Title: The first messiah : investigating the savior before Jesus /
Authors: Wise, Michael Owen, 1954-
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Thanksgiving Psalms Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Teacher of Righteousness.; Messiah Judaism History of doctrines
Abstract: In The First Messiah renowned Dead Sea Scrolls scholar Michael O. Wise brings to light the life of Judah, a forgotten prophet who predated Jesus as a messianic figure by a century and has had a profound impact on the course of Christianity and Western civilization. Unlike Jesus, Judah left behind a personal testament, in his own words, of his relationship with God. By analyzing the Thanksgiving Hymns discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls, Wise uncovers the basis of a groundbreaking understanding of the prophetic mind. In so doing, Wise deepens our understanding of Christ, his impact on the Jewish community of his time, and even his interpretation of his own messianic role.
Contents: 1. Of Messiahs and myth-dreams -- 2. Behold the man -- 3. To kill a prophet -- 4. Prophet on trial -- 5. Things unutterable -- 6. Stranger in a strange land -- 7. The dog turns back -- 8. The secret Messiah -- 9. Reckoned with the Gods -- 10. The other Messiah.