Gevul Benyamin [sermons]

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $450

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author

HAKOHEN, BENJAMIN BEN ELIEZER VITALE OF REGGIO.

printer

Solomon Proops

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1727

Description

FIRST EDITION

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 1297

summary

The author was considered one of the major exponents of Lurianic Kabbalah in Italy. A devout follower of Shabbathai Tzvi - even after the latters apostasy, R. Benjamin was for decades one of Italy’s leading underground Sabbathians, seeking to combine traditional Judaism with the belief in the messianic character of Shabbathai Tzvi. For a fuller examination of R. Benjamin’s involvment in the Sabbatian movement, see A. Freimann (ed.) Inyanei Shabbetai Zevi (1912) pp. 93-108

ff. (1), 217, 140, (2). Ex-library. Stained. Contemporary boards, worn. Folio

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