“We have found the Messiah! (which is being interpreted, the Christ)”
John 1:41
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Order of Contents
Christ in OT 5
Jesus is Messiah 2
Chronology 1
OT Verses Messianically Understood by Jews in Jesus’ Day
Testimony of Jews Converted to Christ
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On Christ in the Old Testament
See also, ‘On the Messianic Passages of the Old Testament’.
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Article
Edwards, Jonathan – ‘Types of the Messiah’ in Works 2.642-75
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Books
1800’s
Baron, David – Rays of Messiah’s Glory: Christ in the Old Testament (1886)
Baron was raised an orthodox Jew, trained in the rabbinnic interpretation of the Old Testament. He converted to Christianity and devoted his life to evangelizing the Jews and to educate Christians regarding Israel.
“An inspirational study on OT Christology…” – Cyril J. Barber
Hengstenberg, Ernst W. – The Christology of the Old Testament, and Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, vols. 1 (Gen-Josh, 2 Sam, Psalms, Song, Hos, Joel, Amos, Oba, Jon, Mic), 2 (Isa, Zeph, Jer), 3 (Eze, Dan, Hag, Zech 1-10), 4 (Zech 11-14, Mal, Appendices)
Only messianic passages are commented on by this conservative Lutheran scholar. This is the classic work in this field.
*** – ‘…a standard work on the subject.’ ‘This great work deals with a most vital theme in a masterly manner; it has always been held in high esteem. We confess, however, that we can only read it as a task, for the dry scholastic style repels us, and it seems to us that in answering a number of skeptical doctors, whose opinions are ridiculous, the author has made much ado about nothing.’ – Spurgeon
“…Hengstenberg not only made a major contribution to Old Testament theology, but also took issue with, and refuted, the famous lexicographer, Wilhelm Gesenius whose translation of ‘almah in Isaiah 7:14 ha led many to discard the prophecy of the Messiah’s virgin conception and translate the verse, ‘A young woman will conceive…’… Hengstenberg took issue with the translation and, from other occurrences of the usage of ‘almah, as well as the context of Isaiah 7, showed that ‘virgin’ as meant by Isaiah.” – Cyril J. Barber
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1900’s
Robertson, O. Palmer – The Christ of the Prophets Buy (2008) 417 pp.
This is one of the most popular (and nearly only) modern, reformed works on the subject, it being something of a sequel to his ‘Christ of the Covenants’.
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Latin Article
Voet, Gisbert – 3. ‘On Gen. 49:10, on the Coming of the Messiah’ in Select Theological Disputations (Utrecht: Waesberg, 1655), vol. 2, pp. 51-77
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Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah
Article
1800’s
Fuller, Andrew – ‘Jesus the True Messiah’ in Works 1.210-20
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Book
1800’s
Gaussen, Louis – Geneva & Jerusalem: the Gospel at Length Preached to the Jews 1844 66 pp.
Gaussen was a Swiss Christian pastor.
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Chronology & Jesus being the Messiah
The traditional Jewish chronological reckoning, which the modern nation of Israel still uses, accounts the creation of the world to be 3,761 BC, in contrast to Ussher’s 4,004 BC. Why the difference?
The bulk of the difference lies in that the main Jewish document that this is based on (the Seder Olam, c. 160 AD, which is below) cuts off 164 years (contrary to accepted secular history) from the Persian period between the 500’s and 300’s BC. This otherwise inexplicable anomaly more than likely happened, as Floyd Jones shows in detail below, due to the Jews’ fudging Daniel’s prophecy of 70 weeks (490 years) till the Messiah so that it would not fit with the coming of Jesus, but with the failed messianic rebellion of Bar Kokhba in 132 AD.
Jones, Floyd Nolan – ‘The Seder Olam Rabbah-Why Jewish Dating is Different’ being pp. 42-46 of this document.
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All the Old Testament Verses that were Interpreted to be of the Messiah by the Jews in Jesus’ Day
Edersheim, Alfred – ‘List of Old Testament Passages Messianically Applied in Ancient Rabbinic Writings’ 32 pp. being Appendix 9 to his The Life & Times of Jesus Christ the Messiah (1883)
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Testimony of Jews Converted to Christ
1700’s
Marcus, Moses – The Principal Motives & Circumstances that induced Moses Marcus to Leave the Jewish, & Embrace the Christian Faith: with a Short Account of his Sufferings Thereupon (1724)
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“The eyes of the Old Testament church and the eyes of the New Testament church meet on Christ.”
John ‘Rabbi’ Duncan
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