An Examination of Kingship and Messianic Expectation in Isaiah 1-35

An Examination of Kingship and Messianic Expectation in Isaiah 1-35
Author: Paul D. Wegner
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1992
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780773423541

This study aims to determine a method for examining the concept of Messianic expectation and to examine how the concept of re-lecture or re-reading has been helpful in the development of Messianic expectation in the book of Isaiah. It looks at how the book of Isaiah has been used to engender messianic expectation.

The Lord's Anointed

The Lord's Anointed
Author: Philip E. Satterthwaite
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2012-08-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1610979745

At the heart of the earliest Christian self-understanding, explicit or implicit in much Christian use of the Old Testament, and crucial for Christian theology and interpretation, the concept of 'messiah' in the Old Testament has, however, been eclipsed by the pursuit of other goals in the Old Testament studies. Few recent sustained treatments have appeared from any school of thought. The Lord's Anointed aims to redress the balance. It also recognizes that the study of this topic must always be contemporary: Old Testament studies have changed dramatically in recent years, giving rise to new challenges as well as new opportunities for Christian reading of it.

The Search for Quotation

The Search for Quotation
Author: Richard L. Schultz
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 401
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1850754969

A thorough study of quotation within ancient and modern literatures is the background for this new approach to alleged quotations within the prophetic writings. The common claim that specific verbal parallels result from the conscious repetition of the words of a predecessor is beset by difficulties. After examining quotation in non-prophetic (ancient Near Eastern, early Jewish, Old Testament wisdom and narrative, and modern Western) literatures, Schultz proposes a new model for interpreting verbal parallels that utilizes several criteria for identifying quotation and combines diachronic with synchronic analysis. He then applies this model to five representative verbal parallels involving the book of Isaiah. This book illustrates how an awareness of the versatility of quotation facilitates a more accurate interpretation of verbal parallels, and at the same time calls for greater caution in employing them in support of various theories.

The Concept of the Messiah in the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity

The Concept of the Messiah in the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity
Author: Shirley Lucass
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2011-09-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567540936

In this title, Shirley Lucass examines the history of the concept of messiah in biblical, and post-biblical traditions. For 2000 years, Judaism and Christianity have been at odds with one another. The problem at the heart of the division is the concept of messiah. Shirley Lucass looks directly at the concept of messiah from an historical perspective and examines its roots in ancient Jewish literature, and its development within the Christian tradition, aiming not only to trace the biblical and extra-biblical developments of the concept, but to outline a platform for religious dialogue. Lucass begins with a survey of methodological approaches, and then moves on to consider the origins of the messiah concept in ancient near eastern kingship, the 'anointed' in the Second Temple period and the messiah as outlined in the New Testament and in post 70 CE Messianism. Lucass contends that the New Testament concept of messiah is not inconsistent with, nor incompatible with the Jewish antecedent traditions, and it is this conclusion which enables her to present a valuable chapter on the implications of this study for inter-religious dialogue.

Covenant as Context

Covenant as Context
Author: Andrew David Hastings Mayes
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780199250745

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Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel

Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel
Author: Oxford Old Testament Seminar
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2010-06-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567473643

This important work on Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel is the product of an impressive international team of twenty-three outstanding scholars, most of whom are well-known, established names, while a few are able, younger scholars beginning to make their mark on the field. The volume approaches its subject from a remarkable number of different angles, with essays ranging from Israel's ancient Near Eastern background right through to the New Testament, but the majority of essays concentrate on Prophecy and the Prophets in the Old Testament. Particular attention is paid to the following subjects: Prophecy amongst Israel's Ancient Near Eastern Neighbours; Female Prophets in both Israel and the Ancient Near East; Israelite Prophecy in the Light of modern Sociological, Anthropological and Psychological Insights; Deuteronomy 18.9-22, the Prophets and Scripture; Elijah, Elisha and Prophetic Succession; the Theology of Amos; Hosea and the Baal cu All the contributions, previously unpublished, arise from papers delivered at the Oxford Old Testament seminar.

Hezekiah in History and Tradition

Hezekiah in History and Tradition
Author: Robb Andrew Young
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2012-05-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004216081

This study draws upon the biblical books of Kings, First Isaiah and Chronicles, in conjunction with Assyrian records and ancient Near Eastern archaeology, in order to provide an updated historical reconstruction of the influential Judean monarch Hezekiah.

A Baptism of Judgment in the Fire of the Holy Spirit

A Baptism of Judgment in the Fire of the Holy Spirit
Author: Daniel W. McManigal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2019-05-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567683974

Daniel W. McManigal provides a fresh analysis of the meaning of the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, and John's baptism as a prophetic sign-act. Expanding upon the sources, grammar and meaning of the Logion, analysing Old Testament and Second Temple texts, and discussing the prevalent theme of judgment in baptism, McManigal offers the first extended treatment of the baptism in the Holy Spirit in Matthew's gospel. As a backdrop for the prevalence of judgment in baptism, McManigal locates Matthew's eschatological judgment within the broader Old Testament and apocalyptic literature of the Second Temple, drawing upon texts such as Isaiah 11 and the Isaiah Targum, Malachi 3, Daniel 7, 1 Enoch and 4 Ezra. This volume's analysis aids deeper understanding of how the themes of the Old Testament are woven throughout Matthew's narrative, capitalizing on John's role as the last of the prophets sent to Israel; McManigal focuses in particular on Matthew's foretelling the coming of the Messiah, and his call for repentance in order to prepare people for the arrival of the kingdom of God. Drawing out the unique Matthean meaning of the baptism of the “coming one,” McManigal's study offers readers a new insight into the nature of repenting and prophetic baptism, whether through water, fire or Spirit.

Ancient Israelite and Early Jewish Literature

Ancient Israelite and Early Jewish Literature
Author: Vriezen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 776
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9047404203

Ancient Israelite and Early Jewish Literature offers more than simply an introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Increased interest in Early Judaism as successor to the religion of Ancient Israel and background to the New Testament demands an introduction that guides the reader through the maze of Jewish literature dating from the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods in addition to the Hebrew Bible.

The Salvation of the Remnant in Isaiah 11

The Salvation of the Remnant in Isaiah 11
Author: Gerald Emem Umoren
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2007-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1581123752

As a response to this situation, this dissertation, which scored a summa grade on presentation to the Biblical section of the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas, Rome, is basically an exegetico-theological inquiry into the meaning and possible implication of Is. 11: 11-12 which proposes the salvation of the remnant.