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Christology in the Synoptic Gospels: God or God’s Servant? is unavailable, but you can change that!

Who was Jesus of Nazareth? For hundreds of years, Christians have answered that he is God’s Son, fully God, and also fully man. The classic formulation is found in the Nicene Creed (325 CE), which affirms that he is “of the essence of the Father, God of God, Light of Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father.” The creed goes on to explain...

Covenant, or perhaps the oracle refers to the position of the king’s palace relative to the temple. In any case, the Psalm expresses the view that the king’s rule is an extension of that of God himself. This Psalm also ascribes a priestly role to the king, also by solemn divine decree: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek’ ” (Ps. 110:4). In the early days of Israel’s monarchy, the king also carried out priestly functions
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