02385nam a2200493Ka 4500 ocn776696116 OCoLC 20200709055450.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120214s2012 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139224901 (electronic bk.) 1139224905 (electronic bk.) 9781107017924 1107017920 (OCoLC)776696116 416729 (N$T) BM615 .S395 2012eb REL 040090 bisacsh 296.3/36 23 N$TA Seeskin, Kenneth, 1947- Jewish messianic thoughts in an age of despair [electronic resource] / Kenneth Seeskin. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1 online resource. "This book asks whether hope for a better future is defensible in light of the human propensity for evil"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references 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. Description based on print version record. Messiah Judaism. Redemption Judaism. Despair Religious aspects Judaism. RELIGION / Judaism / General. bisacsh RELIGION / Judaism / Theology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Seeskin, Kenneth, 1947- Jewish messianic thoughts in an age of despair. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107017924 (DLC) 2011030485 (OCoLC)742017638 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=416729 Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011030485-t.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1116/2011030485-d.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011030485-b.html cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50888 50888