The Scepter and the Star: Messianism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Second Edition

The Scepter and the Star: Messianism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 2nd ed. / John J. Collins......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 9
Preface to the First Edition......Page 10
Dürer\'s Illustration of Christ Messiah......Page 13
Map of Palestine: Location of Qumran Caves......Page 14
1. Messianism and the Scrolls......Page 16
A Common Jewish Hope?......Page 18
The Dead Sea Scrolls......Page 21
The Terminological Issue......Page 31
The Emergence of a Canon......Page 36
The Royal Ideology......Page 39
Predictions of an Ideal King......Page 41
A Gentile \"Messiah\"......Page 47
A Messianic Movement in the Persian Period?......Page 49
The Absence of Messianism in the Second Temple Period......Page 52
The Transformation of Messianism in Daniel......Page 57
The Savior King in Egyptian Judaism......Page 61
Conclusion......Page 65
The Psalms of Solomon......Page 67
The Political Context......Page 69
The Davidic Hope......Page 72
The Davidic Messiah in the Scrolls......Page 76
The Pesher on Isaiah......Page 77
The Messiah in the War Rule......Page 79
Diverse Titles of the Messiah......Page 83
Star and Scepter in the Damascus Document......Page 86
Exegetical Traditions......Page 88
The Character and Role of the Davidic Messiah......Page 92
One or Two Messiahs?......Page 94
Theories of Development......Page 99
EXCURSUS: The Damascus Document, Col. 7......Page 102
The Origins of Priestly Messianism......Page 107
Jubilees......Page 108
Aramaic Levi......Page 111
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs......Page 116
The Development of the Levi Tradition......Page 120
Conclusion......Page 123
The Teacher at the End of Days......Page 125
The Understanding of the End of Days......Page 128
EXCURSUS: The Sanctuary of Men......Page 131
The Temple Scroll and the End of Days......Page 134
The Teacher and the End of Days......Page 137
Teacher and Prophet......Page 138
Teacher and Priest......Page 141
The Eschatological Prophet......Page 143
4Q521......Page 146
EXCURSUS: The Suffering Servant at Qumran?......Page 156
The Teacher and the Servant......Page 160
The Textual Evidence......Page 164
The Relation to the Hymnic Material......Page 169
The Identity of the Individual......Page 170
Ascent to Heaven?......Page 175
Conclusion......Page 178
EXCURSUS: Israel Knohl\'s Messiah Before Jesus......Page 179
7. The Messiah as the Son of God......Page 186
Proposed Interpretations......Page 188
The Literary Context......Page 191
A Negative Figure?......Page 194
The Angelic Interpretation......Page 196
The Messianic Interpretation......Page 198
EXCURSUS: Other Possible \"Son of God\" Passages......Page 200
The Role and Nature of the Son of God......Page 204
8. The Danielic Son of Man......Page 206
Daniel 7......Page 208
The Similitudes of Enoch......Page 211
Fourth Ezra......Page 220
Common Assumptions......Page 225
9. Messianic Dreams in Action......Page 230
Prophetic Movements......Page 231
Royal Pretenders......Page 234
Jesus and the Davidic Messiah......Page 244
Conclusion......Page 252
Bibliography......Page 253
Chronological Table......Page 289
Abbreviations......Page 291
Index of Authors......Page 295
Index of Scriptural Citations......Page 302
Index of Ancient Sources......Page 306