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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... Sabbatean Prophecy 56 4 From Mystical Vision to Prophetic Eruption 89 5 Opponents and Observers Respond 130 Prophecy after Shabbatai's Apostasy 162 Notes 173 Index 211 1 Preface Gershom Scholem's magisterial work , Sabbatai Sevi ,
... Scholem concerning Lurianic Kabbalah , and the rest of the book , which is essentially historical . In graduate ... Scholem's centralization of the role of Lurianism in the Sabbatean story had raised doubts for many scholars . Some of ...
... Scholem and his writings , including Elliot Wolfson , Moshe Idel , Yehuda Liebes , and Avraham Elqayam , while often critical of Scholem , continue to study Sabbateanism mainly in the context of mystical scholarship . Indeed , they ...
... Scholem did , but to offer some background and then a series of " depth soundings " in selected areas by closely examining a few central doc- uments . Exploring Sabbatean prophecy as part of Jewish and general cul- ture in Europe and ...
Contenido
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 |
211 | |