I wanted to make a quick intro to the idea that the details of the coming of Messiah were built around cultural insights beyond scripture.
I'm not ready to discuss in detail but thought it would be worthwhile to start a thread.
There were ideas from scripture which weren't clearly laid out.
The term "Messiah" as a title wasn't explicit in scripture but there expectancy for a king of the branch of David with an eternal throne. But the title was introduced by Rabbi Akiba (Dunn,NPP2005,293-3).
There was not mention of who would fill the second throne in Dan 7:9-14 except an implied sense that this would be one called the Son of Man.
Jesus came in accord with expectations for the time and circumstances of the Messiah within the culture. He met requirements that of OT prophecy but also fulfilled ideas expected simply within the culture.
Any thoughts on this?
I'm not ready to discuss in detail but thought it would be worthwhile to start a thread.
There were ideas from scripture which weren't clearly laid out.
The term "Messiah" as a title wasn't explicit in scripture but there expectancy for a king of the branch of David with an eternal throne. But the title was introduced by Rabbi Akiba (Dunn,NPP2005,293-3).
There was not mention of who would fill the second throne in Dan 7:9-14 except an implied sense that this would be one called the Son of Man.
Jesus came in accord with expectations for the time and circumstances of the Messiah within the culture. He met requirements that of OT prophecy but also fulfilled ideas expected simply within the culture.
Any thoughts on this?
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