By William Bourton
(Le Soir)
In 1030 BC, Marek Halter recounts in his last book, the people of Israel wished they had a king.
Judge Samuel acceded to the request but, fearing despotism, he added a counter-power to it: the prophet, whose mission would be to denounce injustice and to plead the cause of the people.
Over the centuries, these characters have become secularized but have kept the same role.
THE EVENING. - You explain that etymologically, the prophet is "a man who cries"; a “whistleblower”, we would say today?
Marek HALTER. -
Yes, absolutely.
The word is also pronounced "nabi" in Hebrew, which comes from the Akkadian word "nabû": the cry.
The prophet is a man who cries;
a whistleblower.
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For the prophet, the religious dimension is ultimately secondary: for you, Hugo or Gandhi are prophets, as much as Abraham or Moses ...
A prophet is a man who refers to only one thing: righteousness.
The word "righteousness" was born with Abraham,
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