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,…
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,…
"This book asks whether hope for a better future is defensible in light of the human propensity for evil"--
Part I based on the author's Habilitationsschrift, 1986, now summarized, put on a new basis, with additional previously published essays on messianism. Part II consists of previously published essays on Old Testament theology.
Part I based on the author's Habilitationsschrift, 1986, now summarized, put on a new basis, with additional previously published essays on messianism. Part II consists of previously published essays on Old Testament theology.
Annotation
Messiah is one of the most popular and most contested terms in Christian reflection, with many often reading the concept back into early Old Testament texts. Joseph Fitzmyer carefully and comprehensively contradicts this misreading, tracing the emergence of messianism to a much …