TY - BOOK AU - Collins, John J. AU - AU - TI - The Scepter and the Star SN - 9780385474573, 0385474571 U1 - 296.336 CY - U.S.A. KW - Dead Sea scrolls -- History and criticism KW - Messiah -- Judaism KW - Messiah -- Prophecies N2 - In 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 UR - https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/13016/sc.jpg ER -