Messiahs and Resurrection in 'The Gabriel Revelation'

by Israel Knohl

Book Overview

It features the first discussion of the recently discovered text 'The Gabriel Revelation' - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. This tablet provides revolutionary paths to the understanding of the historical Jesus and the birth of Christianity.

It explores the formation of the conception of "catastrophic messianism" in the Gabriel Revelation. According to this conception, the death of a messianic leader and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826425070
• ISBN13: 9780826425072
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"