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50 Jewish Messiahs: The Untold Life Stories of 50 Jewish Messiahs Since Jesus and How They Changed the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Worlds |
Author: Jerry Rabow
Published: 2002-10-01 |
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 An instructive popular work
This is an instructive popular work that tells the story of fifty different Jewish Messiahs. In doing so it shows how the Messianic idea has caused great havoc and suffering in Jewish history. The climax of this is of course Shabbtai Zvi and the untold suffering his deception and betrayal cost the Jewish people.
 As the New York Subway rye bread commercial said . . .
You don't have to be Jewish to love this book.
A Perfect Time to Understand Deep Belief
This is a time when understanding the deep beliefs of fanatics and fundamentals is more important than ever. Jerry Rabow's wonderful account of 50 characters held by their followers as messiahs is perfectly timed and beautifully written. Each story is rich with history, humor, and well-researched detail. "Fifty Jewish Messiahs" is an entertaining exploration of the tradition of making messiahs that makes it clear that dearly-held beliefs can lead to everything from trite silliness to stupendous tragedy.
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