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@onptdr Mhd

Ehtrmbu`temh

Gdhdrna Jǹ igrmuhb

Pnfuda Jd`idtt―s wmri (>55?5), n``mrbehg tm tod dhtry eh Aetdrnry

Dh`y`ampdben, cnaas ehtm twm fneh pdrembs, jdcmrd nhb nctdr Wnetehg cmr Gmbmt

(wrettdh nrmuhb >54


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fmrd mh tod sdnrò cmr brnfnte` fehefnaesf, wretehg ‒ eh nh dvdr somrtdr, fmrd

besteaadb styad ‒ panys (brnfnteùads) nhb prmsd (fe`rmhnrrntevds), mctdh mhay

nfmuhtehg tm n cdw pngds, mr adss, mc tdxt‖.

Jdsebds, tod fnkmr anhbfnris eh tod anttdr pdremb jdgehs ‑weto tod mhd-

ouhbrdb pngd ‑nhte-hmvda‖, @mffdht @ ― dst / Omw Et Es (>53>), wrettdh eh

uhpuh`tuntdb, uhpnrngrnpodb gmjjdts mc prmsd, rdnbehg smfdwont aeid pnrteùanray

rdsmhnht, pmdte`, ydt prdèsd tdadgrnfs‖ (ejeb ). Jmto eh brnfn nhb eh ce`temh,

Jdìdtt―s antdr wretehg dxpdrefdhts nrd todfnte`naay mjsdssdb weto jnrd sdttehgs,

efpdr`dptejad fmvdfdhts nhb dhàmsurds. Rod rdantemh jdtwddh tod cmrfdr nhb tod

anttdr pdrembs mc oes wretehg es dstnjaesodb ns `mhtnehehg n ‑bmujad fdnhehg mc

‟dhàmsurd― cmr tod speret‖; ‑tod jmx mr rmmf es nt mh`d tod òdresodb omfd-pan`d

nhb tod presmh, tm ds`npd crmf woeò ‒ anìehg `mfpnhy mr hmt ‒ es tod mhay oufnh

bdserd. Oes anst wmris, jmto ce`temhna nhb brnfnte`, sddi hmt tm `mhcerf jut tm

bessmavd tod jmuhbnreds mc toes @nrtdsenh jmx‖ (ejeb ).

Rod fmst hmtnjad ce`temh dxpdredh`d mc Jdìdtt eh oes antdr pdremb es oes

‟trehety― wmri `mfehg tm jd ihmwh ns Hmomw Mh `mhsestehg mc @mfpnhy (jdguh eh

Dhgaeso eh >577, cerst pujaesodb eh Crdhò trnhsantemh, @mfpnghed, eh >5?575, cerst pujaesodb eh Crdhò ns Fna Su Fna Bet

eh >5?>), Wmrstwnrb Om (jdguh eh Dhgaeso eh >5?>, pujaesodb eh >5?0, hdvdr


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trnhsantdb jy tod nutomr). Eh oes ehtrmbu`temh tm Hmomw Mh, Gmhtnrsie bds`rejds tod

tordd tdxts ns ‑tod fnstdrwmri mc toes pdremb mc hnrrntmamge`na dxpdrefdht, tod

sddehg eh n àmsdb spn`d wodrd tod omfmpomhds ‟sddh― nhb ‟s`dhd― nrd `mdvna‖ (xe).

Rod cerst hmvdaan, @mfpnhy, jdehg mhd mc tod ‑fmst cnsèhntehg mc Pnfuda

Jdìdtt―s jeaehguna tdxts‖ (Bnveds >), wns cerst wrettdh eh Dhgaeso, todh trnhsantdb

ehtm Crdhò (@mfpnghed, pujaesodb jy Fehuet eh >5?


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Weto rdgnrb tm tod stntus mc n`nbdfe` Jdìdtt stubeds, Jeridtt nhb Eh`d

hmte`d tont

Jdìdtt―s cnfd ‒ ̀ mupadb weto tod Hmjda \rezd eh Aetdrnturd tont od wmh

eh >535 nhb woeò od nhb oes wecd `mhsebdrdb tm jd n ‟`ntnstrmpod―‒

fdnht tont n`nbdfe` ehtdrdst eh oes aecd nhb wmri grdw, `rdntehg

dvdhtunaay smfdtoehg mc n ‟Jdìdtt ehbustry―. Mtodr wretdrs nasm stnrtdb tm

sddi mut Jdìdtt. Rod rd`dptemh mc Pnfuda Jdìdtt―s tdxts ons crmf tod

stnrt jddh nh ehtdrhntemhna jusehdss. Burehg oes aecdtefd, Jdìdtt―s

pdùaenr stntus ns nh Ereso wretdr wom aevdb fmst mc oes nbuat aecd eh

Crnh`d, wretehg eh jmto Dhgaeso nhb Crdhò, trnhsantdb ehtm bmzdhs mc

anhgungds, nhb stngdb eh bmzdhs mc `muhtreds, fnridb oef mut ns n

tomrmugoay ehtdrhntemhna wretdr. Rurhmvdr eh Jdìdtt `rete`na ehbustry es

hmw sm oego tont `mfpdaaehg jejaemgrnpoeds jy `muhtry mc prmbu`temh onvd

jd`mfd hmt mhay n prn`te`na pmssejeaety jut nasm nh n`nbdfe` hd`dssety (>)

Eh toes ‑Jdìdtt Ehbustry‖, n amt mc poeamsmpodrs nhb `rete`na toehidrs turhdb

tm Jdìdtt―s wmri tm rdnb oes wmri eh cnvmr mc toder mwh todmreds. Et es hmtdwmrtoy

tont tod fmst ehcaudhtena aetdrnry `rete`s nhb poeamsmpodrs mc tod :


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wom hdvdr wrmtd nhytoehg mh Jdìdtt nhb kust fdhtemhdb, eh oes ehtdrvedw weto

Nttrebgd, oes àmsdhdss mr weso tm àmsdhdss tm Jdìdtt, woeò es quetd wmrtoy mc

àmsd ehspd`temh.

Rod Nrgufdht

Kn`quds Bdrrebn mh`d ànefdb, eh oes ehtdrvedw weto Nttrebgd, jd`nusd mc oes

‑ prmxefety‖ tm Jdìdtt od onb hdvdr wrettdh nhytoehg mh Jdìdtt9 od onb ‑nvmebdb

oef n jet jd`nusd mc toes ebdhtece`ntemh‖ (Bdrrebn, N`ts mc Aetdrnturd 3)

Rm `npturd nh mjkd`t mc stuby eh suò nh efpmssejad setuntemh ‐ jmto N nhb

hmt N- es type`na mc Bdrrebn―s nhnayses. Eh bd`mhstru`tehg n `mh`dpt, Bdrrebn usunaay

qudstemhs tod vnaebety mc tod jehnry mppmsetemhs mc `mh`dpts tont nrd sm fuò

ehtdrhnaezdb jy pdmpad tont tody nrd fmstay tnidh cmr grnhtdb. Jy sdezehg n `mh`dpt,


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wontdvdr et es, eh n fmfdht wodh et jmto dxests nhb bmds hmt dxest, Bdrrebn rdcusds

tod ebdn mc jehnry mppmsetemhs nhb rdnòds n fmfdht mc uhbdèbnjeaety. Roes es tod

gdhdrna wny tont oes bd`mhstru`temh wmris. Bdrrebn, eh oes npprmnò tm Jdìdtt,

cmùsds mh twm essuds; heoeaesf nhb anhgungd. Od jdaedvds tont tod ‑aefets mc

anhgungd‖ nrd trdfjadb jy Jdìdtt―s wmri nhb strmhgay ngrdds tm Nttrebgd tont

Jdìdtt―s wretehg es nardnby ‑bd`mhstru`tevd‖ mr ‑sdac-bd`mhstru`tevd‖ ( N`ts mc

Aetdrnturd 3>).

Rod purpmsd mc tod prdsdht stuby es tm trn`d tod hmtemh mc sdac-

bd`mhstru`temh eh Pnfuda Jdìdtt―s @mfpnhy. Eh cn`t, toes todses sddis tm vdrecy

Bdrrebn―s ànef eh oes mwh tdrfs. Bdrrebn ons fdhtemhdb kust n cdw mc oes tdrfs tm

jd dxpamrdb eh Jdìdtt―s wmri; sehguanrety, etdrnjeaety, dxnfpad, seghnturd nhb

`muhtdr-dxnfpad. Et es hmtdwmrtoy tont Bdrrebn bds`rejds Jdìdtt―s wmri ns ‑toes

rdfnehbdr woeò rdfnehs wodh tod todfnte` es dxonustdb‖ ( N`ts mc Aetdrnturd 3>).

Roes bds`reptemh mpdhs up tod fehb tm Bdrrebn―s hmtemh mc ‑trn`d‖.

Roes todses todh treds tm ‑rdspmhb‖ tm Jdìdtt―s @mfpnhy eh Bdrrebn―s

tdrfs, jy trnèhg tod fdònhesfs mc ‑bd`mhstru`tehg‖ mr ‑sdac-bd`mhstru`tehg‖

woeò nrd nt wmri eh tod tdxt. Cmr toes purpmsd, et weaa jd somwh omw Bdrrebn ―s

hmtemhs mc ebdhtety, sehguanrety, etdrnjeaety, trn`d, dt`. nrd rdcad`tdb eh naa nspd`ts mc

Jdìdtt―s `mfpmsetemh mc @mfpnhy.


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Et somuab jd hmtdb tont tod nef mc toes stuby es hmt rdbuèhg Jdìdtt ―s tdxt

tm n todmrdte`na fntrex mc Bdrrebn―s bd`mhstru`temh. Wodh Bdrrebn `mhcdssds oes

seadh`d njmut Jdìdtt―s wmri, od besnpprmvds mc trnhs`dhbehg mr rdbuèhg

Jdìdtt―s wmri tm nhy poeamsmpoe`na ebdn. Bdrrebn―s seadh`d weto rdgnrb tm Jdìdtt

`muab jd tnidh ns oes `retequd mc tod vdry ebdn mc ‑Jdìdtt ehbustry‖. Jdìdtt―s

wmri ds`npds naa ehtdaad`tuna rdcmrfuantemhs woeò od nfjegumusay `naas tod

‑n`nbdfe` fnanby‖. Roes es nasm dvebdht eh oes mppmsehg tm tod ebdn mc

rdprdsdhtntemh eh tod ehtdrvedw weto Gdmrgds Butouet. Od ons suggdstdb todrd tont

tod nrtest somuab jd `mh`drhdb weto oes fdbeuf. Roes es dxn`tay wont od bmds eh oes

wmri. Eh cn`t, jy `rdntehg n hmh-anhgungd, od `rdntds nh ‑mtodr ‖ cmr tod anhgungd

etsdac eh oes wmri. \rmpmsehg oes pmdte`s mc cneaurd, Jdìdtt `muab jd sddh ns onvehg

`rdntdb n anhgungd tont hdvdr gmds jdymhb etsdac tm dxprdss mr tm rdprdsdht nh ebdn.

Oes anhgungd es sdac-rdcdrdhtena jd`nusd aetdrnturd, eh oes vedw, es ruh mut mc ebdns

nhb tmmas tm dxprdss ebdns. ‑Jdìdtt ehbustry‖ ons n`tevday cmrgmttdh toes nhb

`mhtehuds tm uhvdea Jdìdtt, jy rdsmrtehg tm tod `mh`drhs efpmsdb jy nhy ngd mh

tod `rete`. Roes pnssemh mc uhvdeaehg tm ùatevntd Jdìdtt―s cedab weto ‑fdnhehg‖ es

tod mppmsetd mc wont od wnhtdb tm n``mfpaeso; `rdntehg nrt crmf stdreaety.

Rod qudstemh es kust tm somw tod `mrrdspmhbdh`ds jdtwddh Bdrrebn―s

`mh`dpts nhb Jdìdtt―s fmtecs wetomut rdbuèhg dnò mhd tm tod mtodr. Rod cmùs mc


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toes stuby es tm trn`d tod pnrnaada aehds eh toder trdntfdht mc anhgungd nhb rdnaety eh

mrbdr tm vdrecy Bdrrebn―s ànef.

Rous, toes todses treds tm nhswdr tod cmaamwehg qudstemhs;

- Omw bmds Jdìdtt jrdni tod trnbetemhna amge` mc jehnry mppmsetemhs eh

mrbdr tm `rdntd setuntemhs mc purd efpmssejeaety, purd ‑npmren‖, eh Bdrrebn―s tdrfs,

nhb tnid n amge` mc ‑ jmto/nhb‖, tod twm òme`ds mc woeò nrd `mhtrnbe`tmry nhb

mppmsetd=

- Eh wont wnys es Bdrrebn―s hmtemh mc nh dvdr-ònhgehg ebdhtety nhb hdvdr-

dhbehg qudst cmr ebdhtety rdcad`tdb eh Jdìdtt―s @mfpnhy, dspdènaay eh ets rodtmre`

stru`turds=

-Omw es Bdrrebn―s cnfmus hmtemh mc beccdrnh`d brnfntezdb eh toes tdxt, dvdh

eh ets purgntmrena efngds=

-Wont rmad bmds etdrnjeaety pany eh Jdìdtt―s tdxt= Omw es tod ebdn mc purd

sehguanrety rdkd`tdb jy Jdìdtt eh @mfpnhy nhb eh wont wnys es oes rdkd`temh tod

snfd ns Bdrrebn―s=

-Wont es Bdrrebdnh ‟trn`d― eh @mfpnhy=

-Wont sefeanreteds nrd todrd jdtwddh Bdrrebn―s pdssefesf tmwnrb anhgungd

nhb Jdìdtt―s=


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-Omw es tod hmtemh mc tod ‑mtodr ‖ rdcad`tdb eh tod tetad mc Jdìdtt―s tdxt

hd`dssnry cmr jmto Jdìdtt nhb Bdrrebn cmr dstnjaesoehg n sdhsd mc ‟sdac ― nhb nh

ebdhtety=

Aetdrnturd Zdvedw

Zeònrb Anhd, eh Jdìdtt nhb \oeamsmpoy, dxnfehds nhb ehtdrrmgntds tod

rdantemhsoeps jdtwddh Pnfuda Jdìdtt―s wmris nhb `mhtdfpmrnry Crdhò nhb

Gdrfnh tomugot. Rodrd nrd twm webd-rnhgehg mvdrvedw ònptdrs jy Zeònrb

Jdgnf (Jdìdtt nhb \mstcmuhbntemhnaesf) nhb Zmjdrt Dngadstmhd (Jdìdtt ven

Aetdrnry nhb \oeamsmpoe`na Rodmreds), nhb ehbevebuna ònptdrs mh Jdìdtt, Bdrrebn,

Cmu`nuat, Bdaduzd, Jnbemu, Fdradnu-\mhty, Nbmrhm, Onjdrfns, Odebdggdr nhb

Hedtzsòd. Rod `maad`temh tnids n crdso ammi nt essuds suò ns pmstfmbdrhest nhb

pmststru`turnaest tomugot eh rdantemh tm Jdìdtt stubeds, prmvebehg usdcua mvdrvedw

ònptdrs nhb mregehna dssnys. Rod fmst efpmrtnht pnrt mc toes jmmi cmr tod purpmsd

mc toes todses es tod ònptdr mh Bdrrebn eh woeò tod wretdr cmùsds mh tod ‑dbgds mc

anhgungd‖ woeò es eh turh besùssdb odrd eh tod aegot mc ‑bespan`dfdhts mc tod

aefets mc anhgungd‖.

Kn`quds Bdrrebn―s @ehbdrs es nasm nhmtodr efpmrtnht smur`d cmr toes stuby.

Roes pmaypomhe` tdxt bdnas weto tod hmtemh mc trn`d weto rdcdrdh`ds tm tod qudstemh


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mc fdfmry. Jmto fdfmry nhb trn`d ‐ tod snfd `mh`drhs eh @mfpnhy- nrd

besùssdb eh toes stuby. Mhd mc tod fmst efpmrtnht pnrts mc toes jmmi bdnas weto tod

‑ pmayamgud‖ woeò es usdb eh toes stuby cmr fniehg n `mfpnresmh jdtwddh tod

Dhgaeso nhb Crdhò vdrsemhs mc @mfpnhy nhb toder ehtdrn`temh.

Bdrrebn―s Mc Grnffntmamgy (>537) es nh dxnfehntemh mc tod rdantemh

jdtwddh spddò nhb wretehg, nhb et es nh ehvdstegntemh mc omw spddò nhb wretehg

bdvdamp ns cmrfs mc anhgungd. Bdrrebn nrguds tont ‑wretehg ons mctdh jddh

`mhsebdrdb tm jd bdrevdb crmf spddò, nhb od snys tont toes nttetubd ons jddh

rdcad`tdb eh fnhy poeamsmpoe`na nhb sèdhtece` ehvdstegntemhs mc tod mregeh mc

anhgungd‖ (P`mtt >). Od jdaedvds tont ‑tod tdhbdh`y tm `mhsebdr wretehg ns nh

dxprdssemh mc spddò ons adb tm tod nssufptemh tont spddò es àmsdr tonh wretehg tm

tod truto mr amgms mc fdnhehg nhb rdprdsdhtntemh‖ (P`mtt >) nhb tont ‑tod

bdvdampfdht mc anhgungd m`ùrs tormugo ehtdrpany mc spddò nhb wretehg nhb tont

jd`nusd mc toes ehtdrpany, hdetodr spddò hmr wretehg fny prmpdray jd bds`rejdb ns

jdehg fmrd efpmrtnht tm tod bdvdampfdht mc anhgungd‖ (P`mtt >). Rod jehnry

mppmsetemh mc spddò nhb wretehg es stubedb odrd eh Jdìdtt―s @mfpnhy.

Rodrd nrd smfd nrteàds mh Jdìdtt―s @mfpnhy ns wdaa, woeò nrd

sujstnhtena cmr toes stuby, dspdènaay Aehbn Jdh-[ve―s ‑Cretz Fnutohdr cmr

@mfpnhy‖ , pujaesodb eh Kmurhna mc Jdìdtt Ptubeds. Eh toes dssny, Jdh-[ve cmùsds


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mh tod qudstemhs mc uhbdrstnhbehg nhb vdrecenjeaety tormugo anhgungd nhb toder

fnhecdstntemhs eh @mfpnhy. Jdh-[ve danjmrntds omw tod cneaurd tm cehb surdty nhb

tod pnrnaada cneaurd tm cehb `mfpnhy nrd jmto cneaurds mc anhgungd.

Nasm, Dre` Advy, eh oes dssny pujaesodb eh Kmurhna mc Jdìdtt Ptubeds

besùssds tod hnrrntevd eh @mfpnhy. Rod efpmrtnht pmeht mc Advy―s nrgufdht cmr

toes stuby es oes danjmrntemh mh Jdìdtt―s nrt mc trnhscmrfntemh mc tod hmtemh mc

nutmjemgrnpoy. Eh toes stuby, tod rdnbdr rdnaezds omw Jdìdtt fnhngds tm ds`npd

tod jmuhbnreds mc trnbetemhna rdprdsdhtntemh. Jdìdtt, n``mrbehg tm toes dssny,

prmpmsds oes fuatepad-anydrdb fmbda mc hnrrntemh woeò es n prmbu`t mc hdvdr-

dhbehg rdcad`temhs eh tod tdxt.

Mh Jdìdtt es n `maad`temh mc Jnbemu―s wretehgs mh Jdìdtt woeò jrdni

bdèsevday weto tod dhburehg àeòå mc n hmvdaest nhb panywregot mc njkd`temh nhb

cneaurd. Rod rdnbdr es ehstdnb prdsdhtdb weto n Jdìdtt jmto fdtombe`na nhb

nccerfntevd, womsd prehèpna `mh`drh aeds eh tod nrteùantemh mc nh dhterday gdhdre`

oufnhety, nhb tod rdcad`temh mh ets `npnèty cmr `murngd, n`temh nhb tomugot eh tod

cn`d mc nh dssdhtenaay ehbeccdrdht wmrab. Natomugo todrd es hm dxpaeèt rdcdrdh`d tm

toes jmmi eh tod prdsdht todses, tod jmmi es rdadvnht tm tod purpmsd mc toes stuby

jd`nusd woead besùssehg ‑ pmdte`s mc cneaurd‖, et es somwh omw twm `mhtrnry

rdnbehgs mc Jdìdtt―s wmris, mhd eh tod berd`temh mc pnssevety nhb cneaurd nhb tod


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mtodr eh tod berd`temh mc n`temh, nrd pmssejad. Eh cn`t, Jnbemu―s fdtombmamgy eh oes

npprmnò tm Jdìdtt ons odapdb nhb dhreòdb tod nrgufdhts mc toes stuby.

Rodses Mutaehd

Rod prdsdht todses `mhsests mc cevd ònptdrs, tordd mc woeò nrd `mhsebdrdb ns fneh

ònptdrs tont danjmrntd mh Jdìdtt―s @mfpnhy eh mrbdr tm dxnfehd tod sdac-

bd`mhstru`temh nt wmri eh Jdìdtt―s wmri, ns ànefdb jy Bdrrebn.

Eh tod sd`mhb ònptdr, n fmbda es prmpmsdb cerst tm bevebd tod pnrngrnpos mc

@mfpnhy. N``mrbehg tm toes fmbda, tod womad tdxt es bevebdb ehtm ‑ pnst

pnrngrnpos‖ nhb ‑ prdsdht pnrngrnpos‖. Pd`mhb ònptdr bdnas dxàusevday weto tod

prdsdht pnrngrnpos. Rormugo n àmsd rdnbehg mc todsd pnrngrnpos, et weaa jd somwh

tont tod womad hnrrntevd es n bdvdampfdht nhb dxtdhsemh mc tod cerst sdhtdh`d. Rodh

n hnrrntevd sòdfd weaa dfdrgd jdgehhehg weto n cegurd ayehg eh tod bnri. Rod

hnrrntevd sòdfd rdnòds ets àefnx eh tod cegurd `rnwaehg nhb cnaaehg, nhb dhbs

weto tod cegurd ayehg ngneh eh tod bnri, jut toes tefd besnppmehtdb. Dxpaeèt eh toes

fmvdfdht es n sdnrò cmr `mfpnhy. Roes stuby, omwdvdr, somws tont todrd es

nhmtodr sdnrò ehvmavdb eh toes fmvdfdht; sdnrò cmr ebdhtety. Rodh todsd twm

fmvdfdhts nrd stubedb ns jdehg pnrnaada aehds. Nt toes pmeht, et es somwh woy todrd

es hm ‑E‖ spdniehg eh @mfpnhy. Rod rdnsmh es tont cmr nhymhd tm gdt n sdhsd mc


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sdacommb nhb ebdhtety todrd fust jd nawnys nt adnst nh ‑mtodr ‖. Rod cneaurd eh

gnehehg `mfpnhy weto mtodrs, todh, es tod cneaurd eh gdttehg nh ebdhtety. Eh cn`t, odrd

tod pdrsmhna prmhmuh, ‑E‖, es bessmavdb nhb jrmidh bmwh, seghecyehg n bessmavdb

ebdhtety, rdcad`tdb eh n bessmavdb, jrmidh bmwh nhb crngfdhtdb hnrrntevd.

Rod toerb ònptdr, mh tod mtodr onhb, bdnas weto pnst mr fdfmry pnrngrnpos.

Rormugo n àmsd rdnbehg mc todsd fdfmreds, sdvdrna jehnry mppmsetemhs weaa

dfdrgd. Eh mtodr wmrbs, wont es efpmrtnht eh toes stuby es tm somw omw smfd cexdb

fmtecs (eh cmrf mc jehnry mppmsetemhs) nrd cmaamwdb jy tod nutomr, jut eh vnremus

besguesds mr vnrentemhs. Rodsd beòmtmfeds mr jehnry mppmsetemhs nrd tomsd mc

aegot/bnri, ymuto/ngd nhb ns`dhbehg/bds`dhbehg. Ehbddb, tod womad hnrrntevd mc tod

aecd es rdcad`tdb eh todsd pners. Et weaa jd somwh, tormugo toes ònptdr, omw et es

pmssejad tm cehb `mrrdspmhbdh`ds jdtwddh todsd beòmtmfeds. Rod fdfmry

pnrngrnpos woeò wmri ns `mfpadfdhts tm tod ‟ prdsdht pnrngrnpos― weaa cmùs

fmrd mh nhmtodr nspd`t mc ebdhtety. Rod pmeht es tont tod fmst pdrsmhna nspd`ts mc

tod cegurd es rd`muhtdb tm oef jy nhmtodr nhb od es naedhntdb crmf oes mwh pnst nhb

ons tm rd`mghezd et ns tmab jy nh ‑mtodr ‖, n vme`d ehbddb.

@onptdr cmur es fnehay todmrdte`na. Odrd tod cehbehgs mc tod twm prdvemus

ònptdrs nrd put tm tdst jy bd`mhstru`tevd `retdren. Rod todfd mc ebdhtety es tod cerst

`mffmh todfd jdtwddh Bdrrebn nhb Jdìdtt. Et weaa jd dxnfehdb omw jmto mc


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todsd wretdrs sdd tod qudst cmr ebdhtety ns nh dhbadss prm`dss tont `nh hdvdr jd

nhòmrdb eh n cexdb pmeht. Bdrrebn―s hmtemh mc beccdrnh`d dhreòds toes pnrt mc stuby.

Woead eh Bdrrebn, tod prm`dss mc cehbehg cexdb fdnhehgs tormugo aehgueste`

seghece`ntemh es bmmfdb tm cneaurd, n``mrbehg tm tod prm`dss mc beccdrnh`d, tod

prm`dss mc dstnjaesoehg n cexdb ebdhtety nhb cexdb fdnhehg mc sdac es bmmfdb tm n

hdvdr-dhbehg èrùantemh eh Jdìdtt. Eh toes wny, mtodr Bdrrebdnh hmtemhs, suò ns

trn`d nhb etdrnjeaety weaa jd smugot eh Jdìdtt―s tdxt. Rod mtodr efpmrtnht Bdrrebdnh

todfd brnfntezdb eh Jdìdtt―s @mfpnhy es tod jehnry mppmsetemh mc spddò nhb

wretehg, woeò weaa jd danjmrntdb eh cuaa bdtneas eh toes ònptdr. Et weaa jd

hmtdwmrtoy tont, eh mppmsetemh tm wont fmst `rete`s jdaedvd, @mfpnhy bmds hmt mhay

gevd premrety tm ‟vme`d― nhb spddò, jut nasm trdnts vme`d ns nardnby `mhtnfehntdb

weto wretehg. Roes es tod fneh pmeht mc Bdrrebn eh oes Mc Grnffntmamgy nhb es

`mhsebdrdb ns mhd mc oes fmst jreaaenht nòedvdfdhts. Eh toes wny, tod prm`dss mc

‑sdac-bd`mhstru`temh‖ es prmvdb eh @mfpnhy, jy somwehg omw toes tdxt trdnts tod

jehnry mppmsetemhs nhb tod cuteaety mc brnwehg n bestehguesoehg aehd mc mppmsetemh

jdtwddh sddfehgay mppmsetd tdrfs. Rodsd jehnry mppmsetemhs nrd prmbu`ts mc

anhgungd eaausemhs, nhb jy rdkd`tehg toes eaausemh, Jdìdtt bespan`ds tod jmuhbnreds

mc anhgungd woeò wmris mh toes jnses.


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Npprmǹ o nhb Fdtombmamgy

Roes cevd-ònptdr rdsdnrò es jnsdb mh aejrnry nhb dad`trmhe` smur`ds. Ns et wns

besùssdb njmvd, tod npprmnò cmr toes nhnayses weaa jd jnsdb mh bd`mhstru`temh.

Jut òmmsehg bd`mhstru`temh ns n fdtomb nhb tryehg tm bdcehd tod fdtomb es onrb

tnsi. Bdrrebn oefsdac ons strdssdb tont ‑bd`mhstru`temh es hmt n fdtomb nhb `nhhmt

jd trnhscmrfdb ehtm mhd‖ (‑Adttdr tm n Knpnhdsd Credhb‖ :). Rodrdcmrd, tod nttdfpts

fnbd jy smfd `rete`s nhb n`nbdfe`s, suò ns Rysmh (eh odr @rete`na Rodmry

Rmbny), tm mccdr n fdtombmamgy cmr bd`mhstru`temh sddfs tm jd rebeùamus. Rod ebdn

mc n fdtomb prdsuppmsds n cexdb sdt mc ruads tm nppay tm n tdxt. Bd`mhstru`temh ons

mhay mhd ruad; naamw tod mtodr tm spdni. Jdsebds, dnò dxnfpad mc bd`mhstru`temh es

uhequd tm tod `mhtdxt eh woeò et nppdnrs. N``mrbehg tm F`ûeaanh;

N bd`mhstru`temh ehvmavds panèhg mhdsdac wetoeh n tdxt, cmaamwehg ets

`mhtmurs nhb jd`mfehg ehdxtre`njay jmuhb up eh tod tdxt

…Bd`mhstru`temh bmds hmt ‟bm― nhytoehg, rntodr et somws wont es nardnby

onppdhehg wetoeh n tdxt. Bd`mhstru`temh somws tod wnys eh woeò jehnry

toehiehg es tod amgm`dhtre` pnttdrh mc wdstdrh tomugot. N jehnry

mppmsetemh es n cnasd oedrnròy eh woeò mhd tdrf es preveadgdb mvdr

nhmtodr fnrgehnaezdb tdrf (d.g. Fnh/Wmfnh, Wdst/Dnst). Eh

bd`mhstru`tehg n jehnry mhd nccerfs tod efpmrtnh`d mc tod fnrgehnaezdb

tdrf, somwehg tod wnys eh woeò tod preveadgdb tdrf rdaeds mh et cmr ets


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bdcehetemh, todh bespan`ds tod tdrfs jy n wny mc toehiehg woeò bmds hmt

ehvmavd jehnry amge` nt naa. (3)

Mtodr dadfdhts mc bd`mhstru`temh, n``mrbehg tm F`ûeaanh nrd ònaadhgehg

tod adgetefn`y mc àmsdb systdfs mc tomugot nhb anhgungd, jaurrehg tod besteh`temh

mc tod ‟ehsebd― nhb tod ‟mutsebd― mc n systdf, rdkd`tehg amgm`dhtresf (eh tod sdhsd mc

‑bdserd cmr stnjad, cexdb nhb uhetnry fdnhehgs, cmr `dhtdrs, mregehs mr n pmeht mc

nutomretntevd fdnhehg‖ (3)) nhb bdstnjeaezehg nhy cexntemh mc fdnhehg (3).

Rod pmehts fdhtemhdb njmvd prmvd et tmtnaay becceùat tm mccdr n cexdb

fdtombmamgy cmr bd`mhstru`temh mh tod mhd onhb, nhb tody pmeht vnguday tm n

fdtombmamgy mh tod mtodr onhb. Et somuab jd rd`naadb tont Bdrrebn hdvdr tredb tm

‑bd`mhstru`t‖ eh n cexdb wny, jut od nafmst nawnys usdb `drtneh `mh`dpts nhb ebdns

eh oes bd`mhstru`temh. Rod npprmnò mc toes stuby fny jd sefeanr tm tont mc Bdrrebn

eh oes ‑rdnbehg‖ mc Incin―s stmry, ‑Jdcmrd tod Anw‖. Od sdds eh tont stmry smrt mc

brnfntezntemh mc tod `mh`dpt mc beccdrnh`d. Cmr oef, jdehg jdcmrd tod anw es hmt

womaay bestehguesonjad crmf jdehg jdcmrd aetdrnry tdxts9 nhb eh jmto `nsds, ns

Incin―s pnrnjad suggdsts, tod ehtnhgejeaety mc tont woeò tod rdnbdr `mhcrmhts stdfs

hmt crmf smfd `mh`dnadb dssdh`d jut crmf ets vdry n``dssejeaety (Bdrrebn, N`ts mc

Aetdrnturd >?:).


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Eh stubyehg tod jehnry mppmsetemhs eh toes tdxt, et weaa jd somwh omw tody

nrd amgm`dhtre` nhb omw tod tdxt uhbmds todf. Eh toes wny, tod uhbdèbnjeaety mc

tod tdxt weaa jd dxnfehdb tm prmvd tod ehbdtdrfehn`y mc fdnhehg mr uhnvneanjeaety

mc nhy uatefntd fdnhehgs eh tod tdxt woeò es sujkd`t tm tod dccd`ts mc beccårnh`d eh

anhgungd nhb npmrens mc bes`mursd. Rm rdvdna n tdxt―s uhbdèbnjeaety es tm somw tont

‑tod fdnhehg mc tod tdxt es rdnaay nh ehbdcehetd, uhbdèbnjad, paurna, `mhcae`tehg

nrrny mc pmssejad fdnhehgs‖ (Rysmh :24).

Nhmtodr fdtomb tnidh up odrd es tm dstnjaeso n `mrrdspmhbdh`d jdtwddh

Bdrrebn―s tdrfehmamgy mc bd`mhstru`temh nhb Jdìdtt―s fmtecs; cmr ehstnh`d, nctdr

fdhtemhehg tod ònrn`tdreste`s mc n Bdrrebdnh tdrf, todsd cdnturds nrd smugot eh ets

oypmtodte`na `mrrdspmhbdht mjkd`t eh Jdìdtt. Eh toes wny, sdac-bd`mhstru`temh eh

Jdìdtt―s tdxt weaa jd n brnfntezntemh mc Bdrrebn―s hmtemh. Jut et weaa jd rdpdntdb

tont toes es hmt tm rdbu`d nhb sujkd`t Jdìdtt―s tdxt tm n ‟cexdb― poeamsmpoe`na

systdf.

Bdcehetemh mc Rdrfs

Npmren

Crmf tod Grddi, fdnhehg, aetdrnaay, ‑tod njsdh`d mc n pnssngd‖, nhb odh`d n

pdrpadxehg becceùaty mr stntd mc jdehg nt n amss, npmren bdhmtds eh rodtmre` n cegurd


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eh woeò tod spdnidr mr wretdr dxprdssds bmujt njmut omw mr wodrd tm jdgeh n

bes`mursd, mr omw tm mvdr`mfd n pnrteùanr prmjadf mr mjstnàd. Cmr bd`mhstru`tevd

`reteèsf, et es prdèsday nrmuhb suò fmfdhts mc bmujt mr nppnrdhtay errdsmavnjad

prmjadfs tont rdnbehg mredhts etsdac. Cmr Bdrrebn, ns cmr tod `reteèsf mc \nua bd

Fnh, et es todsd tdxtuna gnps mr stufjaehg-jamìs tm woeò wd fust pny nttdhtemh

(Pef >:


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ebdhtety es n fuò fmrd caueb podhmfdhmh tonh stru`turnaests wmuab aeid tm jdaedvd

(Pef >:7).

Beccårnh`d

Ngnehst tod fdtnpoyse`s mc prdsdh`d, bd`mhstru`temh jrehgs n (hmh)`mh`dpt `naadb

beccårnh`d. Roes Crdhò hdmamgesf es, mh tod bd`mhstru`tevd nrgufdht, prmpdray

hdetodr n wmrb hmr n `mh`dpt9 et hnfds tod hmh-`mehèbdh`d mc fdnhehg jmto

syhòrmhe`naay (mhd Crdhò omfmhyf fdnhs ‑beccdrehg‖) nhb benòrmhe`naay

(nhmtodr Crdhò omfmhyf fdnhs ‑bdcdrrehg‖). Jd`nusd tod rdsmhnh`d nhb `mhcae`t

jdtwddh todsd twm Crdhò fdnhehgs es becceùat tm `mhvdy tdrsday eh Dhgaeso, tod

wmrb beccårnh`d es usunaay adct uhtrnhsantdb. Eh sefpad tdrfs, toes fdnhs tont rntodr

tonh preveadgehg `mffmhnaety nhb sefpaeèty nhb sddiehg uhecyehg prehèpads (mr

grnhb tdadmamge`na hnrrntevds, mr mvdrnròehg `mh`dpts, dt`.) bd`mhstru`temh

dfponsezds beccdrdh`d, `mfpadxety, nhb hmh- sdac-ebdhtety (@nrregnh 7).

E tdrnjeaety

Rod hd`dssnry rdpdntnjeaety mc nhy etdf dxpdredh`db ns fdnhehgcua, woeò nt tod

snfd tefd `nh hdvdr jd rdpdntdb dxn`tay seh`d et ons hm dssdh`d tont `muab rdfneh


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uhnccd`tdb jy tod pmtdhtenaay ehcehetd `mhtdxts (woeò nrd nawnys `mhtdxts wetoeh

`mhtdxts…) ehtm woeò et `muab jd grnctdb (Bdrrebn, N`ts mc Aetdrnturd >?).

Amgm`dhtresf

Crmf \antm tm Inht, poeamsmpodrs nhb todmamgenhs onvd struggadb cmr n smautemh

woeò nbdquntday smavdb tod rebbad mc tod rdantemhsoep jdtwddh tod hmufdhn nhb

tod podhmfdhn, jdtwddh tod speretuna wmrab nhb tod fntdrena wmrab, jdtwddh nh-

mtodr-wmrab nhb wmrab. Bdrrebn―s npprmnò wns rnbe`naay beccdrdht. Oes npprmnò

wns n jreaaenht, tomugo canwdb, nttnì mh tod vdry cmuhbntemhs mc poeamsmpoy.

Zntodr tonh nttdfpt tm smrt mut omw et wns tont eh nhy sdhsd tod mtodr-wmrab wns

prdsdht eh toes wmrab, mr omw m`ùpnhts mc toes wmrab fegot onvd smfd ihmwadbgd

njmut tod mtodr-wmrab, Bdrrebn ànefdb tont tod mtodr-wmrab (ec et n`tunaay wns) nhb

toes wmrab nrd errdbuèjay beccdrdht. Od nasm nrgudb tont `mhstetudhts mc tod mtodr-

wmrab somuab hmt onvd n preveadgdb stntus eh toes wmrab (@nrregnh >35).


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Puppadfdht

N``mrbehg tm Bdrrebn, tod Wdstdrh ebdn mc tod suppadfdht ons wetoeh et tod ebdn

tont n toehg tont ons n suppadfdht `nhhmt jd truay ‑`mfpadtd eh etsdac ‖. Ec et wdrd

`mfpadtd wetomut tod suppadfdht, et somuab hmt hddb, mr amhg-cmr, tod suppadfdht.

Rod cn`t tont n toehg `nh jd nbbdb-tm tm fnid et dvdh fmrd ‑ prdsdht‖ mr ‑womad‖

fdnhs tont todrd es n omad (woeò Bdrrebn `naadb nh mregehnry anì ) nhb tod

suppadfdht `nh ceaa tont omad. Rod fdtnpomre`na mpdhehg mc toes ‑omad‖ Bdrrebn

`naadb ehvngehntemh. Crmf toes pdrspd`tevd, tod suppadfdht bmds hmt dhonh`d

smfdtoehg―s prdsdh`d, jut rntodr uhbdrs`mrds ets njsdh`d (Pef >5:).

Rrn`d

Bdrrebn bdcehds trn`d ns wont n segh beccdrs/bdcdrs crmf. Et es tod njsdht pnrt mc tod

segh―s prdsdh`d. Eh mtodr wmrbs, tormugo tod n`t mc beccårnh`d, n segh adnvds jdoehb

n trn`d, woeò es wontdvdr es adct mvdr nctdr dvdrytoehg prdsdht ons jddh n``muhtdb

cmr (Pef :


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