Toward the Millennium Messianic Expectations from the Bible to Waco |
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Author:
| Schäfer, Peter |
Editor:
| Cohen, Mark |
Series title: | Numen Book Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-90-04-11037-3 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
Publisher: | BRILL
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $294.00 |
Book Description:
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This collection on messianic expectations from biblical times to the present represents a fresh re-evaluation of a variety of religious, political and cultural phenomena. The focus is on Judaism, but aspects of messianism in Graeco-Roman, Christian, and Islamic worlds alongside modern political issues are considered.
This collection on messianic expectations from biblical times to the present represents a fresh re-evaluation of a variety of religious, political and cultural phenomena. The focus is on Judaism, but aspects of messianism in Graeco-Roman, Christian, and Islamic worlds alongside modern political issues are considered.