WHAT IS AGAPE? WHAT DOES AGAPE MEAN?
AGAPE MEANING, DEFINITION & EXPLANATION
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What is
AGAPE? What does AGAPE mean? AGAPE meaning - AGAPE pronunciation - AGAPE
definition - AGAPE explanation - How to pronounce AGAPE?
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AGAPE IS
"LOVE: THE HIGHEST FORM OF LOVE, CHARITY; THE LOVE OF GOD FOR MAN AND OF
MAN FOR GOD." Not to be confused with "phileo" - brotherly love
- agápe embraces a universal, unconditional love that transcends, that serves
regardless of circumstances. The noun form first occurs in the Septuagint, but
the verb form goes as far back as Homer, translated literally as affection, as
in "greet with affection" and "show affection for the
dead." Other ancient authors have used forms of the word to denote love of
a spouse or family, or affection for a particular activity, in contrast to philia
(an affection that could denote friendship, brotherhood or generally non-sexual
affection) and eros, an affection of a sexual nature.
Christianity
developed Agape as the love originating from God or Christ for humankind. In
the New Testament, it refers to the covenant love of God for humans, as well as
the human reciprocal love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love of
one's fellow man. Although the word did not have a specific religious
connotation, it has been used by a variety of contemporary and ancient sources,
including biblical authors and Christian authors.
The notion
of agape has been examined as to traditions, whether Judeo-Christian or other
world religions, religious ethics, and science.
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