“Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours made careful search and inquiry, inquiring about the person or time t...
Today's reading is John 7:32-52 (NIV):
Officers Sent to Arrest Jesus.
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief pr...
In C. H. Dodd's expert but overlooked work, History and the Gospel, the renowned former professor of divinity at Cambridge pointed out a surprising piece of evi...
In this series, I attempt to assess Second-Temple-era Jewish messianic expectation. Start at Part I or see all parts in the series.
Perhaps the most famil...
The notion of the messiah as a prophet is similarly criticized, but there is strong evidence in Jewish scripture that the Prophet was a role the Messiah wou...
In this series, I attempt to assess Second-Temple-era Jewish messianic expectation. Start at Part I or see all parts in the series.
The case for Jesus...
In this series, I attempt to assess Second-Temple-era Jewish messianic expectation. Start at Part I or see all parts in the series.
Elsewhere in scripture, ...
In this series, I attempt to assess Second-Temple-era Jewish messianic expectation. Start at Part I or see all parts in the series.
Anointing itself is a conc...
In this series, I attempt to assess Second-Temple-era Jewish messianic expectation. See all parts in the series.
It was more or less a case of déjà vu: Once a...
