Rethinking the messianic idea in Judaism:

"Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thi...

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Main Author: Morgan, Michael L. 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington Indiana Univ. Press 2015
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking about this enduring Jewish idea. Using the writings of Gershom Scholem, which ranged over the history of messianic belief and its conflicted role in the Jewish imagination, these essays put aside the boundaries that divide history from philosophy and religion to offer new perspectives on the role and relevance of messianism today"..
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:442 S.
ISBN:9780253014696
9780253014740
9780253014771

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