Henry Jessey and conservative millenarianism in seventeenth century - England and Holland
НазваниеHenry Jessey and conservative millenarianism in seventeenth century - England and Holland
Автор
Call number949.2004924/0004
Номер объекта09877e
Место публикацииJerusalem
ИздательHebrew University
Год выпуска
1989
Нумерация страницpp.75-93
МатериалArticle
ISBN9023223438
NotesArticle from Dutch Jewish History: Proceeding of the Fourth Symposium on the History of the Jews in the Netherlands 7-10 December -Tel-Aviv- Jerusalem, 1986 vol II, pp.75-93
Описание
In the 17th century, the Netherlands was known for it tolerant attitude to a wide variety of religions. Henry Jessey was a founding father of the English Baptist movement and was deeply involved with both Jews and religious extremists in England and Holland. Jessy had previously only been known as the author of the narrative of the Whitehall Conference called by Oliver Cromwell in 1655 to discuss the readmission of the Jews to England.