The Jewish Messiahs: From the Galilee to Crown Heights - Couverture souple

Lenowitz, Harris

 
9780195148374: The Jewish Messiahs: From the Galilee to Crown Heights
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0195148371 ISBN 13 : 9780195148374
Editeur : Oxford University Press USA, 1998

Synopsis

In this book, Harris Lenowitz explores the fascinating history of Jewish messianic movements. Looking in detail at all of the Jewish messiahs about whom anything is known, he introduces each of these figures in turn, and offers extensive excerpts of the original texts that tell their stories. The messiahs whom we meet in these pages range from the inspiring to the tragic and bizarre. By examining the messianic idea in the tradition which gave birth to it, Lenowitz both sheds new light on this engrossing aspect of Jewish history and provides a firmer basis for understanding contemporary messianic groups.

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Revue de presse

"The Jewish Messiahs is a detailed academic work that will be most useful to students of Jewish history and thought."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Whereas we deal mostly with Jesus as Christian Messiah, theological entity, artistic representation, etc., Harris Lenowitz, professor of Hebrew, provides a different and thought-provoking context to messianism and the concept of messiah....In addition to the academic merits of the book, Lenowitz produces genuine pleasure for the reader with his choice of translations by others and his own rendering of messiah texts. These translations evoke the emotion and mystery surrounding these mythical figures with their hazy beginnings and seemingly futile ends."--Sixteenth Century Journal

"Rare sources are translated here, providing new insights into figures known primarily from the work of Gershom Scholem. Lenowitz has synthesized and presented in an accessible and reliable form many such texts, making this volume the standard English-language handbook on the subject."--Religious Studies Review

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this book, Harris Lenowitz explores the fascinating history of Jewish messianic movements. Looking in detail at all of the Jewish messiahs about whom anything is known, he introduces each of these figures in turn, and offers extensive excerpts of the original texts that tell their stories. The messiahs whom we meet in these pages range from the inspiring to the tragic and bizarre. By examining the messianic idea in the tradition which gave birth to it, Lenowitz both sheds new light on this engrossing aspect of Jewish history and provides a firmer basis for understanding contemporary messianic groups.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press USA
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195148371
ISBN 13 
9780195148374
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
312
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780195114928: The Jewish Messiahs: From the Galilee to Crown Heights

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0195114922 ISBN 13 :  9780195114928
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1999
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