Conciliador, by Rabbi Menasseh Ben Israel. Part 3. Amsterdam, [1650]. Spanish. The composition Conciliator, written by Menasseh Ben Israel, was one of his greatest achievements. This work, written mostly in Spanish, was primarily intended for Christian scholars and clerics, to enable them to understand genuine Judaism according to commentaries of verses in the Bible and reconcile apparent discrepancies in various parts of the Hebrew Bible. Moreover, the composition was intended to strengthen faith and the principles of Judaism among the Anusim. The book was highly successful, was translated into several languages and spread the name of Menasseh Ben Israel among non-Jewish scholars. Ownership inscriptions of “Moshe ben R’ Shmuel Sultan”. [11], 208, [6] leaves. 18 cm. Fair-good condition, stains and wear. Tear to bottom of last leaf, with minor damage to text. Original vellum binding, damaged and torn.