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King and Messiah as Son of God : divine, human, and angelic Messianic figures in Biblical and related literature

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"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."--Jacket

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210 K5801a

Publisher

Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub.., 2008

Collation

xiv, 261 pages ; 23 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0802807720 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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Subject(s)

Son of God -- History and doctrines
Son of God -- Biblical teaching
Middle Eastern literature -- History and criticism
Messiah -- History of doctrines
Messiah -- Biblical teaching
Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- History o
Kings and rulers -- Biblical teaching
Jesus Christ -- Messiahship

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Statement of Responsibility

Adela Yarbro Collins and John J. Collins

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