Messianism may prepare groups for the coming of a Messiah or of a saviour. Thus the 1st-century Levant, steeped in expectations of overturning the political situation, provided fertile ground for nascent Christianity and other Jewish messianic sects, such as the Zealots.
Messianism may prepare groups for the coming of a Messiah or of a saviour Thus the 1st-century Levant steeped in expectations of overturning the political situation provided fertile ground for nascent Christianity and other Jewish messianic sects, such as the Zealots.