are right. They must demonstrate that they are right. If, then, it can be demonstrated that the high Christology of the New Testament can be grounded in the Hebrew Scriptures and other Jewish texts which precede the first century, what impact would this have on contemporary Jewish—Christian dialogue? This is the question that I propose to explore. The first step in this enquiry is to carry out an analysis of the work of four Jewish writers in order to assess their views concerning the messiahship