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MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL. De la resurreccion de los muertos, libros III. Amsterdam: Menasseh ben Israel, 1636.
107 (of 108) leaves.
12mo, 119 x 67 mm. (4 5/8 x 2¾ in.), contemporary calf, worn; broken with text block becoming loose, lacking final leaf of Index (H12), title torn along gutter margin, a few gatherings with wormtracks affecting text, some staining and browning.
Wolf III, 1463; Rodr. Castro, p. 567; Rib. Santos, p. 340; Kayserling, p. 69; Neves 55; Palau 162803; Peeters 874; Simon 4786; Cat. Menasseh 28.
This book by Menasseh on the resurrection of the dead may have been written against Uriel da Costa who denied the immortality of the soul. It is also possible that Menasseh presented his Jewish point of view on the matter of death and resurrection to a Christian audience, which would explain why this treatise was dedicated to Henrique Hoefiser, and why a Latin edition was published in the same year. The work contains different laudatory poems by Jewish friends of the author.
107 (of 108) leaves.
12mo, 119 x 67 mm. (4 5/8 x 2¾ in.), contemporary calf, worn; broken with text block becoming loose, lacking final leaf of Index (H12), title torn along gutter margin, a few gatherings with wormtracks affecting text, some staining and browning.
Wolf III, 1463; Rodr. Castro, p. 567; Rib. Santos, p. 340; Kayserling, p. 69; Neves 55; Palau 162803; Peeters 874; Simon 4786; Cat. Menasseh 28.
This book by Menasseh on the resurrection of the dead may have been written against Uriel da Costa who denied the immortality of the soul. It is also possible that Menasseh presented his Jewish point of view on the matter of death and resurrection to a Christian audience, which would explain why this treatise was dedicated to Henrique Hoefiser, and why a Latin edition was published in the same year. The work contains different laudatory poems by Jewish friends of the author.