One link in the argument of “How Jesus Became God” is that in the Torah, Kings are sometimes addressed by the same title as ha-Shem. I do not have the book available to see if this is answered. What are the actual words in question? We know that ADNY is used as a euphemism for God, whereas it generically means “Lord.” In many languages, nobility, including kings, were addressed as “Lord,” while one might also say “Jesus Christ the Lord,” etc.
So maybe I’m just not giving Bart enough credit and he did find places where they call the King YHVH?
I do not understand your point.
Are you saying Jesus was a king?
Jesus was addressed as Lord in the historical fiction, The New Testament, because he was a great teacher, a great healer, and a great leader who may have been king if his Son of Man Movement succeeded.
In Judaism, kings did not become gods; so, I do not understand how you are linking that to Jesus becoming deified. The deification of Jesus is a non-Jewish touch: it could be a Roman touch or a Hellenistic touch.
Steefen said
I do not understand your point.Are you saying Jesus was a king?
Jesus was addressed as Lord in the historical fiction, The New Testament, because he was a great teacher, a great healer, and a great leader who may have been king if his Son of Man Movement succeeded.
In Judaism, kings did not become gods; so, I do not understand how you are linking that to Jesus becoming deified. The deification of Jesus is a non-Jewish touch: it could be a Roman touch or a Hellenistic touch.
I was not asserting anything; I was quoting Bart. He said there was (at least one) OT King addressed as God. I was looking for help finding that.
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