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The Concept of the Messiah in the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity (Library of Second Temple Studies) is unavailable, but you can change that!

For 2000 years, Judaism and Christianity have been at odds with one another. The problem at the heart of the division is the concept of Messiah. Shirley Lucass looks directly at the concept of Messiah from a historical perspective and examines its roots in ancient Jewish literature and its development within the Christian tradition. This study traces the biblical and extra-biblical developments...

“Is Jesus the Christ? If so, then Judaism falls. If not, then Christianity fails.”1 This stark statement, articulated by Jacob Neusner, penetrates to the heart of the problem which continues to prove the key issue in Jewish—Christian dialogue. Neusner is not alone; the centrality of the question is also recognized by other scholars.2 Scholem remarks: “Any discussion of the problems relating to messianism is a delicate
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