Sabbatai Zevi: Testimonies to a Fallen Messiah by David J. Halperin

Sabbatai Zevi: Testimonies to a Fallen Messiah

Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

David J. Halperin

248 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography religion reflective medium-paced
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Sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676) stirred up the Jewish world of the mid-seventeenth century by claiming to be the messiah, then stunned it by suddenly converting to Islam. His story, and that of the movement he created, is a landmark event in early moder...

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