Chronicles of the Sabbatean Movement — Testimonies on Sabbatai Zevi

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The chronicles of the Sabbatean movement gather contemporary testimonies, letters, and accounts of the greatest messianic crisis in modern Jewish history. In 1665, Sabbatai Zevi proclaimed himself Messiah, provoking unprecedented enthusiasm across Jewish communities worldwide. His forced conversion to Islam in 1666 plunged the Jewish world into a profound theological crisis.