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'Mysticism' in the Gospel of John : an inquiry into its background / Jey J. Kanagaraj

Author
Kanagaraj, Jey J.
Published
Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, [1998]
Copyright Date
©1998
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1 online resource (356 pages).
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction: Is John a mystical document? -- pt. 1. Chapter 2. Hellenistic mysticism -- chapter 3. Hellenistic-Jewish mysticism as in Philo -- pt. 2. Mystical features in the Hekhalot literature -- Evidence of Merkabah mysticism in Pre-Christian writings -- Evidence of Merkabah mysticism in the Christian era -- The apocalyptic lieterature of the late first century -- The Yohanan Ben Zakkai tradition -- The influence of key passages from scripture -- Conclusion (for part 2) -- Introduction (to part 3) -- The ascent-motif in John -- A vision of God on the throne -- The sending of the Son' in John -- The Johannine idea of indwelling -- The light-motif in John -- The Johannine logos -- The esoteric elements in John -- Conclusion.
Summary
This is the first detailed study of Johannine mysticism against a Palestinian Jewish background has been previously undertaken. This book investiages whether there was a mystical practice in first-century Palestine and whether John can be better understood in the light of such practice, if there was any. In analysis, two strands of Jewish mysticism, the early forms of Maàseh Merkabah and of Maàseh Bereshit, emerge as existing in first-century Palestine. While the former narrates by means of Ezek. 1 the experience of seeing God in His kingly glory, the latter describes the same experience by.
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ISBN
9780567310255 (electronic bk.)
0567310256 (electronic bk.)
1283196700
9781283196703
9786613196705
6613196703
1850758654
9781850758655
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-335) and indexes.
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