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  • From: Ausra Pazeraite <akp AT centras.lt>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Re: What will Elijah restore?
  • Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:33:37 +0100



Dear Damon,



I'm not yet Jewish but I'm studying and teaching Judaism. I suppose that it
would be helpful one article "Messianism reconsidered by Rosenthal, Gilbert
S. in "Judaism" Fall 1991, Vol 40, there the author give many references in
rabbinic literature. On the basis of some of rabbinic writings, e.g. M.
Eduyot VIII, 7; M. Bava Metia. I, 8; M Sotah IX, 15; Sanhedrin 48a; Menahot
45a and passim, he makes suggestion that "Those who maintained a personal
messianic view followed the path of supernaturalism. They taught, for
example, that Elijah, already connected with messianic redemption by the
Prophet Malachi, as we have previously noted, will play a key role in
announcing the coming of the savior. Along with Moses, he will serve at the
messianic banquet; he will help restore the lost and exiled tribes; he will
induce the people to repent, settle legal disputes, and introduce harmony and
peace; he will trumpet the coming of messiah, and assist in resurrecting the
dead. Some went so far as to identify Elijah with the messiah.[35]

The school of personal messianists also expatiated on the notion of two
messiahs: one, of the tribe of Joseph, who will prepare the way for the true
messiah and die in battle; and the final messiah, the son of David, to follow
and bring ultimate salvation. This curious belief persisted through the
Middle Ages, and flowered in the personalities and missions of Abbu Isa,
David Reuveni, Shlomo Molkho, and the grand charlatan of them all, Shabbetai
Zvi...", and so on.. The articlereally is very interesting and helpfull to
understand Jewish messinic vision from Jewish perspective.



Ausra Pazeraite

PhD student

Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University

akp AT centras.lt













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