The grammar of messianism: an ancient Jewish political idiom and its users
In this book, Novenson gives a revisionist account of messianism in antiquity. He shows that, for the ancient Jews and Christians who used the term, a messiah was not an article of faith but a manner of speaking: a scriptural figure of speech useful for thinking kinds of political order.
| Summary: | In this book, Novenson gives a revisionist account of messianism in antiquity. He shows that, for the ancient Jews and Christians who used the term, a messiah was not an article of faith but a manner of speaking: a scriptural figure of speech useful for thinking kinds of political order. Cover -- The Grammar of Messianism -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. After the Messianic Idea -- 2. Oil and Power in Ancient Israel -- 3. Messiahs Born and Made -- 4. Messiahs Present and Absent -- 5. The Quest for the First Messiah -- 6. The Jewish Messiah-Christian Messiah Distinction -- 7. The Fate of Messiah Christology in Early Christianity -- 8. The Grammar of Messianism -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors. |
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| ISBN: | 019025503X |