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Voss combines a deep knowledge of both Jewish and German thought with rare linguistic and analytical skills. She is thus able to place the messianic impulses of Jews and German-speaking Christians, so prominent and potent in the early modern world, side by side-the way they existed at the time. Voss shows us how powerful messianic and apocalyptic ideas were to both Jews and Christians, demonstrating their deep impact in religion, politics, culture, and literature. It is careful, insightful, creative, brilliant work.--Matt Goldish Samuel M. and Esther Melton Chair in History, Ohio State University (7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM) Voss makes an important contribution to the history of Jewish messianism, entering a field long studied by a variety of scholars, but offering a new and original take on the sixteenth century and on the significance of messianic calculation and activity in Germanic lands. She is also highly original in offering a comparative perspective on Jewish and Christian messianic enthusiasts, their awareness of the other, and their fascinating entanglements. Her contribution to comparative and 'connecting histories' represents her most significant addition to the existing literature on the subject.--David B. Ruderman Joseph Meyerhoff Professor Emeritus of Modern Jewish History, University of Pennsylvania (7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM)

An original work of original, meticulous, exhaustively detailed, and impressively informative scholarship, Disputed Messiahs: Jewish and Christian Messianism in the Ashkenazic World during the Reformation is especially recommended for community, seminary, college, and university library collections.--John Taylor Midwest Book Review (2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM) Voss combines a deep knowledge of both Jewish and German thought with rare linguistic and analytical skills. She is thus able to place the messianic impulses of Jews and German-speaking Christians, so prominent and potent in the early modern world, side by side-the way they existed at the time. Voss shows us how powerful messianic and apocalyptic ideas were to both Jews and Christians, demonstrating their deep impact in religion, politics, culture, and literature. It is careful, insightful, creative, brilliant work.--Matt Goldish Samuel M. and Esther Melton Chair in History, Ohio State University (7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM) Voss makes an important contribution to the history of Jewish messianism, entering a field long studied by a variety of scholars, but offering a new and original take on the sixteenth century and on the significance of messianic calculation and activity in Germanic lands. She is also highly original in offering a comparative perspective on Jewish and Christian messianic enthusiasts, their awareness of the other, and their fascinating entanglements. Her contribution to comparative and 'connecting histories' represents her most significant addition to the existing literature on the subject.--David B. Ruderman Joseph Meyerhoff Professor Emeritus of Modern Jewish History, University of Pennsylvania (7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM)

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Rebekka Voß is an associate professor of Jewish history at Goethe University, Frankfurt. Her research focuses on Jewish cultural history in early modern Europe, with a particular interest in cultural transfer between Jews and Christians.

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