The One who is to come
By: by Joseph A. Fitzmyer.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780802840134
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Messiah -- Prophecies.; Messiah -- Biblical teaching.; Messiah -- Judaism.
Description: Messiah is one of the most popular and most contested terms in Christian reflection, with many often reading the concept back into early Old Testament texts. Joseph Fitzmyer carefully and comprehensively contradicts this misreading, tracing the emergence of messianism to a much later date - 2nd century B.C.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The term "Messiah"; title: The use of [māšîaḥ] in the Old Testament; title: Other Old Testament passages often regarded as the background of the term "Messiah"; title: Old Testament passages that reveal a developing understanding of the Davidic dynasty; title: The role of Daniel 9:25-26 in the emergence of Messianism; title: The Septuagint's interpretation of some Old Testament passages; title: Extrabiblical Jewish writings of the Second Temple period; title: The use of Messiah in the New Testament; title: The use of Messiah in the Mishnah, Targums, and other rabbinic writings; title: Conclusion.