The rise of secular Messianism -- David Ben-Gurion and the Messianic idea -- J.L. Talmon, Gershom Scholem, and the price of Messianism -- Isaiah Leibowitz and the critique of Canaanite Messianism -- Israel Eldad and the Nietzschian Hebrew Messianism -- The critique of political theology
Summary
This book examines the role of messianism in Zionist ideology from the birth of the movement through to the present. Is shows how messianism is not just a religious or philosophical term but a very tangible political practice which€has shaped Israeli identity
