Il καινός dell’Apocalisse: novità o trasformazione?

The concept of newness (καινός) in the Book of Revelation consists of a renewal that involves the historical development of the community. Whenever the adjective “new” qualifies a reality (name, song, heaven, earth, Jerusalem), it does not imply the annihilation of the historical phase, but rather an eschatological transformation, which is the fruit of a theandric synergy. God “makes all things new,” but involves human action. The model for this evolution is the Passover of Christ, in which the new identity of the glorified One passes through his Passion. Similarly, the καινός of the heavenly Jerusalem is, on the one hand, a theo-Christological work, and, on the other, requires the contribution of humanity and its ethical choices.