Sina Rauschenbach

Judaism for Christians

Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the problem of cultural translation and mistranslation on the part of Menasseh ben Israelâ s readers who were not ready to share his vision of a Jewish-Christian republic of letters whose members enjoyed mutual respect and collaborated to improve the situation of the Jews in Europe.

Produktdetails

• Lexington Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9781498572965
• ISBN-10: 1498572960
• Artikelnr.: 57118480

Autorenporträt

Sina Rauschenbach

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Two Worlds, Two Traditions: Christian Hebraists and Amsterdam Sephardim
Menasseh Enters the Christian Public Sphere: From the First Years in
Portugal to the Publication of the Latin ConciliatorApproaches to an
Abrahamic Theology: Menasseh's Books on Creation and ResurrectionJewish
Contributions to Christian Debates: De Termino Vitae Libri III and the
Treatise on Human FrailtyJewish Debates on Christian Millenarianism:
Menasseh's Esperança de Israel and Spes IsraelisThe Resettlement of Jews in
England: TheHumble Addresses and Vindiciae JudaeorumJewish Reactions:
Menasseh ben Israel and the Sephardic Jews of AmsterdamMenasseh ben Israel:
Mediating and Protecting Jewish Knowledge Bibliography
Index
About the Author