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God’s Messiah in the Old Testament: Expectations of a Coming King is unavailable, but you can change that!

Two respected Old Testament scholars offer a fresh, comprehensive treatment of the Messiah theme throughout the entire Old Testament and examine its relevance for New Testament interpretation. Addressing a topic of perennial interest and foundational significance, this book explores what the Old Testament actually says about the Messiah, divine kingship, and the kingdom of God. It also offers a...

(listed above), in each case declaring that they are devoid of messianic connotations, and he sums up his brief study by saying that they do not even hint at messianic expectation.8 Susan E. Gillingham gives the references to an anointed one in eight psalms the same kind of treatment (2:2; 18:50 [18:51 MT]; 20:6 [20:7 MT]; 28:8; 45:7 [45:8 MT]; 84:9 [84:10 MT]; 89:38, 51 [89:39, 52 MT]; 132:10, 17).9 As a result of this way of proceeding, Joseph Fitzmyer finds what he considers a genuine messianic
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