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Jesus the Bridegroom: The Origin of the Eschatological Feast as a Wedding Banquet in the Synoptic Gospels Paperback – November 6, 2013

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Did Jesus claim to be the "bridegroom" If so, what did he mean by this claim? When Jesus says that the wedding guests should not fast "while the bridegroom is with them" (Mark 2:19), he is claiming to be a bridegroom by intentionally alluding to a rich tradition from the Hebrew Bible. By eating and drinking with "tax collectors and other sinners" Jesus was inviting people to join him in celebrating the eschatological banquet. While there is no single text in the Hebrew Bible or the literature of the Second Temple Period which states the "messiah is like a bridegroom" the elements for such a claim are present in several texts in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Hosea. By claiming that his ministry was an ongoing wedding celebration he signaled the end of the Exile and the restoration of Israel to her position as the Lord's beloved wife. This book argues that Jesus combined the tradition of an eschatological banquet with a marriage metaphor in order to describe the end of the Exile as a wedding banquet.
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""This is a careful defense for the view that Jesus himself drew up this agenda for his mission, no matter how the New Testament crafted his actual words. . . . The book serves as a good resource for the Gospel passages dealing with these three themes."" --Mark Whitters, Senior Lecturer of Jewish Studies, Eastern Michigan University ""Long does both Old and New Testament scholarship a great service with the publication of his work on the interpretation and application of the eschatological banquet. . . . In my archaeological work at Qumran, I have seen the importance of the banquet motif to the eschatology of Second Temple Judaism, and this new study demonstrates how this carried over in Jewish-Christianity, and combined with the wedding metaphor, gave the understanding and expectation of Jesus as the Bridegroom. What a wonderful work!"" --Randall Price, Distinguished Research Professor, Liberty University ""Phillip Long's Jesus the Bridegroom is a fine contribution to the burgeoning field of intertextual studies. . . . Long's work is characterized throughout by judicious analysis and application of both primary and secondary sources. I warmly commend this book to anyone interested in Jesus of Nazareth and his program for the renewal of Israel."" --Joe Hellerman, Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, California

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Phillip J. Long (PhD, Andrews University) is Professor of Biblical Studies and chair of the Biblical Studies division at Grace Bible College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pickwick Publications (November 6, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 298 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1620329573
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1620329573
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.68 x 10 inches
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Phillip J. Long is Professor of Biblical Studies at Grace Christian University (1998) specializing in the Bible and biblical languages. He served as the chair of the Biblical Studies division from 2000-2018. Since 2005, Phillip has led nine student trips to Israel and Jordan. He received a Th.B. in Pastoral Studies from Grace Bible College (1987) an M.A. in Biblical Exposition and an M.A. in Old Testament from Talbot School of Theology, BIOLA University (1995, 1998) and his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies, Andrews University (2012). He won the Charles Baker Biblical Studies Award (1987) and the Talbot Seminary Biblical Exposition Award (1995). He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Institute of Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature

Phillip has served as an interim pastor in Michigan and California, and currently serves as the Associate Pastor of Teaching at Rush Creek Bible Church, Byron Center, Michigan. He has been the Vice-Chair (2012-2013) and Chair (2013-2014) of the Midwest Evangelical Theological Society.

He is married with two daughters. Personal interests include good music, old books, and fine coffee. Phillip blogs regularly at Reading Acts - http://readingacts.com/.

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lalalindsey
5.0 out of 5 stars A Valuable Resource for Gospels Study
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2014
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Dr. Long has provided any would-be Gospels/Historical Jesus student with a wonderful resource. I purchased this book to aid in writing a paper on the Parable of the Great Banquet, and was not disappointed with the quality or scholarship of writing. While it is certainly not what I would consider easy reading, Jesus the Bridegroom serves as a beautifully crafted yet academically sound work, providing an excellent discussion of the eschatological kingdom through the lens of wedding imagery that Jesus utilized time and again in His earthly ministry. I am excited to continue to study through these themes in Scripture and am confident that Dr. Long's book will be a wonderful tool to aid in my pursuits.
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Don K. Preston
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Resource Book
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014
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Make no mistake: This is not a fourth grade primer reading! However, I love the research that went into this. While Dr. Long's emphasis is on "source" and my focus is on theology, Nonetheless, I did find this book to be very helpful.
I particularly appreciated the linguistic studies, showing the marital language that is used in some texts (e.g. especially Isaiah 4-5) that I had never seen before, and I truly appreciated it. His inter-textual notations were also fruitful.

Long's conclusion that Jesus drew together several strands of Jewish thought, and conflated those strands into a harmonious message, thus, suggesting that Jesus stood well within the framework of a Jewish prophet, is very good.

One discussion, of a few, that I did find somewhat perplexing (and which Long himself challenges, P. 108f) is the claim by some that there is no connection in Hebraic thought between covenant and marriage. I was somewhat perplexed that Long did not appeal to Jeremiah 31:29f and Hosea 2:18ff, where that connection, both historically and prophetically is, it seems to me, prima facie demonstrated.

The close of the book is somewhat perplexing however, when Long claims that the Messianic Wedding is never developed by Paul, and even when he does mention marital elements, it is not in an eschatological context. I believe this is an unfortunate and unfounded claim. I would also note that this is at odds with an excellent, major new book by Tom Holland, "Romans and the Divine Marriage," in which Holland persuasively demonstrates that the controlling motif in Romans is the end of exile and God's "remarriage" to Israel, to be consummated at the parousia.

Paul said he preached nothing but the hope of Israel. Further, echoing Hosea, he says he had espoused the Corinthian church-- drawn from the synagogue where the Wedding was taught constantly-- as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Furthermore, he anticipated the "presentation" of the church to / by Christ at the parousia. And when Paul anticipated the salvation of "all Israel" he did so in the context of the fulfillment of the promise of the New Covenant (Romans 11:25f); this is nothing but a promise of the New Marriage Covenant. This is perfectly consistent with Jesus and Torah-- and thoroughly eschatological.

Long would, perhaps, take these as later developments, as an "invention of the church." But, I suggest that this is misguided and overlooks Paul's repeated claims that his theology and eschatology was, first of all, nothing but that promised in the Tanakh, and secondly, from Jesus himself. So, there was no disconnect between Jesus' Wedding theology and that of Paul. (And none of this even touches the Wedding motif in Revelation, which would, like Paul's teaching, be in fulfillment of Israel's prophecies.

Overall, I found Dr. Long's book to be enjoyable and beneficial, and I do recommend it. For those who want a development of how Paul and even John developed the Wedding and the Messianic Banquet motifs, you can see my own "We Shall Meet Him In The Air, the Wedding of the King of kings."
Don K. Preston (D. Div.)
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Bethel B. Lian
5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend to purchase and read the book
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2018
I highly recommend to purchase and read the book, this book will provide you more knowledge on the book of Matthew's, the eschatology, and the Kingdom of God. Dr. Long highly educated professor with an outstanding teaching and explicit exegesis of the New Testament, the Old Testament, and others. #Highy #Recommend.
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Lisse Dolinger
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful in-depth look at the scriptures that can and should ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016
This is a wonderful in-depth look at the scriptures that can and should be applied to Jesus being the Bridegroom. Long does a marvelous job of contrasting all the echo's in scripture with the parallels in the NT. Students, professors, and intentional Bible studiers should read this book.
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