A history of Messianic speculation in Israel : from the first through the seventeenth centuries / Abba Hillel Silver. [print]

Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter I. The Talmudic period: A. before 70 C.E -- B. 70-175 C.E -- C. 175-500 C.E -- D. Christian Adventism -- Chapter II. The Mohammedan period: A. The Apocalypses: (1) Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer -- (2) The book of Elijah -- (3) Chapters on the Messiah -- (4) The Revelations of Simeon ben Yohai -- Midrash of the ten kings -- (5) Midrash of the ten kings -- (6) The prayer of Simeon ben Yohai -- (7) The alphabet of Rabbi Akiba (fragment) -- (8) The story of Daniel -- (9) The book of Zerubbabel -- B. Saadia -- C. The Karaites -- D. Pseudo-Messiahs -- Chapter III. The period of the Crusades: A. The background -- B. The Calculators: (1) Solomon ibn Gabrirol -- (2) Hananeel ben Hushiel -- (3) Joseph Bekor Shor -- (4) Rashi -- (5) Judah Halevi -- (6) Abraham bar Hiyya -- (7) Maimonides -- C. Pseudo-Messiahs -- Chapter IV. The years 1200-1350: A. The background -- B. The calculators -- (1) Nahmanides -- (2) Isaac Halevi -- (3) Abraham Abulafia -- (4) The Zohar -- (5) Sefer ha-Temunah -- (6) Levi ben Gershon -- (7) Bahya ben Asher -- (8) Joshua ibn Shoeib -- (9) Other calculators -- C. Pseudo-Messiahs -- Chapter V. The years 1350-14923: A. The background -- B. The calculator -- (1) The book on the alphabet -- (2) Sefer ha Peli'ah we-ha-Kanah -- (3) Simeon ben Zemah Duran -- C. Pseudo-Messiahs -- Chapter VI. The sixteenth century: A. The background -- B. The calculator -- (1) Isaac Abarbanel -- (2) Abraham Halevi -- (3) Solomon Molko -- (4) Mordeccai dato -- (5) Daniel ben Perahiah -- (6) Isaac Luris -- (7) Naphtali Herz -- (8) Eliezer Ashkenazi -- (9) Gedaliah ibn Yahys -- (10) David ibn Abi Zimrs -- (11) Joseph ibn Yahya -- (12) Samuel Velerio -- C. Pseudo-Messiahs -- Chapter VII. The seventeenth century: A. The background I. Jewish background -- I. The political situation -- II. The Jewish Mystic background -- B. The calculators: (1) The political situation -- II. The Jewish Mystic background -- B. The calculators: (1) Hayyim vital -- (2) Isaiah Horowitz -- (3) Yom-Tob Lipmann Heller -- (4) Shabbetai Cohen -- (5) Joseph Sambari -- (6) Isaac Cohen -- (7) Nathan Nata Spirs -- (8) Manasseh ben Israel -- (9) Samuel Ha-Kohen of Pisa -- Chapter IX. B. Post-Talmudic: (1) Japheth Halevi -- (2) Moses ibn Gikatills -- (3) Moses ibn Ezra -- (4) Judah Halevi -- (5) Abraham ibn Ezra -- (6) Maimonides -- (7) Abraham ibn Daud -- (8) Judah He-Hasid -- (9) Hayyim Galipapa -- (10) Hasdai Crescas -- (11) Joseph Albo -- (12) The Zohar Hadash -- (13) Isaac Arama -- (14) Libmann-Muhlhausen -- (15) Abraham Saba -- (16) Azariah dei Rossi -- (17) Elijah de Vidas -- (18) Isaac Troki -- (19) Isaac Adarbi -- (20) Moses Alshaikh -- (21) Jacob Luzzato -- (22) Judah Low ben Bezalel -- (23) Azariah Figo -- (24) Leon de Modena -- (25) Simeon Luzzato -- (26) Solomon Ephraim of Leczyca -- (27) Manasseh ben Israel -- (28) Moses ben Menhem -- Chapter X. The five methods: A. The book of Daniel -- B. Other biblical texts -- C. Other exiles -- D. Gematria, Notarikon, Ziruf, Hiluf, Temurah -- E. Astrology.

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