From the analysis of Jewish messianism as a theological, political and philosophical problem, the main objective of the article is to reconstruct archaeologically the relationship between the messianic ideal and sovereign power. On the base of this objective, we would like to show the prophetic origin of messianism and the consequences that prophetism produces in the messianic ideal. At the same time, we want to see the consequences that this revolutionary power generates in the figure of the Prophets and in the constitutive principles of Judaism. Finally, is necessary to analyze how the sovereign effects in the material world through messianism are possible as a result of the appearance of a Messiah in History and the intertwining between Christianity and the Roman Empire. From this point, our reflections focus in the theological-political transformations of the messianic sovereign power. The conclusion of the article is the proposition of new theses that wants to open the debate on messianism, sovereign power and our pandemic time.
Keywords:
Messianism, Prophetism, Sovereign Power, Political Messianism, Pandemic
Taub, E. (2021). From prophetic messianism to political messianism: reflections on the archeology of sovereign power. Cuadernos Judaicos, (38), pp. 260–289. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-8749.2021.65787
