TY  - BOOK
AU  - Seeskin,Kenneth
TI  - Jewish Messianic Thoughts in an Age of Despair
SN  - 9781107017924 (HB)
AV  - BM615 .S395 2012
U1  - B55.8 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Messiah
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Redemption
KW  - Despair
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - RELIGION / Judaism / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Messianism and mythology -- 2. Maimonedes and the idea of a deflationary Messiah -- 3. Internalism: the Messiah within -- 4. Infinite deferral -- 5. History and rationality -- 6. History and irrationality -- 7. Redemption
N2  - "This book asks whether hope for a better future is defensible in light of the human propensity for evil"--
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011030485-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011030485-t.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1116/2011030485-d.html
ER  -