Beholders of Divine Secrets: Mysticism and Myth in the Hekhalot and Merkavah LiteratureState University of New York Press, 01/02/2012 - 262 من الصفحات Beholders of Divine Secrets provides a fascinating exploration of the enigmatic Hekhalot and Merkavah literature, the Jewish mystical writings of late antiquity. Vita Daphna Arbel delves into the unique nature of the mystical teachings, experiences, revelations, and spiritual exegesis presented in this literature. While previous scholarship has demonstrated the connection between Hekhalot and Merkavah mysticism and parallel traditions in Rabbinical writings, the Dead Sea Scrolls, apocalyptic, early Christian, and Gnostic sources, this work points out additional mythological traditions that resonate in this literature. Arbel suggests that mythological patterns of expression, as well as themes and models rooted in Near Eastern mythological traditions are employed, in a spiritualized fashion, to communicate mystical content. The possible cultural and social context of the Hekhalot and Merkavah mysticism and its composers is discussed. |
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الصفحة iv
... Hebrew University, Jerusalem in 1997. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5723-0 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5724-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Mysticism—Judaism. 2. Hekhalot literature—History and criticism. 3. Merkava ...
... Hebrew University, Jerusalem in 1997. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5723-0 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5724-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Mysticism—Judaism. 2. Hekhalot literature—History and criticism. 3. Merkava ...
الصفحة ix
... Hebrew, which I submitted to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1997. In the course of further research, revision and translation, however, the book has taken on a new form. In it I examine mystical notions present in the enigmatic ...
... Hebrew, which I submitted to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1997. In the course of further research, revision and translation, however, the book has taken on a new form. In it I examine mystical notions present in the enigmatic ...
الصفحة xi
... Hebrew Union College Annual Journal of The American Oriental Society Journal of Biblical Literature Journal of Cuneiform Studies Journal of Jewish Studies JNES Journal of Near Eastern Studies JQR Jewish Quarterly Review. xi Abbreviations.
... Hebrew Union College Annual Journal of The American Oriental Society Journal of Biblical Literature Journal of Cuneiform Studies Journal of Jewish Studies JNES Journal of Near Eastern Studies JQR Jewish Quarterly Review. xi Abbreviations.
الصفحة 2
... Hebrew Book of Enoch or 3 Enoch, the Shi'ur Komah traditions (Measurements of the Divine Body), various fragments known as Shivhei Metatron, and sev- eral texts found in the Cairo Genizah. The discussion treats these topics in six ...
... Hebrew Book of Enoch or 3 Enoch, the Shi'ur Komah traditions (Measurements of the Divine Body), various fragments known as Shivhei Metatron, and sev- eral texts found in the Cairo Genizah. The discussion treats these topics in six ...
الصفحة 3
... in order to construct and articulate abstract, mystical concepts. The discussion further treats the apparent probability that mythological traditions contained in the Hebrew bible have bestowed some degree of. Introduction 3.
... in order to construct and articulate abstract, mystical concepts. The discussion further treats the apparent probability that mythological traditions contained in the Hebrew bible have bestowed some degree of. Introduction 3.
المحتوى
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2 Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism | 21 |
3 Mythical Language of Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism | 51 |
4 Mystical Journeys in Mythological Language | 67 |
Mystical and Mythological Dimensions | 105 |
6 Literary Phenomenological Cultural and Social Implications | 139 |
Notes | 157 |
Bibliography | 211 |
Index of Passages Discussed | 237 |
Index of Authors | 247 |
General Index | 249 |
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