The scepter and the star: messianism in light of the Dead Sea scrolls
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Dürer's Illustration of Christ Messiah -- Map of Palestine: Location of Qumran Caves -- 1. Messianism and the Scrolls -- A Common Jewish Hope? -- The Dead Sea Scrolls -- The Terminol...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Chicago
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Collins, John J., 1946-, The scepter and the star : messianism in light of the Dead Sea scrolls] (2013) (Paganini, Simone, 1972 -)
[Rezension von: Collins, John J., 1946-, The scepter and the star : messianism in light of the Dead Sea scrolls] (2012) (Beyerle, Stefan, 1964 -) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Messianism
/ Judaism
B Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Dürer's Illustration of Christ Messiah -- Map of Palestine: Location of Qumran Caves -- 1. Messianism and the Scrolls -- A Common Jewish Hope? -- The Dead Sea Scrolls -- The Terminological Issue -- 2. The Fallen Booth of David: Messianism and the Hebrew Bible -- The Emergence of a Canon -- The Royal Ideology -- Predictions of an Ideal King -- A Gentile "Messiah" -- A Messianic Movement in the Persian Period? -- The Absence of Messianism in the Second Temple Period -- The Transformation of Messianism in Daniel -- The Savior King in Egyptian Judaism -- Conclusion -- 3. A Shoot from the Stump of Jesse -- The Psalms of Solomon -- The Political Context -- The Davidic Hope -- The Davidic Messiah in the Scrolls -- The Pesher on Isaiah -- The Messiah in the War Rule -- Diverse Titles of the Messiah -- Star and Scepter in the Damascus Document -- Exegetical Traditions -- The Character and Role of the Davidic Messiah -- 4. The Messiahs of Aaron and Israel -- One or Two Messiahs? -- Theories of Development -- Excursus: The Damascus Document, Col. 7 -- The Origins of Priestly Messianism -- Jubilees -- Aramaic Levi -- The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs -- The Development of the Levi Tradition -- Conclusion -- 5. Teacher, Priest and Prophet -- The Teacher at the End of Days -- The Understanding of the End of Days -- Excursus: The Sanctuary of Men -- The Temple Scroll and the End of Days -- The Teacher and the End of Days -- Teacher and Prophet -- Teacher and Priest -- The Eschatological Prophet -- 4Q521 -- Conclusion -- Excursus: The Suffering Servant at Qumran? -- 6. A Throne in the Heavens -- The Textual Evidence -- The Relation to the Hymnic Material -- The Identity of the Individual -- Ascent to Heaven? -- Conclusion. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (223 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1467466778 |