Jewish Messiahs in a Christian Empire: A History of the Book of Zerubbabel

by Martha Himmelfarb

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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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674057627
• ISBN13: 9780674057623
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"