The Secret of Time

This book explores how Jewish traditions of wisdom are being reshaped in the Greco-Roman period and demonstrates that reflection on time as an organizing principle is formative for emerging wisdom concepts, which are expressed by the enigmatic phrase rāz nihyeh.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: F. Bakker, Arjen (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : BRILL 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009743433006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1 Beyond the Limits of Wisdom
  • 1 Rethinking Categories
  • 2 The Sectarian Divide
  • Chapter 2 Redefining the Sage
  • 1 mēbîn
  • 2 maśkîl
  • 3 ḥākām
  • 4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 3 Continuous Study
  • 1 By Day and by Night
  • 2 Keeping Watch
  • 3 Celestial Beings
  • 4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Revelation
  • 1 The Body and Evil Forces
  • 2 The Fleshly Spirit
  • 3 Heavenly Light
  • 4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5 Rāz Nihyeh
  • 1 Turning to the Past
  • 2 The Divisions of the Times
  • 3 Divine Thinking
  • 4 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Modern Authors
  • Index of Ancient Sources
  • Subject Index.