Judaism for Christians - Menasseh Ben Israel (16041657)

This book examines the problem of cultural translation and mistranslation on the part of Menasseh ben Israel'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.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Two Worlds, Two Traditions: Christian Hebraists and Amsterdam Sephardim Menasseh Enters the Christian Public Sphere: From the First Years in Portugal to the Publication of the Latin ConciliatorApproaches to an Abrahamic Theology: Menasseh's Books on Creation and ResurrectionJewish Contributions to Christian Debates: De Termino Vitae Libri III and the Treatise on Human FrailtyJewish Debates on Christian Millenarianism: Menasseh's Esperança de Israel and Spes IsraelisThe Resettlement of Jews in England: TheHumble Addresses and Vindiciae JudaeorumJewish Reactions: Menasseh ben Israel and the Sephardic Jews of AmsterdamMenasseh ben Israel: Mediating and Protecting Jewish Knowledge Bibliography

Index

About the Author

About the author

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

Summary

This book examines the problem of cultural translation and mistranslation on the part of Menasseh ben Israel’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.

Product details

• Authors: Sina Rauschenbach, Rauschenbach Sina
• Assisted by: Corey Twitchell (Translation), Twitchell Corey (Translation)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781498572965
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7296-5
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Lexington Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory; Lexington Studies in Modern Je; Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Judaism / General, comparative religion, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Judaism