repentance
2 connections across theological concepts
Connections
Hebrew teshuvah (repentance) and the imperative shuv (repent, turn) are the same root — repentance is the noun describing what the verbal command 'repent' calls one to do. Both describe the same movement of return.
Hebrew teshuvah (repentance) and Greek metanoia (repentance, change of mind) are theological cognates — both describe the same inner reorientation toward God, one in spatial metaphor (return), one in cognitive metaphor (turn of mind).
Etymology
Turning, return to God, complete turning around
Not merely emotion but action; to turn back toward covenant
Change of mind, turning around, transformation of thought
Meta (after) + nous (mind); radical transformation of perspective
Turning back to God, repentance, seeking forgiveness
One of Islam's fundamental concepts; path to divine forgiveness
Atonement, penance, purification of sin
Ritual or moral action to purify from negative karma
Hebrew Roots
repentance, return, answer
Greek Roots
repentance, change of mind and heart