{"product_id":"the-great-angel-a-study-of-israels-second-god-by-margaret-barker-very-good-1992-pbk-253-pgs-westminster-john-knox-press","title":"The Great Angel: A Study of Israel's Second God by Margaret Barker (Very good, 1992, Pbk, 253 pgs, Westminster John Knox Press)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery good condition: cover has light wear; pages are unmarked. ISBN 0664253954\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat did \"Son of God,\" \"Messiah,\" and \"Lord,\" mean to the first Christians when they used these words to describe their beliefs about Jesus?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book Margaret Barker explores the possibility that, in the expectations and traditions of first-century Palestine, these titles belonged together, and that the first Christians fit Jesus' identity into an existing pattern of belief. She claims that pre-Christian Judaism was not monotheistic and that the roots of Christian Trinitarian theology lie in a pre-Christian Palestinian belief about angels--a belief derived from the ancient religion of Israel, in which there was a \"High God\" and several \"Sons of God.\" Yahweh was a son of God, manifested on earth in human form as an angel or in the Davidic King. Jesus was a manifestation of Yahweh, and was acknowledged as Son of God, Messiah, and Lord. Barker relies on canonical and deutero-canonical works and literature from Qumran and rabbinic sources to present her thoughtful investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faith Books23","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48417002815715,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3303\/7027\/files\/20260306_114144.jpg?v=1772824880","url":"https:\/\/faithbooks23.com\/products\/the-great-angel-a-study-of-israels-second-god-by-margaret-barker-very-good-1992-pbk-253-pgs-westminster-john-knox-press","provider":"Faith Books23","version":"1.0","type":"link"}