Thoughts From One Never Alone

Did the early Christians force a foreign concept of Messiah into their religious context? Did Jesus answer John the Baptist’s question positively or not? These questions have created controversy within the broader context of biblical studies. Many liberal scholars believed that Jesus could not have viewed Himself to be the Messiah because the concept of Messiah was one that developed later in the early years of Christianity. When Jesus responded to John the Baptist’s question, He did not claim to be the Messiah. So they said. Today, in light of the DSS, those assertions are considered untenable. Read the rest of this entry »