变容、属灵与体认: 基督教及道教经典的观点
James Miller. 2016. “Transfiguration, Spirituality and Embodiment: Perspectives from Christian and Daoist Scriptures.” Bijiao jingxue 比较经学 (Journal of Comparative Scripture), 7:9-33.
Abstract
Biblical and Daoist narratives bear witness a tradition of transfiguration, in which spiritual transformation is revealed through the appearance of the religious practitioner. In the Biblical tradition this occurs in the context of encounters with God, especially on mountains, in which the change in physical appearance appears to be a reflection of the proximity of the practitioner to divine power. In the case of Jesus this transformation prefigures his final apotheosis and ascension into heaven. In the case of the Esoteric Biography of Perfected Purple Yang (紫阳真人内传，Ziyang zhenren neizhuan), his spiritual life is marked by moments of physical transfiguration that culminate in his vision of three resplendent immortal beings who pave the way for his final ascension into heaven in a dragon-pulled chariot. Comparative theological reflection on these narratives involves a discussion of the role of the physical body in the religious life, and invites discussion of themes such as disability and transgender identity.
Keywords: Comparative theology, narratives, transfiguration, Bible, Daoist, physical role, religious life
圣经与道教的叙事均见证了一种变容的传统，在其中，属灵转 化能够通过宗教践行者之外貌的变化而体现出来。在圣经传统中， 其发生在与上帝相遇的语境中，特别是在山上，身体外貌的变化成 为宗教践行者与神圣力量接近的反映。在耶稣的例子中，这种转化 预示了他的神化以及升天。而在《紫阳真人内传》中，他的属灵生 活则以身体变容的时刻为特征，这些时刻在他关于三位永生者驾着 龙拉的战车为他最终成仙而开路的异象中而达到顶点。比较神学对 这些叙事的反思包含了一种对身体在宗教生活中之角色的讨论，并 且引发了对诸如残疾及跨性别身份等主题的讨论。
关键词:比较神学、叙事、变容、圣经、道教、身体角色、宗 教生活
《比较经学》二〇一六年 第七辑 Journal of Comparative Scripture, 7 (2016) 9-33