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King and Messiah as Son of God

Divine, Human, and Angelic Messianic Figures in Biblical and Related Literature

  • Paperback
  • 264 pages
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company
  • 15.7 x 22.8 x 1.9 cm

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For scholars and seekers of biblical insights

Clarifies the messianic meaning of "Son of God"

You will deepen your understanding of Jesus' identity

This book explores the origins of the title "Son of God" in messianic tradition.

This book traces the history of the idea that the king and later the messiah is Son of God, from its origins in ancient Near Eastern royal ideology to its Christian appropriation in the New Testament. Both highly regarded scholars, Adela Yarbro Collins and John J. Collins argue that Jesus was called "the Son of God" precisely because he was believed to be the messianic king. This belief and tradition, they contend, led to the identification of Jesus as preexistent, personified Wisdom, or a heavenly being in the New Testament canon. However, the titles Jesus is given are historical titles tracing back to Egyptian New Kingdom ideology. Therefore the title "Son of God" is likely solely messianic and not literal. King and Messiah as Son of God is distinctive in its range, spanning both Testaments and informed by ancient Near Eastern literature and Jewish noncanonical literature.
King and Messiah as Son of God and The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century: Third Fully Revised Edition
The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century: Third Fully Revised EditionKing and Messiah as Son of God

  • Title

    King and Messiah as Son of God

  • Authors

    Adela Yarbro Collins +1

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Eerdmans Publishing Company

  • Published

    December 2008

  • Weight

    395g

  • Page Count

    264

  • Dimensions

    15.7 x 22.8 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780802807724

  • ISBN-10

    0802807720

  • Eden Code

    1227008

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