Chronicles of the Sabbatean Movement — Testimonies on Sabbatai Zevi
כרוניקות התנועה השבתאית
Author: Divers témoins et chroniqueurs (1665–1676)
Date: 1665–1676
Preservation: Archives de communautés juives d'Amsterdam, Salonique, Constantinople, British Library
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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.
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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.