Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Sacred Scripture Particular topics

Eletta

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ELETTA. - Nell'intestazione di II Io. si legge: « Il presbitero a una E. Signora (ἐκλεκτῆ, κυρία) e si figli di lei ». Nell'epilogo: « Ti salutano i figli della tua sorella l'E. » (v. 13). L'interpretazione più comune vede nel termine E. un sinonimo di Chiesa.Also in 1 Pt. 5:13 the Church of Rome (Babylon) is called "co-e." In our case the collective sense results from the shift from "you" (singular) to "you" (plural) (vv. 5, 8, 10, 12). The children of the E. are the elect (Christians). Every church formed of the elect is an "e." The Church, mystical bride of the Lord, is "Lady."

Since the article is missing in the heading, one may think that 2 Jn. is a kind of circular letter.

Less probable are the interpretations that see in the terms e. and Lady (kyria) proper names.

Pietro De Ambroggi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 210.

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De, Ambroggi Pietro. “Eletta.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 210. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/eletta.

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De, Ambroggi Pietro. “Eletta.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 210. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/eletta.

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@incollection{ec5_eletta,
  author    = {De, Ambroggi Pietro},
  title     = {Eletta},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {210},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/eletta}
}

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