Anthonius Margaritha and the Jewish Faith: Jewish Life and Conversion in Sixteenth-Century Germany

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Contents vii List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Preface xiii 1 The Margoleses of Bavaria 1 2 “I Will Be Your God and You Will Be My People” 17 3 The Messiah Who Has Been Sent 41 4 Anthonius Margaritha—Christian 69 Appendix A: Margaritha’s Refutation of the Jewish Faith 91 Appendix B: Margaritha’s Kabbalah 123 Appendix C: Der gantz Jüdisch glaub in the Sixteenth Century 137 Appendix D: Margaritha’s Prayer Book 147 Notes 181 Bibliography 221 Index 229 ...