Take the tour ×  I know this is widely claimed, but is there a
historical source that can confirm that Shlomo Molcho considered
himself a messiah (as opposed to merely predicting a keitz and
generating a messianic fervor)?  This paper, for example, claims
that he considered himself the Mashiach ben Ephraim, and this
book writes that he claimed to be Eliyahu HaNavi. Is this
speculation and inference, or did he actually identify himself
as such in Chayat Hakaneh, Sefer HaMefoar, or elsewhere?
(Inspired by this question).  share|improve this question Do the
paper or book explain what their bases are? –  Double AA Jan 23
at 23:19 @DoubleAA Not as far as I can tell. The paper (p. 19,
note 68) seems to base it's claim on a vision Shlomo Molcho
described here, from which one might infer that he thought he
was destined to be Mashiach ben Yosef based on his description
of "Mashiach ben Ephraim" here. –  Fred Jan 24 at 1:38 This is
the way I should have asked my question. Thanks. –  Bruce James
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