01288nam a2200301 a 450000500170000000800200001702000300003704100080006708200120007508200120008710000210009910000140012010000110013424500290014524500700017424500230024426000110026726000140027826000090029230000110030130000290031230000100034152004740035165000460082565000230087165000260089485600660092020260119071213.02023-12-20 13:17:29  a9780385474573, 0385474571  aeng  a296.336  bJ65-C71  aCollins, John J.  d1938-1999  eAuthor  aThe Scepter and the Star  bThe messiahs of the Dead Sea scrolls and other ancient literature  cJohn James Collins  aU.S.A.  bDoubleday  c1995  a270tr.  bHardcover, illustrations  c25 cm  aIn The Scepter and the Star, John J. Collins turns to the Dead Sea Scrolls to shed new light on the origins, meaning, and relevance of messianic expectations... According to the scrolls, the messiah could be a warrior king in the line of David, a priest, a prophet, or a teacher. He could be called ""the Son of God."" Jesus of Nazareth fitted the expectations some Jews of the time had of the messiah. The majority of Jews, however, had quite different expectations...  aDead Sea scrolls -- History and criticism  aMessiah -- Judaism  aMessiah -- Prophecies4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/13016/sc.jpgyCover Image