num_pages: 552
description: 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.
language: English
title: Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and Personalities in Jewish History
titlecomplete: Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and Personalities in Jewish History (Essential Papers on Jewish Studies, 2)
ratings_count: 3
series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies Series
publisher: NYU Press