| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Birds seeks to establish his thesis by first reviewing the messianic understanding in the 2nd Temple Judaism (Ch. 2) and refuting major arguments for the denial of Jesus' claim to be a Messiah such as Wrede???s ???Messianic Secret??? and the early Christians??? ???scripturizing of the Jesus tradition??? (Ch.3).Bird spends the next two chapters exploring the messianic question through the Jesus tra
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