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 xii
... Schäfer (Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 1984). English translations of passages from the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature are my own unless otherwise stated. Introduction Rabbi Akiva said: Who is able to contemplate the. xii Abbreviations.
... Schäfer (Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 1984). English translations of passages from the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature are my own unless otherwise stated. Introduction Rabbi Akiva said: Who is able to contemplate the. xii Abbreviations.
الصفحة 1
... Rabbi Akiva, a central figure of the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature of late antiquity. In it we find mentioned several claims and aspects which distinguish the mysticism found in this literature. We hear of “contemplation,” “ascent to ...
... Rabbi Akiva, a central figure of the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature of late antiquity. In it we find mentioned several claims and aspects which distinguish the mysticism found in this literature. We hear of “contemplation,” “ascent to ...
الصفحة 2
... Rabbi Akiva's query also seeks to discern “Who” can take part in such quests which, in fact, offer an alternative to the traditional concept of divinely initiated communication between God and his people. It also, perhaps, indicates an ...
... Rabbi Akiva's query also seeks to discern “Who” can take part in such quests which, in fact, offer an alternative to the traditional concept of divinely initiated communication between God and his people. It also, perhaps, indicates an ...
الصفحة 10
... Rabbi Akiva, and Rabbi Nehunia ben Ha-Kanah are presented in the various narratives as main speakers, yet the information they communicate often conflicts with documented historical data. Their descriptions relate primarily to an ...
... Rabbi Akiva, and Rabbi Nehunia ben Ha-Kanah are presented in the various narratives as main speakers, yet the information they communicate often conflicts with documented historical data. Their descriptions relate primarily to an ...
الصفحة 17
... Rabbi Akiva's ascent to the upper heavens, delineated in a version of the story of “four who entered the Pardes,” found also in the Tosefta, the Talmud, and the Midrash. Rabbi Akiva's accomplishments are highlighted as he is compared to ...
... Rabbi Akiva's ascent to the upper heavens, delineated in a version of the story of “four who entered the Pardes,” found also in the Tosefta, the Talmud, and the Midrash. Rabbi Akiva's accomplishments are highlighted as he is compared to ...
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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