Zemah and Zerubbabel: Messianic Expectations in the Early Postexilic PeriodIt has often been argued that Zerubbabel, the Jewish governor of Yehud at the time of the rebuilding of the temple (late 6th century BCE), was viewed by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah as the new king in the line of David. In this new study, Rose offers a contrary proposal for the interpretation of the oracles in Haggai 2 and Zechariah 3 and 6. He traces their background in the pre-exilic prophets, pays special attention to often neglected details of semantics and metaphor, and concludes that neither Haggai nor Zechariah designated Zerubbabel as the new king in Jerusalem. Instead, the oracles in Zechariah 3 and 6 should be seen as fully messianic. |
Contents
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Chapter 3 WHATS IN A NAME?THE MEANING OF Omitted | 91 |
Chapter 4 A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITYWHO IS ZEMAH? | 121 |
Chapter 5 VISIONS AND ORACLESON THE ORIGIN AND COMPOSITION OF ZECHARIAH 3810 AND 6915 | 142 |
Chapter 6 THE TWO SONS OF OIL WHO STAND BY THE LORD OF THE WHOLE EARTH | 177 |
Chapter 7 ZERUBABBEL LIKE A SEAL HAGGAI 22023 | 208 |
Chapter 8 CONCLUSIONS | 248 |
Bibliography | 252 |
Index of References | 271 |
Index of Authors | 280 |
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Zemah and Zerubbabel: Messianic Expectations in the Early Postexilic Period Wolter H. Rose No preview available - 2000 |
Common terms and phrases
Ackroyd Aggée Alten Testament Amsler anointed apodosis Aramaic argued Beuken Beyse Biblical book of Haggai Chapter Chron clause context coronation Darius David diarchy discussion Exile Ezek Ezra finds Gottesvolk Haggai and Zechariah Hanhart heavenly court Hebrew Heldai high priest identification imagery indicate inscription interpretation Israel Jeremiah Jerusalem Joshua Judah king kingship lampstand meaning mentioned messianic Meyers and Meyers Nabataean Nachtgesichte NJPS noun number of scholars Old Testament olive trees oracle original passage Persian empire Persian Period person Petersen Phoenician phrase preposition present Press problem prophet Propheten protasis Redditt reference Reventlow Rignell royal figure Rudolph Sacharja says the LORD Schöttler seal Second Temple secondary servant set a crown signet ring smḥ sons of oil sprout suggests symbolic temple throne tion translation Ugaritic verb verse vision reports word Woude Yahweh Yehud YHWH Zacharie 1-8 Zech Zechariah 1-6 Zemah Zerubbabel כסאו לאמר צמח
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