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Messianism Among Jews and Christians: Biblical and Historical Studies
William Horbury
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Description for Messianism Among Jews and Christians: Biblical and Historical Studies
Paperback. Series: T&T Clark Cornerstones. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM; HRJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
William Horbury considers the issue of messianism as it arises in Jewish and Christian tradition. Whilst Horbury's primary focus is the Herodian period and the New Testament, he presents a broader historical trajectory, looking back to the Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, and onward to Judaism and Christianity in the Roman empire. Within this framework Horbury treats such central themes as messianism in the Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, the Son of man and Pauline hopes for a new Jerusalem, and Jewish and Christian messianism in the second century. Neglected topics are also given due consideration, including suffering and messianism ... Read more
William Horbury considers the issue of messianism as it arises in Jewish and Christian tradition. Whilst Horbury's primary focus is the Herodian period and the New Testament, he presents a broader historical trajectory, looking back to the Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, and onward to Judaism and Christianity in the Roman empire. Within this framework Horbury treats such central themes as messianism in the Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, the Son of man and Pauline hopes for a new Jerusalem, and Jewish and Christian messianism in the second century. Neglected topics are also given due consideration, including suffering and messianism ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
T&T Clark Cornerstones
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780567662743
SKU
V9780567662743
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About William Horbury
William Horbury is Professor of Jewish and Early Christian Studies, University of Cambridge, UK.
Reviews for Messianism Among Jews and Christians: Biblical and Historical Studies
Several of the articles - those first in order - and substantially updated since their original publication. Throughout, bibliographic material is updated. An invaluable list of selected literature on messianism is coupled with an introductory essay, written for the volume, that surveys the history and present state of scholarship. This includes incisive criticism of the recent works of R. J. ... Read more