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The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts: The Promise and its Fulfillment in Lukan Christology is unavailable, but you can change that!

The nature of Lukan Christology has been much debated in recent years, with scholars claiming the pre-eminence of such categories as Lord, Prophet, Christ, or Isaianic Servant. In the present work the author examines one major theme within Luke’s Christology, that of the coming king from the line of David. A study of the Lukan birth narrative and the speeches in Acts reveals that Luke shows a...

Chapter 2 SETTING: THE DAVIDIC PROMISE TRADITION IN FIRST-CENTURY JUDAISM AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY* 1. Origin and Sources of the Davidic Promise Tradition: The Old Testament Background a. Primary Statements The Davidic promise tradition has its origin in the legitimization formulas of the Davidic dynasty. The primary statement of the promise appears in the oracle of Nathan in 2 Sam. 7:5–16 (cf. 1 Chron. 17:4–14) and its poetic counterpart in the royal Psalm 89 (cf. Ps. 132:1–18; 2 Sam. 23:1–7).1 Key
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