Analisis Frase “Menimbun Bara Api” Terhadap Pembentukan Karakter: Kajian Hermeneutik Berdasarkan Kitab Amsal 25:21-22
Abstract
Based on the literature review, there are two groups of scholars discussing Proverbs 25:21-22: the group that links the writing of this verse to Jesus' teachings on love and forgiveness, and the group that focuses only on the teachings of Paul, who quoted this verse as an exhortation to the Romans to do good to their enemies and that there is a reward for every good deed. This research group does not comprehensively discuss the phrase "heaping coals of fire" and its application to character development. It is this research gap that this article attempts to examine in order to analyze the meaning of the phrase "heaping coals of fire" and its implications for character development. Therefore, this research was conducted based on qualitative method with sub-interpretive design, specifically wisdom literature hermeneutics. This study found three related implementations of this phrase to character building, namely: first, deciding to do the right thing; second, overcoming ego and hatred; third, deciding to live an exemplary life. The results of this study are very important in character building so that believers can apply the values of truth in life and continue to be a blessing and provide understanding in the development of wisdom literature research.
Berdasarkan penelitian literatur ditemukan ada dua kelompok penelitian dalam pembahasan Amsal 25:21-22 yakni, pertama, kelompok yang menghubungkan tulisan Amsal ini dengan ajaran Yesus mengenai kasih dan pengampunan, serta kedua, kelompok yang hanya terfokus kepada ajaran Paulus, yang mengutip Amsal ini, sebagai nasihat kepada jemaat Roma, untuk berbuat baik kepada kepada musuh-musuhnya dan ada upah bagi setiap perbuatan baik. Kelompok penelitian ini tidak membahas secara komprehensif mengenai frase “menimbun bara api,” dan implementasinya terhadap pembentukan karakter. Kesenjangan penelitian inilah yang coba diteliti oleh artikel ini, untuk menganalisis makna frase “menimbun bara api” serta implikasinya terhadap pembentukan karakter. Karena itulah penelitian ini dilakukan berdasarkan metode kualitatif dengan sub interpretative design khususnya hermeneutika sastra hikmat. Penelitian ini menemukan tiga implementasi yang berkaitan dari frase ini terhadap pembentukan karakter, yakni: pertama, memutuskan berbuat benar; kedua, mengatasi ego dan kebencian; ketiga, memilih hidup menjadi teladan. Hasil penelitian ini sangat penting dalam sebuah pembentukan karakter agar orang percaya dapat menerapkan nilai-nilai kebenaran dalam hidup dan terus menjadi berkat serta memberikan pemahaman dalam perkembangan penelitian sastra hikmat.
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