Messianic Movements and Failed Prophecies in Israel
Five Case Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20199748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Motti Inbari (0000-0001-5018-6737, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 43-60 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6690 • E-ISSN: 1541-8480 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/nr.2010.13.4.43 |
| OpenAlex | W2040450229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article examines several examples of messianic individuals and movements in Israel that have had to confront the failure of their predictions of imminent collective Redemption. These case studies suggest that individuals who expect Messiah's immediate coming, but who do not share this conviction with others, may experience greater freedom to reinterpret their prophecy and then proselytize a new vision of Redemption. When a small group's predictions are publicized widely and then fail, its members may find themselves facing a particularly sharp crisis of faith because of social pressure and may decide to abandon both the prophecy and group membership. Participants in large and diffuse messianic movements may become anxious when events begin to indicate that their predicted Redemption will fail, thus they are likely to adjust the prophecy and take steps to actualize it
Conviction · Faith · Messiah · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |