03210nam 2200673 a 450 991045236300332120200520144314.090-04-25216-910.1163/9789004252165(CKB)2550000001079956(EBL)1224313(OCoLC)851157002(SSID)ssj0000918172(PQKBManifestationID)11454511(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918172(PQKBWorkID)10894585(PQKB)10762131(MiAaPQ)EBC1224313(nllekb)BRILL9789004252165(PPN)17454698X(Au-PeEL)EBL1224313(CaPaEBR)ebr10725038(CaONFJC)MIL500351(EXLCZ)99255000000107995620130315d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHekhalot literature in translation[electronic resource] major texts of Merkavah mysticism /by James R. DavilaLeiden Brill20131 online resource (451 p.)Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy,1873-9008 ;v. 20Description based upon print version of record.90-04-25215-0 1-299-69100-5 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Hekhalot Rabbati: the greater (book of the heavenly) palaces -- Sar Torah: the prince of Torah -- Hekhalot Zutarti: the lesser (book of the heavenly) palaces -- Ma'aseh merkavah: the working of the chariot -- Merkavah Rabba: the great (book of the) chariot -- Some shorter macroforms -- Geniza fragments.The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of textually fluid and often textually corrupt documents in Hebrew and Aramaic which deal with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot (the Merkavah). They were composed between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, with roots in earlier traditions and a long and complex subsequent history of transmission. This volume presents English translations of eclectic critical texts, with a full apparatus of variants, of most of the major Hekhalot documents: Hekhalot Rabbati ; Sar Torah ; Hekhalot Zutarti ; Ma'aseh Merkavah ; Merkavah Rabba ; briefer macroforms: The Chapter of R. Nehuniah ben HaQanah , The Great Seal-Fearsome Crown , Sar Panim , The Ascent of Elijah ben Avuyah , and The Youth ; and the Hekhalot fragments from the Cairo Geniza.Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy20.Hekhalot literatureHistory and criticismMerkavaMysticismJudaismCairo GenizahElectronic books.Hekhalot literatureHistory and criticism.Merkava.MysticismJudaism.Cairo Genizah.296.1Davila James R.1960-875619MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452363003321Hekhalot literature in translation1955055UNINA