Subject: Christians before Jesus came |
Bible Note: Hello BradK..nice to meet you :) in answer to your questions, I simply disagree. I may have got off on the wrong foot here in this forum- I didn't intend for this. Anyway, here are my thoughts: You have to remember that most of the OT Christology that we seem to have come up with is not only read in to the OT, but is contrary to the OT message. The whole time, Yahweh is trying to show Israel that there is only one God, not two or three (Deut. 6:1 etc). Why would he be telling them two opposite messages: "I am the only real God, but there is also another God, who, by the way, is the same person as me, but not exactly. Oh yeah- there is one more- the Holy Spirit..but we will get to him in a few hundred years." That just wouldn't work for Israel. The OT is Monotheistic. As far as Gen 3:15 goes, I can't see any way that is talking about Jesus. Just because it was in "The Passion" doesn't make it true. There is not even one place in the NT where a writer makes a connection between that verse and Jesus Christ. Like I said, we read those things back into the OT...but they are not really there. Hengstenberg was simply reacting to those who were against the idea of prophesy and miracles, etc. I think he tried a bit too hard to make his point. Don't get me wrong, I believe in prophesy and miracles...but I don't like to make up extra Messianic prophesies when they are not required. chesed |