Yahoel and Metatron: Aural Apocalypticism and the Origins of Early Jewish Mysticism
In this work, Andrei A. Orlov examines Jewish apocalyptic traditions about the angel Yahoel, tracing their conceptual impact on the development of later rabbinic and Hekhalot beliefs concerning the supreme angel Metatron. The author argues that the figure Yahoel, who became associated in Jewish apocalypticism with the distinctive aural ideology of the divine Name, provides an important conceptual key not only for elucidating the evolution of the Metatron tradition, but also for understanding the origins of the distinctive aural ideology prominent in early Jewish mystical accounts. Andrei A. Orlov suggests that the aural mould of Jewish apocalypticism exercised a decisive and formative influence on the development of early Jewish mysticism.
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Yahoel and Metatron: Aural Apocalypticism and the Origins of Early Jewish Mysticism
In this work, Andrei A. Orlov examines Jewish apocalyptic traditions about the angel Yahoel, tracing their conceptual impact on the development of later rabbinic and Hekhalot beliefs concerning the supreme angel Metatron. The author argues that the figure Yahoel, who became associated in Jewish apocalypticism with the distinctive aural ideology of the divine Name, provides an important conceptual key not only for elucidating the evolution of the Metatron tradition, but also for understanding the origins of the distinctive aural ideology prominent in early Jewish mystical accounts. Andrei A. Orlov suggests that the aural mould of Jewish apocalypticism exercised a decisive and formative influence on the development of early Jewish mysticism.
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Yahoel and Metatron: Aural Apocalypticism and the Origins of Early Jewish Mysticism

Yahoel and Metatron: Aural Apocalypticism and the Origins of Early Jewish Mysticism

by Andrei A Orlov
Yahoel and Metatron: Aural Apocalypticism and the Origins of Early Jewish Mysticism

Yahoel and Metatron: Aural Apocalypticism and the Origins of Early Jewish Mysticism

by Andrei A Orlov

Overview

In this work, Andrei A. Orlov examines Jewish apocalyptic traditions about the angel Yahoel, tracing their conceptual impact on the development of later rabbinic and Hekhalot beliefs concerning the supreme angel Metatron. The author argues that the figure Yahoel, who became associated in Jewish apocalypticism with the distinctive aural ideology of the divine Name, provides an important conceptual key not only for elucidating the evolution of the Metatron tradition, but also for understanding the origins of the distinctive aural ideology prominent in early Jewish mystical accounts. Andrei A. Orlov suggests that the aural mould of Jewish apocalypticism exercised a decisive and formative influence on the development of early Jewish mysticism.

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ISBN-13: 9783161554476
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Publication date: 08/01/2017
Series: Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism , #169
Pages: 238
Product dimensions: 6.57(w) x 9.13(h) x (d)
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