Three books on the resurrection of the dead (3)
Menasseh ben Israel, rabbi, scholar, philosopher, diplomat and Hebrew printer, 1604-1657
Explore the work of Menasseh Ben Israel, rabbi, scholar, philosopher, diplomat and Hebrew printer, through books in the Cecil Roth Collection.
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In the midst of history – Menasseh ben Israel’s mission to England
Early printed witnesses to Menasseh ben Israel’s mission to England, including Christian responses.
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Apology for the honorable nation of the Jews and all the sons of Israel
Apologia por la noble nacion de los Iudios y hijos de Israel
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The Lost tribes of Israel, rediscovered in South America
Mikveh Yisra’el, Esto es, Esperança De Israel: : Obra con suma curiosidad conpuesta
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Short demurrer to the Jewes long discontinued remitter into England
William Prynne, Short demurrer to the Jewes long discontinued remitter into England:
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A loving salutation to the seed of Abraham among the Jewes
Margaret Fox, A loving salutation to the seed of Abraham among the Jewes
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Printing and Teaching Judaism
Imprints from Menasseh’s press and its Christian publishers, in Spanish, Portuguese and Hebrew (with Latin) with those of his Jewish competitors.
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Menasseh ben Israel's Liturgical Bible: Pentateuch, Five Scrolls and the Prophetic Portions (1)
Hamishah Humshe Torah: Menasseh ben Israel’s Liturgical Bible: Pentateuch, Five Scrolls and the Prophetic Portions (1)
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Menasseh ben Israel's Liturgical Bible: Pentateuch, Five Scrolls and the Prophetic Portions (2)
Hamishah Humshe Torah: Menasseh ben Israel's Liturgical Bible: Pentateuch, Five Scrolls and the Prophetic Portions (3)
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A mystical treatise on the fear of God
TheTratado del Temor Divino: A mystical treatise on the fear of God
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A Treasury of [religious] Laws which the people of Israel is obligated to know and keep
Thesouro dos dinim: que o povo de Israel, he obrigado saber, e observar: A Treasury of [religious] Laws which the people of Israel is obligated to know and keep.
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Fifty precious sermons by Amsterdam’s senior rabbi
Hamishim derushim yekarim; va-yikra et shemo Giv’at Sha’ul: Fifty precious sermons by Amsterdam’s senior rabbi
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"THEOLOGUS ET PHILOSOPHUS HEBRAEUS"
This section is devoted to Menasseh as author in the context of Jewish-Christian intellectual contacts in Holland.
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The first part of The Conciliador
Conciliador, o de la conveniencia de los Lugares de la S. Escriptura que repugnantes entre si parecen: The Conciliator (2)
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Thirty problems concerning Creation
De creatione problemata XXX: Thirty problems concerning Creation
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Three books on the resurrection of the dead (1)
De resurrectione mortuorum libri III: Three books on the resurrection of the dead (1)
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Three books on the resurrection of the dead (2)
De resurrectione mortuorum libri: Three books on the resurrection of the dead (2)
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Three books on the resurrection of the dead (3)
De resurrectione mortuorum libri: Three books on the resurrection of the dead (3)
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Portrait of the Tabernacle of Moses (1)
Retrato del tabernaculo de Moseh: Portrait of the Tabernacle of Moses
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Portrait of the Tabernacle of Moses (2)
Retrato del tabernaculo de Moseh: Portrait of the Tabernacle of Moses (2)
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Portrait of the Tabernacle of Moses (3)
Retrato del tabernaculo de Moseh: Portrait of the Tabernacle of Moses (3)
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The Roth Collection copy contains a handwritten four–page set of Latin excerpts, suggesting that this copy was used and annotated by a Christian reader. Here you can see pages three and four.
