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

From: "Jonathan D. safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il>
To: "Christian M. M. Brady" <cbrady AT tulane.edu>, "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: The Messianic Idea (Was:Re: virgin: _BETHULAH_ and/or _(ALMAH_ )
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 09:24:24 +0200

Christian <. M. Brady wrote:

.
> >
(snip) the expectation
> of the messiah was not new to the followers of Jesus and most of the

> passages interpreted by the NT authors as messianic either already had
those
> overtones in the Tanakh or were already understood in that vein before
Jesus
> was a glimmer in anyone's eye.

Now we cme to a new discussion: the development of the Messianic Idea in
Judaism.
Let me posit for starters:
The belief in Messiah developed as a result of the failure of Biblical
prophecy.
Let's go!

Jonathan D. Safren
Chairman
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
44905 Israel

The Messianic Idea (Was:Re: virgin: _BETHULAH_ and/or _(ALMAH_ ), Jonathan D. safren, 01/30/2001
- Re: The Messianic Idea (Was:Re: virgin: _BETHULAH_ and/or _(ALMAH_ ), Christian M. M. Brady, 01/30/2001