THE TITLE ‘SON OF DAVID’ IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK: A SIGN OF GOD’S ETERNAL FAITHFULNESS TO THE DAVIDIC KINGDOM
The four evangelists who wrote the canonical Gospels did not mince words to show that there was a messianic fever at the outset of; Jesus'; ministry Each; in; his; own; characteristic; shows; that messianism was at the heart of the message of Jesus and his preconsul,; John; the; Baptist It; is; important; here; to; define; what messianism means in our context. Messianism is the hope and the; expectation; that; God; would; definitively; intervene; in; the affairs of his beloved people who put their trust in him rather than just about the figures of the messiah. This intervention includes the provision of a secured community for this group of people and as such a kingdom, as well as, appointing a leader for them in the person of a messianic figure (Prophetic, Priestly and Royal).
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