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Martha Himmelfarb

Jewish Messiahs in a Christian Empire - A History of the Book of Zerubbabel

English · Hardback

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About the author

Martha Himmelfarb is William H. Danforth Professor of Religion at Princeton University.

Summary

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.

Product details

Authors	Martha Himmelfarb
Publisher	Harvard University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	20.02.2017

EAN	9780674057623
ISBN	978-0-674-05762-3
No. of pages	232
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity comparative religion, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings, RELIGION / Eschatology, Christianity, Judaism, Judaism: Sacred Texts

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