4Q521 — Messianic Apocalypse

4Q521, the Messianic Apocalypse, is a fragmentary Hebrew text from Qumran Cave 4 describing the works of the Messiah in terms that closely parallel the New Testament.|||4Q521, consisting of eleven fragments, written in Hebrew. Paleographically dated to the first quarter of the first century BCE.|||Composed c. 100–80 BCE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Describes the Messiah who brings good news to the poor, heals the wounded, frees the oppressed, and raises the dead — closely paralleling Matthew 11:5 and Luke 7:22.|||Collins, J. J. " The Works of the Messiah." DSD 1 (1994): 98–112.|||Puech, É. " Une apocalypse messianique (4Q521)." RB 99 (1992): 98–131.|||Vermes, G. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English. Penguin, 1997.|||Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library|https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/|View 4Q521 fragment images.;; The BAS Library — 4Q521|https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/|Scholarly article on the Messianic Apocalypse.|||" For the Lord will heal the wounded, and raise the dead, and bring good news to the poor." — 4Q521 2:12