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Redemption and resistance : the Messianic hopes of Jews and Christians in antiquity /

Redemption and Resistance brings together an eminent cast of contributors to provide a state-of-the-art discussion of Messianism as a topic of political and religious commitment and controversy. By surveying this motif over nearly a thousand years with the help of a focused historical and political...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bockmuehl, Markus N. A. (Editor ), Paget, James Carleton (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Redemption and Resistance brings together an eminent cast of contributors to provide a state-of-the-art discussion of Messianism as a topic of political and religious commitment and controversy. By surveying this motif over nearly a thousand years with the help of a focused historical and political searchlight, this volume is sure to break fresh ground. It will serve as an attractive contribution to the history of ancient Judaism and Christianity, of the complex and often problematic relationship between them, and of the conflicting loyalties their hopes for redemption created vis-à-vis a publ.
Notas:Originally published: 2007.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (410 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-349) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567318763
0567318761