Tag: Hellenistic Judaism

• Matthew 25:46 – Aionios and Kolasis: Judgment as Restoration

  

  Few passages in the New Testament have exercised greater influence on Christian views of final judgment than Matthew 25:46: “And these will go away into eternal (aionios) punishment (kolasis), but the righteous into eternal (aionios) life (zoē).” This verse is frequently treated as decisive evidence for eternal conscious torment. Such interpretations, however, rest upon linguistic…

  Brother Roger

  May 27, 2026

  Biblical Studies, Character of God, Greek Language & Linguistics,, Mathew 25:46, Philosophy of Punishment

  Aiōnios, Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Classical Greek philosophy, Corrective vs. retributive punishmen, Divine discipline, Hellenistic Judaism, Josephus, Kolasis (corrective punishment), Matthew 25:46, New Testament judgment, Philo of Alexandria, Plato’s Gorgias, Pruning metaphor, Purpose of judgment, Sheep and goats parable, Theological coherence, Timōria (retributive punishment)