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Jesus the Dayspring: The Sunrise and the Visitation of Israel's Messiah
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About Jesus The Dayspring: The Sunrise And The Visitation
Product Description Messianic expectations in the first century ce were varied, but rarely did they include a figure associated with the sunrise or the direction of the east. However, in Luke's gospel the prophetic song (the 'Benedictus') of the priest Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, includes a title for Jesus that means the 'dayspring', 'dawn', or 'rising sun'. Where did this title arise? In Jesus the Dayspring, Wenkel suggests that the connection between Jesus and the sunrise may have come from any number of texts and traditions contributing to the expectation of God's divine presence visiting his people from the sunrise. The idea of the Lord who comes from the east also plays an important role in Luke's narrative of Jesus arriving in Jerusalem from the eastern side of the city as he enters from the Mount of Olives. Such details are often underappreciated but contribute to our understanding of Jesus as a messianic figure who would come like the sunrise. Wenkel's search for other potential influences leading to this type of messianic language takes him into Genesis, Exodus, Isaiah, Hosea and Malachi. By casting his net to include allusions to looking eastward for redemptive hope, Wenkel suggests how Luke's portrait of Jesus as the 'dayspring' or 'sunrise' fits into a larger pattern of resonance across Israel's scriptures. Review David Wenkel's detailed and thorough study is now the essential starting point of future work on the "sunrise" or "dawn" metaphor in Luke's Benedictus(Luke 1:68-79). He provides a lucid survey of a comprehensive array of inner-biblical themes, divine portrayals, and messianic expectations that, when pulled together, provide a compelling reading of this important passage in Luke. Future readers of Luke's Gospel will benefit from this work in the way it models how to read Scripture canonically and theologically. Gregory R. Lanier, Associate Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, author of Old Testament Conceptual Metaphors and the Christology of Luke's Gospel David Wenkel's book Jesus the Dayspring is a fascinating and compelling argument that interconnects the biblical themes of sunrise, the direction east, the layout of the tabernacle and temple, the city gates of Jerusalem, and the OT presence/absence/return of God with the triumphal return of the Messianic King (Jesus). This is a fine work that makes a major contribution to the fields of Biblical Theology and Intertextuality (NT use of the OT). I highly recommend it. J. Daniel Hays, Dean, Pruet School of Christian Studies Professor of Biblical Studies Using the tools of exegesis, intertextuality, canonical interpretation, and theological analysis, David Wenkel sheds some necessary light on the identity of Jesus as the Dayspring. He explores the rich OT matrix of texts, motifs, and expectations that culminate in Jesus and how that reality shapes the life and ministry of the church. This is a fruitful study of a neglected theme that will benefit all serious students of Scripture. Matthew S. Harmon, Professor of New Testament Studies, Grace College and Theological Seminary This is a fascinating study in which David Wenkel argues persuasively that the theme of God coming from the east to visit his people, for judgment or for blessing is found surprisingly often throughout the Old Testament. This explains why Jesus can called the "dayspring" (or "sunrise") by Zechariah in Luke 1:78 -- and it led me to the happy realization that I can view each new day's sunrise as a regular reminder in the natural world that Jesus will one day return to reign over all the earth. Wayne Grudem, Distinguished Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies, Phoenix Seminary David Wenkel offers a cogent investigation of a seemingly obscure and insignificant term in Luke's Gospel about the "Day Spring" and its connection to a divine visitation. Wenkel explores the background of the
