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

From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yon_saf AT bezeqint.net>
To: "Christian M. M. Brady" <cbrady AT tulane.edu>, Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: The Messianic Idea (Was:Re: virgin: _BETHULAH_ and/or _(ALMAH_ )
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:40:21 +0200

----- 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

Re: The Messianic Idea (Was:Re: virgin: _BETHULAH_ and/or _(ALMAH_ ), Jonathan D. Safren, 01/30/2001