Harris Lenowitz
Author of The Jewish Messiahs: From the Galilee to Crown Heights
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Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume 20, Number 2, Summer 1987 (1987) — Contributor — 2 copies
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Chair of Jewish Studies Program - Organizations
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NO OF PAGES: 297 SUB CAT I: Messianic Issues SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: 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 show more 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.NOTES: Purchased from the Amazon Marketplace. SUBTITLE: From the Galilee to Crown Heights show less
The messiahs whom we meet in these pages range from the inspiring to the tragic and bizarre. By examining the messianic show more 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.NOTES: Purchased from the Amazon Marketplace. SUBTITLE: From the Galilee to Crown Heights show less
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