King and Messiah as Son of God: Divine, Human, and Angelic Messianic Figures in Biblical and Related Literature
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802807720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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An historical investigation of messianic terms and concepts underlying the Biblical documents D. R. Brown Christopher Kaiser has given a good overview of the book, which I need not repeat, but I hope it will not lead readers to think the book is about Christology or the diety of Christ. On the contrary, it is about the historical development of messianic concepts and the cluster of terms that denoted them. At the end it questions the adequacy of Hurtado's claim that the early Christians' concept of Christ is fully revealed in the fact of their worship of Jesus. In the last paragraph it questions the sufficiency of Bauckham's explanation of the unific. "A wonderfully helpful survey of a great deal of material helping" according to David Bartlett. A wonderfully helpful survey of a great deal of material helping to put early Christian claims in their historical context.. "Angelic Messiah" according to Christopher Kaiser. Was the Jewish messiah believed to be divine? The answer, based on this wide-ranging study of the Old Testament, Second Temple literature, and the New Testament, is "yes and no." But the reader should be advised that answers to questions like this can vary widely with differing definitions of "messiah" and "divine." The volume can be read as a sustained apology for an angelic Messiah and an angel Christology. For those who do not take the time to read the entire work, there is an excellent summary of the main points in the final pages (20Angelic Messiah Christopher Kaiser Was the Jewish messiah believed to be divine? The answer, based on this wide-ranging study of the Old Testament, Second Temple literature, and the New Testament, is "yes and no." But the reader should be advised that answers to questions like this can vary widely with differing definitions of "messiah" and "divine." The volume can be read as a sustained apology for an angelic Messiah and an angel Christology. For those who do not take the time to read the entire work, there is an excellent summary of the main points in the final pages (204-213). . -21Angelic Messiah Was the Jewish messiah believed to be divine? The answer, based on this wide-ranging study of the Old Testament, Second Temple literature, and the New Testament, is "yes and no." But the reader should be advised that answers to questions like this can vary widely with differing definitions of "messiah" and "divine." The volume can be read as a sustained apology for an angelic Messiah and an angel Christology. For those who do not take the time to read the entire work, there is an excellent summary of the main points in the final pages (20Angelic Messiah Christopher Kaiser Was the Jewish messiah believed to be divine? The answer, based on this wide-ranging study of the Old Testament, Second Temple literature, and the New Testament, is "yes and no." But the reader should be advised that answers to questions like this can vary widely with differing definitions of "messiah" and "divine." The volume can be read as a sustained apology for an angelic Messiah and an angel Christology. For those who do not take the time to read the entire work, there is an excellent summary of the main points in the final pages (204-213). . -213). . ).
They succeed admirably in demonstrating that kingship, messiahship, and divinity form a complex relationship whose understanding underwent an organic development, yet with a range of variations, from early monarchic Israel and its ancient Near Eastern roots through the Christianity of the New Testament era. The result is a very readable and engaging study The result is a very readable and engaging study background."Peter Machinist — Harvard University "Adela and John Collins add yet another book to their long list of significant contributions to biblical studies. King and Messiah as Son of God stands out as a comprehensive, systematic, and authoritative study of the much discussed and controversial issue of their title. Their grasp of the subject and their intellectual breadth will make this book a standard reference breadth will make this book a standard reference come."
This book traces the history of the idea that the king and later the messiah is Son of God, from its origins in ancient Near Eastern royal ideology to its Christian appropriation in the New Testament. Both highly regarded scholars, Adela Yarbro Collins and John J. This belief and tradition, they contend, led to the identification of Jesus as preexistent, personified Wisdom, or a heavenly being in the New Testament canon. However, the titles Jesus is given are historical titles tracing back to Egyptian New Kingdom ideology. Collins argue that Jesus was called “the Son of God” precisely because he was believed to be the messianic king. Therefore the title “Son of God” is likely solely messianic and not literal. King and Messiah as Son of God is distinctive in its range, spanning both Testaments and informed by ancient Near Eastern literature and Jewish noncanonical literature.