Title Statements
- Full title :The One who is to come / by Joseph A. Fitzmyer.
Summary
Messiah is one of the most popular and most contested terms in Christian reflection, with many often reading the concept back into early Old Testament texts. Joseph Fitzmyer carefully and comprehensively contradicts this misreading, tracing the emergence of messianism to a much later date - 2nd century B.C.
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- Publication Date:2007.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):William B. Eerdmans Pub
- Place of Publication:Grand Rapids, Mich
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2007.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvi, 205 pages ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0802840132, 9780802840134
- oclc:ocm74649003
- LC Classification:BT235
- Dewey Decimal:232/.12
Table of Contents
The term "Messiah" -- The use of [māšîaḥ] in the Old Testament -- Other Old Testament passages often regarded as the background of the term "Messiah" -- Old Testament passages that reveal a developing understanding of the Davidic dynasty -- The role of Daniel 9:25-26 in the emergence of Messianism -- The Septuagint's interpretation of some Old Testament passages -- Extrabiblical Jewish writings of the Second Temple period -- The use of Messiah in the New Testament -- The use of Messiah in the Mishnah, Targums, and other rabbinic writings -- Conclusion.
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