Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and Personalities in Jewish History

Marc Saperstein editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:New York University Press

Published:1st Apr '92

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Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and Personalities in Jewish History cover

The messianic idea that a redeemer sent by God will come to end the suffering of a persecuted people and inaugurate a new age of justice and peace has been one of the most powerful and influential concepts given by the Jewish people to western civilization. This book represents a sample of the most penetrating and provocative scholarly interpretations of Jewish messianic movement from various perspectives- historical, sociological, psychological, and religious.

ISBN: 9780814779439

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 794g

552 pages