The Sabbatean ProphetsHarvard University Press, 2004 M04 15 - 221 páginas 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 prophecies of believers. The story of Shabbatai and his prophets has mainly been explored by specialists in Jewish mysticism. Only a few scholars have placed this large-scale movement in its social and historical context. |
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Matt Goldish. The Sabbatean Prophets Prologue In the spring of 1665 , Rabbi Nathan Ashkenazi.
Matt Goldish. Prologue In the spring of 1665 , Rabbi Nathan Ashkenazi of Gaza , al- ready a famous mystic at the age of twenty - two , made a startling announce- ment : he had learned in a prophetic vision that Shabbatai Zvi , a rabbi ...
... rabbis were not persuaded by Shabbatai's mystical expla- nations of his strange behavior concerning women and family matters , it seems that Shabbatai believed in his own interpretations . He saw himself as a holy warrior who battled ...
... Rabbi Isaac Luria ( d . 1572 ) , with its emphasis on ideas of exile and redemption , was the single central factor that brought Jews from all backgrounds into the faith . According to this view , by using the imagery and theology of ...
... rabbis became convinced by what they had personally seen and heard in Gaza , adopted the faith , and spread the news to their closest co- horts by mail or in person . ( It is noteworthy that the very earliest believers were almost all ...
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Messianic Prophecy in the Early Modern Context | 8 |
Messianism and Prophecy in the Jewish Tradition | 41 |
Nathan of Gaza and the Roots of Sabbatean Prophecy | 56 |
From Mystical Vision to Prophetic Eruption | 89 |
Opponents and Observers Respond | 130 |
Prophecy after Shabbatais Apostasy | 162 |
Notes | 173 |
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