THE TITLE ‘SON OF DAVID’ IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK: A SIGN OF GOD’S ETERNAL FAITHFULNESS TO THE DAVIDIC KINGDOM

Abstract

The four evangelists who wrote the canonical Gospels did not mince words to show that there was a messianic fever at the outset of  Jesus'  ministry.  Each  in  his  own  characteristic  shows  that messianism was at the heart of the message of Jesus and his preconsul,  John  the  Baptist.  It  is  important  here  to  define  what messianism means in our context. Messianism is the hope and the  expectation  that  God  would  definitively  intervene  in  the affairs of his beloved people who put their trust in him rather than just about the figures of the messiah. This intervention includes the provision of a secured community for this group of people and as such a kingdom, as well as, appointing a leader for them in the person of a messianic figure (Prophetic, Priestly and Royal).