Concept of time in the Old Testament
Existing in time, humanity is accustomed to divide it into the events of the present, past and future. This article deals with the problem of time in the Old Testament. For current time Old Testament is gone in past but for The Old Testament, we - not quite future time. Analyzing the Messianic prophecies, the author reveals the complexity of the times of the Old Testament used by prophet. Boundaries of time for him to appear blurred. On the basis of the prophetic literature researcher revealed features of the alternation of temporality through comparison with the notion of time in ancient culture. In the world of the Greeks with the advent of the New Testament the notion of the future, but the future was not a person is not available in the Old Testament, as is commonly believed. The author tells about the changes in circle of time in antiquity and the appearance of linear time. Particular attention is drawn to the implementation of the future through the concept of “personality”.