The Messianic Idea

Liz Fried lizfried at umich.edu
Tue Jan 30 14:29:23 EST 2001


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christian M. M. Brady [mailto:cbrady at tulane.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 2:21 PM
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: Re: The Messianic Idea
> 
> 
> On 1/30/01 1:16 PM, "Jonathan D. Safren" <yon_saf at bezeqint.net> wrote:
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ben Crick" <ben.crick at argonet.co.uk>

> >>  Isn't Hosea 3:4-5 the development of this prophecy?
> >> 
> > Don't think sio, Ben. Hosea is a Northern prophet, speaking to the
> > inhabitants of the Northern Kingdom, towhom the Davidic Covenant meant
> > little.
> > Sincerely,
> > Jonathan D. Safren
> 
> Then why the reference to David?
>
Probably added later in the post-exilic period by a Judaean.
Although I think Anderson and Freedman in their commentary
disagree.

Liz Fried



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