Responsibility for Sin in Ezekiel 18:21-28

Krzysztof Rudziński

doi:10.15290/rtk.2019.18.08

Published: 2019-03-251

Vol. 18 (2019)

Responsibility for Sin in Ezekiel 18:21-28

Krzysztof Rudziński

Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej

Section: BIBLICAL THEOLOGY

https://doi.org/10.15290/rtk.2019.18.08

Abstract

This article discusses the problem of responsibility in Ezekiel 18:21-28. In the first part of the article, the author presents the principle of collective responsibility in ancient Israel. The second part shows the teaching of the prophet Ezekiel, who contrasts the former universally applicable principle of collective responsibility with his completely novel concept of individual responsibility. According to this new principle, everyone is personally responsible for his own behavior. A sinner can save his life by converting and entering on the path of a real spiritual life. For centuries the Catholic Church has interpreted Ezekiel’s encouragement to convert as an indirect invitation for the modern listener to be open to Christ.

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Rudziński, K. (2019). Responsibility for Sin in Ezekiel 18:21-28. Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej, 18, 113–126. https://doi.org/10.15290/rtk.2019.18.08

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Krzysztof Rudziński

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REV. KRZYSZTOF RUDZIŃSKI was born in Suchowola in 1965. After being ordained to the priesthood in Bialystok in 1990, he served within different parishes in the Archdiocese of Bialystok. In 1995, he began biblical and pastoral studies at the Faculty of Theology ATK in Warsaw. In 1999, he successfully defended his Master’s thesis under the direction of Rev. Prof. Ryszard Rumianek and obtained a Master’s Degree in Theology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies. Rev. Rudzinski subsequently pursued doctoral studies at the Faculty of Theology at UKSW in Warsaw, where he is currently continuing his studies. In 2000, he was sent as a missionary to France where he serves as a priest “fidei donum” in the Diocese of Nice.