Judaisms and their messiahs at the turn of the Christian era / edited by Jacob Neusner, William Scott Green, Ernest S. Frerichs. - xvi, 299 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction: Messiah in Judaism: rethinking the question / William Scott Green -- Wisdom makes a difference: alternatives to "Messianic" configurations / Burton L. Mack -- Salvation without and with a Messiah: developing beliefs in writings ascribed to Encoh / George W.E. Nickelsburg -- How the authors of 1 and 2 Maccabees treated the "Messianic" promises / Jonathan A. Goldstein -- Messianism in the Maccabean period / John J. Collins -- Waiting for the Messiah: the spiritual universe of the Qumran Covenanters / Shemaryahu Talmon -- Philo and Messiah / Richard D. Hecht -- Messiah and gospel / George MacRae -- Christology in Mark's gospel / Howard Clark Kee -- The question of the Messiah in 4 Ezra / Michael E. Stone -- From Jewish Messianology to Christian Christology: some caveats and perspectives / J.H. Charlesworth -- Mishnah and Messiah / Jacbo Neusner.

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Jesus Christ--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.


Messiah--History of doctrines.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

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