Redemption and Resistance: The Messianic Hopes of Jews and Christians in Antiquity Book

List of Contributors

Preface - Raphael Loewe

Introduction Markus Bockmuehl James Carleton Paget

1 The Persian Period Joachim Schaper

2 The Hasmonaean Period Jan Willem van Henten

3 The Herodian Period Seàn Freyne

4 Plutarch's Life of Numa: Some Observations on Graeco Roman 'Messianism' Hans Dieter Betz

5 Resistance and Redemption in the Jesus Tradition Markus Bockmuehl

6 Messianism and Christology: Mark, Matthew, Luke and Acts Graham Stanton

7 Messiah and Resistance in the Gospel and Epistles of John Judith M. Lieu

8 The Christ of Paul Andrew Chester

9 The Catholic Epistles and Hebrews David G. Horrell

10 The Apocalypse Paul Spilsbury

11 Messianism and Politics in the Land of Israel, 66-135 C.E. Martin Goodman

12 Jews and Christians in the Holy Land, 135-325 Oskar Skarsaune

13 Syria and Mesopotamia Sebastian Brock

14 Egypt James Carleton Paget

15 The West and North Africa Wolfram Kinzig

16 Material Remains David Noy

17 The Rabbis and Messianism Philip S. Alexander

18 Messianism in Ancient Bible Translations in Greek and Latin Alison Salvesen

19 Messianism in Ancient Bible Translations in Aramaic and Syriac Robert P. Gordon

20 Jewish and Christian Messianic Hopes in pre-Christian Byzantium Nicholas de Lange

21 False Prophet, False Messiah and the Religious Scene in Seventh-Century Jerusalem Guy G. Stroumsa William Horbury's

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