At 11:37 AM 12/21/00 -0000, you wrote:
>Pat -
>
>Please ignore this if you already know, but recent research has revealed not
>one, but a number of different types of Messiahs in Jewish thought in the
>two centuries spanning the beginnig of the Christian Era, including the King
>Messiah, the Priest Messiah, and even (probably following the failure of Bar
>Kosiba) the Slain Messiah. The system was not watertight. I can dig out some
>references for you, if it would help.
>
>Regards,
>
>Paul
The results of such research are not at all surpising since in Christian
circles the Messiah as priest, victim-prophet, king is a NT concept that is
central to Christian depictions of Jesus of Nazareth.
Sincerely in Christ,
Br. Alexis Bugnolo
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