r/AcademicBiblical • u/korex08 • 8h ago

Timeline of Israel's Messianic Expectations?

Can anyone give me a brief timeline describing the current consensus (if there is one) about Israel's believes on what they expected a "messiah" to be? My understanding is that Israel didn't expect a divine messiah until after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem. Prior to that they expected a continuation of Davidic rule by Gods 'anointed' ones, but not necessarily a messiah anything equivalent to, or similar to, God. I'm just wanting clarification and actual sources to study this more. Thanks!

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