Koniuszewski: judaic Mesianism and Polish

Of course, there are our native, circumstantial sources of Polish political messianism. But – as everything that refers to the planet of ideas – it is our import. So before we start discussing Polish messianism, we should look at the originals.

Examine his historical background and doctrinal conditions. There are extended analyses on this subject, describing this phenomenon on a wide, cross-cutting background. For example, Fr Jelonek’s book, published in the 21st century and entitled Messianicism. However, utilizing any of the thoughts, thesis, and conclusions, let us follow our path. So let us see what judaic Messianicism was based on, the original, from which so abundant a strategy developed centuries later in our country.

To illustrate this phenomenon, let us usage the scene that relates to the trial of Jesus Christ before the judaic religious-political elders. Well, in the meaningful words of the advanced Priest, he explains what the subject substance is. He simply says that it would be better for 1 to die for a nation than for the collective to bear work for Jesus' work. And that is the essence of judaic messianism. The thought is materialized, brutally removed from all spirituality, and despite the appearance that her pedigree is the very sublime core of this religion. In this case, the national leadership of Jews, the full dramatic issue tries to play on 2 simultaneously levels. On the 1 hand, the reason for the night trial is to reject the view that Jesus is the expected and promised Messiah by the Scriptures, and on the another hand to agree that He is not simply a rebel. individual who simply violates established religious-political rules. So it is better for individual like him to die for a nation than it should be. For applicable Romans, these nuances were hard to grasp with Latin reason. Throughout the full judicial part, Pilate cannot comprehend who he judges? Whether he's facing his political tribunal a rebel or a spiritual reformer, a witch of fresh confession. Eventually, under the force of a “street” controlled by spiritual leadership, he reluctantly accepts that he is condemning a political dissident against Caesaric power. In the following centuries, many usurpers appeared among the Jews for the Messianic title. Sometimes in a spiritual context, frequently in a kind of political relationship. Like

Sabataj cwi or in Poland creator of Frankism Jakub Frank (Dobrucki). However, as national saviors, they were already only caricature figures, severely besides combated by Israeli orthodoxy. At the same time, the Jews had already developed another form of messianism, which drew from old old old Testamentary inspirations, but tried to adapt to the requirements of spiritual given epochs. It is alleged collective messianism, erstwhile the liberator is not a circumstantial person, but a full nation. So if the Messianic qualities have the full community, then it may be, as in the present case, not only for the self-savement of this group, but for the saving and liberating function towards all the nations of the world. This leads to this conclusion: it is simply a political and social process, ending in history, here and now. As a consequence of this demand, the nation that plays this function acquires the characteristics of a fresh planet priesthood.

Antoni Koniuszewski

Picture: Reading the Talmudu, mal. Samuel Hirszenberg

Think Poland, No. 47-48 (19-26.11.2023)