The Messiah Concept in Judaism – From Biblical Times to Modernity - Einzelansicht

The history of the Messiah in Judaism is a history of disappointed hopes. Again and again, there were salvation figures to whom this role was ascribed. But redemption from occupation and foreign rule, exile, oppression and persecution failed to materialize. Therefore, the expectation of the Messiah fell to the periphery of Jewish theology. We shall examine in what ways the messianic concept plays a role in modern times and what it contributes to describing the relationship between God and humanity in Judaism. We would like to show the development from the abandonment of a personal Messiah towards the affirmation of the prophets’ hope for a_ universal messianic age in which the duty of all people to participate in the healing of the world becomes central. What becomes also clear is: The messiah idea cannot be a bridge between Christianity and Judaism.

Homolka, Walter/Hoppe, Juni/Krochmalnik, Daniel: Der Messias kommt nicht - Abschied vom jüdischen Erlöser, Freiburg 2022.
Homolka, Walter: The messianic concept in modern Judaism, in: „Teologia i Moralnosc”, Volume 17 (2022), numer 1 (31), s. 145-172.

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