Hekhalot literature in translation : major texts of Merkavah mysticism / / by James R. Davila.
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 r...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy,
v. 20 Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 20. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (451 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9004252169 |
| ISSN: | 1873-9008 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by James R. Davila. |