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    THIS JESUS Martyr, Lord, Messiah MARKUS BOCKMUEHL Contents Prec . |ANote on Abbreviations, Introduction: Which Js? Sources forthe Historical ess Evidence for Jesus Ossi in New Testament "The Gowpele~ What Di Jesus Really Say and Det “Te eae fey and ibe Cio Fat (Chaper One: Where Did Jus Core From? eden Jaden “oe iho ess, The lpn Eayp ears, The Cid a esas pera. Chapter Twos Was Jr the Mesa? The Messane Hope in Ancient uals, The Term Mess Royal Theclogy| ‘The Hoof Dai. Kingdon snd Redes. istCenury Mesias ‘Was Jeni the Mess? 36 7 2 8 ‘st Chapter Two Was Jesus the Messiah? Since the very beplaning of the Church, perhaps the most oundstional Christin bel about Jesus has been tht e was the Messiah promised in the Hebrew Scriptures, the rdeener figure appointed by God to liberate Israel from servitude snd sin. In the account of the eariest Christan sermon ever reached, the Apotle Peter sys this about an Old Testament Prophecy: David spoke ofthe resurecton ofthe Messiah, ‘ying, He was not sundoned to Hades, ord hie eh experience compton.” This Jsos God raed up an of that al of are wes, eaity that Cod bat tae hin bos Lod snd Mosh this Hus whom you cused. (Acs 231.36) ‘But was Jesus really that promised Messi? On what basis ‘ould we decide? And if he was, what does that mesa? Why id some Jews think that be was, and oer that he was no? “These are some ofthe questions I woud like to discuss inthis chapter. Tahal begin With a survey of who the Messiah was expected 0 be in the Old Testament and in fi-ceairy Judaism, followed by an evaluation of wheter and how esas me those expectations, ‘The Messianic Hope in Ancient Judaism Hope forthe uma salvation of Ire! was almost universal in ancient faism, although it took many diferent forms. twas ‘ot always and everywhere connected with one redeming igure a War Jeu the Mestah? 6 ‘alled the Messiah, Nor was thee an identifiable onodox fgsem of beliefs by which one could measure deviation ot rafrmiy. Some scholars, indeed, have taken to speaking of Gada as beter way to rect this diversi, alhovgh hers sail prefer to highligh abasic “common” st of praciee Ad beliefs at undedying al or mos ofthe diferent manifest fone of ads, But be that a ic may: as long as we allow for ‘rasidenble vation and breadth of definition, the following ele oie may serve to capture something ofthe nature of tacient Jovish Messianic expecatons (along with Jewish Sehaology inthe wider sens) ‘The Term "Messiah" The teem "Messiah ite derives from the Hebrew word mathiok which iterally mens robbed wit i”. This ter, a English usualy rendered “amined, and in Greek lrios (oence the name "Christ, denotes a ital action sed 0

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