The identity of "The messenger of the covenant" in Malachi 3:1 - lexical and rhetorical analysis
Many studies of the identity of "the messenger of the covenant" in Mal 3:1 conclude that it is a reference to Yhwh or his covenant angel. This article offers a close reading of this verse with special attention to lexical and rhetorical analyses and concludes that the figure is the same as...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State University Press
[2019]
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 277-293 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Messianism
B Rhetorical criticism B Elijah the prophet B John the Baptist B Irony B messenger o the covenant B my messenger B prophetic disputation B Angel of the Lord B Christology B Bible. Maleachi 3,1 B Rhetoric B Messiah B forerunner B Malachi |
| Summary: | Many studies of the identity of "the messenger of the covenant" in Mal 3:1 conclude that it is a reference to Yhwh or his covenant angel. This article offers a close reading of this verse with special attention to lexical and rhetorical analyses and concludes that the figure is the same as "my messenger" in 3:1 and later identified as "Elijah the prophet" in 4:5 (HB 3:23). Some brief observations are given concerning the messianic use of Mal 3:1 in the Gospels. |
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| ISSN: | 1065-223X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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