Did the Gospels Predict Jesus—or Reinterpret Earlier Scriptures?

Several Gospel passages are presented as prophecies fulfilled by Jesus. But when we read the older texts in their original settings, do they point to him—or do the Gospel writers give them a new meaning? This essay examines Matthew’s use of Jeremiah’s account of Rachel weeping, Isaiah’s sign to King Ahaz, and Hosea’s description of Israel’s exodus from Egypt. It argues that these passages originally addressed events in Israel’s history, while the Gospels apply them to Jesus as theological interpretations or patterns.

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