Christ's Enthronement at God's Right Hand and Its Greco-Roman Cultural Context (Hardcover)

Given the dearth of non-messianic interpretations of Psalm 110:1 in non-Christian Second Temple Jewish texts, why did it become such a widely used messianic prooftext in the New Testament and early Christianity? Previous attempts to answer this question have focused on why the earliest Christians first began to use Ps 110:1. The result is that these proposals do not provide an adequate explanation for why first century Christians living in the Greek East employed the verse and also applied it to Jesus's exaltation. I contend that two Greco-Roman politico-religious practices, royal and imperial temple and throne sharing-which were cross-cultural rewards that Greco-Roman communities bestowed on beneficent, pious, and divinely approved rulers-contributed to the widespread use of Ps 110:1 in earliest Christianity. This means that the earliest Christians interpreted Jesus's heavenly session as messianic and thus political, as well as religious, in nature.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
Release date:	2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	D. Clint Burnett
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-069153-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Christianity > The Historical Jesus Books > Christianity > The Bible > Old Testament Promotions
LSN:	3-11-069153-1
Barcode:	9783110691535

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