Selected studies in the Slavonic pseudepigrapha / / by Andrei A. Orlov.

• Superior document: Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha, v. 23
• Author: Orlov, Andrei A., 1960-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha ; v. 23.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (456 p.)
• Notes: Consists in part of previously published essays.; "This volume is a study of two of the most important Slavonic apocalypses, the Apocalypse of Abraham and 2 Enoch, as crucial conceptual links between the symbolic universes of Second Temple apocalypticism and early Jewish mysticism. The study seeks to understand the mediating role of these Slavonic pseudepigraphical texts in the development of Jewish angelological and theophanic traditions from Second Temple apocalypticism to later Jewish Merkabah mysticism attested in the Hekhalot and Shiur Qomah materials. The study shows that mediatorial traditions of the principal angels and the exalted patriarchs and prophets played an important role in facilitating the transition from apocalypticism to early Jewish mysticism"--ECIP data view.

This volume is a study of two of the most important Slavonic apocalypses, the Apocalypse of Abraham and 2 Enoch, as crucial conceptual links between the symbolic universes of Second Temple apocalypticism and early Jewish mysticism. The study seeks to understand the mediating role of these Slavonic pseudepigraphical texts in the development of Jewish angelological and theophanic traditions from Second Temple apocalypticism to later Jewish Merkabah mysticism attested in the Hekhalot and Shiʿur Qomah materials. The study shows that mediatorial traditions of the principal angels and the exalted patriarchs and prophets played an important role in facilitating the transition from apocalypticism to early Jewish mysticism.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / A. Orlov -- Introduction. The Jewish Pseudepigrapha In The Slavic Literary Environment / A. Orlov -- Praxis Of The Voice: The Divine Name Traditions In The Apocalypse Of Abraham / A. Orlov -- The Pteromorphic Angelology Of The Apocalypse Of Abraham / A. Orlov -- "The Gods Of My Father Terah": Abraham The Iconoclast And Polemics With The Divine Body Traditions In The Apocalypse Of Abraham / A. Orlov -- The Fallen Trees: Arboreal Metaphors And Polemics With The Divine Body Traditions In The Apocalypse Of Abraham / A. Orlov -- The Pillar Of The World: The Eschatological Role Of The Seventh Antediluvian Hero In 2 (Slavonic) Enoch / A. Orlov -- The Heir Of Righteousness And The King Of Righteousness: The Priestly Noachic Polemics In 2 Enoch And The Epistle To The Hebrews / A. Orlov -- The Watchers Of Satanail: The Fallen Angels Traditions In 2 (Slavonic) Enoch / A. Orlov -- In The Mirror Of The Divine Face: The Enochic Features Of The Exagoge Of Ezekiel The Tragedian / A. Orlov -- Moses’ Heavenly Counterpart In The Book Of Jubilees And The Exagoge Of Ezekiel The Tragedian / A. Orlov -- 1. Slavonic Pseudepigrapha / A. Orlov -- 2. Transmission Of The Slavonic Pseudepigrapha / A. Orlov -- 3. Related Studies / A. Orlov -- Modern Author Index / A. Orlov -- Subject Index / A. Orlov.