The Jewish Messiahs From The Galilee To Crown Heights

Author : Harris Lenowitz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195348941

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The Jewish Messiahs by Harris Lenowitz Pdf

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.

Author : Harris Lenowitz Professor of Hebrew in the Department of Languages and Literature and the Middle East Center University of Utah
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198027454

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The Jewish Messiahs : From the Galilee to Crown Heights by Harris Lenowitz Professor of Hebrew in the Department of Languages and Literature and the Middle East Center University of Utah Pdf

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.

Author : Brian Ogren
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004290310

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Time and Eternity in Jewish Mysticism by Brian Ogren Pdf

Time and Eternity in Jewish Mysticism offers a multivalent picture of a central topic in Jewish mysticism by bringing together diverse academic voices. It offers variant approaches, which have stemmed from intense discussion amongst leading scholars in the field.

Author : Jerry Rabow
Publisher : Gefen Publishing House Ltd
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9652292885

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50 Jewish Messiahs by Jerry Rabow Pdf

It is a little known fact that there have been more than fifty prominent Jewish Messiahs. These characters, though unrenowned today, inspired messianic fervour that at times seized the whole Jewish, Christian, Muslim and even secular worlds. The stories of these fifty Messiahs, both male and female, are unknown -- suppressed by Jewish religious authorities or ignored by historians of all religions. Until now. In this book, these Jewish Messiahs are remembered, and now their forgotten stories -- whether humorous, bizarre, tragic or solemn -- are finally told. The Messiah who killed the Pope; The Messiah who was saved from the Inquisition when the Pope hid him in the Vatican; The Messiah who demanded that his head be cut off in order to prove his immortality The Messiah who defied the Holy Roman Emperor; The 17th century Messiah whose followers continued their secret society into the 20th century. And to contemporary times and the story of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and how he inspired a passionate and devoted following. Above all, Fifty Jewish Messiahs examines humanity, not divinity, and history rather than theology. Taken together, these intriguing stories paint a vivid portrait of the universal and timeless human need for optimism, and hope in a better future.

Author : Neta Stahl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136488726

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Jesus among the Jews by Neta Stahl Pdf

For almost two thousand years, various images of Jesus accompanied Jewish thought and imagination: a flesh-and-blood Jew, a demon, a spoiled student, an idol, a brother, a (failed) Messiah, a nationalist rebel, a Greek god in Jewish garb, and more. This volume charts for the first time the different ways that Jesus has been represented and understood in Jewish culture and thought. Chapters from many of the leading scholars in the field cover the topic from a variety of disciplinary perspectives - Talmud, Midrash, Rabbinics, Kabbalah, Jewish Magic, Messianism, Hagiography, Modern Jewish Literature, Thought, Philosophy, and Art – to address the ways in which representations of Jesus contribute to and change Jewish self-understanding throughout the last two millennia. Beginning with the question of how we know that Jesus was a Jew, the book then moves through meticulous analyses of Jewish and Christian scripture and literature to provide a rounded and comprehensive analysis of Jesus in Jewish Culture. This multidisciplinary study will be of great interest not only to students of Jewish history and philosophy, but also to scholars of religious studies, Christianity, intellectual history, literature and cultural studies.

Author : Mark Avrum Ehrlich
Publisher : Ktav Publishing House
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119415334

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The Messiah of Brooklyn by Mark Avrum Ehrlich Pdf

"The Messiah of Brooklyn: Understanding Lubavitch Hasidism Past and Present is the story of the expansion of the Habad - Lubavitch school of hasidic Judaism under the leadership of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Schneerson was the last in a dynasty of hasidic leaders who came to New York after the Holocaust. From a small band of refugees, he built a large, powerful international community of rabbis, emissaries and fervent disciples who committed their lives to his teachings and armed with his instructions lay the foundations of Habad's messianic agenda. With a strong focus on outreach amongst Jews as a necessary condition for the "redemption", it succeeded in becoming the most influential religious group in the last fifty years of modern Judaism." "Many Lubavitch Hasidim viewed Rabbi Schneerson as the messiah and because of this, his death brought about a crisis of faith and leadership within the movement. The change in the movement, the factions and splinter groups developing variant theologies to explain the death of their messiah are subjects explored by Ehrlich together with the socio-religious undercurrents composing the movement's identity."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Eliezer Segal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015077118084

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Introducing Judaism by Eliezer Segal Pdf

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Judaism
ISBN : 1472549899

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The Jewish Messiah by Anonim Pdf

Author : Avrum M. Ehrlich
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible
ISBN : 088125780X

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The Messiah of Brooklyn by Avrum M. Ehrlich Pdf

Author : J. Harold Ellens
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Violence
ISBN : UVA:X004741837

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The Destructive Power of Religion by J. Harold Ellens Pdf

This extensive series explores themes including the seeds of violence in Biblical interpretation, human sacrifice in the Old Testament, violent religious metaphors, the violent messiah, linguistic and psychoanalytic approaches to religious themes, the jihad in context and in the Qur'an, fundamentalism and violence, and the psychoreligious roots of violence.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Cabala
ISBN : UOM:39015075617244

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‏קבלה :‏ by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Jewish literature
ISBN : UOM:39015065222815

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Index to Jewish Periodicals by Anonim Pdf

An author and subject index to selected and American Anglo-Jewish journals of general and scholarly interests.

Author : Roland H. Worth, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780786482276

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Messiahs and Messianic Movements through 1899 by Roland H. Worth, Jr. Pdf

A messiah is an individual appointed by God to a specific task of importance, and elevated to a level of far greater authority than a prophet by leading (or claiming to lead) a group or movement. The movement comes to be uniquely centered on his or her teachings, and the messiah claims spiritual and temporal authority over its followers. This book is an examination of both males and females in the Judeo-Christian heritage (excluding Jesus of Nazareth) who either claimed to be the messiah, were viewed by contemporaries as such, or are considered by a significant number of scholars to have been motivated by messianic goals. The work is arranged chronologically, with details about messiahs from before Christ through the dawn of the technological age at the end of the nineteenth century. It covers nearly 100 individual messiahs, including such Old Testament figures as King Hezekiah and Herod the Great, as well as later messiahs both obscure and historically renowned (even Queen Elizabeth I and King Charles I were touted as messiahs by certain devoted followers). Meticulously researched, the book includes an extensive bibliography.

Author : Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567085863

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Jewish Messiah by Dan Cohn-Sherbok Pdf

A detailed exploration of the biblical idea of the Messiah and its development over three thousand years.

Author : James Drummond
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290196036

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The Jewish Messiah by James Drummond Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.