![]() | Jewish Messiahs in a Christian Empire: A History of the Book of Zerubbabel Subjects: Messiah -- Judaism; Sefer Zerubbabel; Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism; Eschatology Jewish; Christianity -- Influence; Apocryphal books (Old Testament) -- Criticism and interpretation; Judaism -- Byzantine Empire -- History -- Medieval and; The seventh-century CE Hebrew work Sefer Zerubbabel (Book of Zerubbabel), composed during the period of conflict between Persia and the Byzantine Empire for control over Palestine, is the first full-fledged messianic narrative in Jewish literature. Martha Himmelfarb offers a comprehensive analysis of this rich but understudied text, illuminating its distinctive literary features and the complex milieu from which it arose. |
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