Eschatology Messianism and the Dead Sea Scrolls

<I>This is a <a href=http://www.eerdmans.com/Pag%20es/About/Books-on-%20Demand.aspx>print on demand</a> book and is therefore non- returnable.</I><BR /><BR /> The New Testament is of prime importance for understanding early Jewish and Christian messianism and eschatology. Yet often the New Testament presumes a background and context of belief without fully articulating it. Early Jewish and Christian messianism and eschatology after all did not emerge in a vacuum; they developed out of early Jewish hopes that had their roots in the Old Testament. A knowledge of early Jewish literature and especially of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran is essential for understanding the shape of these ideas at the turn of the era.<BR /><BR /> In <I>Eschatology Messianism and the Dead Sea Scrolls</I> Craig A. Evans and Peter W. Flint have assembled eight essays from outstanding scholars who address the issue from a variety of angles. After an introduction by the editors successive essays deal with the Old Testament foundations of messianism; the figure of Daniel at Qumran; the Teacher of Righteousness; the expectation of the end in the Scrolls; and Jesus Paul and John seen in light of Qumran. These essays originated at a conference for a lay audience and retain much of the popular appeal they had when first delivered. The usefulness of the volume as a resource for students pastors and interested laypeople is enhanced by a select bibliography and indexes.