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.

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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 holds the chair of religious studies and Jewish thought at the University of Potsdam.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction 1.Two Worlds, Two Traditions: Christian
Hebraists and Amsterdam Sephardim 2.Menasseh Enters the Christian Public
Sphere: From the First Years in Portugal to the Publication of the Latin
Conciliator 3.Approaches to an Abrahamic Theology: Menasseh's Books on
Creation and Resurrection 4.Jewish Contributions to Christian Debates: De
Termino Vitae Libri III and the Treatise on Human Frailty 5.Jewish Debates
on Christian Millenarianism: Menasseh's Esperança de Israel and Spes
Israelis 6.The Resettlement of Jews in England: The Humble Addresses and
Vindiciae Judaeorum 7.Jewish Reactions: Menasseh ben Israel and the
Sephardic Jews of Amsterdam 8.Menasseh ben Israel: Mediating and Protecting
Jewish Knowledge Bibliography Index About the Author