david reubeni/ False Messiahs Flashcards
what was David Reubeni’s claim
he claimed he was the son of the king who ran the ancient tribe of Reuben
where did David Reubeni make his claim
in Rome
what did David tell the pop clement to do
send an army, to Jerusalem and he would lead it
after David told the pope to do this thing, what was the pope’s reaction
- the pope was impressed with him
- m times were tough for the Catholic people in Rome because of the Reformation
- he brought David to Portugal to meet the king there
was David’s visit to Portugal beneficial
- the Marranos benefited from his visit because the inquisition was temporarily suspended
- they thought he was legitimate
who was Diego pires
- a Marrano in Portugal who heard about David reubeni
- he was inspired to study Judaism because of reubeni
- embraced Judaism changed his name to Shlomo molko
after a few years, what happened to David Reubeni and Shlomo molko
the emperor of Spain felt threatened by them so they were put to imprisoned and killed
how did their deaths affect the jews
they were hopeful that these men were the Messiah
what is a messiah
- a person who claims to be the deliverers of Israel
- appointed to bring about the establishment of the promised messianic kingdom
what does Lurianic mean
refers to messianism and many say that his idea paved the way to false messiahs
what does messianism mean
role of messianism in the Jewish experience within chronological limits and his course
what is eschatology
study of the end of time
what is the Messiah supposed to bring
better, more peaceful time
for the Messiah to come, what are the messianic expectations
- return to Zion by the people in the diaspora
- the rebuilding of the temple
what is a controversial topic that comes up when talking about the coming of the Messiah
if peoples actions can speed up the coming of the Messiah
