 | The Hope of Israel Subjects: Indians -- Origin -- Early works in 1800; Lost tribes of Israel -- Early works to 1800; Jews -- Restoration -- Early works to 1800; When The Hope of Israel was translated into English in 1652, its argument from Scripture that messianic redemption would not come to the Jewish people until they were scattered in all the corners of the Earth aroused great interest and played an instrumental part in the discussions in the Commonwealth under Cromwell which eventually led to the readmission of the Jews in 1656. This edition of that English text includes an introduction and notes which place the work in the intellectual context of its time. EDITORS: Henri Mechoulan is Director of Research at the Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, Paris. Gerard Nahon is Director of Studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Sciences Religieuses), Paris. |
