CHRIST THE PROPHET
Keywords:
Prophets,, Prophet Occasionally Performs Symbolic Acts, Prophet receives the Word of God and reveals to the People, Prophet is a Person of Charisma of the Word of God, Prophet is one filled with the Spirit of God, Prophet has an Immediate Mystical Experience of God, Prophet being Inspired by God, Speaks in the name of God, Prophet Converses with God, REASONS WHY JESUS WAS CONSIDERED A PROPHET, JESUS IN THE EYES OF HIS CONTEMPORARIESAbstract
"Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet," said a Samaritan woman to Jesus of Nazareth during her conversation with him at Jacob's well in Samari~ (In 4:19). Hearing the words of Jesus, gave her .f.t glimpse intC?,his personality. She understood him first as a prophet. But, in fact, she did not know that the mystery of his personality was so unfa- thomable that he could not be adequately defined by any of the titles of charismatic figures or leaders of Israel. He was more than a rabbi. ':ie was not their priest. He was also more than their prophets. How- ever, as the ordinary Samaritan woman. perceived, the title of the pro- phet benefits him better than all others.. In this article, we' shall now trv; with the help of the word of God in the Bible, to have 8 deeper under- standing of the prophetic dimension of the mystery of Jesus' personality.
References
R.Meyer, TDNT VI,816-819.
Josephus, Ant.,20.6,1;8.6; War 2.13.5.
Holy Bible.
