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by
Brant Pitre
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November 20, 2018 - April 15, 2019
implicitly—
focused above all on healing the broken relationship between sinful human beings and God.
the most well-known passage in the Old Testament:
(Deuteronomy 6:4-6)
the Shema
the foundation of Jewish monotheism:
the belief that the LORD is the one true God.
“the Son of Man” he is emphasizing his humanity,
but in a first-century Jewish context, the opposite may have been true.
Several scholars have argued that the “son of man” in Daniel 7 is not only a messianic...
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“like a son of man”—
projects is a second divine figure
appears as a human being—a mysterious blend of both God and man.
without ever having to publicly or explicitly say, “I am God” or “I am divine”—something which would have gotten him quickly stoned to death.
“the Messiah” (Greek ho Christos).
Jesus is not rejecting the idea that the Messiah is a descendant of King David.
What Jesus is questioning is the scribal tradition of referring to the Messiah by the title “the Son of David.”
Jesus is saying that the scriptural title for the Messiah is actually “Lord (Greek kyrios) of David.”
the Messiah is more than just the descendant of David. The Messiah is also David’s lord.
The king in the psalm is not just a descendant of David; he is in some way greater than David,
he is a heavenly king who is depicted in some way as equal with the LORD,
such equality is implied because the Messiah sits “at the right hand” of God.
A seated position at the right hand of a deity implies co-regency with him….
having been “begotten” (Hebrew yalad) by God
while the scribes say the Messiah is begotten of David, the psalm says the Messiah is “begotten” by the LORD from the very dawn of creation.
the Messiah is the pre-existent Son of God.
Since Jesus thought he was the Messiah, he is using Psalm 110 to reveal what he thinks about himself.
They delighted in being taught by these kinds of parables, riddles, and questions.
He is both a descendant of King David and the Lord of King David.
He is both the long-awaited Messiah and the pre-existent Son of God.
In other words, he is both human...
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to reveal and conceal his messianic and divine identity—until the time was right.
Jesus denied he was divine.
Arius—a priest in Alexandria who denied that Jesus was fully divine and went on to become the most famous heretic in Church history—
Jesus does not deny that he himself is good.
Jesus uses questions and riddles to lead his audience into the mystery of who he is.
Jesus does not go around shoving the mystery of his divinity down people’s throats. He wants them to freely come to believe in him.
This ending is essential for unlocking the riddle of his words.
he adds a command to follow him to the obligation to keep the Ten Commandments.
when it comes to the question of “eternal life,” following Jesus is an essential part of the equation.
very Jewish (alluding to the Shema) and very consistent with the messianic secret of his identity.
Paul is saying that the very idea of “Christ crucified”—a crucified Messiah—was scandalous to first-century Jews and moronic to ancient pagans (known as “Gentiles”).
In the words of both Jewish and Roman writers: crucifixion was “the most wretched of deaths” (Josephus, War 7.203) and “the most severe punishment” possible
Why was Jesus crucified?
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
unless their teachings were considered subversive.3
This is a great point.
such caricatures fail as history because they cannot explain how Jesus ended up crucified.
They condemn him to death because of who he claims to be.
According to the evidence, Jesus was condemned for blasphemy.
