Jewish messiahs in a Christian empire : a history of the Book of Zerubbabel /

Sefer Zerubbabel, the Book of Zerubbabel, is a Hebrew apocalyptic work composed during the wars between the Byzantine and Persian empires in the early decades of the seventh century of this era, shortly before the Muslim conquest of the Middle East. Himmelfarb places Sefer Zerubbael's narrative...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Himmelfarb, Martha, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Sefer Zerubbabel.
425-1789
Messiah > Judaism.
Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism.
Eschatology, Jewish.
Christianity > Influence.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament) > Criticism and interpretation.
Judaism > Byzantine Empire > History > Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 > Sources.
Messie > Judaïsme.
Littérature apocalyptique > Histoire et critique.
Eschatologie juive.
Christianisme > Influence.
Apocryphes (Ancien Testament) > Critique et interprétation.
Judaïsme > Empire byzantin > Histoire > 425-1789 > Sources.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
RELIGION > Eschatology.
Judaism > Medieval and early modern period.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Apocalyptic literature.
Byzantine Empire.
Electronic books.
Sources.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Text and context
  • The mother of the messiah
  • The messiah son of David and the suffering servant
  • The servant-messiah beyond Sefer Zerubbabel
  • The dying messiah son of Joseph
  • Sefer Zerubbabel after Islam
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix : translation of Sefer Zerubbabel according to the Sefer Hazikhronot manuscript.

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