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Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament
Reflections in the Dim Mirror
Series: - Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series, Volume: 36
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In Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament Serge Ruzer takes a new tack on the investigation of early Christian polemical strategies against the backdrop of Second Temple Judaism. Complementing traditional inquiry on the subject, Ruzer focuses on those elements of Messiah- and Christ-centered ideas that bear witness to patterns of broader circulation namely, the Jewish messianic ideas that provided the underpinning for the identity-making moves of Jesus early followers. The volume suggests that such attempts can be expected to reflect eschatological ideas of the Jewish Other. Exploring cases where the New Testament shows itself an early witness for belief patterns found in contemporaneous or only later rabbinic sources, this volume reveals a fuller picture of Second Temple Jewish messianism.
List of Previously Published Studies Incorporated in This Volume
Introduction
1 What Kind of Messiah? The Nature of Jesus Messiahship vis--vis Second Temple Patterns of Messianic Belief
â1âJesus as a Prophetic Anointed of the Spirit in the Narration of his Baptism
â2âExcursus: the Epistle to the Hebrews
â3âWhat Kind of Prophetic Anointment?
â4âAdditional Aspects of Jesus Messiahship
â5âFrom the Three Crowns to the Heavenly Redeemer
â6âBetween Daniel and Parables of Enoch
â7âConclusion
2 The Problem of Davidic Messiahship
â1âProblematic Character of the Davidic Messiahship Claim
â2âDead Sea Scrolls Evidence
â3âSynoptic Narrative
â4âThe Book of Acts
â5âActs 1:611
â6âActs 2:2236
â7âActs 4:2528
â8âActs 15:1321
â9âRomans 1:14
â10âEpistle to the Hebrews and the Book of Revelation
â11âConclusion
3 Inauguration of the Messianic Advent
â1âMark 1:11 as the Programmatic Opening of Jesus Messianic Biography
â2âThe Figure and Function of John the Baptizer
â3âIntroduction of Jesus into the Narrative
â4âThe Commencement of the Messianic Event according to Genesis Rabbah
â5âConclusion
4 Son of God as Son of David
ââAdapting a Problematic Second Temple Designation to the Messianic Agenda
â1âBiblical Evidence
â2âSecond Temple Period Background
â3âSon of God in the New Testament: General Remarks
â4âSon of God in Luke
â5âJesus Baptism as Establishing His Divine Sonship in the Synoptic Tradition: Mark
â6âJesus Baptism as Establishing His Divine Sonship in the Synoptic Tradition: (Matthew and) Luke
â7âCrucifixion and Resurrection of the Son of God: Lukes Version
â8âConclusion
5 Jesus as the Messianic Interpreter of the Torah
â1âJesus as a Champion of the Pharisaic Mode of Interpretation in the Sermon on the Mount
â2âAntitheses in Light of the Programmatic Statement in Matt 5:1720
â3âThe Anti-Qumranic Stance of Matt 5:4348
â4âPracticing Piety: Almsgiving, Fasting and Prayer
â5âThe Lords Prayer and the Alternative Path to Forgiveness of Sins
â6âConclusion
6 Jesus as the New Moses Signs and Wonders
â1âRabbinic Evidence
â2âThe Fourth Gospels Messianic Strategies
â3âSigns and Wonders at the Time of Exodus and Jesus Miracles
â4âConclusion
7 Jesus as the New Moses Bearers of Logos Path to Divinization
â1âJesus as Bearer of Gods Logos in the Johannine Prologue
â2âConclusion
8 The Heavenly Redeemer from Daniel 7 as a Messianic Figure
â1âSingling Out the Heavenly Son-of-Man Motif
â2âSon of Man in the New Testament
â3âSon of Man as Generic Appellation
â4âSon of Man as Relating Specifically to Jesus
â5âThe Heavenly Son of Man and the Jerusalem Crisis
â6âHarmonizing Earthly and Heavenly Messianic Scenarios in Acts 1
â7âThe Heavenly Son of Man before the Jerusalem Crisis
â8âSumming Up
â9âRabbinic Discourse on the Davidic and Heavenly Messiah
â10âConclusion
9 The Search for the Meaning of Crucifixion
â1âPersecution of Gods Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and in Luke
â2âBook of Acts on Jesus Death
â3âThe Pattern of the Martyrs Beneficiary Death
â4âIsaiah 53: a Prophets Suffering with a Vicarious Redemptive Meaning
â5âConclusion
10 Reassessing Eschatological Failure as Gods Mystery
â1âHeavenly Secrets as the Content of Revelation
â2âDead Sea Scrolls Evidence
â3âMystery Language in Pesher Habakkuk
â4âMystery Terminology and Postponement of the End in the New Testament
â5âConclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1 What Kind of Messiah? The Nature of Jesus Messiahship vis--vis Second Temple Patterns of Messianic Belief
â1âJesus as a Prophetic Anointed of the Spirit in the Narration of his Baptism
â2âExcursus: the Epistle to the Hebrews
â3âWhat Kind of Prophetic Anointment?
â4âAdditional Aspects of Jesus Messiahship
â5âFrom the Three Crowns to the Heavenly Redeemer
â6âBetween Daniel and Parables of Enoch
â7âConclusion
2 The Problem of Davidic Messiahship
â1âProblematic Character of the Davidic Messiahship Claim
â2âDead Sea Scrolls Evidence
â3âSynoptic Narrative
â4âThe Book of Acts
â5âActs 1:611
â6âActs 2:2236
â7âActs 4:2528
â8âActs 15:1321
â9âRomans 1:14
â10âEpistle to the Hebrews and the Book of Revelation
â11âConclusion
3 Inauguration of the Messianic Advent
â1âMark 1:11 as the Programmatic Opening of Jesus Messianic Biography
â2âThe Figure and Function of John the Baptizer
â3âIntroduction of Jesus into the Narrative
â4âThe Commencement of the Messianic Event according to Genesis Rabbah
â5âConclusion
4 Son of God as Son of David
ââAdapting a Problematic Second Temple Designation to the Messianic Agenda
â1âBiblical Evidence
â2âSecond Temple Period Background
â3âSon of God in the New Testament: General Remarks
â4âSon of God in Luke
â5âJesus Baptism as Establishing His Divine Sonship in the Synoptic Tradition: Mark
â6âJesus Baptism as Establishing His Divine Sonship in the Synoptic Tradition: (Matthew and) Luke
â7âCrucifixion and Resurrection of the Son of God: Lukes Version
â8âConclusion
5 Jesus as the Messianic Interpreter of the Torah
â1âJesus as a Champion of the Pharisaic Mode of Interpretation in the Sermon on the Mount
â2âAntitheses in Light of the Programmatic Statement in Matt 5:1720
â3âThe Anti-Qumranic Stance of Matt 5:4348
â4âPracticing Piety: Almsgiving, Fasting and Prayer
â5âThe Lords Prayer and the Alternative Path to Forgiveness of Sins
â6âConclusion
6 Jesus as the New Moses Signs and Wonders
â1âRabbinic Evidence
â2âThe Fourth Gospels Messianic Strategies
â3âSigns and Wonders at the Time of Exodus and Jesus Miracles
â4âConclusion
7 Jesus as the New Moses Bearers of Logos Path to Divinization
â1âJesus as Bearer of Gods Logos in the Johannine Prologue
â2âConclusion
8 The Heavenly Redeemer from Daniel 7 as a Messianic Figure
â1âSingling Out the Heavenly Son-of-Man Motif
â2âSon of Man in the New Testament
â3âSon of Man as Generic Appellation
â4âSon of Man as Relating Specifically to Jesus
â5âThe Heavenly Son of Man and the Jerusalem Crisis
â6âHarmonizing Earthly and Heavenly Messianic Scenarios in Acts 1
â7âThe Heavenly Son of Man before the Jerusalem Crisis
â8âSumming Up
â9âRabbinic Discourse on the Davidic and Heavenly Messiah
â10âConclusion
9 The Search for the Meaning of Crucifixion
â1âPersecution of Gods Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and in Luke
â2âBook of Acts on Jesus Death
â3âThe Pattern of the Martyrs Beneficiary Death
â4âIsaiah 53: a Prophets Suffering with a Vicarious Redemptive Meaning
â5âConclusion
10 Reassessing Eschatological Failure as Gods Mystery
â1âHeavenly Secrets as the Content of Revelation
â2âDead Sea Scrolls Evidence
â3âMystery Language in Pesher Habakkuk
â4âMystery Terminology and Postponement of the End in the New Testament
â5âConclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index