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If we sang praises to the Lord
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If we sang praises to the Lord Every day with as much care As He takes in giving us joy And in showing His favor in every part of our lives, Then our suffering would not be relentless And no great…

Contributor:

Leonor de Carvajal

Places:

Spanish Empire (Mexico City, Mexico)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Poetry, Women, Inquisition, Diaspora, Piety

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Popular Poetry
Piedra Gloriosa, o de la Estatua de Nebuchadnesar (Glorious Stone, or About the Statue of Nebuchadnezzar)
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But leaving aside these allegations, and judging without passion, do they lack their own merits that would allow them to be saved with us, as we desire? No. 1. For their part they possess the…

Contributor:

Menasseh Ben Israel

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1655

Subjects:

Eschatology, Righteous Gentiles, Diaspora, Interfaith relations

Categories:

Magic & Mysticism, Mystical Texts, Religion & Theology
Page of four pencil drawings: a half-naked man posing, an animal figure with wings underneath figure with halo, man and angels, and soldier fighting against smaller figure.