Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Christian M. M. Brady" <cbrady AT tulane.edu>]

On 1/30/01 1:24 AM, "Jonathan D. safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il> wrote:

> 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!

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! ;-)

Cb
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