Sentences with phrase «christian midrash»
(II, 105) Having established the historicity of the baptism event, Meier is adamant that the narrative must be seen as a Christian midrash, drawing on various OT themes to assert the primacy of Jesus over John.
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What would you recommend for a Christian who wants to try reading some Midrash?
Instead of seeing such traditional readings as naïve or simply wrong, interpreters now ask about the assumptions and values that govern the reading practices of Christian typological and allegorical exegesis and of Rabbinic midrash.
Most Christian scholars would agree that the Gospels are midrashes upon the historic events of Jesus» life, midrashes that clarify Jesus» position as promised Messiah and eschatological Lord.