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Sceptre And The Star

The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature

  • Paperback
  • 304 pages
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 2.3 cm

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John J. Collins here offers an up-to-date review of Jewish messianic expectations around the time of Jesus, in light of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
He breaks these expectations down into categories: Davidic, priestly, and prophetic. Based on a small number of prophetic oracles and reflected in the various titles and names assigned to the messiah, the Davidic model holds a clear expectation that the messiah figure would play a militant role. In sectarian circles, the priestly model was far more prominent. Jesus of Nazareth, however, showed more resemblance to the prophetic messiah during his historical career, identified as the Davidic Son of Man primarily after his death.
In this second edition of The Scepter and the Star Collins has revised the discussion of Jesus and early Christianity, completely rewritten a chapter on a figure who claims to have a throne in heaven, and has added a brief discussion of the recently published and controversial Vision of Gabriel.

Sceptre And The Star and The Human Faces of God
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  • Author

    John J. Collins

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Eerdmans Publishing Company

  • Published

    November 2010

  • Edition

    2nd

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    304

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780802832238

  • ISBN-10

    0802832237

  • Eden Code

    3702654

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