The Messianic Idea (Was:Re: virgin: _BETHULAH_ and/or _(ALMAH_ )

Jonathan D. Safren yon_saf at bezeqint.net
Tue Jan 30 11:40:21 EST 2001



----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian M. M. Brady" <cbrady at tulane.edu>

> Well, when you have prophetic statements such as: 2Sam. 7.16 "Your house
and
> your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me; your throne shall be
> established forever" and the reality of the destruction of Jerusalem, etc.
a
> little reinterpretation is necessary in order to keep the prophecy! ;-)
>
That's what the (post-)exilic author of 1 Kings 2:1-4 did when he made the
prophecy conditional. Hindsight is better than foresight.
Sincerely,
Jonathan D. Safren
Chairman
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
44905 Israel






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