The musical setting of the Latin Mass is one of the greatest monuments of western art. But it was the flower of almost two millennia of development. This is how it happened.
Mitchell
Firstborn Shor and Rem: A Sacrificial Josephite Messiah
Two mysterious bull figures, a firstborn shor and a rem, feature in 1 Enoch 90 and in Deuteronomy 33. All agree that the figures in 1 Enoch speak of the Messiah. But what about those in Deuteronomy? Could they be about the Messiah too? Here I argue that they are. In fact, they speak about a Josephite Messiah, that is, a Messiah ben Joseph.
Messiah ben Joseph in Genesis | Origins #1
What are the origins of Messiah ben Joseph? Some people think he originated after the Romans sacked Jerusalem. But actually Messiah ben Joseph is first found in the Book of Genesis. Read on to find out why…