The origins of Jewish mysticism
The Origins of Jewish Mysticism' offers an in-depth look at the history of Jewish mysticism from the book of Ezekiel to the Merkavah mysticism of late antiquity. The author reveals what these writings seek to tell us about the age-old human desire to get close to and communicate with God.
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press
cop. 2009
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991003080339708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ezekiel's vision : the cosmos as temple
- Enoch and his circle : ascent to heaven
- Enoch's companions : from the community to the individual
- Qumran : communion with the angels
- Philo : the ascent of the soul
- The rabbis I : approaching god through exegesis
- The rabbis II : the merkava in context
- The merkavah mystics
- Conclusions.
