Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and Personalities in Jewish History - Essential Papers on Jewish Studies

Marc Saperstein

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN:	9780814779439
Publisher:	New York University
Imprint:	New York University Press
Pub date:	01 Apr 1992
DEWEY:	296.8
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	580
Weight:	794g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	39mm