Part 3 The Atoning Messiah in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Book of Mormon

[dunklaw]

Coin usage:-

vcoins[dot]com/ancientperseus/­store/viewItem[dot]asp?idProdu­ct=16

[dunklaw]

bsw.org/Biblica/Vol-83-2002/So­n-Of-God-In-Roman-Imperial-Tit­les-And-Matthew/229/article-p1­03.html

[TheBackyardProfessor]

@dunklaw

Thanks for the link, I shall look into this....

[dunklaw]

@TheBackyardProfessor Part quote from Vermes :-

For him (a Jew),son of God could refer, in an ascending order, to any

of the children of Israel; or to a good Jew; or to a charismatic holy Jew; or to the king of Israel; or in particular to the royal Messiah; and finally, in a different sense, to an angelic or heavenly being. -

other words, 'son of God' was always understood

metaphorically in Jewish circles.

[TheBackyardProfessor]

@dunklaw

Yes that is one possible interpretation, to be sure......

[dunklaw]

@TheBackyardProfessor - In other words, 'son of God' was always understood

metaphorically in Jewish circles. In Jewish sources, its use never implies participation by the person so-named in the divine nature. It may in consequence

safely be assumed that if the medium in which Christian theology developed had been Hebrew and not Greek, it would not have produced an incarnation doctrine as this is traditionally understood" (Jesus in His Jewish Context, page 66).

[dunklaw]

Have you read what prof. Geza Vermes has to say about the term "son of god" in 1st cent. Judaism?

[skyaglow]

very enjoyable thank you

[sterance2]

Love your work, brother, you've got a great head on your shoulders!