The Prophet-King

Critical scholarly acclaim:





“It is precisely this presentation of Jesus as a king and its associations with his presentation as prophet which is the central focus of Wayne Meeks’ exhaustive study of the traditions concerning Moses and their influence on Johannine Christology…. Meeks finds the milieu of Johannine Christology to include a complex Jewish and Samaritan tradition, probably centered in Galilee, concerning the figure of Moses.”


—Robert Kysar, Bandy Professor of Preaching and New Testament Interpretation Emeritus, Candler School of Theology, Emory University








“Rare in scholarship is a consummate magnum opus that continues to influence the field fifty years after it was published—let alone a scholar’s dissertation! Anyone who investigates the Christology of John, characterization in John, Moses in the New Testament, or the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament must engage Meeks’ Prophet-King. How gratifying that new generations of biblical scholars will now have ready access to this classic work.”


—Jaime Clark-Soles, Professor of New Testament and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, Perkins School of Theology