Jewish Messiahs in a Christian Empire

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Eschatology, Judaism, History, Comparative Religion
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Author: Martha Himmelfarb ISBN: 9780674979093
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: February 20, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Martha Himmelfarb
ISBN: 9780674979093
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: February 20, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

The seventh-century CE Hebrew work Sefer Zerubbabel (Book of Zerubbabel)—a tale of two messiahs—is the first full-fledged messianic narrative in Jewish literature. Martha Himmelfarb offers a comprehensive analysis of this rich understudied text, illuminating its distinctive literary features and the complex milieu from which it arose.

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The seventh-century CE Hebrew work Sefer Zerubbabel (Book of Zerubbabel)—a tale of two messiahs—is the first full-fledged messianic narrative in Jewish literature. Martha Himmelfarb offers a comprehensive analysis of this rich understudied text, illuminating its distinctive literary features and the complex milieu from which it arose.

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