LEADER 03410nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910812117003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7914-8685-0 010 $a1-4175-3741-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000448717 035 $a(OCoLC)794701275 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594760 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000110085 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11142821 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110085 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10059447 035 $a(PQKB)10353585 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6007 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408433 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10594760 035 $a(OCoLC)56408508 035 $a(DE-B1597)683389 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791486856 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408433 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000448717 100 $a20021107d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBeholders of divine secrets $emysticism and myth in the Hekhalot and merkavah literature /$fVita Daphna Arbel 210 $aAlbany, N.Y. $cState University of New York Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 300 $aBased on a doctoral thesis submitted to the Hebrew University, Jerusalem in 1997. 311 $a0-7914-5724-9 311 $a0-7914-5723-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-235) and indexes. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $tThe Hekhalot and Merkavah Literature and its Mystical Tradition -- $tHekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism -- $tMythical Language of Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism -- $tMystical Journeys in Mythological Language -- $tThe Concept of God -- $tLiterary, Phenomenological, Cultural, and Social Implications -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex of Passages Discussed -- $tIndex of Authors -- $tGeneral Index 330 $aBeholders 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. 606 $aMysticism$xJudaism 606 $aHekhalot literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMerkava 606 $aJewish mythology 615 0$aMysticism$xJudaism. 615 0$aHekhalot literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMerkava. 615 0$aJewish mythology. 676 $a296.7/12 700 $aArbel$b Vita Daphna$01719098 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812117003321 996 $aBeholders of divine secrets$94116610 997 $aUNINA