Moreover, as Eisenman notes regarding the DSS, "The same ideology, nomenclature, and dramatis personae move from document to document regardless of style or authorship," and this is reflected in the appearance of the Interpreter of the Law (in tandem with the Messiah) in the Damascus Document and 4Q174 in interpretations of OT passages that are applied to Jesus in Christianity.
CD 7: "The star is the Interpreter of the Law who shall come to Damascus; as it is written, A star shall come forth out of Jacob and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel (Num. 24:17). The sceptre is the Prince of the whole congregation, and when he comes he shall smite all the children of Seth."
4Q174: "This passage [2 Sam. 7:11-14] refers to the Shoot of David, who is to arise with the Interpreter of the Law, and who will [arise] in Zi[on in the Las]t Days, as it is written, 'And I shall raise up the booth of David that is fallen' (Amos 9:11). This passage describes the fallen booth of David, [w]hom He shall raise up to deliver Israel."
Prophecy
Re: Prophecy
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You know in spite of all you gained, you still have to stand out in the pouring rain.
Re: Prophecy
The reference to the Interpreter of the Law in the DSS is in in keeping with the depiction of James in Jewish Christian writings.
Rec. 1.69: "“To him our James began to show, that whatsoever things the prophets say they have taken from the law, and what they have spoken is in accordance with the law. He also made some statements respecting the books of the Kings, in what way, and when, and by whom they were written, and how they ought to be used. And when he had discussed most fully concerning the law, and had, by a most clear exposition, brought into light whatever things are in it concerning Christ, he showed by most abundant proofs that Jesus is the Christ, and that in Him are fulfilled all the prophecies which related to His humble advent."
EH 2.23: "‘Thou just one, in whom we ought all to have confidence, forasmuch as the people are led astray after Jesus, the crucified one, declare to us, what is the gate of Jesus.’ And he answered with a loud voice, ‘Why do ye ask me concerning Jesus, the Son of Man? He himself sitteth in heaven at the right hand of the great Power, and is about to come upon the clouds of heaven.’"
James 2:21-26: "Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,' and he was called God’s friend. You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead."
And the Interpreter of the Law is commonly seen as referring to the Teacher of Righteousness, and James 2:21-26 is immediately followed by a reference to "we who teach":
James 3:1: "Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly."
And the reference to Abraham as God's friend is also used in the Damascus Document (col. 3):
"Abraham did not walk in it, and he was accounted friend of God because he kept the commandments of God and did not choose his own will."
Rec. 1.69: "“To him our James began to show, that whatsoever things the prophets say they have taken from the law, and what they have spoken is in accordance with the law. He also made some statements respecting the books of the Kings, in what way, and when, and by whom they were written, and how they ought to be used. And when he had discussed most fully concerning the law, and had, by a most clear exposition, brought into light whatever things are in it concerning Christ, he showed by most abundant proofs that Jesus is the Christ, and that in Him are fulfilled all the prophecies which related to His humble advent."
EH 2.23: "‘Thou just one, in whom we ought all to have confidence, forasmuch as the people are led astray after Jesus, the crucified one, declare to us, what is the gate of Jesus.’ And he answered with a loud voice, ‘Why do ye ask me concerning Jesus, the Son of Man? He himself sitteth in heaven at the right hand of the great Power, and is about to come upon the clouds of heaven.’"
James 2:21-26: "Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,' and he was called God’s friend. You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead."
And the Interpreter of the Law is commonly seen as referring to the Teacher of Righteousness, and James 2:21-26 is immediately followed by a reference to "we who teach":
James 3:1: "Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly."
And the reference to Abraham as God's friend is also used in the Damascus Document (col. 3):
"Abraham did not walk in it, and he was accounted friend of God because he kept the commandments of God and did not choose his own will."
You know in spite of all you gained, you still have to stand out in the pouring rain.