Mencari Guru Sejati: Makna spiritual identitas Manusia Pendusta (“Spouter of Lies”) dalam Naskah Qumran
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Abstract
Dalam artikel ini penulis mengajukan argumen sanggahan di
antaranya terhadap pandangan Robert Eisenman dalam bukunya
James the Brother of Jesus, khususnya yang berkaitan dengan
identifikasi Eisenman bahwa Guru Kebenaran yang disebut dalam
naskah Pesher Habakuk adalah Yakobus saudara Yesus (James the
Just) dan Manusia Pendusta adalah Rasul Paulus. Cukup banyak
kontroversi di seputar siapakah identitas Manusia Pendusta dalam
DSS atau yang kerap dikenal sebagai naskah-naskah Qumran, salah
satu hipotesis yang diajukan oleh salah seorang ahli Qumran, yakni
Robert Eisenman, cukup kontroversial. Beliau menduga bahwa
berdasarkan catatan Josephus dan sumber-sumber lainnya, bahwa
Manusia Pendusta (Spouter of Lies) itu tidak lain adalah Rasul
Paulus yang menulis sebagian besar surat dalam Perjanjian Baru.
Meski dapat diajukan argumen-argumen lainnya untuk menyanggah
Robert Eisenman tersebut, namun dalam tulisan ini penulis lebih
memfokuskan pada makna spiritual dari kontroversi antara Guru
Kebenaran dan Manusia Pendusta tersebut, serta implikasinya bagi
mereka yang tergerak untuk menempuh Spiritualitas Jalan Lurus.
Beberapa implikasi langsung yang dapat ditarik dari Spiritualitas
Jalan Lurus akan dibahas di bagian akhir tulisan ini, di antaranya:
bagaimana kita semestinya belajar menjadi pembawa kehidupan dan
pohon kehidupan, dan juga bagaimana mengembangkan sikap yang
sehat dan berintegritas di tengah hiruk-pikuknya paham Post-Truth.
Penulis menyebutnya “Beyond Post-Truth.” Kiranya sepercik uraian
ini akan berguna bagi para pembaca.
Abstract
In this article, the author proposes rebuttal arguments, including
against the views of Robert Eisenman in his book James the Brother
of Jesus, particularly with regard to Eisenman's identification that
the Teacher of Truth mentioned in the Pesher Habakkuk manuscript
is James the brother of Jesus (James the Just) and the Man of Lies is
the Apostle. Paul. There is quite a lot of controversy surrounding the
identity of the Spouter of Lies in the DSS or what is often known as
the Qumran manuscripts, one of the hypotheses proposed by one of
the Qumran experts, namely Robert Eisenman, is quite controversial.
He suspects that based on Josephus' records and other sources, that
the Spouter of Lies was none other than the Apostle Paul who wrote
most of the letters in the New Testament. Although many other
arguments can be put forward to refute Robert Eisenman, in this
paper the author focuses more on the spiritual meaning of the
controversy between the Master of Truth and the Man of Lies, and
its implications for those who are moved to follow the Spirituality of
the Straight Path. Some of the direct implications that can be drawn
from the Spirituality of the Straight Path will be discussed at the end
of this paper, including: how we should learn to be bearers of life
and the tree of life, and also how to develop a healthy attitude and
integrity in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Post-Truth
understanding. The author calls it “Beyond Post-Truth.” Hopefully
this little description will be useful for the readers.
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