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Hekhalot literature in translation : major texts of Merkavah mysticism / by James R. Davila.

By: Series: Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 20.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (443 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004252165
  • 9004252169
  • 1299691005
  • 9781299691001
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hekhalot Literature in Translation.DDC classification:
  • 296.1 22
LOC classification:
  • BM525.A2 D38 2013eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Hekhalot Rabbati : the greater (book of the heavenly) palaces -- Text -- Sar Torah : the prince of Torah -- Text -- Hekhalot Zutarti : the lesser (book of the heavenly) palaces -- Text -- Ma'aseh merkavah : the working of the chariot -- Text -- Merkavah Rabba : the great (book of the) chariot -- Text -- Some shorter macroforms -- Text -- Geniza fragments -- Text -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Indices -- Index of modern authors -- Index of foreign words and Phrases -- Index of primary sources.
Summary: The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of Hebrew and Aramaic documents dealing with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot. This volume presents English translations of an eclectic text with critical apparatus of most of the major Hekhalot texts.
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The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of Hebrew and Aramaic documents dealing with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot. This volume presents English translations of an eclectic text with critical apparatus of most of the major Hekhalot texts.

Hekhalot Rabbati : the greater (book of the heavenly) palaces -- Text -- Sar Torah : the prince of Torah -- Text -- Hekhalot Zutarti : the lesser (book of the heavenly) palaces -- Text -- Ma'aseh merkavah : the working of the chariot -- Text -- Merkavah Rabba : the great (book of the) chariot -- Text -- Some shorter macroforms -- Text -- Geniza fragments -- Text -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Indices -- Index of modern authors -- Index of foreign words and Phrases -- Index of primary sources.

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