Judaism for Christians: Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657)

"Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657) was one of the best-known rabbis in early modern Europe. In the course of his life he became an important Jewish interlocutor for Christian scholars interested in Hebrew studies and negotiated with Oliver Cromwell and Parliament the return of the Jews to England...

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Subtitles:Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657)
Main Author: Rauschenbach, Sina 1971- (Author)
Contributors: Twitchell, Corey (Translator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham Boulder New York London Lexington Books 2019
In:Year: 2019
Series/Journal:Lexington studies in modern Jewish history, historiography, and memory
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Menasheh ben Yiśraʾel 1604-1657 / Judaism / Christianity / Debate
B Menasheh ben Yiśraʾel 1604-1657 / Jewish theology
B Menasheh ben Yiśraʾel 1604-1657 / Judaism / Science / Christianity
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
Further subjects:B Manasseh ben Israel (1604-1657)
B Judaism Relations Christianity
B Judaism (Europe) History 17th century
B Christianity and other religions Judaism
B Messiah Judaism History of doctrines 17th century
B Manasseh ben Israel
B Judaism
B Christianity
B Interfaith Relations
B Thesis
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 978-1-4985-7297-2
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Summary:"Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657) was one of the best-known rabbis in early modern Europe. In the course of his life he became an important Jewish interlocutor for Christian scholars interested in Hebrew studies and negotiated with Oliver Cromwell and Parliament the return of the Jews to England. Born to a family of former conversos, Menasseh was versed in Christian theology and astutely used this knowledge to adapt the content and tone of his publications to the interests and needs of his Christian readers. Judaism for Christians: Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657) is the first extensive study to systematically focus on key titles in Menasseh's Latin works and discuss the success and failure of his strategies of translation in the larger context of early modern Christian Hebraism. Rauschenbach also examines the mistranslation of his books by Christian scholars, who were not yet ready to share Menasseh's vision of an Abrahamic theology and of a republic of letters whose members were not divided by denomination. Ultimately, Menasseh's plans to use Jewish knowledge as an entrée billet for Jews into Christian societies proved to be illusory, as Christian readers understood him instead as a Jewish witness for "Christian truths." Menasseh's Jewish coreligionists disapproved of what they perceived to be his dangerous involvement in Christian debates, providing non-Jews with delicate information. It was only a century after his death that Menasseh became a model for new generations of Jewish scholars." (Roman&Littlefield)
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (221-250) and index
ISBN:1498572960