The Scepter and the Star: Messianism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Biblia.com)

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In The Scepter and the Star John J. Collins offers an up-to-date review of Jewish messianic expectations around the time of Jesus, in light of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Collins breaks these expectations into three categories: Davidic, priestly, and prophetic. Based on a small number of prophetic oracles and reflected in the various titles and names assigned to the messiah, the Davidic model holds a...

eschatological context. In CD 7, at least, the star and the scepter refer to two distinct figures. We will return to the issue of bimessianism, the expectation of two messiahs, in the following chapter. For the present, it is sufficient to establish that Balaam’s oracle was widely understood in a messianic sense, and that “Prince of the Congregation” was a messianic title. Thus far we have traced allusions to the titles “Branch of David” and “Prince of the Congregation,” which are juxtaposed in 4Q285

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