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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... , Richard H. Popkin , has inspired me in this and every project I have undertaken in my professional life . He is a role model both as a person and as a scholar . The Sabbatean Prophets Prologue In the spring of 1665 , xii Preface.
... person apparently emotionally unable to conduct sexual relations and have children . The next stage of the story was Shabbatai's " successful " marriage to Sarah , his wife at the height of the movement in 1665-66 . Although the rabbis ...
... 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 help us understand why most of the Jewish world ...
... person . ( It is noteworthy that the very earliest believers were almost all residents of Palestine , then part of the Ottoman Empire , and of European extraction almost to a man — mainly from Spain and Portugal . ) Because this was an ...
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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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