e8re.<\/p>\n
Le terme provient de Eloah<\/i> (\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05bc), \u00ab Dieu \u00bb, auquel s\u2019ajoute le suffixe pluriel –im<\/i>. Litt\u00e9ralement, il signifie \u00ab Dieux \u00bb et demeure l\u2019appellation la plus fr\u00e9quente dans ces textes.<\/p>\n
On le retrouve pour d\u00e9signer le Cr\u00e9ateur du ciel et de la terre, le Sauveur des Isra\u00e9lites sortis d\u2019\u00c9gypte, et le Promulgateur des dix commandements, mais aussi le Dieu que conna\u00eetront les saints de la nouvelle alliance, du plus petit au plus grand (Ge 1:1-31 ; Ex 20:1 ; J\u00e9 31:33).<\/p>\n
\n\u00ab Au commencement, Dieu [Elohim] cr\u00e9a les cieux et la terre. \u00bb\nGe 1:1<\/small>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\u00ab Dieu [Elohim] dit : Que la lumi\u00e8re soit ! Et la lumi\u00e8re fut. \u00bb\nGe 1:3<\/small>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
D\u00e8s les premi\u00e8res lignes de la Gen\u00e8se, Elohim se r\u00e9v\u00e8le comme l\u2019origine de toute chose et celui qui forma l\u2019homme. La Bible TOB (Traduction \u0152cum\u00e9nique de la Bible), tout comme la version anglaise, confirme cette pluralit\u00e9 \u2013 preuve qu\u2019elle ne provient pas d\u2019une simple nuance de traduction :<\/p>\n
\n\u00ab Dieu dit : \u201cFaisons l\u2019homme \u00e0 notre image, selon notre ressemblance… \u00bb\nGe 1:26 – TOB<\/small>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nThen God said, \u201cLet us make man in our image, in our likeness \u2026\u201d\nGe 1:26 – NIV<\/small>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Il ne dit pas \u00ab je \u00bb, mais \u00ab nous \u00bb. Pourquoi s\u2019exprimer ainsi ? La r\u00e9ponse se trouve dans la cr\u00e9ation elle-m\u00eame :<\/p>\n
\n\u00ab Dieu [Elohim] cr\u00e9a l\u2019homme \u00e0 son image, il le cr\u00e9a \u00e0 l\u2019image de Dieu [Elohim], il cr\u00e9a l\u2019homme et la femme \u00bb\nGe 1:27<\/small>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Le fait que l\u2019homme et la femme aient \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9s \u00e0 son image r\u00e9v\u00e8le l\u2019existence de deux \u00eatres divins : l\u2019un d\u2019image masculine, l\u2019autre d\u2019image f\u00e9minine.<\/p>\n
L\u2019Esprit et l\u2019\u00c9pouse, manifestations d\u2019Elohim<\/h3>\n
Jusqu\u2019ici, beaucoup ont per\u00e7u Dieu uniquement comme un P\u00e8re, \u00e9cartant toute autre perspective. Pourtant, ce qui \u00e9tait voil\u00e9 dans le r\u00e9cit de la cr\u00e9ation s\u2019accomplit dans l\u2019Apocalypse, \u00e9clairant enfin une question rest\u00e9e sans r\u00e9ponse.<\/p>\n
\n\u00ab Et l\u2019Esprit et l\u2019\u00e9pouse disent : Viens. Et que celui qui entend dise : Viens. Et que celui qui a soif vienne ; que celui qui veut prenne de l\u2019eau de la vie, gratuitement. \u00bb\nAp 22:17<\/small>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
L\u2019Esprit et l\u2019\u00c9pouse, dispensateurs de l\u2019eau de la vie au c\u0153ur de l\u2019histoire de la r\u00e9demption, sont les deux Dieux \u2013 masculin et f\u00e9minin \u2013 pr\u00e9sents d\u00e8s le commencement. D\u2019un point de vue trinitaire, l\u2019Esprit correspond \u00e0 Dieu le P\u00e8re. Mais qui est donc l\u2019\u00c9pouse \u00e0 ses c\u00f4t\u00e9s ?<\/p>\n
\n\u00ab Puis un des sept anges […] m\u2019adressa la parole, en disant : Viens, je te montrerai l\u2019\u00e9pouse, la femme de l\u2019Agneau. Il me transporta en esprit sur une grande et haute montagne. Et il me montra la ville sainte, J\u00e9rusalem, qui descendait du ciel d\u2019aupr\u00e8s de Dieu, ayant la gloire de Dieu. \u00bb\nAp 21:9-10<\/small>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
L\u2019ap\u00f4tre Jean vit l\u2019\u00c9pouse, femme de l\u2019Agneau, sous la forme de la J\u00e9rusalem c\u00e9leste, symbole dont le sens est d\u00e9voil\u00e9 par l\u2019ap\u00f4tre Paul :<\/p>\n
\n\u00ab Mais la J\u00e9rusalem d\u2019en haut [au ciel] est libre, c\u2019est notre m\u00e8re… \u00bb\nGa 4:26<\/small>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Cette ville sainte repr\u00e9sente notre M\u00e8re. Ainsi, l\u2019Esprit et l\u2019\u00c9pouse sont nos Parents c\u00e9lestes, source du salut pour nos \u00e2mes.<\/p>\n
Selon les proph\u00e9ties, ils sont venus en tant que Sauveurs de cette \u00e9poque, r\u00e9v\u00e9lant le dessein divin de la cr\u00e9ation et de la r\u00e9demption. Ce sont eux qui nous ont confi\u00e9 la mission d\u2019annoncer \u00e0 toute l\u2019humanit\u00e9 cette invitation au salut. En r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 leur gr\u00e2ce, r\u00e9pandons largement la bonne nouvelle et la gloire d\u2019Elohim \u00e0 travers le monde.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dans l\u2019Ancien Testament en h\u00e9breu, Dieu est souvent d\u00e9sign\u00e9 par Elohim (\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd), un terme au pluriel qui semble remettre en cause la conception d\u2019un Dieu unique. Certains y voient l\u2019expression de la pl\u00e9nitude divine ou une allusion \u00e0 la Trinit\u00e9, mais il ne s\u2019agit l\u00e0 que d\u2019interpr\u00e9tations incertaines. Voyons donc quelle est sa v\u00e9ritable port\u00e9e….","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":156858,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1394,1404],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156857","bible_word","type-bible_word","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-qna","category-bible-word-fr"],"yoast_head":"\n
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