Since Jesus lived so long ago, we assume that we know little about
his life story. In fact, we know more about him than many famous
people closer to our own time. We have twenty-seven New Testament
texts focused on him written by nine different authors; and,
although hostile to him, non-Christian writers from the same era
corroborate the basic facts about Jesus and the character of early
Christianity. The first Christians worshipped Jesus the exalted
Messiah as a divinity, as witnessed by Pliny's observation that
they sang hymns to Christ 'as if to a god' - and yet many dismiss
the pre-crucifixion Jesus as something infinitely less, a mere
rabbi or prophet. In response, Paul Barnett offers this accessible
exploration of Jesus as Messiah, beginning with a survey of Old
Testament prophecies and then working through Messiah's birth,
mission, message, miracles, resurrection, etc. in the New
Testament. Barnett demonstrates that, as Messiah, Jesus is the
centre of the Bible's story, which is the story of God's salvation
of the human race. As the fulfilment of the promises in the Old
Testament, the Messiah is the end of the beginning. At the same
time, as the herald and inaugurator of the kingdom of God, he is
the beginning of the end. So Messiah is the centre of all things
that matter, both for humanity and for individuals.
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