Full Description
"The Messiah" neatly surveys currents of messianic thought in the formative centuries of Judaism and Christianity, providing precision in thinking about "messianic" images and tradition. Leading scholars offer succinct and illuminating essays on the traditions that decisively shaped Jewish and Christian belief in a messiah. This book includes two maps, a timeline of persons, events, and literature, and a glossary of terms.
Contents
IntroductionGod in Ancient Judaism John J. Collins, Yale UniversityThe Messiah as Son of God in the Synoptic Gospels Adela Yarbro Collins, Yale UniversityPaul and the Absence of the Messiah Magnus Zetterholm, Lund UniversityPart Two: DevelopmentElijah and the Messiah in the Mishnah and the Babylonian Talmud Karin Hedner-Zetterholm, Lund UniversityThe Reception of Messianism and the Worship of Christ in the Post-Apostolic Church Jan-Eric Steppa, Lund University
