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Biblical Hermeneutics

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  • To clarify, are you claiming the Jews thought the Messiah wouldn't be a man? Commented May 12, 2021 at 21:32
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    @OneGodtheFather - it is difficult to know exactly who they thought Messiah would be, but is clear from John 5 and 10 that they believed that an ordinary human could not be Messiah. As Jesus often showed, the Jewish theology of the leaders was often inconsistent and contradictory because Jesus could so easily confound them. Commented May 12, 2021 at 21:34
  • I think I agree with this to an extent - they weren't expecting a man like Jesus to be the Messiah. But I have not read anywhere else that they weren't expecting a man to be the Messiah. Do you have references for this outside of your reading of John 5 and 10? Commented May 12, 2021 at 21:45
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    @OneGodtheFather - I do not believe the theology of the Jews was any more uniform than is modern Chrstianity - there were numerous factions with deep divisions such as the Pharisees vs Sadducees, etc. It is apparent from these two references in John that the people with whom Jesus was discussing clearly did not believe that a mere human could be Messiah. Obviously Nathaniel was not such a person. Commented May 12, 2021 at 21:49