God's Kingdom and God's Son: The Background to Mark's Christology from Concepts of Kingship in the Psalms (Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums)

GOD'S KINGDOM AND GOD'S SON: The Background to Mark's Christology from Concepts of Kingship in the Psalms......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 16
Note on Translation and References......Page 18
The Jews invented limited monarchy (because only God was accorded supreme power)......Page 20
Part I: THE KINGSHIP OF GOD AND DAVIDIC (OR MESSIANIC) KINGSHIP IN THE PSALMS AND ISAIAH 40-66......Page 30
1. Introduction......Page 32
a. Introduction......Page 33
b. Exposition of the Psalms of Yahweh's kingship......Page 35
c. Characteristics of the Kingship of Yahweh......Page 40
d. Dating the Psalms of Yahweh's Kingship......Page 44
e. The Significance of Yahweh's Kingship in the Cult......Page 45
a. Israelite Kingship in the Ancient Near Eastern World......Page 50
b. Introduction to the Royal Psalms......Page 53
c. Exposition of the Royal Psalms......Page 56
i. In relation to Yahweh......Page 69
ii. In relation to the people......Page 72
iii. In relation to the cult......Page 75
e. History, cult or eschatology?......Page 76
4. Summary of the Relationship between the Kingship of Yahweh and Davidic Kingship......Page 78
1. Introduction......Page 82
2. The Kingship of Yahweh......Page 84
3. Messianic Kingship......Page 89
4. Summary of the Relationship between the Kingship of Yahweh and Messianic Kingship......Page 101
Part II: THE KINGSHIP (OR KINGDOM) OF GOD IN EARLY JUDAISM AND MARK'S GOSPEL......Page 104
1. Addressing God as 'King' - in the Apocrypha......Page 106
2. God's sovereignty vindicated - 2 Maccabees and Daniel......Page 109
3. 1 Enoch, Assumption of Moses and other apocalyptic works......Page 112
4. The Qumran documents......Page 116
5. Hellenistic Jewish literature......Page 122
6. Psalms of Solomon - a Palestinian perspective......Page 125
7. Synagogue prayers, Rabbinic literature and the Targums......Page 128
8. Summary......Page 132
1. The Initial Proclamation of the Kingdom of God......Page 134
a. The Parables of the Kingdom......Page 142
b. The Future Kingdom and the Transfiguration......Page 152
c. Teaching on Discipleship and Entry into the Kingdom......Page 164
3. Summary......Page 177
Part III: MESSIAH(S) AND MESSIANIC KINGSHIP IN EARLY JUDAISM AND MARK'S GOSPEL......Page 182
V. Messianic Figures in Early Judaism......Page 184
1. Messianic Figures at Qpmran......Page 185
2. Messianic Figures Elsewhere in Early Judaism......Page 209
3. The Political Context and the Zealot Movement......Page 238
1. Preliminary: the Question of Jesus' Identity in Mark......Page 248
2. Passages in the later chapters of Isaiah......Page 254
3. Psalm 2 - God's Son......Page 261
4. Psalm 118 - the Rejected Stone/Cornerstone and the One who Comes in the Lord's Name......Page 281
5. Psalm 110 - David's Lord seated at the Lord's Right Hand......Page 297
6. Psalm 22 and other Lament-Psalms - Forsaken by God......Page 314
7. Summary......Page 323
Conclusions......Page 326
Bibliography......Page 334
INDICES......Page 388
Index of Ancient References......Page 390
Index of Modern Authors......Page 425
Index of Selected Topics......Page 433
Key to Hebrew/Aramaic and Greek words and phrases......Page 442
Back Matter......Page 455