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.
- ISBN10 0814779433
- ISBN13 9780814779439
- Publish Date 1 April 1992
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint New York University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 552
- Language English