The Sabbatean prophets /
In the mid-seventeenth century, Shabbatai Zvi, a rabbi from Izmir, claimed to be the Jewish messiah, and convinced a great many Jews to believe him. The movement surrounding this messianic pretender was enormous, and Shabbatai's mission seemed to be affirmed by the numerous supporting prophecie...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Messianic prophecy in the early modern context
- Messianism and prophecy in the Jewish tradition
- Nathan of Gaza and the roots of Sabbatean prophecy
- From mystical vision to prophetic eruption
- Opponents and observers respond
- Prophecy after Shabbatai's apostasy.