Jewish Apocalypse in the Seventh Century: Martha Himmelfarb on the Sefer Zerubbabel
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This episode features an interview with Martha Himmelfarb discussing the Sefer Zerubbabel, a significant apocalyptic text from seventh-century Judaism.
In this interview we explore a crucial document of seventh-century Judaism: the Sefer Zerubbabel , an apocalyptic ‘future history’ allegedly written in the past. The Temple will descend, the evil Armilus (son of Satan and a statue) will wreak havok, and two messiahs will arise to redeem Israel.
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