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This is a new and revised edition of the book first published 1980. It contains new introductory and concluding chapters as well as a Bibliography and updated Index. Furthermore, substantial corrections, updates, and changes have been made in the original text. The changes concern matters of language and style, they nuance the line of argumentation, and they update the discussion of major issues. The new chapters fill several scholarly gaps that have opened since the initial publication of this book in 1980. The new Introductory Chapter explores new venues and issues in the study and assessment of the Hekhalot literature and relevant passages in apocalyptic literature, and this in light of epistemological and ontological considerations. The Concluding Chapter discusses the ritual praxis of the experience of the Hekhalot mystics and its affitnity to magic, and this in terms of new approaches to ritual theory.

Throne of God. --- 296*64 --- God --- Merkava --- Joods messianisme en apocalyptiek --- Throne --- 296*64 Joods messianisme en apocalyptiek --- Throne of God --- Mysticism --- Apocalyptic literature. --- Literature, Apocalyptic --- Literature --- Judaism.

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Mysticism --- Apocalyptic literature --- Throne of God --- Judaism --- 296*64 --- -Apocalyptic literature --- God --- Merkava --- Literature, Apocalyptic --- Literature --- 296*64 Joods messianisme en apocalyptiek --- Joods messianisme en apocalyptiek --- Dark night of the soul --- Mystical theology --- Theology, Mystical --- Spiritual life --- Negative theology --- Throne --- Apocalyptic literature. --- Throne of God. --- Judaism.

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In this ground-breaking study, Rachel Elior offers a comprehensive theory of the crystallization of the early stages of the mystical tradition in Judaism based on the numerous ancient scrolls and manuscripts published in the last few decades. Her wide-ranging research, scrupulously documented, enables her to demonstrate an uninterrupted line linking the priestly traditions of the Temple, the mystical liturgical literature found in the Qumran caves and associated directly and indirectly with the Merkavah tradition of around the second and first centuries BCE, and the mystical works of the second to fifth centuries CE known as Heikhalot literature. The key factor linking all these texts, according to Professor Elior's theory, is that many of those who wrote them were members of the priestly classes. Prevented from being able to perform the rituals of sacred service in the Temple as ordained in the biblical tradition, they channelled their religious impetus in other directions to create a new spiritual focus. The mystical tradition they developed centred first on a heavenly Chariot Throne known as the Merkavah, and later on heavenly sanctuaries known as Heikhalot. In this way the priestly class developed an alternative focus for spirituality, based on a supertemporal liturgical and ritual relationship with ministering angels in the supernal sanctuaries. This came to embrace an entire mystical world devoted to sustaining religious liturgical tradition and ritual memory in the absence of the Temple. This lyrical investigation of the origins and workings of this supernal world is sure to become a standard work in the study of early Jewish mysticism.

Hekhalot literature --- Merkava --- Mysticism --- Priests, Jewish --- 296*4 --- 296*4 Joodse mystiek --- Joodse mystiek --- Jews --- Dark night of the soul --- Mystical theology --- Theology, Mystical --- Spiritual life --- Negative theology --- Maʻaśeh merkavah (Jewish mysticism) --- Merkabah --- Merkavah --- Throne of God --- Heikhalot literature --- Cabala --- Judaism&delete& --- History --- Priests --- Judaism --- Hekhalot literature. --- Merkava. --- Priests, Jewish. --- History. --- Mysticisme --- Hékhalot --- Merkaba --- Prêtres juifs --- Judaïsme --- Histoire

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Christology --- Jewish religion --- Messiah. --- Merkava. --- Throne of God. --- Rabbinical literature --- Relation to the New Testament. --- 225*2 --- Merkava --- Messiah --- -Throne of God --- God --- Hebrew literature --- Jewish literature --- Maʻaśeh merkavah (Jewish mysticism) --- Merkabah --- Merkavah --- Mysticism --- Throne of God --- Jezus Christus in het Nieuwe Testament: christologie --- Relation to the New Testament --- Throne --- Judaism --- Jesus Christ --- -Jesus Christ --- -Christ --- Cristo --- Jezus Chrystus --- Jesus Cristo --- Jesus, --- Jezus --- Christ, Jesus --- Yeh-su --- Masīḥ --- Khristos --- Gesù --- Christo --- Yeshua --- Chrystus --- Gesú Cristo --- Ježíš --- Isa, --- Nabi Isa --- Isa Al-Masih --- Al-Masih, Isa --- Masih, Isa Al --- -Jesus, --- Jesucristo --- Yesu --- Yeh-su Chi-tu --- Iēsous --- Iēsous Christos --- Iēsous, --- Kʻristos --- Hisus Kʻristos --- Christos --- Jesuo --- Yeshuʻa ben Yosef --- Yeshua ben Yoseph --- Iisus --- Iisus Khristos --- Jeschua ben Joseph --- Ieso Kriʻste --- Yesus --- Kristus --- ישו --- ישו הנוצרי --- ישו הנצרי --- ישוע --- ישוע בן יוסף --- المسيح --- مسيح --- يسوع المسيح --- 耶稣 --- 耶稣基督 --- 예수그리스도 --- Jíizis --- Yéshoua --- Iėsu̇s --- Khrist Iėsu̇s --- عيسىٰ --- Exaltation --- Person and offices --- History of doctrines --- -225*2 --- -Exaltation --- 225*2 Jezus Christus in het Nieuwe Testament: christologie --- -Christology --- -Merkava --- Christianity and other religions --- Christ --- Exaltation. --- Person and offices. --- ‏عيسىٰ‏ --- Rabbinical literature - Relation to the New Testament.

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Merkava. --- Mysticism --- Maʻaśeh merkavah (Jewish mysticism) --- Merkabah --- Merkavah --- Throne of God --- Judaism --- History. --- Hebrew book of Enoch. --- Shiʻur komah. --- Heikhalot zutrati. --- Heikhalot rabbati. --- Hekhalot zuṭrati --- Hekhalot zutarti --- Hekhalot rabati --- Sefer Hekhalot rabati --- Sefer Pirḳe Hekhalot --- Pirḳe Hekhalot --- Third Enoch (Apocryphal book) --- Book of Enoch, Hebrew --- Bible. --- Enoch, Hebrew book of --- Heikhalot --- Sefer Heikhalot --- Hebrew Enoch --- Third book of Enoch --- 3 Enoch (Apocryphal book) --- Sefer Hekhalot --- Hekhalot --- 3rd Enoch (Apocryphal book) --- 3rd book of Enoch --- Shiʻur qomah --- Sefer ha-ḳomah --- Mysticism - Judaism - History. --- Shiur komah.