The Messiah in the Old and New Testaments </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Porter, Stanley E.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Editor</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">5:2</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.</publisher> <dateIssued>2007</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>268tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback</extent> <extent>23 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>When the ancients talked about ""messiah,"" what did they picture? Did that term refer to a stately figure who would rule, to a militant who would rescue, or to a variety of roles held by many? While Christians have traditionally equated the word ""messiah"" with Jesus, the discussion is far more complex. This volume contributes significantly to that discussion. Ten expert scholars here address questions surrounding the concept of ""messiah"" and clarify what it means to call Jesus ""messiah."" ...</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Stanley E. Porter</note> <subject> <topic>Jesus Christ -- Biography -- History and criticism</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Messiah -- History of doctrines</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc -- Congresses</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">232.1</classification> <classification authority="ddc">S787-P84</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802807663</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11336/2.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11336/2.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordContentSource authority="marcorg"/> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2023-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071014.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>