Jesus Christ As the Son of David in the Gospel of Mark

Informationen zum Autor Max Botner is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. His work has been published in the Journal for Biblical Literature, the Journal for Theological Studies, the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, and the Catholic Biblical Quarterly. He is also a co-editor of the forthcoming volume, Atonement: Sin, Sacrifice, and Salvation in Jewish and Christian Antiquity. Klappentext This book is for those who are interested in ancient messianism and Christology. It interrogates how early Jewish authors used traditions about David and his descendants to characterize their messiahs, and then applies this set of criteria to the Gospel of Mark. Zusammenfassung This book is for those who are interested in ancient messianism and Christology. It interrogates how early Jewish authors used traditions about David and his descendants to characterize their messiahs, and then applies this set of criteria to the Gospel of Mark. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The son of David and the Christ of Mark: beyond an interpretive impasse; 2. The makings of a messiah: sons of David, messiahs like David, and the Markan Jesus; 3. Christening Jesus of Nazareth; 4. How a Galilean prophet becomes a Messiah like David; 5. The son of David and the Jerusalem temple; 6. Crucifixion and resurrection as a Markan hermeneutic; 7. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Max Botner, BOTNER MAX, Botner Max Botner
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781108702140
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70214-0
• No. of pages: 255
• Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Bibles, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Biblical Commentaries