23 research outputs found
Divorce and remarriage in the Bible : The social and literary context
No full textGrand Rapids, Michiganxi, 355 p.; 21 c
Divorce and remarriage in the church: Biblical solutions for pastoral realities
No full textDowners Grove, ILviii, 311 p.; 26 c
Moderators of Social Power Use for In-Group/Out-Group Targets: An Experimental Paradigm 1
No full textThe Prayer of Jesus as an inspiration and call to ecumenical unity: looking for “Jesuanic resonance” in John 17:20–21
No full textThe One Body of the Shema in 1 Corinthians: An Ecclesiology of Christological Monotheism
No full textThe Contours of the Messiah in Pesiqta Rabbati
No full textJewish messianic expectations have had multiple expressions. One such expression was Messiah Ephraim. The midrashic work Pesiqta Rabbati contains numerous messianic passages, as well as entire homilies, that focus mainly upon Messiah Ephraim. Ephraim, a son of Joseph, was adopted by Jacob (Gen 48:5). In Jewish texts other than Pesiq. Rab., the Ephraimite Messiah was consistently portrayed as a militant figure, a warrior. The objective of this article is to examine the messianic contours that apply both to Messiah Ephraim in Pesiq. Rab. and to Jesus in order to determine whether there are any Christian elements in the composition of certain passages in Pesiq. Rab
