Bandits, Prophets, & Messiahs (1985 Horsley), book

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Bandits, Prophets, & Messiahs: Popular Movements in the Time of Jesus (1985) is a book by Richard A. Horsley (with John S. Hanson.

Editions and translations

Published in Minneapolis: Winston, 1985. Translated into Italian (1995).

Abstract

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Historical Background
  • 2. Ancient Jewish Social Banditry
  • 3. Royal Pretenders and Popular Messianic Movements
  • 4. Prophets and Prophetic Movements
  • 5. Fourth Philosophy, Sicarii, Zealots
  • Conclusion -- A Typology of Popular Movements and Their Implications

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