Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and Personalities in Jewish History

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.

Author: Marc Saperstein
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 04/01/1992
Pages: 552
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.95h x 5.87w x 1.53d
ISBN: 9780814779439

About the Author
Saperstein, Marc: - Marc Saperstein, who previously held the first regular faculty appointment in Jewish Studies at Harvard divinity school, is currently Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History and Thought at Washington University in St Louis.