The scepter and the star: messianism in light of the Dead Sea scrolls

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Dürer's Illustration of Christ Messiah -- Map of Palestine: Location of Qumran Caves -- 1. Messianism and the Scrolls -- A Common Jewish Hope? -- The Dead Sea Scrolls -- The Terminol...

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Main Author: Collins, John J. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2010
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Reviews:[Rezension von: Collins, John J., 1946-, The scepter and the star : messianism in light of the Dead Sea scrolls] (2013) (Paganini, Simone, 1972 -)
[Rezension von: Collins, John J., 1946-, The scepter and the star : messianism in light of the Dead Sea scrolls] (2012) (Beyerle, Stefan, 1964 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Messianism / Judaism
B Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Church
Further subjects:B Electronic books
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Summary:Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Dürer's Illustration of Christ Messiah -- Map of Palestine: Location of Qumran Caves -- 1. Messianism and the Scrolls -- A Common Jewish Hope? -- The Dead Sea Scrolls -- The Terminological Issue -- 2. The Fallen Booth of David: Messianism and the Hebrew Bible -- The Emergence of a Canon -- The Royal Ideology -- Predictions of an Ideal King -- A Gentile "Messiah" -- A Messianic Movement in the Persian Period? -- The Absence of Messianism in the Second Temple Period -- The Transformation of Messianism in Daniel -- The Savior King in Egyptian Judaism -- Conclusion -- 3. A Shoot from the Stump of Jesse -- The Psalms of Solomon -- The Political Context -- The Davidic Hope -- The Davidic Messiah in the Scrolls -- The Pesher on Isaiah -- The Messiah in the War Rule -- Diverse Titles of the Messiah -- Star and Scepter in the Damascus Document -- Exegetical Traditions -- The Character and Role of the Davidic Messiah -- 4. The Messiahs of Aaron and Israel -- One or Two Messiahs? -- Theories of Development -- Excursus: The Damascus Document, Col. 7 -- The Origins of Priestly Messianism -- Jubilees -- Aramaic Levi -- The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs -- The Development of the Levi Tradition -- Conclusion -- 5. Teacher, Priest and Prophet -- The Teacher at the End of Days -- The Understanding of the End of Days -- Excursus: The Sanctuary of Men -- The Temple Scroll and the End of Days -- The Teacher and the End of Days -- Teacher and Prophet -- Teacher and Priest -- The Eschatological Prophet -- 4Q521 -- Conclusion -- Excursus: The Suffering Servant at Qumran? -- 6. A Throne in the Heavens -- The Textual Evidence -- The Relation to the Hymnic Material -- The Identity of the Individual -- Ascent to Heaven? -- Conclusion.
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ISBN:1467466778