The Concept of the Messiah in the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity
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The Concept of the Messiah in the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity

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The Concept of the Messiah in the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity

About this book

In this title, Shirley Lucass examines the history of the concept of messiah in biblical, and post-biblical traditions. For 2000 years, Judaism and Christianity have been at odds with one another. The problem at the heart of the division is the concept of messiah. Shirley Lucass looks directly at the concept of messiah from an historical perspective and examines its roots in ancient Jewish literature, and its development within the Christian tradition, aiming not only to trace the biblical and extra-biblical developments of the concept, but to outline a platform for religious dialogue. Lucass begins with a survey of methodological approaches, and then moves on to consider the origins of the messiah concept in ancient near eastern kingship, the 'anointed' in the Second Temple period and the messiah as outlined in the New Testament and in post 70 CE Messianism. Lucass contends that the New Testament concept of messiah is not inconsistent with, nor incompatible with the Jewish antecedent traditions, and it is this conclusion which enables her to present a valuable chapter on the implications of this study for inter-religious dialogue.

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Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780567153975
eBook ISBN
9780567540935
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Abbreviations
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. Chapter 1. THE QUESTION, THE STATE OF THE QUESTION AND THE APPROACH
  7. The Question
  8. The State of the Question
  9. Recent Approaches to the Question
  10. Clearing the Ground
  11. A New Approach
  12. Chapter 2. JEWISH WRITERS IN DIALOGUE
  13. The Jewish Reclamation of Jesus
  14. The Person of the Messiah
  15. The Role of the Messiah
  16. Outcome of the Messiah’s Role
  17. Conclusion
  18. Chapter 3. KINGSHIP IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
  19. Introduction
  20. The Person of the King
  21. The Role of the King
  22. Outcome of the King’s Role
  23. Conclusion
  24. Chapter 4. KINGSHIP IN THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES: THE PSALMS
  25. Introduction
  26. The Person of the King
  27. The Role of the King
  28. Outcome of the King’s Role
  29. Conclusion
  30. Chapter 5. KINGSHIP IN THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES: THE PROPHETS
  31. Introduction
  32. The Person of the King
  33. The Role of the King
  34. Outcome of the King’s Role
  35. Conclusion
  36. Chapter 6. THE ANOINTED IN THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD: THE HIGH PRIEST
  37. Introduction
  38. The Person of the High Priest
  39. The Role of the High Priest
  40. The Outcome of the High Priest’s Role
  41. Conclusion
  42. Chapter 7. THE ANOINTED IN THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD: THE SON OF MAN
  43. The Son of Man
  44. The Person of the Son of Man
  45. The Role of the Son of Man
  46. The Outcome of the Son of Man’s Role
  47. Conclusion
  48. Chapter 8. THE MESSIAH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
  49. Introduction
  50. The Person of the Messiah
  51. The Role of the Messiah
  52. Outcome of the Messiah’s Role
  53. Conclusion
  54. Chapter 9. IMPLICATIONS FOR DIALOGUE
  55. The Person of the Anointed
  56. The Role of the Messiah
  57. The Outcome of the Messiah’s Role
  58. Conclusion
  59. Bibliography
  60. Index of References
  61. Index of Authors

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