Eschatology and Political Theology. Christianity and Judaism
This article presents, an an essay, the paradigm-shift that marks the first centuries of the Christian era regarding the understanding of history and its theological-political consequences. The main point is the Christian vs. Judaic approach of the eschaton and the possibility of the revolutionary scenario. The ”historical” theology of the XXth century Judaism (J. Taubes, G. Scholem, W. Benjamin) takes into account and critically discusses both theoretical options.
Keywords: eschatology, political theology, revolution, discontinuity, logos, mysticism.