Heavenly Priesthood in the Apocalypse of Abraham

Heavenly Priesthood in the Apocalypse of Abraham
Author: Andrei A. Orlov
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1107470994

The Apocalypse of Abraham is a vital source for understanding both Jewish apocalypticism and mysticism. Written anonymously soon after the destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple, the text envisions heaven as the true place of worship and depicts Abraham as an initiate of celestial priesthood. Andrei A. Orlov focuses on the central rite of the Abraham story – the scapegoat ritual that receives a striking eschatological reinterpretation in the text. He demonstrates that the development of the sacerdotal traditions in the Apocalypse of Abraham, along with a cluster of Jewish mystical motifs, represents an important transition from Jewish apocalypticism to the symbols of early Jewish mysticism. In this way, Orlov offers unique insight into the complex world of the Jewish sacerdotal debates in the early centuries of the Common Era. The book will be of interest to scholars of early Judaism and Christianity, Old Testament studies, and Jewish mysticism and magic.

Yetzer Anthropologies in the Apocalypse of Abraham

Yetzer Anthropologies in the Apocalypse of Abraham
Author: Andrei A. Orlov
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages: 1
Release: 2021-09-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3161593278

In this book, Andrei A. Orlov examines the imagery of "inclination" or yetzer found in the Apocalypse of Abraham. He argues that the text operates with several yetzer anthropologies, some of which are reminiscent of early biblical models, while others are similar to later rabbinic notions. Although the author focuses on the traditions found in the Apocalypse of Abraham, he also treats the evolution of the yetzer symbolism in its full historical and interpretive complexity through a broad variety of Jewish and Christian sources, from the creational narratives of the Hebrew Bible to later rabbinic testimonies. He further argues that a close analysis of the yetzer anthropologies found in the Apocalypse of Abraham challenges previous scholarly hypotheses that yetzer was only sexualized and gendered for the first time in post-Amoraic sources.

Retroverting Slavonic Pseudepigrapha

Retroverting Slavonic Pseudepigrapha
Author: Alexander Kulik
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004130543

The first systematic attempt to apply retroversion to Slavonic pseudepigrapha, this study provides a new translation of the Apocalypse of Abraham. For scholars of Second Temple literature, early Christianity, medieval Slavonic literature and linguistics, and ancient and medieval translation techniques.

Yahoel and Metatron

Yahoel and Metatron
Author: Andrei A. Orlov
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2017-08-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9783161554476

"In this work, Andrei A. Orlov examines the apocalyptic profile of the angel Yahoel as the mediator of the divine Name, demonstrating its formative influence not only on rabbinic and Hekhalot beliefs concerning the supreme angel Metatron, but also on the unique aural ideology of early Jewish mystical accounts."--Back of dust jacket.

The Lost Apocrypha of the Old Testament

The Lost Apocrypha of the Old Testament
Author: Montague Rhodes James
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1556352891

Collected and Translated by Montague Rhodes James. There are many ancient, lost books relating to the Bible and this work covers the ones that are most hard to find, dating between 100 BCE and 100 CE. In many cases we do not have the full works, but have various sections and fragments. The author, Montague James, used quotations found mostly in the works of the Greek Ante-Nicene Fathers like Origen, Hippolytus and Clement of Alexandria to piece together what we are missing. He also uses important lists compiled from Greek, Latin and other languages in order to reveal what we know of other missing books that would, in some cases, otherwise be unheard of. This important piece of scholarship should be part of anyone's library who is seriously researching lost and ancient texts.

The Apocalyptic Imagination

The Apocalyptic Imagination
Author: John J. Collins
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467445177

One of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written, The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins has served for over thirty years as a helpful, relevant, comprehensive survey of the apocalyptic literary genre. After an initial overview of things apocalyptic, Collins proceeds to deal with individual apocalyptic texts — the early Enoch literature, the book of Daniel, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and others — concluding with an examination of apocalypticism in early Christianity. Collins has updated this third edition throughout to account for the recent profusion of studies germane to ancient Jewish apocalypticism, and he has also substantially revised and updated the bibliography.

The Mysticism of Hebrews

The Mysticism of Hebrews
Author: Jody A. Barnard
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2012
Genre: Apocalyptic literature
ISBN: 9783161518812

Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - Bangor University (North Wales), 2011.

Revelation

Revelation
Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0857861018

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.