Hekhalot Literature in Translation
Author | : James Davila |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 451 |
Release | : 2013-06-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004252165 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004252169 |
Rating | : 4/5 (169 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hekhalot Literature in Translation written by James Davila and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.