Books by Professor Moshe (University of Jerusalem Idel

Provides impressive dossier on the phenomenon of Saturnism, offering an interpretation of aspects of Judaism, including the emergence of Sabbateanism. This title demonstrates that they were instrumental in the conviction that Sabbatei Tzevei, the mid-17th-century messianic figure in Rabbinic Judaism, was indeed the Messiah.

While many aspects of Sonship have been analyzed in books on Judaism, this book attempts to address the category of Sonship in Jewish mystical literature as a whole. It aims to point out the many instances where Jewish thinkers resorted to concepts of Sonship and their conceptual backgrounds.