The Messiah and the Jews : Three thousand years of tradition, belief, and hope /
Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman ; foreword by Rabbi Neil Gillman, PhD ; preface by Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, PhD.
- xxi, 151 páginas ; 23 centímetros.
The Messiah is coming! Where is the Messiah now? ; When will the Messiah come? ; Can we make the Messiah come faster? ; How will the Messiah appear? ; Has the Messiah been revealed before? ; How can we recognize the true Messiah? -- The Messiah will rule over Israel. What does "Messiah" mean? ; Why must the Messiah be descended from King David? ; Why do Messianic hopes focus on Israel? ; What is the "ingathering of the exiles"? ; What is the relationship between the state of Israel and the Messiah? ; How did the Messiah become associated with supernatural elements? -- The Messiah is a warrior. What will the world be like just before the Messiah comes? ; What is apocalyptic literature? ; Against whom will the Messiah go to war? ; Who is the Messiah ben Joseph? ; Who is Hephzibah? ; How will the Messiah triumph? -- The Messiah will change everything. How will the natural world be different in the days of the Messiah? ; What will people be like in the Messianic Age? ; What will society be like in the Messianic Age? ; When the Messiah is here, how will Judaism be practiced? ; What is the resurrection of the dead? ; What is the feast of the righteous? -- The Messiah will establish God's dominion. Who is Elijah? ; What is the role of the shofar? ; Will the wicked be brought to justice in the Messianic Age? ; Will everyone be Jewish in the days of the Messiah? ; How will we relate to God in the Messianic Age? ; What is the connection between individual and communal redemption? -- The Messiah is us. Who is the "suffering servant"? ; What is the role of the Messiah in Hasidic Judaism? ; Who is Rabbi Schneerson? ; What did classical reform Judaism teach about the Messiah? ; What does modern liberal Judaism teach about the Messiah? ; Can we experience the Messiah?.