The One who is to come / by Joseph A. Fitzmyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzmyer, Joseph A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Messiah--Prophecies.

Messiah.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Messiah--Biblical teaching.

Messiah--Judaism.

Physical Description:

xvi, 205 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007.

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0802840132

9780802840134

OCLC:

74649003