4Q285 — Messianic Text

4Q285, also known as the " Pierced Messiah" text, is a fragmentary Hebrew text from Qumran Cave 4 that describes a messianic figure from the Branch of David.|||4Q285, a six-line fragment in Hebrew written in Herodian script of the first half of the first century CE. Published by M. Abegg in JBL 1994.|||Copied early first century CE. The text quotes and interprets Isaiah 10:34–11:1.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Describes the Messiah from the Branch of David who kills the enemy leader, interpreting Isaiah 11. Important for understanding Qumran messianism and the background of the New Testament.|||Abegg, M. " Messianic Hope and 4Q285: A Reassessment." JBL 113 (1994): 81–91.|||Collins, J. J. The Scepter and the Star. Doubleday, 1995.|||Vermes, G. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English. Penguin, 1997.|||Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library|https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/|View 4Q285 fragment images.;; Wikipedia — 4Q285|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4Q285|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" And a branch shall come forth from the stump of Jesse, and the Messiah of righteousness shall spring up from him." — 4Q285 (paraphrase of Isaiah 11)