Saturday

2nd Week of Advent

1st Reading: Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11

Elijah
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[1] Then the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch. [2]
He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal he made them few in number.
[3] By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, and also three times brought
down fire. [4] How glorious you were, 0 Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! And who
has the right to boast which you have? [9] You who were taken up by a whirlwind
of fire, in a chariot with horses of fire; [10] you who are ready at the appointed
time, it is written, to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury to turn the
heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob. [11] Blessed are
those who saw you, and those who have been adorned in love; for we also shall
surely live.

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Commentary:

48:1-16. This passage is a summary of the lives of the prophets Elijah and Elisha.
The author highlights Elijah's mission to turn the heart of the father to his sons, to
placate God's wrath (v. 10). In the New Testament these same words are applied
to John the Baptist, with reference to his mission of preparing the way of the Lord
(Lk 1:17; cf. Ma! 4:5-6). Thanks to the preaching of those prophets, Sirach reminds
us, a remnant of the people remained faithful (v. 16), and the continuation of the
history of salvation was assured.

Gospel Reading: Matthew 17:9a, 10-13

The Transfiguration (Continuation)
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[9] And as they were coming down the mountains, [10] (And) the disciples
asked Him (Jesus), "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come?"
[11] He replied, "Elijah does come, and he is to restore all things; [12] but
I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to
him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."
[13] Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them of John
the Baptist.

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Commentary:

10-13. Malachi 4:5 (3:23 in the Hebrew) speaks of the coming of Elijah the pro-
phet before "the great and terrible day of the Lord", the Judgment Day. When
Jesus says that Elijah has already come, He is referring to St. John the Baptist,
whose mission was to prepare the way for the First Coming of the Lord, the
same as Elijah will have to do prior to His last coming. The scribes failed to
grasp the meaning of the prophecy of Malachi; they thought it referred simply
to the coming of the Messiah, the First Coming of Christ.

10-13. ¸»¶óÅ°¼­ 4,5[Ä¥½ÊÀÎ ¿ª ±×¸®½º¾îº»ÀÇ °æ¿ì´Â ¸»¶óÅ° 4,4, ´ëÁß ¶óƾ¸» ¼º°æ
(Vulgate)
¹× RSV(Revised Standardd Version)ÀÇ °æ¿ì´Â ¸»¶óÅ° 4,5, ±×·¯³ª 1979³â¿¡ 
ÃÊÆÇ ¹ßÇàµÈ »õ ´ëÁß ¶óƾ¸» ¼º°æ(Nova Vulgata) ¹× "»õ ¹ø¿ª ¼º°æ"ÀÇ ¹ø¿ª ´ëº»ÀÎ ¸¶¼Ò¶óº» 
È÷ºê¸® ¼º°æÀÇ °æ¿ì´Â ¸»¶óÅ°¼­ 3,23]´Â, ½ÉÆÇÀÇ ³¯ÀÎ, "ÁÖ´ÔÀÇ Ä¿´Ù¶õ ±×¸®°í ¹«¼­¿î ³¯" 
Àü¿¡(before)
¿¹¾ðÀÚ ¿¤¸®¾Æ(Elijah the prophet)ÀÇ ¿È¿¡ ´ëÇÏ¿© ¸»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¿¹¼ö´Ô²²¼­ 
¿¤¸®¾ß°¡ ÀÌ¹Ì ¿Ô´Ù°í ¸»¾¸ÇÏ½Ç ¶§¿¡, ´ç½Å²²¼­´Â
¼¼·ÊÀÚ ¿äÇÑ (John the Baptist)¿¡ 
´ëÇÏ¿© ¾ð±ÞÇÏ°í °è½Ã´Âµ¥
(*), ±×ÀÇ »ç¸í(mission)Àº, ¿¤¸®¾ß°¡ ÁÖ´ÔÀÇ ¸¶Áö¸· ¿À½É¿¡ 
¾Õ¼­ ÀåÂ÷ ÇàÇÏ¿©¾ß ÇÏ´Â ¹Ù¿Í µ¿ÀÏÇÏ°Ô(the same as)
, ÁÖ´ÔÀÇ Ã¹ ¹ø° ¿À½ÉÀ» À§ÇÑ 
±æ(way)À» ÁغñÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù.(**) À²¹ý ÇÐÀÚµéÀº ¸»¶óÅ°(Malachi)ÀÇ ¿¹¾ðÀÇ 
Àǹ̸¦ ºÙÀâ´Â µ¥¿¡
½ÇÆÐÇÏ¿´À¸¸ç, ±×¸®ÇÏ¿© ±×µéÀº ÀÌ ¿¹¾ðÀÌ ´Ü¼øÈ÷(simply), 
¸Þ½Ã¾ÆÀÇ ¿À½ÉÀÎ, ±×¸®½ºµµÀÇ Ã¹ ¹ø° ¿À½É¿¡ ´ëÇÏ¿© ¾ð±ÞÇÑ´Ù°í »ý°¢ÇÏ¿´½À´Ï´Ù.

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(*) ¹ø¿ªÀÚ ÁÖ: ±×·¯³ª ¿¹¼ö´ÔÀÇ ÀÌ ¸»¾¸ÀÌ, À̾îÁö´Â Çؼ³¿¡¼­ ¸»ÇÏ°í ÀÖµíÀÌ, "¼¼·ÊÀÚ 
¿äÇÑ"ÀÌ °ð "¿¤¸®¾ß"ÀÓÀ» ¸»ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ ¾Æ´Ô¿¡ ÁÖ¸ñÇ϶ó. ÀÌ¿¡ ´ëÇÏ¿©¼­´Â ´ÙÀ½ÀÇ ±ÛÀ» 
¶ÇÇÑ ²À Àеµ·Ï Ç϶ó:
http://ch.catholic.or.kr/pundang/4/soh/1594_not_Elijah.htm 

(**) ¹ø¿ªÀÚ ÁÖ: ÀÌ Çؼ³Àº ´ÙÀ½¿¡ ¹ßÃéÇÑ ¸¶Å¿À º¹À½¼­ 3,3¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Haydock's 
Catholic Bible Commentary 1859
ÀÇ ÁÖ¼®°ú ´ëµ¿¼ÒÀÌÇÏ´Ù´Â »ý°¢ÀÌ´Ù:

Ãâó: http://haydock1859.tripod.com/id15.html 
(¹ßÃé ½ÃÀÛ)
Ver. 3. Isaias spoke these words of the deliverance of the Jews from Babylon; 
but this was a figure of the freedom of mankind through Jesus Christ. The Jews 
expected Elias would come in person to prepare the ways of the Messias; but 
John the Baptist was raised up by God in the spirit and power of Elias, to precede 
the first coming of Jesus Christ, as Elias in person was to precede the second 
coming of this divine Saviour. (Bible de Vence)

Á¦3Àý. ÀÌ»ç¾ß´Â ¹Ùºô·ÐÀ¸·ÎºÎÅÍ À¯´ÙÀεéÀÇ Çعæ(deliverance)¿¡ ´ëÇÏ¿© ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ¸»µéÀ» 
ÇÏ¿´À¸³ª, ±×·¯³ª ÀÌ°ÍÀº ¿¹¼ö ±×¸®½ºµµ¸¦ ÅëÇÑ ÀηùÀÇ ÀÚÀ¯(freedom)¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÇÑ °³ÀÇ 
Ç¥»ó(a figure)
À̾ú½À´Ï´Ù. À¯´ÙÀεéÀº ¸Þ½Ã¾ÆÀÇ ±æ(ways)µéÀ» ÁغñÇϱâ À§ÇÏ¿© ¿¤¸®¾ß°¡ 
ÀΰÝÀûÀ¸·Î(in person)À¸·Î ¿Ã °ÍÀÓÀ» ¿¹»óÇÏ¿´À¸³ª, ±×·¯³ª ¼¼·ÊÀÚ ¿äÇÑÀº, ¿¹¼ö 
±×¸®½ºµµÀÇ Ã¹ ¹ø° ¿À½ÉÀ» ¾ÕÀå¼­±â(precede) À§ÇÏ¿©, ¹Ù·Î ÀÌ µ¿ÀÏÇÑ ½Å¼ºÇÑ ±¸¼¼ÁÖÀÇ 
µÎ ¹ø° ¿À½ÉÀ» ¾ÕÀå¼­±â À§ÇÏ¿© ¿¤¸®¾ß°¡ ¾ÕÀå¼­±â·Î µÇ¾î ÀÖµíÀÌ, ¿¤¸®¾ßÀÇ ¿µ(spirit)°ú 
Èû(power)ÀÇ »óÅ·Î(in)(·çÄ« º¹À½¼­ 1,17) ÇÏ´À´Ô¿¡ ÀÇÇÏ¿© ÀÏÀ¸ÄÑÁ³´ø °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. 
(Bible de Vence).
(ÀÌ»ó, ¹ßÃé ¹× ¿ì¸®¸» ¹ø¿ª ³¡) 
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Source: "The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries". Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.

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