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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... periods of the movement . Other scholars , such as Meir Benayahu and the many authors of docu- ment - based papers , have presented new primary material relating to the history of the movement . Jacob Barnai and Elisheva Carlebach have ...
... often retained vestiges of Christian ideas . Their influence on Shabbatai was marked : he spoke Spanish rather than Turkish , studied in Sepharadi yeshivot ( talmudic academies ) , and in his euphoric periods loved to 2 Prologue.
Matt Goldish. academies ) , and in his euphoric periods loved to sing Spanish romanceros . He also knew a great deal about ... period , and Shabbatai found like - minded students in the yeshivot . Later in his youth , however , his path ...
... period , to purchase a large fish , dress it as a baby , and place it in a cradle . 16 Once again , the mystical ex- planations that Shabbatai offered mask the more primitive psychology of a person apparently emotionally unable to ...
... period that we can really begin to see why a person with Shabbatai's odd combination of mystical genius and per- sonality disorders would consider placing himself in the role of messiah . Even more significant , that perspective can ...
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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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