‘Anointed' and ‘Messiah': A New Investigation into an Old Problem

In most scholarship, the term ‘Messiah' is used to describe a divinely appointed figure who will come at the end of days. In contrast, in the Bible the term ??????, ‘anointed', is reserved for a person anointed with oil who holds a high office. This clear-cut distinction has led many schol...

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Main Author: Shahar, Meir Ben (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2018, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 393-413
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Historical books / Messiah (Motif) / Anointed person / Saul Israel, King / David, Israel, König / Jehu Israel, King ca. 845 BC-818 BC
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
HA Bible
HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Saul
B David
B anointed
B Messiah
B Jeroboam
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