The question of the extent to which the Septuagint reflects an evolution in messianic belief in comparison with the Masoretic Text has come into prominence in r

A compendium of approximately three hundred texts--in Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin, Ethiopic, Syriac, Coptic, and other languages--that are important for the s

The essays reproduced in this volume have been selected on the basis of their common theme: Messianism in the Septuagint. The aim of the papers is to answer the

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Cambridge.

William Horbury demonstrates that there were more messianic beliefs in Judaism at the time of Jesus than is commonly recognised.