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