The Mysticism of Hebrews

Exploring the Role of Jewish Apocalyptic Mysticism in the Epistle to the Hebrews
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-16-151881-2
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 331, 341 Seiten, Format (B × H): 231 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 547 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe

Jody A. Barnard examines the role of Jewish apocalyptic mysticism in the epistle to the Hebrews. Jewish apocalyptic mysticism is defined as a phenomenon occurring in late Second Temple Judaism (including early Christianity), which finds literary expression in the apocalypses and related literature, and exhibits a preoccupation with the realities of the heavenly realm, and the human experience of this realm and its occupants. The author demonstrates that there are numerous apocalyptic and mystical themes appropriated in Hebrews, and that there is evidence to suggest that this is not merely a conceptual and literary phenomenon, but is born out of, and informed by, mystical experience. The cosmology, Christology, and soteriology of Hebrews all belong to the world of Jewish apocalyptic mysticism and are significantly elucidated with reference to this context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnard, Jody A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Spiritualität & Mystik (Kabbala, Chassidismus)

Über Autor(innen)

Barnard, Jody A.
Born 1978; 2006 BA (Hons) in Theology (Middlesex); 2011 PhD in New Testament (Wales); 2006-12 New Testament Greek Lecturer (Bangor University, Wales).

Jody A. Barnard
Born 1978; 2006 BA (Hons) in Theology (Middlesex); 2011 PhD in New Testament (Wales); 2006-12 New Testament Greek Lecturer (Bangor University, Wales).