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Hi Bryant!
There are issues with the syntax of your perspective, in addition to the fact that the calculations don't really add up. I'm sorry, but I'm simply not convinced. I know your view is a prevalent one, but I fear it's not actually dealing with the text properly,
but rather bringing other considerations to bear on the text. The subtle shifts in terminology (eg. The Anointed One or Messiah, rather than An Anointed One; The End, rather than his/its end) all hint at this importation that, as far as I can see it, isn't
really listening to the text as it stands. Furthermore, it's failing to appreciate the kind of rhetoric employed in apocalyptic and the purpose it serves. Again, I recommend Portier-Young's study for further details.
I guess we agree to disagree.
GEORGE ATHAS Dean of Research,
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
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