The Messiah Idea In Jewish History

Rabbi Greenstone's valued work, The Messiah Idea in Jewish History, offers a detailed survey, from Biblical times down to the religious reform movements and Zionism of the late 19th century, of messianic beliefs in Judaism. As Greenstone's introduction mentions: "The belief in the coming of the Messiah, the treasured hope of the Jew throughout all the centuries of misery and persectuion, is regarded by most Jewish thinkers as a dogma of Judaism." The author pays special attention to Talmudic and Midrashic sources, to the work of philosophers and Kabbalists, as well as the historical conditions, to elucidate the influences messianism had on Jewish society over the centuries.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ... und seiner Nachkommen, entitled Ein iibersehenes Zeugniss fur die messianische Auffassung des "Knechtes Jahwehs," pp. 121-62 (Berlin, 1902); cf. also, Buckle, Die sogenannten Ebed-JahiveLieder (Giessen, 1900). uCf. Zech. 3:8; 6:12; also Jer. 23:5; 33:15; see an excellent monograph on this subject by Dr. Ernest Sellin, entitled Serubbabel (Leipzig, 1898). a Cf. Hag. 2:6, 7, 31, 22. 23" Jerusalem will be called the city of truth, and the mount of the Lord of hosts, the holy mount.' * Cf. Hiihn, loc. cit., 23, and notes. fflPs. 22:28-32; 63:3, 6; 86:9; ch. 87; cf. Hiihn, loc. cit., 31; Stade, loc. cit. CHAPTER II 1 See Kuenen, "Religion of Israel," vol. i11, ch. 9. 2Ten institutions, including provisions for the periodic reading of the Torah and other civil and ritual matters, are ascribed by the Rabbis (Baba Kama 82s) to Ezra; cf. M. Bloch, Sha'are Torath ha-Takkanoth, div. I, pt. I, pp. 107-38 (Vienna, 1879). "Mai. 3:23, 24, and Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and Kimchi ad loc; cf. M. Friedmann's Hebrew Introduction to his edition of Seder Eliyahu, pp. 19-20. These verses in Malachi are regarded by some critics as apocalyptic; cf. Ben Sira, 48: 10; see Hiihn, loc. cit., p. 81; C. R. Brown, in "Biblical World," vol. xiv, pp. 417-20; cf. Schiirer, "History of the Jews," etc., English ed., div. 11, vol. 11, p. 156. *Cf. Gray, in "Biblical World," vol. xw, pp. 41011. *Cf. Charles, loc. cit., pp. 78-80, 126-37, where the idea suggested here is hinted at. So far as I know, however, the connection between the development of the belief in the resurrection and the emphasis laid upon law, has not been noticed by modern scholars. Cf. Castelli, "Jewish Quarterly Review," vol. I, pp. 314-52, especially p. 327, where after the present book was in type...

Excerpt from The Messiah Idea in Jewish History The belief in the coming of the Messiah, the treasured hope of the Jew throughout all the centuries of misery and persecution, is regarded by most Jewish thinkers as a dog ma of Judaism. Some of them, indeed, would not make this belief essential to Juda ism. They consider it merely as a branch, or corollary to others more important, but almost all agree that the belief in the coming of a Messiah is an important feature of Judaism. The nature and limitations of this dogma, however, remained unsettled, the Jewish authorities differing widely in their conception of it, according to the intellectual and material position of the people at their respective times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking about this enduring Jewish idea. Using the writings of Gershom Scholem, which ranged over the history of messianic belief and its conflicted role in the Jewish imagination, these essays put aside the boundaries that divide history from philosophy and religion to offer new perspectives on the role and relevance of messianism today.