It features the first discussion of the recently discovered text 'The Gabriel Revelation' - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. This tablet provides revolutionary paths to the understanding of the historical Jesus and the birth of Christianity.

It explores the formation of the conception of "catastrophic messianism" in the Gabriel Revelation. According to this conception, the death of a messianic leader and his resurrection by the angel Gabriel after three days is an essential part of the redemptive process. This conception is a new key which enables us for the first time to understand the messianic vision of the historical Jesus. This important and fascinating book will thus shed new and revolutionary light on our basic view of Christianity.

Auteur

Israel Knohl is Yhezkel Kaufmann Professor of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, Israel.

Contenu

1 The Gabriel - Text, Translation and Commentary
Detailed discussion of 'The Gabriel Revelation' and its commentary
2 Structure, Themes and Historical Context
The major conceptual themes of the text, its structure and its possible historical context
3 The Antichrist in 'The Gabriel Revelation' and Related Texts
The origins of the figure of the Antichrist in 'The Gabriel Revelation' and in related texts
4 'The Gabriel Revelation' and the Historical Jesus Postscript

Discussion of the possible impact of 'The Gabriel Revelation' on Jesus' messianic vision.