Hekhalot Literature in Translation - Major Texts of Merkavah Mysticism

The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of Hebrew and Aramaic documents dealing with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot. This volume presents English translations of an eclectic text with critical apparatus of most of the major Hekhalot texts.

About the author

James R. Davila, Ph.D. (1988), Harvard University, is Professor of Early Jewish Studies at the University of St Andrews. His books include Descenders to the Chariot: The People behind the Hekhalot Literature (2001) and The Provenance of the Pseudepigrapha (2005).

Product details

• Authors: James Davila
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.06.2013
• EAN: 9789004252158
• ISBN: 978-90-04-25215-8
• No. of pages: 452
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 244 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 825 g
• Series: Supplements to the Journal of
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism