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    Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study
    Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study
    Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study
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    Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study

    By Walter Brueggemann

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    In Isaiah 9:6, a divine utterance is given to us using four royal titles--Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Names for the Messiah ponders each title and how the people understood it then, how Jesus did or did not fulfill the title, and how Christians interpret Jesus as representative of that title.

    Christians have claimed from the beginning that Jesus was the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament. In this study, best-selling author Walter Brueggemann tackles the questions: "What were these expectations?" and "Did Jesus fulfill them?"

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestminster John Knox Press
    Release dateAug 1, 2016
    ISBN9781611646702
    Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study
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    Walter Brueggemann

    Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is the author of dozens of books, including Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, Interrupting Silence: God's Command to Speak Out, and Truth and Hope: Essays for a Perilous Age.

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      Names for the Messiah - Walter Brueggemann

      NAMES FOR THE MESSIAH

      Also by Walter Brueggemann

      from Westminster John Knox Press

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      An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian

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      Isaiah 40–66 (Westminster Bible Companion series)

      Journey to the Common Good

      Living Countertestimony: Conversations with Walter Brueggemann (with Carolyn J. Sharp)

      Mandate to Difference: An Invitation to the Contemporary Church

      Many Voices, One God: Being Faithful in a Pluralistic World (with George W. Stroup)

      Power, Providence, and Personality: Bibilcal Insight into Life and Ministry

      Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament Themes

      Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now

      Struggling with Scripture (with Brian K. Blount and William C. Placher)

      Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary (with Charles B. Cousar, Beverly Roberts Gaventa, J. Clinton McCann, and James D. Newsome)

      Truth Speaks to Power: The Countercultural Nature of Scripture

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      NAMES FOR

      THE MESSIAH

      An Advent Study

      WALTER BRUEGGEMANN

      © 2016 Walter Brueggemann

      Study guide © 2016 Westminster John Knox Press

      This book was previously published as a downloadable study titled The Messiah: An Adult Advent Study, The Thoughtful Christian, September 10, 2014, www.TheThoughtfulChristian.com.

      First edition

      Published by Westminster John Knox Press

      Louisville, Kentucky

      16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25—10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Westminster John Knox Press, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-1396. Or contact us online at www.wjkbooks.com.

      Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible are copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and are used by permission.

      Book design by Erika Lundbom-Krift

      Cover design by Mary Ann Smith

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Brueggemann, Walter, author.

      Title: Names for the Messiah : an Advent study / Walter Brueggemann.

      Description: Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, 2016. | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2016022698 (print) | LCCN 2016012183 (ebook) | ISBN 9781611646702 (ebk.) | ISBN 9780664262570 (alk. paper)

      Subjects: LCSH: Messiah--Biblical teaching. | Bible. Isaiah, IX, 2-7--Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Jesus Christ--Name--Meditations. | Advent.

      Classification: LCC BS1515.6.M44 (print) | LCC BS1515.6.M44 B78 2016 (ebook) | DDC 232/.1--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016022698

      The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992.

      Most Westminster John Knox Press books are available at special quantity discounts when purchased in bulk by corporations, organizations, and special-interest groups. For more information, please e-mail SpecialSales@wjkbooks.com.

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Week 1         Wonderful Counselor

      Week 2         Mighty God

      Week 3         Everlasting Father

      Week 4         Prince of Peace

      Prayers and Questions for Reflection

      Week 1

      Week 2

      Week 3

      Week 4

      INTRODUCTION

      For

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