Apocalypticism and Mysticism in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-11-059183-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 219 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 498 g

Reihe: Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages

The nature and origin of Jewish mysticism is a controversial subject.
This volume explores the subject by examining both the Hebrew and Aramaic tradition (Dead Sea Scrolls, 1 Enoch) and the Greek philosophical tradition (Philo) and also examines the Christian transformation of Jewish mysticism in Paul and Revelation. It provides for a nuanced treatment that differentiates different strands of thought that may be considered mystical. The Hebrew tradition is mythical in nature and concerned with various ways of being in the presence of God. The Greek tradition allows for a greater degree of unification and participation in the divine. The New Testament texts are generally closer to the Greek tradition, although Greek philosophy would have a huge effect on later Christian mysticism.
The book is intended for scholars and advanced students of ancient Judaism and early Christianity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Collins, John J.

Yarbro Collins, Adela

Villiers, Pieter G. R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Spiritualität & Mystik (Kabbala, Chassidismus)

Über Autor(innen)

John Collins
, Yale Universität,
Pieter de Villiers
, Universität des Freistaates, Südafrika, and
Adela Yarbro Collins
, Yale Universität

John Collins, Yale University, Pieter de Villiers, University of the Free State, S. Africa, and Adela Yarbro Collins, Yale University.