{"product_id":"the-hope-of-israel-9781904113201","title":"The Hope of Israel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eThe Hope of Israel \u003c\/i\u003ewas translated into English in 1652, its argument from Scripture that messianic redemption would not come to the Jewish people until they were scattered in all the corners of the Earth aroused great interest and played an instrumental part in the discussions in the Commonwealth under Cromwell which eventually led to the readmission of the Jews in 1656. This edition of that English text includes an introduction and notes which place the work in the intellectual context of its time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The editors are to be commended not merely for their editions of the text, but more specifically for their most informative and detailed introduction.  Its ninety-five pages provide a scholarly but immensely readable background to Menasseh's life and times.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJewish Chronicle \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Doubly welcome. The editors' introduction is admirable in its elucidation of Menasseh's life and times, the Marrano background and the messianic atmosphere of the mid-seventeenth century.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. K., Polin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eEditions and translations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eAmsterdam: From the Marranos to a Portuguese Jewish Community \u003cbr\u003eMenasseh ben Israel: A New Look at his Life and Work, 1604-1657 \u003cbr\u003eEsperanca de Israel, 1650\u003cbr\u003eWall's English Translation of the Latin Text\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the English Translation\u003cbr\u003eFacsimile of the Title Page\u003cbr\u003eThe Epistle Dedicatory\u003cbr\u003eMenasseh ben Israel to the Courteous Reader\u003cbr\u003eThe Authors of Other Nations, which are Quoted in this Treatise\u003cbr\u003eThe Hebrew Books, and Authors \u003cbr\u003eThe Relation of Antonio Montezinos\u003cbr\u003eThe Hope of Israel  A Note on Moses Wall by Richard H. Popkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Place and Proper Names","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771732197719,"sku":"9781904113201","price":20.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781904113201.jpg?v=1758728899","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hope-of-israel-9781904113201","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}