Jesus is well known to be a divine figure. People understand that the Christian belief is that Jesus was God making him the most divine. This idea, however, was progressed through time. Mark’s Gospel never fully ever alludes to this well known Christian belief. Even though the idea of Jesus being God was never fully… Continue reading →
The Messiah of Jewish literature, specifically the messiah described in 2 Samuel 7 and Psalms 2 contrasts the messiah spoken of in 1 Enoch, and in turn the messiah Mark presents in the form of Jesus. We can begin to compare the “messiah” of the gospels with early jewish ideas of the coming messiah by… Continue reading →
The meaning of the term “Son of Man” is debated, and appears to be different in different contexts. Some argue that it was a term used in place of “I,” as if used for speaking in the third person, because Jesus used the term to refer to himself on many occasions. Within the context of… Continue reading →
The word “Messiah” comes from a Jewish background, stemming from the Hebrew word, “mashach” which means “to pour”. In the Israelite monarchy, the connotation with the noun “the messiah” linked to royalty, and in this case the king himself was called “the anointed one”. It also was used when speaking of sacred objects and even… Continue reading →
The “Son of Man” is a term often used in the gospels that refers to Jesus, specifically Jesus as a human being. In Daniel 7:13-14, the first time that this phrase is used, it is used as a messianic title. These verses in Daniel speak of how God was given all power and authority. He… Continue reading →
What we know about the term Son of Man is that it wasn’t used as a term with a messianic title in Jewish literature. It was only until when the Gospels were written that it has taken on the meaning of a messianic title. The term Son of Man in this the Jewish literature context… Continue reading →
