Originally published: 2007.

Frestschrift: William Horbury.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-349) and indexes.

The Persian Period / Joachim Schaper -- The Hasmonean Period / Jan Willem van Henten -- The Herodian Period / Sean Freyne -- Plutarch's life of Numa : some observations on Graeco-Roman 'Messianism' / Hans Dieter Betz -- Resistance and redemption in the Jesus tradition / Markus Bockmuehl -- Messianism and Christology : Mark, Matthew, Luke, and Acts / Graham Stanton -- Messiah and resistance in the Gospel and Epistles of John / Judith M. Lieu -- The Christ of Paul / Andrew Chester -- The Catholic Epistles and Hebrews / David G. Horrell -- The Apocalypse / Paul Spilsbury -- Messianism and politics in the land of Israel, 66-135 C.E. / Martin Goodman -- Jews and Christians in the Holy Land, 135-325 C.E. / Oskar Skarsaune -- Syria and Mesopotamia : the shared term malka mshiḥa / Sebastian Brock -- Egypt / James Carleton Paget -- The West and North Africa / Wolfram Kinzig -- Material remains / David Noy -- The rabbis and Messianism / Philip S. Alexander -- Messianism in ancient Bible translations in Greek and Latin / Alison Salvesen -- Messianism in ancient Bible translations in Aramaic and Syriac / Robert P. Gordon -- Jewish and Christian Messianic hopes in pre-Islamic Byzantium / Nicholas de Lange -- False prophet, false Messiah and the religious scene in seventh-century Jerusalem / Guy G. Stroumsa.