Paradise Now: Essays on Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism, Volume 6, Part 2April D. De Conick A substantial introduction to the study of early Jewish and Christian mysticism, this volume examines major aspects of the mystical tradition within early Judaism and Christianity. This tradition was centered on the belief that a person directly, immediately, and before death can experience the divine, either as a rapture experience or one solicited by a particular praxis. The essays define and analyze the nature and practices of mysticism as it emerges within early Judaism and Christianity, recognizing this emergence within a variety of communal environments. Larger questions about the relationship between hermeneutics and experience, as well as the relationship between mysticism and apocalypticism are also discussed, and a substantial bibliography of the field is provided. The book is the result of ten years of work of the Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism unit of the Society of Biblical Literature. The contributors are Cameron C. Afzal, Daphna Arbel, Kelley Coblentz Bautch, Ra'anan S. Boustan, James R. Davila, April D. DeConick, Celia Deutsch, Rachel Elior, Frances Flannery-Dailey, Charles A. Gieschen, Rebecca Lesses, Andrea Lieber, Christopher R. A. Morray-Jones, Andrei A. Orlov, Christopher Rowland, Seth L. Sanders, Alan F. Segal, and Kevin Sullivan. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) |
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... weeping , especially divine weeping , will bring us deeper into this question of divine suffering and weakness . 2. HUMAN ANd Divine WEEPING In Sefer Hekhalot , God , the angels , and the souls of the righteous all weep over the sins of ...
... weeping , especially divine weeping , will bring us deeper into this question of divine suffering and weakness . 2. HUMAN ANd Divine WEEPING In Sefer Hekhalot , God , the angels , and the souls of the righteous all weep over the sins of ...
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... weeping is reserved for the " secret place , " while praise of God is to be found in the outer chambers . " 27 " For if you do not heed it , my soul will weep in secret places ( mistarim ) because of pride " ( Jer 13:17 ) . Rav Samuel ...
... weeping is reserved for the " secret place , " while praise of God is to be found in the outer chambers . " 27 " For if you do not heed it , my soul will weep in secret places ( mistarim ) because of pride " ( Jer 13:17 ) . Rav Samuel ...
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... weeping - Rachel weeping for her children . She refuses to be comforted for her children who are gone " ( Jer 31:15 ) , and it is written , " Thus said the Lord : ' Restrain your voice from weeping , your eyes from shedding tears ; For ...
... weeping - Rachel weeping for her children . She refuses to be comforted for her children who are gone " ( Jer 31:15 ) , and it is written , " Thus said the Lord : ' Restrain your voice from weeping , your eyes from shedding tears ; For ...
Contents
What Is Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism? | 1 |
Religious Experience and the Construction of the Transcendent Self | 27 |
Visionary Experience in Ancient Judaism and Christianity | 41 |
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