the key features about Messiah surface in claims tied to kingship and kingdom. We intentionally restrict ourselves in this manner because to expand the consideration into additional areas risks making our study far too large. So, we purposely concentrate on kingship and covenant texts. (This also helps to explain why Genesis 3:15 is treated as an appendix).17 What we find interesting is this: when we get to the time of Jesus and the early Christians, these other themes are often folded into the backdrop