Johann Christoph Gottfried. Yeshua Mashiah Ha’Amiti BeNigleh UbeNistar / Jesus der wahre Messias.

AUCTION 76 | Thursday, June 14th, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Johann Christoph Gottfried. Yeshua Mashiah Ha’Amiti BeNigleh UbeNistar / Jesus der wahre Messias.

<<First edition.>> German text with much Hebrew. Preface by Georg Serpilius of Regensberg. Foxed. Later stiff wrappers. Sm. 4to.

Regensberg: Johann Conrad Peetz 1721

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $600

Attemps to prove Christian doctrine from ‘the open words and hidden secrets of the Jews’ (title). The author was formerly a rabbi in Breslau who converted to Christianity and sought to use his knowledge of Jewish texts to induce his readers to convert as well. See E. Carlebach, Divided Souls (2001) p. 98.