Jewish messiahs in a Christian empire: a history of the Book of Zerubbabel

Sefer Zerubbabel, the Book of Zerubbabel, is a Hebrew apocalyptic work composed during the wars between the Byzantine and Persian empires in the early decades of the seventh century of this era, shortly before the Muslim conquest of the Middle East. Himmelfarb places Sefer Zerubbael's narrative...

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Main Author: Himmelfarb, Martha 1952- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England Harvard University Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Himmelfarb, Martha, 1952-, Jewish messiahs in a Christian empire] (2017) (Horst, Pieter Willem van der, 1946 -)
Edition:First printing
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Zerubbabel / Messianism / Apokryphe Apokalypsen / Jewish literature
Further subjects:B Judaism (Byzantine Empire) History Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 Sources
B Eschatology, Jewish
B Messiah Judaism
B Apocryphal books (Old Testament) Criticism and interpretation
B Sefer Zerubbabel
B Christianity Influence
B Apocalyptic Literature History and criticism
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