Jewish Messiahs in a Christian Empire
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Eschatology, Judaism, History, Comparative Religion
| 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.
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.
