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394 “THE COMINGOFTHERIGHTEOUS ONE”
4Q252 5.3–4:
xmc qdch xy#m )wb d( [ ] Mylgdh hmh l)r#y yp[l)w]
twrwd d( wm( twklm tyrb hntn w(rzlw wl yk dywd
r#) Mlw(
In 4Q252 5.3–4 we are dealing with an eschatological setting of the coming
of the righteous one, who is furthermore called the Shoot of David.
An interesting parallel to the latter is found in 3 (4Q174 frags. 1–3 1.11)
and 4QpIsa (4Q161 frags. 8–10 3.11–21) as well as in the formulation
“Through it [the Shoot] will arise the rod of righteousness” in T. Jud.
24:5–6. Similarly, Ps. Sol. 17:32 uses the three expressions “righteous,”
“king,” and “anointed.” 52
For Acts 7:52, see above, under sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.
3. CONCLUSIONS
3.1. Concluding Remarks
In total, we may conclude that, despite the fact that most commentaries
on Acts mention few if any parallels of the expression h( e0leu/sij tou/
dikai/ou found in Acts 7:52, the actual parallels are quite astonishing both
in number and in character. We may catalog them as follows:
Expression Passage
1a. h( e0leu/sij tou/ dikai/ou Acts 7:52
1b. qdch xy#m )wb 4Q252 5.3
xy#m hklm )wb Targum of Gen 49:10
qdch l#mm )b 4Q215 frag. 2 2.9–10
2a. h( e0c / sune/leusij tou= Asc. Isa. 3:13
a)gaphtou= / h)gaphme&nou 4 Bar. 3:8
4 Bar 3:8
4 Bar. 3:11
Apoc. El. 1:5–6
2b. h( e0leu/sij tou= Xristou= Lives of the Prophets E1 and D
1 Clem. 17.1
Pol. Phil. 6.3
Acts Phil. 78
52. For details, see Oegema, “Studies,” 170–72.